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INSTITUTE   OF  GOVERNMENT 

UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 

CHAPEL  HILL 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

SCHOOLS  AND  ACADEMIES 

1790-1840 


A  DOCUMENTARY  HISTORY 


BY 

Charles  L.  Coon 


RALEIGH 

Edwabds  &  Beoughton  Printing  Company 

State  Printers  and  Binders 

1915 


PREFATORY  NOTE 

The  documents  brought  together  in  this  volume  attempt  to  portray 
education  as  it  existed  in  North  Carolina  during  the  fifty  years  immedi- 
ately succeeding  1790.  In  two  former  volumes  covering  this  same 
period  an  attempt  was  made  to  trace  the  development  of  the  sentiment 
which  led  to  the  passage  of  our  first  public  school  law  in  1839.  In  many 
ways  this  volume  supplements  the  material  brought  together  in  the  Be- 
ginnings of  Public  Education  in  JSTorth  Carolina  1790-1840. 

ISTo  claim  is  made  that  these  documents  are  entirely  complete.  It  has 
been  impossible  to  get  first  hand  information  about  many  schools  of  the 
period.     However,  these  documents  are  representative  and  typical. 

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EDUCATION  IN  NORTH  CAROLINA  1790-1840 

These  documents  reveal  much  that  is  interesting  in  our  educational 
history.  The  influence  of  the  University  of  the  State,  the  kind  of  teach- 
ers who  taught  the  schools  and  from  whence  they  came,  the  equipment  of 
the  schools  as  to  buildings  and  furniture,  the  salaries  of  teachers,  school 
entertainments,  methods  of  teaching  and  courses  of  study,  the  attempts 
to  establish  Lancaster  schools,  the  current  ideas  of  religious  education, 
the  beginnings  of  the  denominational  colleges,  the  military  school  craze, 
the  first  law  schools,  the  general  resort  to  lotteries  to  raise  school  funds, 
and  the  kinds  of  books  sold  in  the  bookstores  of  the  day  and  the  like  are 
the  topics  which  stand  out  as  worthy  of  the  notice  of  the  student  of  our 
educational  history.  I  shall  try  to  show  how  a  number  of  these  topics 
are  set  forth  in  these  documents,  considering  each  in  chronological  order. 

Influence  of  the  University — These  documents  contain  many  evidences 
of  the  educational  influence  of  the  University  of  ISTorth  Carolina,  which 
was  opened  for  students  in  1795.  As  early  as  1801,  Andrew  Flinn,  an 
A.B.  graduate  of  that  college,  was  principal  of  Hillsboro  Academy. 1 
The  next  year  he  was  principal  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy2,  and  re- 
mained there  for  several  years.  In  1803,  Bartlett  Yancey,  an  early 
graduate,  was  assistant  to  the  principal  of  Caswell  Academy3,  where 
he  was  supposed  to  teach  the  "English  Language  grammatically."  In 
1804,  Chesley  Daniel,  another  early  graduate  of  the  University,  was 
principal  of  the  Ealeigh  Academy4  ;  and  Wm.  C.  Love,  a  University 
man,  was  principal  of  the  Springfield  Academy  in  Caswell5.  In  1805, 
Richard  Henderson,  another  University  man,  was  principal  of  the  Hills- 
boro Academy,6  and  William  Bingham,  lately  "one  of  the  professors  in 
the  University,"  was  principal  of  the  Pittsboro  Academy.7 

In  1809,  John  B.  Bobbitt  was  principal  of  the  Westrayville  Academy 
and  "William  Crawford  presided  over  the  Warrenton  Academy.  The 
Raleigh  Star  of  that  time  said  of  Mr.  Bobbitt :  "jSTo  small  recommen- 
dation of  the  teacher  is  that  he  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Xorth 
Carolina."8 

In  1810,  Laurel  Hill  Academy  gave  notice  that  its  principal  was 
Murdoch  McLean,  "a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Xorth  Carolina."9 
During  the  same  year  the  Raleigh  Register  said  that  Rev.  Joseph  Cald- 
well, President  of  the  University,  honored  the  Raleigh  Academy  with 
his  presence  during  a  part  of  the  examination.10 

In  1815,  Laurel  Hill  Academy  gave  notice  that  "students  will  be  pre- 
pared for  any  grade  in  the  University,"11  while  Tarboro  Academy 
announced  that  Robert  Hall,  a  graduate  of  the  University,  was  its  prin- 
cipal.12    The  same  year  Williamsboro   Academy  announced  that  An- 

VP.  280.  2P.  61.  3P.  19.  4P.  391.  5P.  29.  «P. 281.  7P.  37.  SP.  263.  9P.  343.  I0P.  420.  "P.  344. 
12P.  77. 

(V) 


vi  Introduction 

drew  Rhea,  late  a  professor  in  the  University,  was  the  principal  of  that 
school.13 

In  1816,  Franklin  Academy  advertised  that  its  principal,  John  B. 
Bobbitt,  was  "a  graduate  of  our  own  University."14 

In  1818,  Hyco  Academy  stated  that  its  principal,  John  H.  Hinton, 
was  educated  at  the  University,  and  had  taught  there  both  in  the  College 
and  in  the  preparatory  school.15  The  same  year  Union  Academy  in 
Halifax  County  had  William  E.  Webb  as  principal  and  said  that  "those 
who  intend  that  their  children  or  wards  shall  complete  their  education  in 
North  Carolina  will  do  well,  it  is  presumed,  by  availing  themselves  of 
this  opportunity — the  preceptor  having  been  educated  at  the  University 
and  acted  for  some  time  therein  as  a  Tutor  and  Professor."16  During 
this  year,  Hyco  Academy  announced  that  "this  school  is  strictly  pre- 
paratory to  the  University,"17  and  repeated  the  announcement  in  1820. 18 

In  1819,  Professor  Mitchell  of  the  University  was  commissioned  by 
the  Raleigh  Academy  to  buy  its  "philosophical  apparatus"  ;19  and  Abner 
W.  Clopton,  a  University  graduate,  founded  the  female  academy  at 
Milton.29 

In  1820,  Thomas  G.  Stone,  a  graduate  of  the  University,  began  to 
teach  at  the  Hilliardston  Academy  in  Nash  County;21  and  the  next  year 
Williamsboro  Academy  announced  that  "the  different  branches  of  edu- 
cation as  established  by  the  Faculty  at  the  University  of  this  State  will 
be  adopted  in  this  Institution."22  In  1824,  the  same  school  published 
that  "Students  may  here  be  prepared  for  the  Freshman  or  Sophomore 
class  in  the  University."23  The  next  year  the  principal  of  this  school 
said  that  "the  department  immediately  under  my  own  care  will  hence- 
forth be  divided  into  four  classes,  preparatory  to  the  University."24 
It  is  worthy  of  note,  too,  that  in  1820  James  F.  Martin  "a  late  graduate 
of  the  University  of  North  Carolina"  was  principal  of  the  Madison 
Academy;25  and  that  James  A.  Craig  of  Chapel  Hill  Academy,  said 
that  "the  course  of  studies  in  this  Academy  will  be  (as  usual)  so  ar- 
ranged as  to  render  it  in  every  respect  preparatory  to  the  University"  ;26 
also  that  the  Louisburg  Male  Academy  claimed  that  "the  plan  of  educa- 
tion is  calculated  to  prepare  young  gentlemen  for  the  University."27 

In  1821,  Shocco  Male  Academy  announced,  among  other  things,  that 
"young  men  can  be  prepared  for  the  University."28 

In  1822,  John  Rodgers  said  that  the  studies  in  Hillsboro  Academy 
were  preparatory  to  the  University.29  From  1822  to  1828,  Charles 
A.  Hill  conducted  Midway  Academy  in  Franklin  County  as  a  school 
preparatory  to  the  University.  A  typical  announcement  of  his  said 
that  the  course  of  classical  studies  is  so  arranged  as  to  constitute  Mid- 
way Academy  preparatory  to  our  University.30  During  this  year  John 
Louis  Taylor,  an  alumnus  of  the  University,  began  his  law  school  at 
Raleigh.31 

In  1823,  Warrenton  Academy  advertised  that  its  principal  was  James 

"P.  125.  14P.  95.  16P.  25.  i6P.  178.  17P.  26.  18P.  27.  19P.  455.  20P.  30.  "P.  264.  "p.  125. 
"P.  125.     2*P.  126.     "P.  345.     2«P.  299.     "P.  99.     28P.  606.     "P.  283.     »°PP.  107-113.     sip.  531. 


Introduction  vii 

H.  Otey,  who  was  educated  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina.32 
The  same  year  the  Ealeigh  Academy  gave  notice  that  "the  sessions  and 
vacations  of  the  school  will  be  regulated  for  the  present,  by  those  of  the 
University  of  North  Carolina";33  and  a  like  announcement  was 
made  in  1823  for  the  Episcopal  School  at  Raleigh.34  Wake  Forest 
Academy  this  year  announced  that  "the  classical  course  prescribed 
by  the  University  of  North  Carolina  will  be  followed  here."35  Also, 
during  the  year  1823,  John  Rodgers  of  the  Hillsboro  Academy  had  pub- 
lished that  "at  the  late  Examination  of  the  Faculty  of  the  University 
of  this  State,  fifteen  young  Gentlemen  were  approved  on  the  studies 
preparatory  to  the  Freshman  Class,  and  six  for  the  Sophomore."36 
Finally,  in  1823,  the  New  Bern  Academy  Flan  of  Education  announced 
that  "the  system  of  studies  in  the  Classical  Department  shall  be  similar 
to  that  preparatory  to  admission  into  the  University  of  N.  C.  and  include 
the  studies  of  the  Freshman  and  Sophomore  Classes  of  the  University, 
when  required."37 

In  1824,  the  Catawba  School  in  Lincoln  County,  advertised  that  its 
"course  of  instruction  is  such  as  to  qualify  students  for  admission  into 
the  University  of  this  State."3S  Farmwell  Grove  Academy  in  Halifax 
announced  that  its  principal  was  John  Bragg,  "a  graduate  of  our  Uni- 
versity."39 William  C.  Love,  who  has  already  been  mentioned  as  a 
University  man,  was  now  principal  of  the  Springfield  Academy.40 
Morganton  Academy  advertised  Alexander  E.  Wilson,  a  graduate  of  the 
University,  as  its  principal;41  and  William  Hooper  announced  that  his 
Select  Classical  School  at  Fayetteville  will  prepare  students  to  enter 
the  University  of  North  Carolina. 

In  1825,  William  M.  Green,  a  distinguished  graduate  of  Chapel  Hill, 
began  his  famous  female  seminary  at  Hillsboro.42  John  Rodgers,  of  the 
Hillsboro  Academy,  announced  that  "we  decline  admitting  students  who 
are,  at  this  time,  qualified  to  enter  the  Freshman  Class  in  Jhe  University 
of  North  Carolina,  as  our  scheme  of  studies  extends  no  farther  than  a 
thorough  preparation  of  our  pupils  for  admission  to  this  class"  ;43  and 
Pittsboro  announced  that  Mr.  Lalor's  tuition  prepares  for  the  Univer- 
sity and  that  John  D.  Clancy,  a  University  graduate,  had  succeeded  to 
the  principalship  of  that  school.44 

In  1826,  John  J.  Wyche,  a  University  man,  took  charge  of  the  Fami- 
well  Grove  Academy  in  Halifax.45 

In  1827,  Smithfield  Academy,  then  in  charge  of  J.  Warnock,  a  grad- 
uate of  Glasgow,  announced  that  "the  classical  course  will  be  adapted  to 
that  observed  at  Chapel  Hill."46  The  same  year  the  Nashville  Academy, 
then  in  charge  of  the  Rev.  John  Armstrong,  advertised  that  "the  Trustees 
are  well  aware  of  the  inconvenience  a  young  man  labors  under,  who  enters 
College,  having  pursued  a  course  of  studies  different  from  that  taught  in 
the  University,  and  they  are  determined  to  have  an  eye  to  it."47  On  Jan- 
uary 1,  1827,  William  J.  Bingham  took  charge  of  the  Hillsboro  Academy. 

>2P.  585.  "P.  470.  34p.  535  ssp.  532.  3ep.  284.  "P.  55.  3sp.  225.  39P.  179.  4°P.  29.  "P.  17. 
<2P.  300.     «'P.  286.     "P.  39.     «p,  igo.     46p.  195.     4?p.  267. 


viii  Introduction 

He  was  a  graduate  of  Chapel  Hill  and  was  destined  to  attain  great  fame 
as  a  teacher."48 

In  1828,  Absalom  K.  Barr,  a  Chapel  Hill  man,  took  charge  of  the 
Lexington  Academy,49  and  Thomas  G.  Stone,  mentioned  above,  was  in 
charge  of  Mount  Welcome  Academy  in  Franklin.50  Charles  A.  Hill, 
then  at  Louisburg,  gave  notice  that  his  "plan  of  education  accords  with 
that  of  our  University."51 

In  1829,  William  J.  Bingham  advertised  that  his  "system  of  studies 
is,  in  general,  preparatory  to  our  University"  ;52  Pleasant  Spring,  in 
Wake,  said  that  "the  course  of  studies  will  be  preparatory  to  the  Uni- 
versity" ;53  and  H.  R.  Hall's  Ebenezer  Academy  in  Iredell  claimed  that 
"a  course  of  studies  is  here  pursued  preparatory  to  admission  into  the 
University  of  this  State."54 

In  1831,  James  Grant  took  charge  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  and 
printed  the  testimonials  given  him  by  his  Chapel  Hill  teachers.55  Of 
the  examination  at  the  end  of  his  first  term  the  Raleigh  Register  said: 
"We  were  gratified  at  the  performances  of  the  Senior  Class,  who  are 
about  to  leave  the  Academy  and  enter  College — more  especially  as  their 
destination  is  our  own  University."56  About  this  time  Walker  Ander- 
son began  his  female  boarding  school  at  Hillsboro,57  which  enjoyed  con- 
siderable success  for  a  number  of  years.  Shortly  after  the  founding  of 
this  school  William  E.  Anderson,  a  graduate  of  the  University  assumed 
its  management. 

In  1833,  the  Pittsboro  Academy  claimed  to  prepare  students  to  enter 
any  one  of  the  three  lower  classes  of  the  University.58  During  this 
year  Benjamin  Sumner  took  charge  of  Arcadia  Academy  in  Person  and 
advertised  the  fact  that  he  was  a  graduate  of  the  University  and  printed 
what  his  teachers  said  about  him  as  a  student.59  A  few  years  later  on 
he  says  that  the  Arcadia  "Course  of  Studies  is  usually  preparatory  to 
admission  into  the  University."60  In  1833,  Ponoma  Academy  near 
Rowles'  Store  in  Wake  advertised  with  pride  that  its  principal,  William 
B.  Strain,  had  been  a  tutor  at  Chapel  Hill.61  During  this  year  J.  D. 
Hooper,  a  distinguished  graduate  of  the  University,  became  connected 
with  the  Episcopal  school  at  Raleigh.62 

In  1834,  Solomon  Lea  was  made  principal  of  Warrenton  Academy. 
The  trustees  in  a  public  statement  said :  "To  those  unacquainted,  it 
will  be  sufficient  to  know  that  he  graduated  at  Chapel  Hill,  and  is 
recommended  by  the  Faculty  of  that  celebrated  school."63  The  Raleigh 
Academy  was  now  in  charge  of  L.  B.  Johnson  and  Thomas  B.  Haywood. 
They  announced  that  "the  Classics  will  be  pursued  to  any  extent  that 
may  be  desired.  The  excellent  Prosody  of  Professor  Hooper,  and  the 
Fine  Scheme  of  Preparatory  Studies  prescribed  by  the  Faculty  of  the 
University  of  this  State  will  be  constantly  kept  in  view."64  Joseph 
H.  Saunders,  during  this  year,  became  chaplain  of  the  Episcopal  School 

"P.  286.  "P.  328.  E°P.  115.  61P.  102.  "P.  288.  "P.  560.  "P.  190.  esp.  497.  sep,  500.  57p. 
312.     68P.  41.     69P.  331.     8°P.  333.     "P.  553.     62p.  536.     63p.  588.     64p.  503. 


Introduction  ix 

at  Ealeigh.  He  was  a  Chapel  Hill  graduate65  and  a  distinguished 
minister  and  teacher. 

In  1835,  William  H.  Owen  took  charge  of  the  Leasburg  Classical 
School  in  Caswell.     He  was  a  graduate  of  the  University.66 

In  1836,  it  was  announced  that  Robert  G.  Allison  had  become  prin- 
cipal of  Raleigh  Academy.  It  was  also  said  that  "he  is  a  graduate  of 
our  University."67 

In  1S37,  the  principal  of  the  Northampton  Academy  said  that  "with 
boys  who  design  to  enter  College,  the  Preparatory  Course  of  Studies 
and  the  Standard  authors  adopted  by  the  Faculty  of  our  own  excellent 
University  at  Chapel  Hill,  will  be,  henceforth,  invariably  adhered  to."68 
And  the  trustees  of  Stony  Hill  Academy  in  Nash  the  same  year  said 
that  "those  who  intend  a  course  at  College  will  invariably  use  such  au- 
thors as  are  recommended  by  the  Faculty  of  our  University."69 

In  1838,  there  are  numerous  evidences  of  the  influence  of  the  Uni- 
versity on  the  schools  of  the  State.  The  Oxford  Academy  gave  notice 
that  "Classical  Students  will  be  prepared  to  enter  the  Freshman  or 
Sophomore  class,  agreeably  to  the  course  of  studies  prescribed  by  the 
University  of  the  State."70  Pomona  Academy  announced  that  it  taught 
such  studies  as  "prepare  young  men  for  entering  the  University."71 
William  B.  Otis,  Raleigh  Classical  Academy,  advertised  that  its  "pupils 
are  prepared  to  enter  the  advanced  classes  of  the  University  of  this 
State."72  Shocco  Classical  Seminary  said  that  "students  for  the  Uni- 
versity will  be  prepared  to  enter  Freshman  or  Sophomore  class."73 
Finally,  Manly's  Private  School,  in  Raleigh,  announced  that  its  prin- 
cipal was  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina.74 

Physical  Equipment  of  the  Schools. — These  documents  give  us  only 
glimpses  of  the  school  buildings  and  their  equipment.  It  is  well  to 
remember  that  the  North  Carolina  of  this  period  was  a  sparsely  settled, 
agricultural  State  with  no  large  towns.  It  is  well  to  remember,  too, 
that  blackboards  were  not  much  in  use  anywhere  in  the  world  before 
1820  and  that  modern  school  desks  and  furniture  were  unknown  every- 
where. 

The  academy  at  Warrenton  as  early  as  1795  was  quite  well  known  in 
the  State.  The  first  building  was  replaced  in  1800  by  a  structure  "forty 
feet  by  thirty-five,  two  stories  high."75  I  have  never  been  able  to  find  a 
description  of  the  first  house  used  by  this  school.  In  1805  the  "Warren- 
ton trustees  said  that  they  had  "contracted  for  the  building  of  a  stew- 
ard's house,  together  with  all  necessary  outhouses."  They  also  said  the 
academy  had  "a  good  mathematical  and  philosophical  (physics)  appa- 
ratus, which  most  other  institutions  of  the  like  kind  in  this  State  are 
destitute  of."76  In  1820,  when  Jones  and  Andrews  had  charge  of  the 
female  academy  they  said  they  had  "an  extensive  apparatus  for  Natural 
Philosophy  and  chemistry  and  an  excellent  Orrery"77  and  several 
pianos.78     In    1826-7,    when    the    female    academy   was    in    charge    of 

65P.  537.  eep.  32.  6?p.  5ii.  esp.  276.  "P.  269.  ™P.  147.  71P.  554.  72P.  570  73P.  632.  7"P. 
571.     "p.  577.     78p.  578.     "p.  615.     "P.  616. 


x  Introduction 

Elijah  Brainerd,  it  was  said  to  have  "a  Chemical  and  Philosophical 
Apparatus  and  a  choice  Cabinet  of  Minerals,  selected  by  Professors 
Silliman,  Smith,  and  Dr.  Manson,  of  Yale  College."79 

The  Raleigh  newspapers  of  this  period  give  us  a  fairly  good  idea  of 
what  the  school  buildings  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  were  like.  The  first 
building,  erected  in  1802,  was  to  be  two  stories  high,  pillared  on  brick  or 
stone,  forty  feet  long,  twenty-four  feet  wide,  with  twelve  feet  pitch  be- 
low and  ten  feet  above,  and  a  brick  chimney  at  either  end.  There  were 
to  be  two  doors  and  eight  windows  of  18  panes  each  in  the  first  story 
and  ten  windows  of  18  panes  each  in  the  second  story.  The  win- 
dow panes  were  ten  by  twelve  inches  in  the  lower  story  and  eight  by  ten 
inches  in  the  upper  story.  There  were  to  be  two  rooms  twelve  feet 
square  cut  off  from  one  end  of  the  upper  story.  The  house  was  to  be 
painted  inside  and  out.80  In  the  fall  of  1807  it  was  announced  that  "on 
the  first  day  of  January  next,  the  new  building  for  the  Female  Depart- 
ment will  be  finished."81  In  1808,  it  was  said  that  "the  Students  of  the 
Raleigh  Academy,  who  are  members  of  the  Polemic  Society  have  deter- 
mined to  establish  among  themselves  a  Circulating  Library."82  In  1810, 
the  trustees  of  the  Academy  erected  a  home  for  their  principal.  This 
building  was  twenty-two  by  twenty-four  feet,  two  stories  high,  and  had 
a  piazza.83  In  1811,  the  trustees  bought  a  second  hand  safe  from  the 
U.  S.  Internal  Revenue  Collector.84  In  1813,  the  trustees  "deemed  it 
expedient  from  the  great  increase  of  students  to  erect  a  separate  House 
for  the  Preparatory  School."85  In  1815,  the  Polemic  Society  Library 
and  the  Raleigh  Subscription  Library  were  united.86  In  1815,  the 
authorities  of  the  Academy  bought  90  shares  of  stock  in  the  Bank  of 
New  Bern  and  several  shares  in  the  State  Bank.87  An  account  of  the 
school  closing  for  1815  said  that  "the  experiments  made  by  the  Students 
in  Chemistry  did  honor  to  Miss  Wye."  Evidently  the  Academy  then 
had  some  kind  of  chemical  apparatus.  In  1817,  the  trustees  insured  two 
school  buildings  for  $1,000  each,  a  one-story  building  used  by  the  female 
department  for  $250,  and  a  one-story  building  used  by  the  preparatory 
(elementary)  school  for  $500. 88  In  1819,  the  trustees  spent  $500  for  a 
philosophical  apparatus,  to  be  selected  by  Prof.  Mitchell,  of  Chapel 
Hill.89  An  advertisement  of  1823  refers  to  the  fact  that  the  Academy 
has  a  number  of  ancient  maps.  In  1835,  a  visitor  to  the  academy,  then 
conducted  by  Johnson  and  Haywood,  spoke  of  small  children  using  the 
blackboard  in  solving  problems  in  arithmetic.90 

In  1806,  the  Caswell  Academy  announced  that  it  was  "provided  with 
an  excellent  pair  of  globes,  a  set  of  fine  Maps,  and  some  geometrical 
apparatus."91  In  1807,  John  Henry  Gault,  a  traveling  teacher  and 
braggart,  claimed  to  have  a  pair  of  "New  British  Globes"  for  the  use  of 
his  school.92  The  Salisbury  Academy  trustees,  in  1807,  said  they  had 
"procured  for  the  accommodations  of  the  students  in  a  retired  part  of 
the  town,  a  large  and  convenient  pile  of  buildings,  containing  twelve 

79P.  625.  8°P.  388.  s'P.  404.  asp.  407.  ssp.  419.  84p.  424.  ssp.  433.  sep.  444.  87pp.  445-449. 
ssp.  451.     "p.  455.     oop.  510.     sip.  20.     »2p.  514. 


Introduction  xi 

rooms,  of  which  nine  are  furnished  with  fire  places."93  In  1808,  the 
Louisburg  Male  Academy  was  said  to  he  "a  pleasant  building  on  the  hill 
about  one-fourth  mile  from  the  Village."94  In  1810,  the  pupils  of  this 
academy  gave  a  play  "for  the  benefit  of  the  Library  lately  established 
in  that  Institution."95 

The  trustees  in  letting  out  the  contract  for  the  academy  building  at 
Smithfleld  in  1812  said  that  it  was  to  be  "22  feet  by  40  feet  two  stories 
high,  with  such  conveniences  as  is  necessary  for  an  academy."96  The 
same  year  the  trustees  of  Hyco  Academy  speak  of  the  wood  work  of  their 
"elegant  brick  building."97  And  the  trustees  of  the  Oxford  Academy 
in  1812  refer  with  pride  to  "an  elegant  two-story  Building,  50  feet 
long  and  32  wide."98  Tarboro  erected  a  school  building  in  1813  which 
the  trustees  said  was  to  be  sixty  feet  by  twenty-four  feet  and  two  stories 
high.99  In  1814  the  building  of  the  Louisburg  Female  Academy  was 
erected.  The  trustees  specified  that  it  was  to  be  30  feet  by  20  feet  and 
two  stories  high,  with  two  chimneys,  and  painted  outside.100  In  1815, 
it  was  advertised  that  the  Jamestown  Female  Seminary  "School  Room  is 
furnished  with  a  pair  of  Carey's  Globes,  a  complete  set  of  large  Maps 
and  one  of  the  United  States  six  feet  square."101  In  1818,  the  trustees 
of  the  Salisbury  Academy  say  that  "besides  the  large  and  elegant  build- 
ing on  Academy  Square,  provided  for  the  Males,  a  very  convenient 
house  has  been  prepared  for  the  Young  Ladies."102  In  1820,  the  two 
academy  buildings  were  described  as  being  "about  40  or  50  feet  long  and 
two  stories  high,"  situated  upon  handsome  sites  and  surrounded  with 
pleasant  groves  of  native  growth."103 

The  trustees  of  the  Hillsboro  Academy,  in  1821,  advertised  that  their 
new  house  was  to  be  of  brick  and  "large  enough  to  contain  about  150 
students."104  The  same  year  Mrs.  Robert  L.  Edmonds  claimed  that 
her  school  room  at  Wadesboro  was  "furnished  with  Maps  and  Globes 
equal  to  any  in  the  United  States"105  which  reminds  us  that  the  modern 
habit  of  boasting  about  our  schools  is  not  really  modern  in  origin  after 
all. 

In  1822  Jones  and  Andrews  conducted  the  Oxford  Female  Seminary. 
In  one  of  their  advertisements  they  declare  that  they  "possess  a  better 
philosophical  apparatus  than  most  of  our  colleges."  They  also  said  they 
had  "three  excellent  Piano  Fortes"  and  that  "the  models  for  Drawing 
and  Painting  are  numerous  and  good."106 

In  1824  a  committee  of  the  trustees  of  the  Charlotte  Male  and  Female 
Academies  gave  notice  that  they  intended  to  erect  two  academy  buildings. 
These  buildings  were  to  be  "fifty  feet  long  by  thirty  feet  wide,  two 
stories  high,  on  a  stone  foundation."107  There  were  to  be  two  partition 
walls  in  each  building.  In  1824,  the  trustees  of  Lincolnton  Female 
Academy  "Resolved  unanimously  that  the  building  be  brick."  This 
school  was  40  feet  long  and  25  feet  wide,  two  stories  high,  the  pitch 
below  being  eleven  feet  and  the  pitch  above  ten  feet.108     The  window 

93P.  346.  9<P.  89.  9sp.  92.  sep.  192.  97p.  25.  9sp.  132  esp  77  loop  94  loip  170  102P  349 
103P.  361.  >»<P.  283.  105P.  10.  106P.  151.  107P.  231.  i°sp.  201. 


xii  Introduction 

sills  were  made  of  good  soapstone  and  cost  sixty-two  and  a  half  cents  a 
foot.109  In  1825  the  trustees  authorized  John  Zimmerman  "to  contract 
for  writing  tables  and  seats  for  the  Academy  and  to  have  three  other 
tables  made,  one  three  feet  square,  and  the  other  six  feet  long  and  four 
feet  wide."110  In  1827,  a  committee  of  the  trustees  was  appointed  "to 
purchase  a  sufficient  quantity  of  calico  to  make  a  curtain  in  the  Academy 
for  the  exhibition  at  the  ensuing  examination."111  In  1828,  Daniel 
Shuford  was  paid  "for  erecting  a  stage  in  the  Female  Academy."112 
In  1836,  a  resolution  of  the  board  authorized  "Mr.  Johnson  to  procure 
for  the  Academy  a  pair  of  good  globes  when  he  visited  the  north."113 

Possibly  the  best  equipped  school  building  in  the  State  prior  to  1840 
was  the  Fayetteville  Academy  building.  In  1825  the  trustees  published 
the  following  description  of  it :  "The  main  building  and  wing  are  three 
stories  high,  with  a  double  Portico  in  front,  and  is  surmounted  with  a 
beautiful  Belfry — the  length  and  breadth  of  the  main  building  is 
about  65  by  45  feet,  divided  into  large  apartments,  separated  by  large 
halls  or  passages  through  the  center.  They  are  sufficiently  capacious  to 
accommodate  a  school  of  200  scholars  and  a  family,  and  the  lot  is  sup- 
plied from  a  Hydrant  in  the  front  yard  with  good  and  wholesome 
water."114 

In  1826  the  Salem  Boys'  School  had  sufficient  buildings  to  accommo- 
date five  teachers.115  During  this  year  the  Oxford  Female  Seminary  said  •-' 
that  "we  have  received  a  chemical  and  Philosophical  Apparatus;  and  now 
each  recitation  in  Chemistry,  Philosophy  and  Astronomy  is  accom- 
panied with  a  Lecture  and  Experiments  illustrating  the  principles  of  the 
sciences."116 

In  1827,  the  Hillsboro  Female  Seminary  prided  itself  on  the  "pos- 
session of  an  excellent  Philosophical  and  Chemical  Apparatus  and  Min- 
eralogical  Cabinet."117  A  little  later  it  was  said  that  "a  neat  and  well 
selected  apparatus,  together  with  a  handsome  cabinet  of  minerals  facili- 
tate the  task  of  instruction  in  the  several  studies  of  chemistry,  Natural 
Philosophy  and  Mineralogy."118 

In  1S30,  the  Southern  Female  Classical  Seminary  said  that  Mrs.  Hol- 
lister  "will  bring  with  her  on  her  return  from  Philadelphia  an  addi- 
tional Piano,  so  that  the  pupils  in  Music  will  have  the  use  of  two  good 
Pianos."119 

In  1831,  Berkley's  Literary  and  Scientific  Institution  announced  that  * 
it  had  "A  small  but  well  selected  Cabinet  of  minerals,"  that  it  had   _. 
"collections  of  flowers  from  the  fields  and  gardens,"  that  it  also  had 
"well  executed  engravings"  on  animal  physiology  and  that  the  school  was  s 
equipped  with  some  apparatus  for  teaching  chemistry.120 

For  some  years  prior  to  1833,  unsuccessful  attempts  were  made  to 
establish  an  Episcopal  school  in  North  Carolina.  In  1833,  those  who 
favored  such  a  school  met  with  enough  success  to  secure  funds  to  the 
amount  of  $5,000. 121     As  a  result,  one  stone  building  was  erected  on 

109P.  203.  110P.  205.  mp.  211.  112P.  214.  113P.  220.  114P.  71.  115P.  82.  i16P.  157.  117P.  302. 
118P.  304.  "9P.  158.  i2°P.  564.  isip.  536. 


Introduction  xiii 

the  present  site  of  St.  Mary's  school.  In  1834,  the  trustees  asked  for 
proposals  for  the  erection  of  another  building  "of  the  same  dimensions 
and  of.  similar  materials  to  that  they  have  recently  caused  to  be  built, 
viz.,  56  by  36  feet,  two  stories  high — walls  of  rough  granite,  and  roof 
covered  with  tin."122  These  two  buildings  are  still  standing  and  form 
a  part  of  the  present  equipment  of  St.  Mary's  School. 

In  1S35,  the  trustees  of  Leasburg  Classical  School  described  their 
school  house  as  being  built  "of  brick  and  situated  in  a  beautiful  grove 
of  oaks."123  At  this  time  Jesse  Rankin  was  principal  of  the  Oxford 
Female  Seminary.  It  was  advertised  that  this  school  was  "furnished 
with  Globes,  Maps,  Pianos,  a  collection  of  Geological  Specimens,  and  a 
Chemical  Apparatus."124 

In  1837,  the  Northampton  Academy  had  "an  entirely  new  Mathemati- 
cal and  Philosophical  Apparatus."125  The  Stony  Hill  Academy  in 
Nash  at  this  time  advertised  that  "a  small  tax  of  50  cents  for  privileges 
of  the  Students'  Library"  would  be  collected  from  all  pupils  of  that 
school.126 

In  1838,  the  principal  of  Hemdon  Academy  in  Franklin  said  that  he 
had  "a  pair  of  globes  for  the  use  of  Students  in  Geography,  and  appa- 
ratus to  teach  surveying  practically."127  The  next  year  a  visitor  who 
attended  the  school  closing  of  Asheboro  Academy  wrote  that  the  house 
was  "large  enough  to  accommodate  60  Scholars,  built  and  completely 
furnished  off,  with  12  large  glass  windows ;  and  furnished  too  with  nec- 
essary seats,  tables,  and  a  fine  Piano."128  This  school  had  a  woman 
teacher  and  the  only  fault  the  visitor  found  with  her  work  was  that 
she  did  not  use  the  blackboard  in  teaching  arithmetic129  Here  was  a 
village  of  less  than  150  inhabitants,  which  had  a  school  house  large 
enough  to  accommodate  60  pupils,  furnished  with  tables,  chairs,  black- 
boards, and  a  piano.  There  are  many  North  Carolina  school  rooms 
in  these  modern  times  which  would  not  compare  favorably  with  that 
Asheboro  school  room  of  75  years  ago.  And  it  may  be  added  that  the 
teacher  of  that  school  was  trained  at  Mrs.  Willard's  Seminary,  Troy, 
New  York,  then  the  best  woman's  school  in  the  United  States. 

Qualifications  of  Teachers. — These  documents,  as  I  have  already 
pointed  out  above  in  setting  forth  the  influence  of  the  University,  show 
the  educational  qualifications  of  many  of  the  teachers  of  this  period  of 
our  history.  In  1790,  a  number  of  Presbyterian  preachers  who  were 
Princeton  graduates  were  teaching  school  in  this  State.  What  is  known 
of  the  work  of  these  preachers  and  their  schools  before  1790  has  often 
been  written  about,  notably  by  Foote  in  the  earlier  days  and  later  by 
Smith  in  his  History  of  Education  in  North  Carolina  and  by  TVeeks  in 
his  Beginnings  of  the  Common  School  System  in  the  South.  Dr.  Kemp 
P.  Battle  also  has  written  of  these  early  schools  for  the  1896-8  Report  of 
the  State  Superintendent.     There  is  little  in  the  records  gathered  in  this 

i22P.  540.  123P.  33.  12«P.  160.  125P.  277.  12«P.  268.  i"P.  119.  12SP.  333.  1J9P.  340. 


xiv  Introduction 

volume  which  tells  anything  about  the  schools  or  their  teachers  from 
1790  to  1800. 

In  1793,  these  documents  show  that  Thomas  Pitt  Irving  was  prin- 
cipal of  the  New  Bern  school.  It  is  well  known  that  he  was  a  Prince- 
ton graduate  of  1789  and  that  he  taught  at  New  Bern  from  1790  to 
1812.  In  1794,  Rev.  Robert  Tate  was  principal  of  the  Wayne 
Academy.130  He  was  a  Presbyterian  preacher  and  a  college  graduate. 
In  1794,  Rev.  David  Kerr  was  principal  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy.131 
He  was  a  graduate  of  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  and  became  head  pro- 
fessor at  Chapel  Hill,  when  that  school  was  opened  in  1796.  In  1801, 
Rev.  John  Robinson,  another  teacher  and  Presbyterian  minister  and 
college  graduate,  was  principal  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy.132  In 
1802,  Rev.  Andrew  Minn,  a  North  Carolina  University  graduate,  suc- 
ceeded Robinson  at  Fayetteville.133  In  1809,  Flinn  was  succeeded  by 
Rev.  ¥m.  L.  Turner,  another  Presbyterian  minister  and  college  gradu- 
ate, who  was  assisted  by  Miss  Beze  "from  New  York."134  In  1814, 
Rev.  J.  A.  Turner,  another  Presbyterian  minister,  was  the  principal  of 
this  school.  In  1802,  the  French  language  was  taught  in  the  Fayette- 
ville Academy  by  aMr.  Memorel,  a  French  Gentleman  of  talents,"135 
and  in  1823  by  M.  Laising,  a  native  of  France.136  In  1838,  the  Fay- 
etteville Female  Academy  was  in  charge  of  Miss  S.  Bostock,  an  "Eng- 
lish Lady."13? 

When  the  Raleigh  Academy  was  established  in  1800,  German  Guthrie, 
a  teacher  of  note  and  experience,  was  made  principal.138  In  1804,  he 
was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Marin  Detargny,  "late  of  Princeton  College."139 
He  in  turn  was  succeeded  the  same  year  by  Chesley  Daniel,  a  graduate 
of  the  University  of  North  Carolina.140  In  1806,  Mr.  Daniel  left  the 
school  and  Rev.  W.  L.  Turner,  "late  Professor  of  Languages  in  Wash- 
ington Academy,"  at  Lexington,  Virginia,  took  the  principalship141 
held  temporarily  by  Aaron  F.  McGready.142  Beginning  in  1808,  T. 
Sambourne  and  his  wife,  who  came  from  Philadelphia,  taught  music, 
drawing  and  painting  for  a  time  in  the  Raleigh  Academy.  They  had 
been  educated  in  England.143  In  1809,  Mr.  Turner  went  to  the  Fayette- 
ville Academy  and  he  was  succeeded  at  Raleigh  by  Benjamin  Rice,  a 
graduate  of  Hampden  Sydney  College,  Virginia.144  In  1810,  Rev. 
William  McPheeters,  of  Virginia,  took  charge  of  the  school  and  re- 
mained in  the  principalship  for  nearly  20  years.  He  was  a  Presbyterian 
minister,  a  college  graduate,  and  a  teacher  of  considerable  ability.145 
Under  his  direction  the  Raleigh  Academy  enjoyed  its  greatest  pros- 
perity. At  various  times  he  had  as  his  assistants  such  teachers  as  Josiah 
Crudup,146  Rev.  Benjamin  Rice,147  W.  P.  Mangum,148  Miss  Bosworth 
"from  the  State  of  New  York,"149  Mr.  Edmundson  from  Washington 
College,150  Miss  Nye  "from  the  State  of  New  York,"151  Stephen 
Frontis,  "a  native  of  France,"152  Rev.  George  W.  Freeman,153  Alexan- 

13°P.  634.  "IP.  60.  132P.  60.  133P.  62.  ""PP.  65-66.  135P.  68.  13ep.  70.  i«p.  72.  issp.  388. 
139P.  390.  14 op.  391.  i«P.  396.  i^P.  394.  i«3P.  409.  i44P.  418.  i45PP.  419,  482.  i^p.  428.  i«P 
430.  148P.  432.  "'P.  437.  16°P.  437.  i"P.  444.  iB2P.  452.  i"p.  454. 


Introduction  xv 

der  Wilson,154  and  Milton  Barlow,  "a  graduate  of  one  of  the  Northern 
Colleges  from  Connecticut."155 

In  1827,  Rev.  J.  O.  Freeman,  another  Presbyterian  preacher  and  a 
graduate  of  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  succeeded  McPheeters.156  Free- 
man remained  at  the  head  of  the  school  for  nearly  three  years  and  was 
succeeded  by  Peter  Le  Messurier,157  who  had  considerable  reputation  as 
a  classical  scholar  and  teacher.  In  1831,  James  Grant  who  had  re- 
cently graduated  at  the  University  was  made  principal.  In  1834,  Dr. 
McPheeters  tried  to  revive  the  school  and  in  a  short  time  was  succeeded 
by  L.  B.  Johnson  and  Thomas  B.  Haywood.158  Haywood  was  a  Chapel 
Hill  graduate. 

In  1835,  Mrs.  Hutchison  (formerly  Miss  Nye)  announced  that  she 
had  recently  "visited  one  of  the  most  respectable  Female  Seminaries  in 
the  North,  where  she  made  herself  familiar  with  the  most  popular 
methods  of  conducting  such  Institutes"  as  the  Raleigh  Female  Acad- 
emy.159 In  1836,  the  Raleigh  Male  Academy  was  said  to  be  in  charge 
of  Robert  G.  Allison,  a  graduate  of  the  University.160  W.  G.  Catlin 
was  the  last  principal  before  1840. 161  These  documents  tell  us  nothing 
about  his  qualifications  as  a  teacher. 

During  this  period  the  Pittsboro  Academy  was  one  of  the  leading 
schools  in  the  State.  In  1800,  these  records  show  that  it  was  in  charge 
of  William  Bingham.162  Mr.  Bingham  was  a  graduate  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Glasgow.  In  1801,  its  principal  for  a  short  time  was  a  Mr. 
Poe,163  who  was  succeeded  by  David  Caldwell,  Jr.,  and  German  Guth- 
rie. Caldwell  was  the  son  of  David  Caldwell,  the  famous  Guilford 
County  teacher.  In  1805,  William  Bingham  returned  to  Pittsboro164 
and  continued  the  school  until  1812.  In  1820,  Jacob  Gillett  "from 
New  York"  became  principal.165  Three  years  later  Rev.  Nathaniel 
H.  Harris  took  the  school.166  In  1825  a  Mr.  Lalor  taught  there  for  a 
year,167  followed  by  John  D.  Clancy,  a  graduate  of  the  University. 
From  1831  to  1834,  the  school  was  conducted  by  Peter  Le  Messurier.168 
In  1838,  J.  M.  Lovejoy,  "a  graduate  and  a  first  rate  mathematician  and 
linguist"  took  charge  of  the  school.  Lovejoy  was  said  to  be  a  native  of 
Vermont.169 

Another  one  of  the  schools  of  this  period  which  had  more  than  local 
repute  was  the  Hillsboro  Academy.  In  1801,  Andrew  Flinn,  a  graduate 
of  the  University  was  its  principal.170  In  1803,  the  principal  was 
Thomas  Barron,  "from  the  University  of  Cambridge  in  Massachu- 
setts."171 In  1805,  Richard  Henderson,  "late  Professor  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  North  Carolina"172  was  principal.  In  1812,  William  Bing- 
ham, who  had  taught  at  Pittsboro  for  a  number  of  years,  became  prin- 
cipal of  the  academy.173  He  remained  here  for  three  years  and  then 
removed  his  school  to  Mt.  Repose  in  Orange  County.  He  was  succeeded 
in  1815  by  a  Mr.  Graham.174  In  1818  John  Witherspoon,  a  Presbyte- 
rian preacher  and  teacher,  became  principal.175     He  was  succeeded,  in 

154P.458.  i55P.459.  166P.485.  157P.  496.  158PP.  491-503.  159P.  507.  16°P.510.  i61P.  511.  162P. 
35.  "'P.  36.  164P.  37.  166P.  38.  166P.  39.  i67P.  39.  168P.  40.  169P.  42.  i7°P.  280.  17lP.  281. 
172P.  281.     i73P.  281.     174P.  282.     "sp.  282. 


xvi  Introduction 

1822,  by  Rev.  John  Rodgers,  another  preacher  and  teacher.  Rodgers 
remained  at  the  head  of  the  school,  until  January  1,  1827. 176  Both 
Witherspoon  and  Rodgers  had  considerable  reputation  as  excellent  teach- 
ers. When  Mr.  Rodgers  left  this  school,  he  was  succeeded  by  William 
J.  Bingham,  a  son  of  William  Bingham.  The  younger  Bingham  was  a 
graduate  of  the  University  and  remained  the  principal  of  the  school  until 
1840,  the  last  year  covered  by  these  documents.177  William  J.  Bing- 
ham's assistant  teachers  during  these  years  were  Edward  Smith,  J.  C. 
Norwood,  John  A.  Bingham,  W.  C.  Sutton,  John  McAlister,  A.  H.  Ray, 
and  S.  W.  Hughes,  all  of  them  said  to  be  well  qualified  teachers  and  col- 
lege graduates. 

It  has  been  impossible  to  find  any  records  which  contain  much  more 
than  tradition  about  many  of  these  early  schools  and  their  teachers. 
The  Warrenton  school  is  no  exception.  In  1795,  the  principal  of  this 
school  was  said  to  be  Marcus  George,  a  graduate  of  Trinity  College, 
Dublin.  It  is  certain  he  was  the  principal  in  1802, 178  and  in  1807179 
and  that  he  remained  principal  until  1810,  when  he  was  succeeded  by 
William  Crawford.180  Crawford  was  evidently  a  man  of  some  note  as 
a  teacher.  In  1811,  he  was  appointed  to  a  position  in  the  Fed- 
eral government,181  and  was  succeeded  in  1812  by  a  Mr.  Halbert.182 
Two  years  later  the  school  was  in  charge  of  Mr.  Morgan,  "a  graduate  of 
Yale  College."183  For  two  years,  1818  to  1820,  Charles  A.  Hill  con- 
ducted the  Academy,  assisted  by  Rev.  Ezekiel  C.  Whitman  and  James 
Kerr.184  Hill  was  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  a 
Methodist  preacher  and  a  good  teacher.  He  also  found  time  enough  at 
a  later  date  while  living  and  teaching  in  Franklin  County  to  be  elected 
to  the  State  Senate,  where  he  was  the  author  of  the  law  which  created 
the  Literary  Fund  of  1825.  He  was  also  the  leader  of  the  opposition 
to  lotteries  in  the  Senate  of  1826  and  was  no  small  factor  in  creating 
enough  sentiment  to  do  away  with  those  gambling  devices  in  aid  of 
schools  and  churches.  (See  Coon's  Beginnings  of  Public  Education,  pp. 
281  and  230.)  When  Hill  left  the  Academy,  he  taught  a  private  school 
in  Warrenton  for  a  year  and  then  moved  to  Franklin  County.  He  was 
succeeded  in  the  Academy  by  George  W.  Freeman.185  Mr.  Freeman 
afterwards  taught  in  the  Academy  at  Raleigh  and  in  the  Episcopal 
school.  Later  on  in  his  career  he  became  Episcopal  bishop  of  Arkansas. 
In  1823,  James  H.  Otey,  a  graduate  of  the  University,  served  the 
academy  two  years  as  principal.186  He  then  entered  the  Episcopal  min- 
istry and  finally  became  bishop  of  Tennessee.  After  Mr.  Otey,  George 
P.  Williams,  "of  Vermont,"  became  principal  for  a  year,187  followed  by 
M.  D.  Donnellan,  in  1826.188  In  1832,  the  principal  was  Thomas  J. 
Vaiden.  He  said  with  hardly  becoming  modesty  that  any  of  the  Latin 
and  Greek  books  read  by  senior  students  of  the  University  of  this  State 
and  of  Virginia  might  be  read  under  his  tuition.189     After  two  years 


""P.  286.  "'PP.  286-293.  i7«P.  577.  i79P.  580.  "op.  530.  isip.  580.  iszp.  681.  183P.  582 
184pp.  583-584.  186pp.  584-585.  i86P.  585.  "»P.  586.  "sp.  587.  "sp.  5g7. 


Intkoduction  xvii 

Vaiden  was  succeeded  by  Solomon  Lea,  a  recent  graduate  of  the  Uni- 
versity.190 

Wherever  the  early  Presbyterian  ministers  went  they  usually  taught 
school  as  well  as  preached  the  gospel.  In  1803,  Rev.  John  Brown, 
assisted  by  David  Dunlap,  began  an  academic  school  at  Wadesboro.191 
Brown  had  a  long  and  successful  career  as  a  Presbyterian  minister  and 
teacher.  In  1819,  Rev.  Robert  L.  Edmonds  who  always  put  the  A.M. 
to  his  name  was  principal  of  the  Wadesboro  Academy.192  Timothy 
Mason  was  his  assistant.  In  1821,  Mrs.  Edmonds  began  a  female  board- 
ing school,  assisted  by  Miss  Haskins  "from  New  York."  Mrs.  Edmonds 
claimed  that  she  had  had  eight  years  experience  as  a  teacher.193 

During  this  period  Caswell  County  usually  had  a  good  classical  school 
within  its  borders.  The  first  one  mentioned  in  these  documents  is  the 
Caswell  Academy  of  1803.  Rev.  Hugh  Shaw,  a  Presbyterian  minister, 
was  its  principal  and  Bartlett  Yancey,  a  young  Chapel  Hill  graduate, 
was  the  assistant.194  Yancey  soon  quit  teaching  and  entered  upon  the 
practice  of  law,  much  after  the  fashion  still  followed  by  many  who  use 
teaching  as  a  stepping  stone  to  some  other  profession.  It  has  so  often 
been  asserted  by  North  Carolina  writers  that  Yancey  was  the  author 
of  the  Literary  Eund  Law  of  1825,  that  I  hesitate  to  utter  a  dissenting 
opinion.  But  the  credit  for  the  authorship  of  that  law  belongs  to 
Charles  A.  Hill  of  Eranklin,  as  I  have  said  above. 

After  two  years  Mr.  Shaw  left  the  Caswell  Academy  and  went  to 
teach  in  the  Hyco  Academy,  another  Caswell  County  school.  Erom 
1805  to  1807,  Sanders  Donoho  and  James  Bowles  conducted  the  Caswell 
Academy  with  indifferent  success.  In  1807,  John  W.  Caldwell,  a  son 
of  the  Guilford  David  Caldwell,  took  charge.  He  was  advertised  as 
"a  profound  linguist  and  a  good  teacher."195  James  Kerr  was  his 
assistant  in  1810.196 

During  the  period  covered  by  these  documents  Franklin  County 
usually  had  a  good  school.  In  1S05,  Matthew  Dickinson,  a  Yale  gradu- 
ate, became  principal  of  the  Franklin  Academy  at  Louisburg.  For  four 
years  Dickinson  conducted  the  school  with  much  success.  At  one  time 
these  documents  say  that  20  young  men  left  the  University  on  account 
of  the  monitorial  system  then  in  vogue  there  and  entered  Dickinson's 
School.  The  fact  that  he  advertised  to  teach  almost  all  the  high  school 
and  college  subjects  of  the  day  is  likely  accounted  for  by  this  incident. 
I  have  found  no  evidence  to  substantiate  the  traditional  statement  that 
Dickinson  aspired  to  have  his  school  supersede  the  University.  In 
1807,  Dickinson's  assistant  (Dickinson  called  him  an  usher)  was  Davis 
H.  Mayhew,  a  "Williams  College  graduate.  On  January  1,  1809,  Dick- 
inson began  to  practice  law  and  was  succeeded  by  Mayhew.197  In  1810, 
James  Bogle  became  principal  for  two  years.198  The  Raleigh  Star  said 
that  Bogle  was  "a  man  of  genius  and  an  excellent  Classical  Scholar."199 
His  assistant  was  Josiah  Crudup,  a  future  Baptist  preacher  and  poli- 

i90P.  588.  191P.  2.  i92P.  3.  1B3P.  10.  194P.  19.  iJ5P.  20.  i96P.  21.  197PP.  84-91.  "'P.  91. 
»»9P.  92. 


xviii  Introduction 

tician.  In  1812,  Davis  H.  Mayhew  again  became  principal,  assisted  by 
William  Hillman,200  probably  a  Harvard  graduate.  In  1816,  John  B. 
Bobbitt,  a  Chapel  Hill  man,  became  principal.201  About  this  time 
Miss  Harriet  Partridge,  "a  lady  from  Massachusetts,"  assumed  charge 
of  the  female  academy.202  In  1821,  Fitch  Wheeler,  a  Yale  graduate, 
was  principal  of  the  male  and  Miss  Ann  Benedict,  who  had  taught  in 
Connecticut  and  New  York  City,  was  principal  of  the  female  acad- 
emy.203 For  a  short  while  in  1823,  George  Perry  was  principal  of  the 
male  academy.204  He  was  succeeded  the  same  year  by  Addison  H. 
White,  another  Yale  graduate.205  In  1824,  Miss  Mary  Ramsey,  "of 
New  York,"  was  principal  of  the  female  academy.206  In  1825,  Elijah 
Brewer,  a  graduate  of  Yale  in  1824,  became  principal  of  the  male 
school.207  In  1828,  Charles  A.  Hill,  a  graduate  of  the  University  and  a 
former  teacher  at  Warrenton  and  at  Midway  in  Franklin,  became  prin- 
cipal of  the  male  academy.208  From  1831  to  3  837,  the  male  and 
female  academies  were  in  charge  of  John  B.  Bobbitt  and  Mrs.  Bobbitt. 
Mr.  Bobbitt  was  an  experienced  teacher  and  a  scholar  of  considerable 
attainments.     He  was  a  graduate  of  the  University.209 

Williamsboro,  at  this  time  in  Granville  County,  was  a  neighborhood 
of  cultured  people.  Its  academy,  in  1805,  had  John  Hicks  as  its  prin- 
cipal.210 He  taught  school  for  a  number  of  years  and  moved  to  Macon 
County.  There  seems  to  be  no  record  of  his  education.  He  claimed 
to  teach  the  usual  subjects  taught  as  preparation  for  college.  In  1809, 
this  school  was  in  charge  of  James  K.  Burch  and  Benjamin  Rice,  of 
Hampden  Sydney  College.211  From  1811  to  1815,  Joel  Strong,  L.  Hol- 
brooks,  and  William  Hillman  who  had  taught  at  Louisburg,  were  prin- 
cipals.212 In  1815,  Andrew  Rhea,  a  college  graduate  and  lately  a  pro- 
fessor at  Chapel  Hill,  was  principal.213  From  1822  to  1829,  Alexander 
Wilson,  "late  of  Belfast  Ireland,"  was  principal.214  Wilson  later  be- 
came a  Presbyterian  preacher  and  was  made  doctor  of  divinity  by  the 
University  in  1839. 

In  1805  Hyco  (Hico)  Academy  in  Caswell  advertised  Rev.  Hugh 
Shaw,  who  had  formerly  taught  at  the  Caswell  Academy,  as  its  prin- 
cipal and  Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell,  a  Methodist  preacher  and  a  doctor 
of  medicine,  as  his  assistant.215  In  1812,  Abel  Graham  was  principal 
and  in  1814  L.  Holbrooks.216.  In  1818,  John  II.  Hinton,  who  was  edu- 
cated at  Chapel  Hill  and  had  taught  in  the  preparatory  school  there, 
was  principal.217  In  1820,  Mablon  Kenyon,  an  xi.M.  "graduate  of  one 
of  the  Northern  Colleges,"  became  principal.218  In  1822,  Dabney 
Rainey  was  his  assistant.219  In  1834,  Hyco  announced  that  its  prin- 
cipal was  "a  man  who  has  enjoyed  the  advantages  of  a  regular  collegiate 
education."220 

From  1805  to  1837,  there  was  a  school  of  some  pretensions  in  Wilkes. 
In  1805,  this  school  was  in  charge  of  a  Mr.  Harrison,  of  South  Caro- 
lina, evidently  a  college  graduate.     In  1810,  Rev.  Peter  McMillan,  a 

2°°P.  93.  201P.  95.  2°2P.  95.  203P.  99.  2°"P.  99.  205P.  100.  !06P.  100.  2°T\  101.  20SP.  102. 
209PP.  103-106.  21»P.  121.  211P.  121.  2i2PP.  122-123.  "'PP.  123-124.  214pp.  124-127.  215P.  22. 
2iepp,  24-25.  2i7p,  25.  2isp,  26.  219P.  27.  22°P.  28. 


Introduction  xix 

Presbyterian  preacher  and  college  graduate,  was  its  principal.  In  1828, 
another  Presbyterian  preacher  was  in  charge,  Rev.  A.  W.  Gay.  Finally 
the  school  was  conducted,  beginning  in  1837,  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall.221 

These  documents  contain  very  little  about  the  schools  of  Edenton. 
They  do  tell  us,  however,  that  Eev.  J.  0.  Freeman  was  teaching 
there  in  1805,  assisted  by  Messrs.  Nye  and  Hilliard,  who  were  recom- 
mended by  "a  number  of  respectable  characters  in  the  towns  of  Cam- 
bridge and  Falmouth,  in  Massachusetts."222  Likely  they  were  Harvard 
graduates. 

As  early  as  1806,  Guilford  Academy  was  advertised  with  John  "W. 
Caldwell  as  principal.223  In  1818,  the  school  was  conducted  by  Na- 
thaniel H.  Harris  and  James  Kerr.224  In  1819,  Rev.  William  Paisley, 
a  Presbyterian  minister,  became  principal,  assisted  by  his  daughter  and 
Iveson  L.  Brooks.225  In  1821,  Mr.  Paisley  was  still  principal,  assisted 
by  John  W.  Caldwell,  Jonathan  Worth  and  Miss  Paisley.226  In  1828, 
the  school  was  in  charge  of  John  D.  Clancy,  a  graduate  of  the  Uni- 
versity.227 The  Jonathan  Worth  mentioned  as  a  teacher  in  this  school 
was  the  same  Jonathan  Worth  who  was  afterwards  governor  of  the  State. 

When  Liberty  Hall  Academy  which  was  chartered  in  1778  was  aban- 
doned in  1780,  it  was  removed  to  Salisbury.  There  is  no  authentic  rec- 
ord of  the  Salisbury  School  prior  to  1807.  During  that  year,  the  trus- 
tees announced  that  they  had  secured  Rev.  John  Brown,  "some  years 
at  Wadesboro,"  to  act  as  their  principal  teacher.228  In  1818,  the  acad- 
emy was  in  charge  of  Robert  L.  Edmonds,  who  was  "educated  in  the 
University  of  Glasgow"  and  at  Trinity  College,  Dublin.  Mr.  Edmonds 
was  assisted  by  Miss  Eliza  Slater  and  Miss  Mitchell,  "two  young  ladies 
who  have  been  procured  from  New  York."  Later  on  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Slater,  a  sister  of  Miss  Eliza  Slater,  was  also  a  teacher  in  the 
academy.229  Just  as  it  often  happens  now,  the  women  teachers  of  that 
day  abandoned  their  school  room  duties  and  got  married.  The  middle 
name  of  one  of  our  present  U.  S.  senators,  whose  home  is  at  Salisbury, 
is  Slater — Lee  Slater  Overman  is  his  full  name. 

In  1821,  Rev.  Jonathan  O.  Freeman  became  principal  of  the  Salis- 
bury Academy.  He  was  here  when  called  to  Raleigh  to  succeed  Dr. 
McPheeters  in  1827.  In  1838,  the  Salisbury  Female  Academy  was  in 
charge  of  Mrs.  Hutchison,  formerly  Miss  Nye,  who  once  taught  at 
Raleigh.  She  was  assisted  by  Miss  Sarah  Louise  ISTye  of  New  York,  a 
niece,  by  Miss  Emma  J.  Baker  and  by  Rev.  Stephen  Frontis,  the  "native 
of  France"  who  formerly  taught  at  Raleigh.230 

A  number  of  other  teachers  are  named  in  these  records  before  1810. 
Some  of  them,  like  Jacob  Nelson231  at  Mt.  Clio  Academy  and  A.  M. 
Rogers232  at  Greene  Academy  in  1807,  are  mentioned  only  once  and 
nothing  is  known  as  to  their  antecedents.  The  Raleigh  Star  said  that 
Jacob  Mordecai,  who  conducted  a  female  seminary  at  Warrenton  from 
1808  to  1815,  was  a  man  of  education  and  taste.233     In  1808,  Rev.  Wil- 

22 'PP.  636-639.  2 22PP. 326-327.  223P.  168.  224P.  168.  225P.  168.  226PP.  169-170.  227P.  170.  228P. 
346.  229PP.  349-351.  23°P.  381.  231P.  343.  232P.  167.  233P.  595. 


xx  Intkoduction 

Ham  Paisley  was  teaching  at  Hawfield  Academy,  in  Orange  County.234 
He  was  evidently  a  man  of  considerable  ability  as  a  teacher  and  also  a 
man  of  collegiate  training.  In  1814,  this  school  was  in  charge  of  John 
H.  Pickard,235  who  taught  the  usual  studies  preparatory  to  college. 
In  1809,  Pickard  was  the  principal  of  the  Sims  Latin  School  and  was 
said  to  be  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina.236 

Shortly  after  1800,  the  Westrayville  Academy  was  established.  From 
1809  to  1811,  this  school  was  in  charge  of  John  B.  Bobbitt,  a  young 
graduate  of  the  University,  who  was  later  to  become  one  of  the  best  known 
teachers  in  the  State.237  In  1809,  Rev.  Joseph  D.  Kilpatrick,  a  Pres- 
byterian preacher  of  Rowan,  had  charge  of  a  school  in  that  county 
which  he  called  Kilpatrick's  School.238  Another  Presbyterian  preacher 
and  teacher,  Rev.  George  Newton,  was  principal  of  Union  Hill  Academy 
near  Asheville  in  1809, 239  while  Rev.  John  Robinson  was  teaching  at 
Poplar  Tent  in  Cabarrus240  and  Rev.  John  M.  Wilson  at  Rocky 
River.24i 

In  1810,  the  Rev.  James  Thompson,  of  Virginia,  was  principal  of  the 
Washington  Academy  in  Beaufort  County.242  He  was  a  Presbyterian 
preacher  and  a  college  graduate.  The  same  year  Murdoch  McLean,  a 
recent  graduate  of  the  University,  began  to  teach  at  Laurel  Hill  in  Robe- 
son County.243  About  this  time  the  Raleigh  Register  contained  a 
notice  of  the  death  of  Rev.  Joseph  Alexander,  who  had  graduated  at 
Princeton  in  1760  and  whom  it  calls  one  of  the  fathers  of  learning  in 
the  "Western  Woods  of  Carolina."244 

During  1811,  J.  O.  Freeman  who  was  later  on  principal  of  the  Salis- 
bury Academy  and  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  was  teaching  at  Murfrees- 
boro.245  Daniel  Adams  who  was  formerly  principal  of  an  academy 
at  Stratford,  Connecticut,  was  principal  of  the  Vine  Hill  Academy,  Scot- 
land Neck.246  In  1812,  Adams  was  succeeded  by  a  Mr.  Jones,  of  Con- 
necticut.247 Both  Adams  and  Jones  were  probably  Yale  graduates. 
Rev.  M.  McMillan,  a  Presbyterian  preacher  and  teacher,  was  principal 
of  the  Euphronian  Academy  in  Moore  County;248  and  Elijah  Graves 
was  teaching  at  Pleasant  Grove  in  Granville  County,  in  1812. 249  Both 
of  these  teachers  had  collegiate  training. 

From  1813  to  1840,  these  papers  give  a  fairly  connected  account  of  the 
schools  and  teachers  in  Granville,  especially  those  located  in  Oxford. 
In  1813,  Thomas  H.  Willie,  who  had  been  educated  by  Thomas  P.  Irv- 
ing of  Princeton  in  the  New  Bern  Academy,  was  made  principal  of  the 
Oxford  Academy.250  In  1815,  Rev.  James  Thompson,  a  Presbyterian 
preacher  and  teacher,  was  principal  and  Mr.  Willie  was  his  assistant.251 
In  1818,  George  W.  Freeman,  who  has  already  been  mentioned  in  con- 
nection with  the  Raleigh  Academy,  was  principal  for  a  year,  assisted 
by  Levi  H.  McLean,  Lotan  G.  Watson,  and  Miss  Bosworth.252  From 
1819  to  1822,  a  Mr.  Bugbee  and  Ransom  Hubbill  were  principals.253 
Their  assistants  were  Miss  Griswold,  Miss  Halcomb,  Miss  Mitchell  and 

2J4P.  295.  236P.  296.  236P.  603.  237PP.  263-264.  23sp.  332.  239p.  14.  24°P. 329.  241P.  329.  242P. 
330.  243P.  343.  244P.  229.  246P.  328.  2"P.  175.  247p.  176.  24sp,  327.  249p.  132.  25op.  132.  '26ip. 
133.  252P.  133.  2"P.  134. 


Introduction  xxi 

Mr.  Paschall.  Misses  Bosworth,  Halcomb,  Griswold  and  Mitchell  were 
all  educated  "in  the  north."  From  1822  to  1829,  James  D.  Johnson,  a 
Yale  graduate,  was  principal.  His  assistants  were  Miss  Mitchell,  a 
Mr.  Graham,  who  was  a  graduate  of  Washington  College  in  Virginia, 
Miss  Emma  Stansbury,  "a  daughter  of  Rev.  A.  Stansbury,  late  of 
Albany,"  and  Rev.  Joseph  Labaree,  a  Presbyterian  minister  and 
teacher.254  In  1829,  the  Oxford  Academy  was  in  charge  of  Silas  C. 
Lindsly,  a  graduate  of  Princeton.  He  continued  principal  for  some 
three  years255  and  was  succeeded  by  James  H.  Wilkes,  in  1832.  In 
1838,  A.  Hart  and  T.  Higgins  were  principals.  Mr.  Hart  was  said  to  be 
a  "gentleman  of  considerable  attainments  in  classical  and  scientific 
knowledge,  acquired  in  England,  Italy  and  France,"  while  Mr.  Higgins 
was  described  as  "a  graduate  of  an  European  College."256  At  the  end  of 
the  year  1838,  David  F.  Robertson,  a  native  of  Scotland  and  educated  in 
that  country,  came  to  teach  at  Oxford.  He  had  been  a  teacher  in  the 
Academy  at  Albany,  J\Tew  York.257  The  next  year  Thomas  H.  Willie 
returned  to  Oxford  and  succeeded  Robertson.258 

For  two  years,  1822-4,  Jones  and  Andrews  who  had  formerly  taught 
at  Warrenton,  conducted  what  they  called  the  Oxford  Seminary.  On 
leaving  Oxford,  Mr.  Jones  became  professor  in  the  Franklin  Institute  of 
Philadelphia,  and  was  later  superintendent  of  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office 
and  professor  of  chemistry  in  the  medical  department  of  Columbian 
College,  Washington,  D.  C.259  From  1826  to  1830,  the  Oxford  Seminary 
was  in  charge  of  Rev.  Joseph  Labaree,  assisted  by  Rev.  Thomas  Skel- 
ton  and  wife  of  Massachusetts  and  Miss  Hannah  Kennedy,  a  teacher 
who  had  come  South  to  assist  Jones  and  Andrews.260  During  the  years 
1830-32,  Rev.  E.  Hollister  and  wife  conducted  the  Seminary.  They  had 
Miss  E.  Humphrey  as  their  assistant.  She  had  taught  in  the  Moravian 
school  at  Bethlehem,  Pennsylvania,  before  coming  to  Oxford.261  In 
1835,  Rev.  Jesse  Rankin,  a  Presbyterian  preacher  and  teacher,  took 
charge  of  the  Seminary.262  In  1839,  Rankin  was  succeeded  by  Ander- 
son G.  Hughes  and  Anne  E.  Hughes,  but  these  documents  say  nothing  as 
to  their  previous  professional  training  or  experience.263 

In  1815,  Duncan  McLaurin,  "late  of  South  Carolina,"  was  teaching  at 
Laurel  Hill,  in  Robeson  County.  He  was  denominated  by  the  board  of 
trustees  as  "that  eminent  teacher."264  The  same  year  William  E. 
Webb,  "formerly  Progfessor  of  Languages  in  the  University  of  this 
State,"  was  conducting  the  Union  Academy  in  Halifax;265  and  Robert 
Hall,  another  University  graduate  and  former  teacher  at  Raleigh,  was 
principal  of  the  Tarboro  Academy.266 

In  1818,  Austin  A.  Hersey,  "a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  University," 
took  charge  of  the  school  at  Hookerton  in  Greene  County;267  and  James 
A.  Craig,  a  University  of  !North  Carolina  graduate,  began  to  teach  in  the 
Wayne  Academy.268  This  year  Rev.  Wm.  Bingham  began  to  teach  at 
Mt.  Repose  in  Orange,  succeeded  there  by  his  son  W.  J.  Bingham  in 

2^PP.  135-146.  2"p,  146.  256p.  147.  257pp.  148-149.  "sp.  150.  "9P.  154.  2«°PP.  154-157. 
5tlPP.  157-159.  262P.  160.  2"P.  160.  284P.  344.  "spp.  178-179.  2««P.  77.  J67P.  167.  :esP.  635. 


xxii  Introduction 

1826  and  by  W.  P.  Forrest  in  1829.269  It  was  in  1819  that  Rev.  Elijah 
Graves  and  his  wife  announced  the  beginning  of  their  school  at  Long 
Meadows  in  Orange.  Mr.  Graves  had  a  long  and  honorable  career  as 
a  teacher  and  Presbyterian  preacher.270  The  year  1819  also  marked 
the  opening  of  the  Milton  Female  Seminary  under  the  principalship  of 
Abner  W.  Clopton,  assisted  by  the  Misses  Thomas,  who  had  been  edu- 
cated in  New  York.271 

In  1819,  John  H.  Hassam,  a  traveling  teacher  of  English  Grammar, 
came  to  Raleigh  from  New  Hampshire  and  opened  his  Private  Academy. 
Hassam  professed  to  be  able  to  teach  "a  correct  and  practical  knowledge 
of  English  Grammar  and  Punctuation  in  twenty-four  lectures  of  two 
hours  each."  Soon  after  his  arrival,  he  associated  himself  with  George 
W.  Freeman.  In  three  years  Hassam  had  blossomed  out  as  a  lawyer 
and  the  owner  of  a  farm  of  150  acres.  The  Private  Academy  seems  not 
to  have  lasted  longer  than  three  years,  though  all  the  subjects  prepara- 
tory to  college  were  taught.272 

From  1818  to  1821,  Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell,  the  Methodist  minister, 
and  his  wife  conducted  the  Shocco  Female  Academy  in  Halifax.273 
After  the  Cottrells  left,  this  school  was  conducted  for  a  year  by  the 
Rev.  Rufus  "Wiley  and  his  son  and  daughter.  In  1822,  Shocco  was  in 
charge  of  Philip  Wiley  and  Mrs.  Mary  Lucas,  widow  of  the  Raleigh 
lawyer,  Alexander  Lucas.274 

Beginning  in  1819,  the  Warrenton  Female  Seminary  was  managed 
by  Jones  and  Andrews.  They  succeeded  J.  Mordecai.  Their  school 
nourished  for  about  three  years.275  From  1822  to  1824  Achilles  Plunk- 
ett, J.  D.  Plunkett,  Mrs.  Plunkett  and  their  associates  conducted  the 
school.276  From  1825  to  1826,  E.  and  C.  C.  Brainerd,  of  Massachusetts, 
were  principals.  C.  C.  Brainerd  died  in  1826  and  his  place  was  taken  by 
John  Kendrick,  of  Dartmouth  College.  In  1829  the  school  went  back 
into  the  hands  of  Mrs.  Plunkett  who  conducted  it  until  1834,277  when 
she  was  succeeded  by  Mrs.  Harriet  J.  Allen,278  who  had  been  educated 
in  New  York  State. 

Beginning  in  1820,  Rev.  John  Mushat  conducted  the  school  at  States- 
ville  for  two  years.279  Mushat  was  a  Presbyterian  preacher  and  had  the 
reputation  of  being  an  excellent  teacher.  The  same  year  that  Mushat 
began  his  Statesville  school  saw  the  beginnings  of  a  number  of  other 
schools,  all  in  charge  of  graduates  of  the  State  University,  viz.,  Charles 
A.  Hill's  private  school  at  Warrenton,280  James  F.  Martin's  academy  at 
Madison,281  James  A.  Craig's  Chapel  Hill  Academy,282  and  Thomas 
G.  Stone's  school  at  Hilliardston  in  Nash  County.283  In  1820,  the 
Lawrenceville  Male  Academy  was  announced  to  begin  on  January  1, 
1821,  "under  the  care  of  a  Gentleman  from  the  North,  whose  name  we 
have  not  yet  learned  from  our  agent."  The  Female  Academy  at  the 
same  place  was  under  the  care  of  Mrs.  Terrell,  "late  of  Connecticut."284 


269PP.  296-298.  "°P.  298.  "ip.  30.  272PP.  521-525.  273P.  604.  27*PP.  606-608.  275PP.  612-618 
"spp.  618-620.  277PP.  626-627.  278P.  627.  279P.  187.  28°P.  628.  281P.  345.  282P.  299.  283P.  264 
284P.  328. 


Introduction  xxiii 

Some  time  before  1820,  there  were  schools  for  boys  and  girls  at  Lin- 
colnton.  These  records  show  that  by  1820,  the  academies  at  that  place 
were  organized.  From  1820  to  1822,  Joseph  E.  Bell,  'late  of  Union 
Seminary  in  Tennessee,"285  was  principal.  Mr.  Bell  was  at  that  time  a 
Lutheran  preacher.  He  later  on  entered  the  Presbyterian  ministry.  He 
was  a  man  of  considerable  scholarship,  but  he  was  finally  forced  to 
leave  the  ministry  and  teaching  because  of  conduct  unbecoming  his 
profession.  In  1822,  Rev.  John  Mushat  became  principal  of  the  Lin- 
colnton  schools.  He  was  assisted  by  Nathaniel  1ST.  Smith.286  Both  were 
men  of  good  scholarship,  being  college  graduates,  as  was  the  successor 
of  Mr.  Smith,  James  J.  Watson.287  In  1824,  Allen  D.  Metcalf,  "a 
graduate  of  Hampden  Sydney  College"288  became  the  successor  of 
Mushat.  He  remained  only  a  year  and  was  succeeded  by  Nathaniel  N". 
Smith  and  Samuel  P.  Simpson.  Mr.  Simpson  soon  abandoned  teaching 
and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  medicine.289  From  1826  to  1S29, 
Miss  Maria  Allen  had  charge  of  the  girls'  school.290  She  was  educated 
in  New  York  State  and  left  teaching  to  get  married  in  1829  when  she 
was  succeeded  by  her  sister,  Miss  Harriet  Allen.291  In  1832,  Miss 
Amelia  Thompson,  another  teacher  from  the  North,  succeeded  Miss 
Allen.292  Two  years  later,  1834,  the  boys'  school  was  in  charge  of 
George  W.  Morrow,  a  graduate  of  the  University.293  These  records  close 
this  period  of  the  history  of  the  Lincolnton  schools  with  the  announce- 
ment that  Miss  Abigail  Mason,  of  Pennsylvania,  would  take  charge  of 
the  girls'  school  in  1841. 294 

When  the  Smithfield  Academy  was  begun  in  February,  1820,  the 
trustees  said  that  it  would  be  in  charge  of  Robert  Brevard  Poor,  who 
"graduated  at  Cambridge  (Mass.)  lastAugust,"295  In  1827,  this  school 
was  conducted  by  A.  W.  Gay,  who  later  taught  in  Wilkesboro,  and  Miss 
R.  D.  Salmon.296  Mr.  Gay  was  a  Presbyterian  minister  and  Miss 
Salmon  was  a  graduate  of  one  of  the  New  York  seminaries.  In  1828, 
this  academy  had  for  its  principal,  J.  Warnock,  "a  graduate  of  Glasgow 
University."297  Seven  years  later  William  Broome  was  the  teacher  of 
this  school.298     Nothing  is  recorded  as  to  his  previous  education. 

From  1820  to  1837,  there  was  a  school  of  some  pretensions  at  Farmwell 
Grove  in  Halifax  County.299  The  first  teacher  mentioned  was  Levi  H. 
McLean.  In  1824,  Thomas  Bragg,  "a.  graduate  of  our  University,"  was 
the  teacher.  After  two  years  he  was  succeeded  by  John  J.  Wyche,  an- 
other University  graduate.  In  1827,  this  school  was  conducted  by 
J.  Judge. 

In  1821,  Rev.  John  Williamson  had  a  school  at  Hopewell  in  Meck- 
lenburg County.300  Mr.  Williamson  was  a  Presbyterian  preacher  and 
a  college  bred  man.  From  1822  to  1828,  Charles  A.  Hill  taught  at 
Midway  in  Franklin  County.301  In  1822,  Rev.  Chauncey  Eddy,  an- 
other Presbyterian  minister,  began  a  school  at  Morganton.  He  was 
assisted  by  Mrs.   Eddy  and  by  Miss  Parkman.     After  two  years  the 

285P.  196.  *s«P.  197.  287P.  200.  288P.  200.  289P.  200.  29°P.  206.  2,1PP.  216-217.  292P  218 
293P.  220.     294P.  224.     295P.  194.    2'6P.  194.    297P.  195.    298P.  195.    2»9P.  179.    3°°P.  230.    301PP.  107-113! 


xxiv  Introduction 

school  was  in  charge  of  Alexander  E.  Wilson,  "a  graduate  from  the 
State  University."302  Miss  Parkman  was  one  of  the  numerous  North 
Carolina  teachers  of  this  period  who  had  been  educated  in  one  of  the 
northern  schools.  The  same  year  that  Mr.  Eddy  began  to  teach  at 
Morganton  the  trustees  of  the  Littleton  Select  School  announced  that 
"the  Male  Department  will  be  conducted  by  a  young  gentleman  from 
1ST.  York,  who  has  received  his  education  in  Yale  College."303  From 
1822  to  1824,  Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell,  his  wife,  and  his  son  Benjamin 
Cottrell  began  a  school  at  Shady  Grove  in  Warren  County.304 

In  1823,  George  W.  Ereeman  began  the  Episcopal  School  at  Ra- 
leigh.305 For  ten  years  this  school  met  with  indifferent  success.  In 
1833,  J.  D.  Hooper  became  principal.306  During  this  year  buildings 
were  erected  and  the  next  year  the  school  was  put  in  charge  of  Joseph 
G.  Cogswell,  Joseph  H.  Saunders  and  J.  D.  Hooper.307  After  a  year 
Cogswell  left.308  In  1837,  Rev.  M.  A.  Curtis  became  principal  for  two 
years.309  Mr.  Curtis  was  succeeded  in  1839  by  John  A.  Backhouse  and 
Edwin  Geer.310  Hooper  and  Saunders  were  graduates  of  the  Univer- 
sity. Mr.  Cogswell  became  professor  in  the  University  of  South  Caro- 
lina and  finally  was  librarian  of  the  Astor  Library  in  New  York  City. 
Mr.  Curtis  was  a  man  of  considerable  learning,  especially  in  the  realm 
of  natural  science.  Of  the  other  teachers  of  this  school,  I  have  found 
out  nothing  as  to  their  previous  education. 

Between  1820  and  1830,  there  are  a  number  of  teachers  and  schools 
mentioned  in  these  papers  for  short  periods.  An  example  is  Hooper's 
Select  Classical  School  at  Fayetteville  in  1824,  of  which  William  Hooper, 
"late  a  professor  in  the  University,"  was  principal.311  In  this  class 
belongs  the  Tarboro  Academy  of  1824.  At  that  time  a  Mr.  Griswold 
resigned  as  principal  and  was  succeeded  by  Eugene  Farnan,  "a  native 
of  Ireland."312  Other  examples  are  the  following:  Bertie  Union 
Academy  of  1825  under  John  D.  Tate;313  the  Charlotte  Female  Academy 
of  1825-28  under  Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell,314  and  the  Charlotte  Male 
Academy  of  1826,  in  charge  of  the  Rev.  Allen  D.  Metcalf,  A.B.  ;315 
Rev.  John  Witherspoon's  Boarding  School  at  Hillsboro  from  1826  to 
1830  ;316  Walter  S.  Pharos  Sugar  Creek  Academy  of  1827  ;317  Rev. 
P.  J.  Sparrow's  school  at  Buffalo  in  Lincoln  County  during  the  year 
1827 ;318  Robert  Timlin's  Shiloh  Academy  of  1827,  in  Granville;319 
the  Spring  Grove  Academy  of  1827  in  Franklin  under  Mr.  Guernsey, 
"a  graduate  of  a  Northern  College,"  and  Edward  G.  Benners;320  the 
Nashville  Academy  of  1827  in  charge  of  Rev.  John  Armstrong,  a 
graduate  of  Columbian  College,  Washington,  D.  C.;321  Rev.  R.  H. 
Chapman's  Classical  School  of  1828  at  Center  Church  in  Iredell;322 
Thomas  G.  Stone's  Mount  Welcome  Academy  of  1828  in  Franklin;323 
Absalom  K.  Barr's  Lexington  Academy  of  1828,324  H.  R.  Hall's  Ebe- 
nezer  Academy  of  1829  in  Iredell  ;325  and  George  W.  Morrow's  Bethle- 
hem School  of  1829  in  Orange.326 

3°2PP.  16-17.  3°3P.  631.  8°*P.  628.  3°6P.  535.  806P.  536.  3°7P.  537.  sospp.  545.548.  sosp.  547. 
81°P.  549.  311P.  72.  3i2P.  77.  313P.  325.  31<PP.  232-240.  31BP.  233.  ""P.  310.  317P.  241.  '"P. 
226.  319P.  163.  32°P.  114.  "'P.  266.  322P.  191.  323P.  115.  324P.  328.  »26P.  190.  82flP.312. 


Introduction  xxv 

Ealeigh  and  "Wake  County  had  a  number  of  schools  begun  before 
1830,  which  had  more  or  less  success.  In  1823,  James  Pheelan  at 
Wake  Forest  Academy  was  preparing  students  for  the  University,327 
and  J.  E.  Lumsden  in  his  private  school  at  Ealeigh  also  advertised 
that  he  would  prepare  pupils  to  enter  the  same  college.328  Mr.  Lums- 
den and  his  wife  continued  to  teach  the  remaining  seventeen  years 
covered  by  these  documents.  When  the  Ealeigh  Academy,  in  1827, 
had  lost  some  of  its  former  vigor  and  popularity,  Timothy  E.  Dwight, 
a  graduate  of  Yale,  opened  in  Ealeigh  what  he  called  Dwight's  Select 
School.329  But  the  career  of  this  school  was  short-lived.  Even  Dr. 
William  McPheeters'  attempt  to  establish  in  Ealeigh  a  Female  Boarding 
School  in  1827  seems  to  have  finally  met  with  failure  after  six  years 
of  experiment.330  One  of  the  assistants  in  this  school  was  Miss  M.  C. 
Street,  "an  experienced  Preceptress  from  the  North."331  In  1829, 
James  Logan  advertised  that  he  prepared  boys  for  the  University  at 
Pleasant  Spring  Academy  in  Wake  County.332  At  the  same  time 
J.  H.  Wilkes  was  principal  at  Pomona  Academy,  also  in  Wake.333 
This  school  was  later  taught  by  William  B.  Strain,334  already  referred 
to  as  a  University  graduate,  and  by  the  same  Mr.  Higgins  who  formerly 
taught  in  the  Oxford  Academy.335  Beginning  in  1829  the  Wake  Forest 
Pleasant  Grove  Academy  in  Wake  County  seems  to  have  had  a  con- 
tinuous existence.336  This  school  was  first  in  charge  of  Daniel  W. 
Kerr  and  his  wife.  Dr.  Battle  says  Kerr  was  a  good  teacher.  The 
other  teachers  here  were  Edward  T.  Fowlkes,  who  taught  English  gram- 
mar in  seven  weeks,  Miss  Eliza  W.  Bobbitt,  and  Miss  Martha  E,  Eich- 
ardson,  "a  young  lady  from  the  North." 

There  seems  to  have  been  a  good  school  in  Pitt  County  as  early  as 
1800.  The  first  record  of  the  school  in  these  documents  is  dated  182S, 
when  George  Stokes,  a  graduate  of  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  was  the 
principal.337  He  was  succeeded  by  William  A.  Walker  in  1831,  who 
taught  the  usual  subjects  preparatory  to  college.  In  1S35,  Mrs.  Saffery 
was  principal  of  the  Greenville  Female  Seminary.  She  advertised 
that  she  followed  the  system  of  Mrs.  Willard  in  her  school  at  Troy, 
New  York;  and  that  she  had  resided  nine  years  in  Paris  and  vicinity.338 

Possibly  one  of  the  best  girls'  schools  of  this  period  was  the  school 
conducted  by  William  M.  Green  and  his  assistants  at  Hillsboro  from 
1825  to  1840. 339  Mr.  Green  was  a  graduate  of  the  University  and 
after  1838  a  professor  in  that  institution.  In  later  years  he  became  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Bishop  of  Mississippi.  His  principal  assistants 
were  Miss  Lavinia  Brainerd  and  Miss  Maria  L.  Spear.  Both  were 
educated  in  the  best  schools  for  women  in  the  North.  In  1S39,  Miss 
Spear  said  she  followed  the  methods  of  the  Common  School  Union. 

It  would  be  an  incomplete  picture  of  the  schools  of  this  period  to 
imagine  that  they  all  taught  Latin,  Greek  and  the  other  college  prepara- 
tory  studies.     As   early   as    1802,   A.    Wills  began    "a   cheap    English 

3"P.  532.  '"p.  534.  sup.  554,  330pp.  555.556.  ssip.  556.  332p.  56O.  'asp.  552.  33ip.  553. 
3 "P.  554.  ' 3 6pp.  557-559.  3"P.  334.  "sp.  335.  ssspp.  300-310. 


xxvi  Introduction 

school"  in  Raleigh.  The  term  was  three  months  at  twenty  shillings  a 
quarter.  He  said  he  would  wait  until  fall  for  his  pay  and  would  take 
produce  for  tuition.340  In  1809,  Wills  said  he  would  accept  brandy  in 
payment  of  board  at  $50  a  year  and  tuition  at  10  a  year.341  Later  on 
he  said  he  would  take  pay  in  old  corn,  tallow,  and  other  produce;  and 
that  he  wanted  to  hire  a  young  man  to  keep  a  bar.342  In  1807  John  H. 
Gault  taught  an  English  school  in  Wake  County.  Gault  said  he  de- 
clined to  teach  Latin  and  Greek.  He  claimed  to  lay  great  stress  on 
reading,  speaking,  accent,  cadence  and  spelling.  He  indulged  in  much 
high  sounding  talk  about  the  progress  of  his  pupils.343 

These  papers  give  us  only  a  glimpse  of  the  school  of  the  negro  John 
Chavis,  who  taught  in  Raleigh  in  1808.  Chavis  was  said  to  be  a  man 
of  some  education  and  a  Presbyterian  preacher.  His  Raleigh  school 
was  evidently  a  primary  or  an  elementary  school  of  small  pretensions. 
At  first  he  taught  "children  of  colour"  along  with  white  children.  But 
this  plan  evidently  gave  offense  to  some.  So  Chavis  announced  that  he 
would  "open  an  Evening  School  for  the  purpose  of  instructing  Children 
of  Colour,  as  he  intends,  for  the  accommodation  of  some  of  his  employ- 
ers, to  exclude  Children  of  Colour  from  his  Day  School."344 

In  1809,  the  Ealeigh  Register,  speaking  of  the  death  of  William  Hol- 
land, said  that  Holland  was  a  native  of  England,  that  he  was  an  Eng- 
lish school  teacher  of  good  qualifications,  of  correct  manners,  and  that 
he  wrote  a  beautiful  hand.345  In  1814,  the  same  paper  contained  a 
death  notice  of  Norman  Campbell,  "a  respectable  old  schoolmaster  who 
had  taught  for  a  number  of  years  with  general  satisfaction,  in  different 
parts  of  the  county."346 

In  1813,  B.  Nichols  advertised  that  he  would  teach  writing  in  fifteen 
exercises  of  two  hours  each.347  In  1815,  Mrs.  George  Mumford, 
"recluse,"  had  a  school  in  Rowan.348  At  the  same  time  Thomas  L. 
Ragsdale  was  conducting  what  he  called  his  Juvenile  Academy  in 
Wake.349  After  a  number  of  years  service  as  teachers  at  Warrenton 
and  other  places,  Sarah  and  William  Falkener  died  in  1819.  They 
were  natives  of  England  and  the  Raleigh  Register  said  they  were  the 
pioneers  of  female  education  in  this  section.350 

From  1820  to  1830  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Marling  taught  drawing  and 
painting  in  Raleigh.351  In  1820,  Harvey  James  Bryan  conducted  a 
Saturday  singing  school  in  the  Raleigh  Methodist  church.352  The  same 
year  T.  McQueen  taught  "a  highly  improved  System  of  Stenography 
in  Raleigh."353  Two  years  later  T.  Mason  taught  stenography  in  15 
lessons  and  Hebrew  in  30  lessons  to  such  persons  in  Raleigh  as  desired 
his  services.354  Anthony  G.  Glynn,  who  formerly  taught  in  the  Ra- 
leigh Academy  announced,  in  1822  the  opening  of  his  Athenaeum  in  the 
capital  city.  He  claimed  that  his  health  would  not  permit  him  to 
practice  law  vigorously,  so  he  opened  his  school  to  teach  the  English 
branches  with  special  attention  to  graceful  reading  and  speaking.  He 
also  said  that  he  would  not  resort  to  corporal  punishment.355 

»*»P.  512.  "lp.  512.  842p.  513.  343pp.  513-514.  344p.  515.  346p.  515.  346p.  520.  347p.  516. 
848P.  383.     349P.  520.     360P.  594.     3"P.  526.     3&2p.  526.     8&8P.  517.     354p.  527.     ssep.  530. 


Introduction  xxvii 

From  1811  to  1835,  these  documents  show  us  that  the  school  at  Salem 
was  usually  trying  to  avoid  having  so  many  pupils.  During  these 
years  this  school  was  in  charge  of  such  scholars  and  teachers  as  Abra- 
ham Steiner,  Benjamin  Reichel,  Jacob  Van  Vleck,  Andrew  Benade,  and 
John  C.  Jacobson.356 

From  1830  to  1840,  there  were  a  number  of  teachers  employed  in 
various  schools,  whose  qualifications  have  already  been  referred  to.  In 
1831,  John  J.  Wyche  was  at  Midway  in  Franklin,357  Mrs.  Frances 
Bowen  was  conducting  a  private  school  in  Raleigh,358  and  Daniel  W. 
Kerr  was  in  charge  of  Kerr's  Select  School  in  Raleigh.359  In  1832, 
John  Y.  Hicks  was  teaching  in  the  Nashville  Academy300  and  Cowles 
M.  Vaiden  was  at  Woodville  Academy  in  "Wake.361  In  1833,  Yaiden 
was  conducting  Vaiden's  Seminary  at  Warrenton362  and  Benjamin  Sum- 
ner was  beginning  to  teach  at  Arcadia  Academy  in  Person.363  In  1835, 
William  H.  Owen  was  at  the  Leasburg  Classical  School  in  Caswell.364 
In  1837,  Daniel  W.  Kerr  was  teaching  at  Mt.  Pleasant  in  Orange.365 
In  1838,  Alban  Hart  was  teaching  in  the  Shocco  Classical  Semi- 
nary.366 From  1830  to  1839,  Peter  Le  Messurier  taught  his  Classical 
and  English  school  in  Raleigh.367  In  1839,  William  B.  Otis  was  con- 
ducting the  Raleigh  Classical  School.368  From  1836  to  1839,  John  Y. 
Hicks  was  principal  of  the  Hemdon  Academy  in  Franklin.369  From 
1834  to  1839,  J.  H.  Perry,  Robert  S.  Anderson,  William  C.  Sutton,  and 
William  P.  Forrest  taught  at  various  places  in  Granville.370 

From  1830  to  1840  these  records  disclose  a  number  of  traveling  teach- 
ers of  special  subjects.  Nothing  is  said  of  these  except  what  they 
said  of  themselves.  Such  teachers  were  A.  McLaurin  and  D.  Easton 
who  taught  writing  schools  in  1830, 371  A.  D.  Smith  who  claimed  in 
1831  to  teach  a  new  system  of  his  own  which  made  "bad  writers  to 
write  an  elegant  hand  in  two  or  three  days,"372  M.  Osborne  who  con- 
ducted a  Sacred  Music  School  in  1834,373  Mr.  Tousey  another  writing 
teacher,374  and  John  H.  De  Carteret  who  taught  the  French  language 
"agreeably  to  the  Parisian  pronunciation."375 

The  last  ten  years  of  the  period  covered  by  these  records  marked  the 
beginning  of  Anderson's  Boarding  School  at  Hillsboro,376  Berkeley's 
Literary  and  Scientific  Institute  at  Raleigh  in  1S31,377  Peach  Tree 
Academy  in  1834,378  Phillips'  Female  Boarding  School  at  Chapel  Hill 
in  1836,379  Burwell's  Female  School  at  Hillsboro,380  and  the  Caldwell 
Institute  at  Greensboro,  both  begun  in  1837. 381  The  Caldwell  Insti- 
tute was  the  best  known  of  these  schools.  Its  first  teachers  were  Rev. 
Alexander  Wilson  who  had  been  educated  in  Ireland,  S.  C.  Lindsley  of 
Princeton,  and  John  A.  Gretter  of  the  University  of  Virginia.  The 
Burwells  had  a  long  and  honorable  career  as  teachers  at  Hillsboro  and 
later  on  at  Charlotte  and  Raleigh.  In  1839  this  school  employed  a 
native   German   to   teach   music.     The   school   conducted   by   Professor 

356PP.  80-83.  »"P.  113.  353P.  566.  359P.  561.  "°P.  267.  "'P.  567.  »«-P  632   »«3P  331   364p 

32.  "up.  317.  36ep.  632.  "'P.  567.  333P.  570.  369p  hq.  370pp.  164-166  "ipp  517-518   "ap" 

519.  373P.  529.  37<P.  520.  375P.  529.  37«P.  312.  37 'PP.  563-566.  37»P.267  379PP  314-317  3»°PP 
320-322.  ssip.  172. 


xxviii  Introduction 

Phillips  and  his  wife  in  their  home  at  Chapel  Hill  lasted  only  a  few 
years.  In  1836  they  were  assisted  by  "a  lady  from  Mrs.  Willard's 
Seminary  at  Troy." 

Then,  as  is  now  the  case,  many  teachers  taught  only  a  short  time  at 
one  place  and  moved  on  to  new  fields  or  out  of  the  business.  In  1830, 
"Mr.  Barbour,  a  graduate  of  Washington  College,  Connecticut,"  was 
teaching  what  he  called  a  select  school  in  Raleigh.382  In  1831,  Wil- 
liam C.  Clarke  was  teaching  at  Springfield  in  Caswell,383  William  A. 
Walker  was  teaching  at  Williamston,  and  Mrs.  Phillips,  who  "had 
eighteen  years  experience  as  a  teacher  at  the  North  and  in  this  State," 
was  principal  of  the  Wake  Forest  Female  School.384  In  1833,  Lemuel 
Murray  was  in  charge  of  the  Haywood  Academy  in  Chatham.385  In 
1837,  William  H.  Hooper,  a  University  man,  was  teaching  what  he 
called  Hooper's  School  in  Chatham;386  M.  R.  Garrett  was  teaching  at 
Stony  Hill  in  Nash  ;387  Dr.  William  Flint  was  principal  of  Vine  Hill 
Academy,  and  Miss  Matilda  B.  Rowan  of  the  female  seminary  at  Sche- 
nectady, New  York,  was  principal  of  the  Scotland  Neck  Female  Semi- 
nary,388 assisted  by  Miss  Hanks  who  had  "finished  her  education  at 
Mrs.  Willard's  celebrated  school."  During  the  years  1837-8,  Robert  A. 
Ezzell  was  teaching  at  Jackson  in  Northampton  County.  His  assistant 
was  Miss  Harriet  A.  Dellay,  "who  was  recommended  to  the  Trustees  by 
Mrs.  Emma  Willard,  of  the  distinguished  Female  Seminary  at  Troy, 
N.  Y."389 

In  1838,  Charles  Manly  employed  a  graduate  of  the  University  to 
teach  a  private  school  for  15  pupils  in  Raleigh;390  Baxter  Clegg,  A.B., 
was  then  principal  of  Pleasant  Hill  Academy  in  Chatham;391  and  Miss 
Louisa  Mooar,  "a  Lady  from  the  North,"  educated  at  Mrs.  Willard's 
Seminary,  was  conducting  a  school  in  Northampton.392 

The  year  these  records  close,  James  P.  Clarke  began  the  Fairfield 
School  and  John  R.  Holt  the  Union  Academy393  in  Orange  County. 
Both  these  teachers  prepared  pupils  for  college.  At  the  Goldsboro 
Academy,  Rev.  James  Cowan,  "a  gentleman  of  the  highest  classical 
acquirements  and  of  long  and  successful  experience  as  a  teacher"  was 
beginning  a  successful  school394  and  Miss  Eliza  Rae  "of  Boston"  was 
teaching  with  considerable  success  at  Asheboro.395 

Course  of  Study. — These  documents  constantly  refer  to  the  useful  and 
ornamental  branches  of  knowledge.  Drawing,  music,  painting,  and 
needlework  were  generally  regarded  as  the  ornamental  subjects.  All 
other  studies  were  regarded  as  useful.  Geography,  history,  and  hygiene 
as  we  now  know  those  subjects  were  largely  unknown  in  the  schools  of 
this  period.  It  is  true  that  geography  and  history  were  taught  after  a 
fashion,  but  they  were  usually  taught  in  the  high  school  grades.  The 
geography  was  wholly  place  geography.  The  history  was  usually  little 
more  than  chronology  and  memorizing  history  facts.     There  is  no  refer- 

352P.  561.  883P.  29.  384p.  533.  sssp.  48.  38«P.  48.  38?p.  268.  ssspp.  177,  183.  339pp.  275-278 
89 °P.  571.     391P.  48.     8»2P.  278.     393P.  323      8'«P.  635.     396P.  338. 


Introduction  xxix 

ence  in  these  documents  to  a  book  on  health  comparable  to  those  of  our 
times.     Only  one  school  offered  a  course  in  physiology. 

A  study  of  these  documents  will  show  that  but  few  people  questioned 
the  usefulness  of  Latin  and  Greek  for  boys.  English  on  the  formal 
side  was  paid  great  attention,  but  there  was  generally  little  teaching  of 
the  great  literature  of  the  mother  tongue,  especially  in  the  elementary 
grades.  The  student  will  also  be  struck  by  the  great  number  of  sub- 
jects taught  in  the  schools  for  girls,  as  well  as  those  for  boys.  But  the 
text-books  of  that  day  were  not  bulky,  and  memorizing  the  text  was 
almost  universal.  Some  details  of  what  was  attempted  in  some  of  the 
individual  schools  of  this  period  will  likely  be  worth  while.  The 
earliest  reference  to  the  course  of  study  in  these  papers  concerns  Grove 
Academy  in  Duplin,  1787.  It  was  said  that  the  master  of  that  school 
taught  the  Latin  and  the  English  grammar,  and  the  Latin  and  the 
Greek  language.  Likely  his  assistant  taught  the  more  elementary  sub- 
jects.396 In  1793,  Rev.  Thomas  P.  Irving,  the  principal  of  the  New 
Bern  Academy,  had  his  school  divided  into  three  classes.  In  the  first 
class  were  taught  reading,  writing,  and  arithmetic  at  20  shillings  a 
quarter,  in  the  second  class,  mathematics  in  its  various  branches  at  30 
shillings  a  quarter;  and,  in  the  third  class,  the  "dead  languages"  at  50 
shillings  a  quarter.397 

In  1800,  William  Bingham  taught  reading,  writing,  arithmetic,  Eng- 
lish grammar,  geography,  mathematics,  and  the  classics  (Latin  and 
Greek)  at  Pittsboro.398  In  1801,  the  same  subjects  with  the  addition  of 
bookkeeping  were  taught  in  the  Hillsboro  Academy.399  In  1802,  Hugh 
Shaw  was  teaching  natural  and  moral  philosophy  and  astronomy  in  the 
Caswell  xlcademy,  in  addition  to  Latin,  Greek,  geography,  arithmetic, 
reading  and  writing.400  In  1803,  the  boys'  classes  in  the  Fayetteville 
Academy  were  taught  reading,  spelling,  cyphering,  English  grammar, 
geography,  Latin  Grammar,  Nepos,  Eutropius,  Corderii,  Caesar,  Sal- 
lust,  Virgil,  and  Euclid.  The  girls'  classes  were  taught  spelling,  read- 
ing, English  grammar,  geography,  letter  writing,  copy  writing,  cypher- 
ing, marking,  Dresden,  Tambour,  and  embroidery.401  The  next  year 
there  were  boys'  classes  in  Horace,  in  Webster's  Spelling-book,  and  a 
spelling  class  using  the  dictionary,  in  addition  to  those  mentioned  the 
year  before.402  In  1805,  Hugh  Shaw  was  teaching  the  same  subjects 
in  Hyco  Academy.  He  referred  to  the  "common  rules  of  arithmetic" 
and  to  "the  higher  branches  of  arithmetic"  as  a  part  of  the  course  of 
study.403  The  Pittsboro  Academy  in  1805,  still  in  charge  of  William 
Bingham,  had  added  history,  astronomy,  and  moral  philosophy  to  the 
course  since  1800. 404  When  Matthew  Dickinson  took  charge  of  the 
academy  at  Louisburg  in  1805,  he  advertised  to  teach  belles-lettres, 
rhetoric,  ethics,  metaphysics,  Hebrew,  French,  Italian,  algebra,  geome- 
try, trigonometry,  conic  sections,  surveying,  natural  philosophy,  astron- 
omy, navigation,  mensuration,  altimetry,  longimetry,  Latin,  and  Greek, 

396P.  74.  397P.  50.  398P.  35.  399P.  280.  400P.  18.  401P.  62.  <°=P.  63.  «°3P.  23.  <°*P.  37. 


xxx  Introduction 

in  addition  to  reading,  writing,  arithmetic,  geography  and  English 
grammar.  This  is  the  most  formidable  array  of  subjects  taught  in  any 
school  of  this  period.     Dickinson  had  one  assistant.405 

In  1807  the  Salisbury  Academy  examination  showed  that  there  were 
classes  in  Virgil's  Eclogues,  Nepos,  Erasmus,  Morse's  and  Guthrie's 
Geographies,  reading  and  parsing,  reciting  English  grammar,  Assembly 
Catechism,  Church  Catechism,  arithmetic,  writing,  and  composition.406 
In  May,  1807,  the  girls  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  were  examined.  There 
were  five  classes  in  spelling,  four  in  reading,  one  class  in  reading 
Blair's  Lectures,  four  classes  in  English  grammar,  two  classes  in  geog- 
raphy, two  classes  in  arithmetic,  four  classes  in  writing,  and  classes  in 
sewing,  tambour,  cotton  floss  work,  and  alphabetical  samplers.407  The 
most  advanced  class  in  arithmetic  was  studying  simple  division.  The 
highest  grammar  class  was  parsing  Blair's  Lectures.  There  were  boys' 
classes  in  philosophy  and  astronomy,  Horace,  Virgil,  Csesar,  Selectae 
Veterii,  Erasmus,  Aesop's  Fables,  Corderii,  Greek  Testament;  two 
classes  in  Latin  grammar,  one  in  geography,  four  classes  in  English 
grammar,  two  classes  in  arithmetic,  one  class  in  the  English  Reader 
(Murray's),  one  class  in  writing,  and  two  in  spelling.408  At  the  No- 
vember examination  there  were  additional  boys'  classes  in  logic,  Euclid, 
natural  and  moral  philosophy,  astronomy,  rhetoric,  Selectae  Profanis, 
Horace,  and  Cicero's  Orations.  There  were  additional  girls'  classes  in 
astronomy,  Murray's  Dictionary,  and  Murray's  Introduction  to  Eng- 
lish Reading.409 

In  1811,  the  girls  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  then  in  charge  of  Rev. 
William  McPheeters,  were  classified  as  follows: 

1.  Julian  Class — Murray's  Introduction  to  English  Reading,  spelling, 
writing,  Dilworth's  Arithmetic,  including  the  rule  of  three. 

2.  Cornelian  Class — Murray's  Reader,  historical  parts  of  the  Old 
Testament,  memorizing  Murray's  English  Grammar,  arithmetic  through 
practice  and  interest,  Dwight's  Geography,  etymological  parsing. 

3.  Decimore  Class — Murray's  Sequel,  Cowper's  Task,  Morse's  Geogra- 
phy, geographical  cards,  syntactical  parsing  in  prose,  remainder  of 
arithmetic. 

4.  Trophomore  Class — Milton's  Paradise  Lost,  Ossian's  Poems,  syn- 
tactical parsing  in  poetry,  Murray's  Exercises,  English  prosody,  Blair's 
Lectures. 

5.  Alphenor  Class — Blair's  Grammar  of  Natural  and  Experimental 
Philosophy,  Blair's  Chymical  Grammar,  Whelpley's  Historical  Com- 
pend,  Goldsmith's  History  of  Rome  and  History  of  England. 

6.  Delphenor  Class — Andrew's  Logic,  Paley's  Moral  Philosophy,  and 
Paley's  Natural  Theology. 

It  was  set  forth  as  part  of  this  course  that  writing,  spelling,  and  read- 
ing were  common  to  all  the  classes;  and  that  Latin,  French,  music, 
painting  and  needlework  were  elective.     Upon  the  completion   of  the 

405p.  84.  4oep.  346.  4o;p.  400.  408p.  399.  40spp.  400-406. 


Introduction  xxxi 

course  "an  Honorary  Certificate  and  a  Golden  Medal  with  an  elegant 
inscription"  was  awarded.410  This  course  is  given  here  because  it 
constitutes  the  most  pretentious  attempt  during  this  period  to  systema- 
tize school  instruction.  It  is  evident  that  this  course  required  some 
years  of  preparaion.  Just  how  many  years  were  embraced  in  the 
preparatory  course  is  not  stated,  but  evidently  all  the  work  outlined  for 
the  first  class  could  not  be  done  by  a  pupil  below  what  we  now  call  our 
fifth  grade.  This  would  make  the  Raleigh  Academy  for  girls  in  1811, 
so  far  as  the  length  of  its  course  is  concerned,  a  school  offering  a  course 
about  the  length  of  tbese  present  day  schools  which  have  seven  ele- 
mentary grades  or  years  and  four  high  school  grades  or  years. 

The  course  in  the  Raleigh  Academy  for  boys  was  never  outlined  by 
years.  But  it  is  evident  that  the  course  offered  in  1811  possibly  required 
more  time  and  work  to  complete  than  is  now  required  to  complete  our 
elementary  and  high  school  courses.  The  Latin  course  included  gram- 
mar, Corderii,  Caesar,  Ovid,  Virgil,  Odes  of  Horace,  and  Cicero.  The 
Greek  course  embraced  the  grammar  and  Greek  Testament.  In  mathe- 
matics, Euclid,  Arithmetic,  and  surveying  were  required.  In  English, 
Grammar,  parsing,  and  geography  were  taught.411 

In  1815  Andrew  Rhea  who  had  previously  taught  in  the  University 
was  teaching  at  Williamsboro  ;412  and  W.  E.  Webb,  a  graduate  of  the 
University  was  teaching  in  Halifax.413  Rhea's  course  in  mathematics 
for  boys  consisted  of  Euclid,  practical  geometry,  trigonometry,  survey- 
ing, arithmetic,  navigation,  mensuration,  and  algebra.  Webb's  course 
in  mathematics  included  arithmetic,  Euclid,  trigonometry,  surveying, 
and  mensuration.  Both  taught  Latin  and  Greek.  Mr.  Webb  taught 
Erench,  general  history  and  chronology.  No  mention  of  these  three 
subjects  was  made  by  Mr.  Rhea. 

In  1818,  Robert  L.  Edmonds,  who  was  then  in  charge  of  the  Salisbury 
Academy,  announced  that  he  would  "teach  all  the  branches  of  English, 
Classical,  Mathematical  and  Philosophical  Literature  which  are  taught 
in  Universities,  together  with  the  French  language,  if  required."414 
Such  advertisements  seem  not  to  have  been  regarded  at  that  time  as 
immodest.  Mr.  Edmonds  was  a  college  graduate  and  teacher  of  ex- 
perience. He  was  not  alone  in  making  such  extravagant  claims.  Even 
Miss  Rachel  Prendergast  the  same  year  claimed  she  would  teach 
spelling,  reading,  writing,  arithmetic,  English  grammar,  needlework, 
drawing,  painting,  embroidery,  geography,  and  scanning  poetry413  in 
her  school  in  Caswell.  She  was  the  only  teacher  of  a  school  having 
beginners  and  pupils  well  advanced. 

What  Mr.  Edmonds  meant  by  his  announcement  of  1818  appears  in 
one  of  his  1819  advertisements.  His  course  for  boys  was  advertised 
to  be  Latin,  Greek,  Hebrew,  French,  prosody,  history,  geography,  clas- 
sical antiquities,  elementary  and  practical  mathematics,  moral  and 
natural  philosophy,  astronomy,  reading,  writing,  arithmetic,  the  Italian 
method  of  bookkeeping,  English  grammar,  composition,  elocution,  rhet- 

41  °P.  421.     "ip.  425.     4 lap.  124.     4isp.  178.     4 up.  349.     4i&p.  30. 


xxxii  Introduction 

oric,  and  belles-lettres.416  In  June,  1820,  the  girls  of  the  Salisbury 
Academy  were  publicly  examined  in  six  classes.  The  first  and  lowest 
class  was  examined  on  reading  and  spelling  from  the  book  words  of  two 
and  three  syllables.  The  second  class  was  examined  on  spelling  and 
reading  in  Murray's  English  Reader;  the  third  class  on  reading  Eng- 
lish history,  Willett's  Geography  of  Asia,  English  grammar,  parsing  and 
false  syntax;  the  fourth  class  on  reading  the  history  of  America,  pars- 
ing and  false  syntax,  Cummings'  Geography,  elements  of  astronomy, 
and  the  Compend  of  Universal  History;  the  fifth  class  on  reading  the 
history  of  America,  rules  of  punctuation  and  versification,  the  geogra- 
phy of  Europe,  "questions  on  government,  religion,  and  the  most  re- 
markable empires  that  have  existed" ;  .and  the  sixth  class  on  reading 
the  history  of  Greece,  ancient  geography,  moral  philosophy,  Karnes' 
Elements  of  Criticism  and  the  use  of  the  globes.  There  were  classes 
in  arithmetic,  music,  painting,  embroidery  and  needlework  composed  of 
pupils  belonging  to  the  six  classes.  But  all  those  subjects  were  elective. 
At  this  examination  pieces  of  embroidery  and  shell  work,  card  racks, 
pocket  books,  and  work  boxes  were  exhibited.417  Thompson's  Seasons 
and  Cowper's  Task  seem  to  have  been  held  in  much  favor  as  reading 
books  in  the  Salisbury  school  for  girls.418  The  boys  of  the  Salisbury 
Academy  in  1820  were  divided  into  seven  classes.  The  first  class 
studied  and  was  examined  on  Webster's  Spelling  Book;  the  second, 
spelled  for  examination  in  Walker's  Dictionary;  the  third,  spelled  in 
Walker's  Dictionary  and  read  in  Murray's  English  Reader;  the  fourth, 
spelled  in  Walker's  Dictionary  and  read  the  history  of  Rome ;  the  fifth, 
parsed  for  examination  in  the  history  of  Rome ;  the  sixth  was  examined 
on  Corderii,  Erasmus,  Selectae,  Yeterii;  the  seventh,  on  Caesar,  Virgil's 
Bucolics,  and  Virgil's  Aeneid.419 

In  1820,  the  small  girls  of  the  Wadesboro  Academy  spelled  in  one, 
two,  three  and  four  syllables  from  the  spelling  book  on  examination. 
Another  class  spelled  in  Walker's  Dictionary.  There  were  also  classes 
examined  in  reading  in  the  Looking  Glass,  Murray's  English  Reader, 
history  of  America,  English  grammar,  geography,  polite  literature, 
rhetoric,  logic,  natural  philosophy,  French,  penmanship,  and  needle- 
work.420 The  smaller  boys  spelled  in  two,  three  and  four  syllables  from 
Webster's  Spelling  Book;  other  boys  spelled  in  Webster's  and  in 
Walker's  Dictionary,  read  in  the  Looking  Glass,  the  English  Reader  and 
in  the  history  of  America;  others  were  examined  on  English  grammar, 
parsing,  Murray's  Exercises,  and  geography ;  still  others  on  Viri  Romae, 
Virgil's  Bucolics,  Virgil's  Aeneid,  the  Odes  of  Horace,  Sallust,  and  the 
Iliad  of  Homer.  There  were  public  speaking  and  dramatics  during  the 
progress  of  the  examination.421 

In  1820,  the  Louisburg  Academy  had  a  public  examination.  There 
were  nineteen  classes  of  girls  examined  on  reading,  spelling,  parsing, 
English  grammar,  geography,  history  of  America,  rhetoric,  history  of 


"sp.  350.     «7PP.  353-355.     "8P.  351.     «9PP.  355-356.     * 2  "P.  PP.  4-6.     *  "PP.  6-9. 


Introduction  xxxiii 

Greece  and  Eome,  chemistry  and  natural  philosophy.  "Work  in  drawing, 
painting,  penmanship  and  music  was  exhibited.422 

For  many  years  the  Salisbury  Academy  was  one  of  the  leading  schools 
of  the  State.  In  1821,  Rev.  J.  O.  Freeman  was  the  principal  of  this 
school.  He  unblushingly  printed  his  course  of  study,  exhibiting  the 
following  bill  of  mental  fare :  Latin — Ruddiman's  and  Adams'  gram- 
mars; Corderiae,  Historiae  Sacrae,  Yiri  Romae,  Csesar,  Ovid,  Virgil, 
Cicero's  Orations,  Sallust,  Horace,  Mair's  Introduction,  and  prosody. 
In  Greek,  he  taught  Valpley's  or  Wettenhall's  grammar,  Greek  Testa- 
ment, Graeca  Minora,  Graeca  Majora,  Xenophon,  Homer,  Xeilson's 
Exercises,  and  prosody.  In  addition,  he  taught  reading,  writing,  spell- 
ing, arithmetic,  geography,  natural  and  moral  philosophy,  rhetoric, 
logic,  composition,  and  declamation.423  Think  of  one  man  offering 
such  a  course  of  study  in  these  modern  times !  But  there  were  only  two 
teachers  in  the  girls'  school  at  that  time  and  these  offered  to  teach  read- 
ing, writing,  spelling,  English  grammar,  arithmetic,  geography,  compo- 
sition, Whelpley's  Compend  of  History,  Blair's  Rhetoric,  natural  phi- 
losophy, moral  philosophy,  astronomy,  Andrews'  Logic,  chemistry,  Eu- 
clid, algebra,  and  the  languages  if  required.424 

The  names  of  the  text-books  of  this  period  are  interesting.  Possibly 
the  examination  of  the  boys  of  the  Lincolnton  Academy  in  1822  gives 
one  of  the  most  interesting  lists  to  be  found  in  these  papers.  Those 
boys  studied  Webster's  Spelling  Book,  the  Xew  Testament,  the  Colum- 
bian Orator,  Walker's  Dictionary,  the  Child's  Catechism,  the  Shorter 
Catechism,  Blair's  Catechism,  Pike's  Arithmetic,  Murray's  English 
Grammar,  Bonneycastle's  Algebra,  Hutton's  Algebra,  Blair's  Lectures, 
Selectae  Veterii,  Virgil,  Cicero,  Cyropaedia,  Latin  Grammar,  Greek 
Grammar,  and  Greek  Testament.425 

When  Jones  and  Andrews  located  their  school  at  Oxford  in  1822,  they 
claimed  to  teach  "the  highest  branches  of  science  ever  taught  in  female 
seminaries."426  The  subjects  they  taught  were  grammar  and  parsing, 
belles-lettres,  geography,  chemistry,  botany,  natural  philosophy,  astron- 
omy, Latin,  Greek,  music,  dancing,  drawing,  painting,  and  "the  rudi- 
ments." The  next  year  the  Raleigh  Academy  for  girls  introduced 
Latin  and  Greek.  The  "rudiments  of  Latin"  and  "committing  Latin 
Grammar,"  and  "Latin  and  Greek"  was  the  way  these  subjects  were  put 
down  in  three  classes  mentioned  as  studying  those  languages.427 

In  1823,  the  Xew  Bern  Academy  printed  its  rules  and  its  course  of 
study.  These  are  elaborately  set  forth  beginning  at  page  56  of  these  rec- 
ords. The  studies  for  boys  prepared  for  the  sophomore  class  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Xorth  Carolina.  The  subjects  taught  the  boys  in  that  school 
are  interesting.  The  "English  studies"  were  Murray's  English  Reader 
and  Sequel,  Goldsmith's  England,  Rome,  and  Greece,  Murray's  English 
Grammar  and  Exercises,  Adams'  or  Cummings'  Geography,  Walsh's 
Arithmetic,  Gibson's  Surveying,  Hutton's  Mathematics,  Simpson's 
Euclid,  Natural  Philosophy,  Clark's  or  Ferguson's  Astronomy,  Adams' 

*22P.  96.  «3PP.  367-368.  424P.  368.  425P.  198.  426P.  150.  427P.  468. 

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xxxiv  Introduction 

Greek  Antiquities,  Blair's  Lectures,  Andrews'  Logic,  Paley's  Moral 
Philosophy,  composition,  declamation;  and  reading,  spelling,  writing, 
English  grammar,  arithmetic,  composition,  and  oratory  in  all  classes. 
The  Greek  studies  were  Wettenhall's  Grammar,  St.  John  and  the  Acts, 
all  of  Graeca  Minora,  the  first  volume  of  Graeca  Majora,  Neilson's  Ex- 
ercises and  prosody.  The  Latin  studied  embraced  the  Philadelphia 
Latin  Grammar,  Historia  Sacra,  Yiri  Romae,  Mair's  Introduction, 
seven  books  of  Caesar,  Ovid,  Virgil's  Bucolics,  and  six  books  of  the 
Aeneid,  all  the  select  orations  of  Cicero,  Sallust's  Cataline  and  Jugurtha, 
all  of  Horace,  and  prosody.  This  elaborate  course  was  said  to  be  suc- 
cessfully given.     And  there  were  but  two  teachers  ! 

The  1823  New  Bern  Academy  course  for  girls  is  also  interesting.  For 
entrance  to  the  lowest  of  the  four  girls'  classes  a  pupil  was  required  to 
be  able  to  read  distinctly  and  tolerably  accurately  in  Murray's  Sequel,  to 
write  a  joining  hand,  large  and  fine,  to  know  Murray's  English  Gram- 
mar by  heart,  to  have  completed  Murray's  Exercises  and  the  simple 
rules  of  arithmetic.  At  the  present  time  these  requirements  could  all 
hardly  be  met  by  pupils  of  the  seventh  grade.  The  studies  prescribed 
for  the  four  classes  were  as  follows : 

1.  Murray's  English  Grammar,  reading  and  parsing  Cowper's  Task, 
Cummings'  Geography,  Walsh's  Arithmetic. 

2.  Punctuation,  English  grammar,  reading  and  parsing  Thompson's 
Seasons,  all  of  geography,  arithmetic  through  practice,  all  of  Whelpley's 
Ancient  History,  the  use  of  the  globes. 

3.  English  grammar,  reading  and  parsing  Milton,  ancient  geography, 
all  of  arithmetic,  Whelpley's  Modern  History,  conversations  on  natural 
philosophy  to  optics,  Clark's  Astronomy,  and  Blair's  Lectures. 

4.  Reading  and  parsing  Young's  Night  Thoughts,  astronomy  and 
natural  philosophy  completed,  Blair's  Lectures  completed,  logic,  Paley's 
Moral  Philosophy,  reviews. 

Electives :  Erench,  Euclid,  chemistry ;  Goldsmith's  Greece,  Pome, 
and  England;  Paley's  Natural  Theology,  Latin,  and  Greek. 

Reading  Writing  and  instruction  in  "proper  pronunciation"  were 
common  to  all  classes.  Defining  and  composition  were  taught  to  all  in 
the  three  higher  classes.428 

In  1825,  the  Hillsboro  Eemale  Seminary  under  the  management  of 
Wm.  M.  Green  printed  an  elaborate  course  of  study  for  its  four  classes. 
This  course  was  likely  modeled  after  those  found  in  the  New  York 
female  schools  of  that  time.     The  studies  by  classes  were  as  follows : 

1.  Reading,  writing,  spelling,  arithmetic,  English  grammar,  modern 
geography,  elements  of  composition. 

2.  Ancient,  modern  and  sacred  geography,  map  drawing,  natural  his- 
tory and  U.  S.  history. 

3.  Algebra,  Euclid,  Tytler's  History,  rhetoric,  elements  of  criticism, 
astronomy,  chronology,  natural  philosophy. 

4  2sp.  57. 


Introduction  xxxv 

4.  Moral  philosophy,  evidences  of  Christianity,  natural  theology, 
chemistry,  botany,  mineralogy,  and  logic. 

Music,  drawing  and  painting  might  be  studied  in  any  class.429 

Alexander  Wilson  was  teaching  at  Williamsboro  in  1825.  He  printed 
an  outline  of  his  course  of  study  which  provided  for  four  classes,  the 
lowest  class  beginning  Latin.  His  assistant  taught  the  English  depart- 
ment. Wilson  taught  from  9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  He  gave  one  and  a  half 
hours  a  day  to  each  of  the  four  classes.  Algebra,  arithmetic,  English 
grammar,  and  reading  were  taught  on  Fridays.  The  subjects  taught  to 
the  four  classes  were  divided  as  follows  :430 

1.  Latin  Grammar,  Viri  Roniae,  Historia  Sacra,  Mair's  Introduction. 

2.  Caesar,  Valpley's  Greek  Grammar,  Ovid,  Latin  prosody. 

3.  Virgil,  Graeca  Minora,  Modern  geography,  Greek  Testament,  Eng- 
lish grammar,  Roman  antiquities. 

4.  Sallust,  Graeca  Majora,  Adams'  Ancient  Geography  and  Myth- 
ology, Cicero  (7  orations),  algebra,  English  grammar. 

In  1825,  the  Warrenton  Academy  used  mnemonics  to  help  the  girls 
learn  chronology.431  In  1827,  the  Oxford  Academy  for  girls  offered 
Latin,  French,  "philosophy  of  the  mind,"  plain  and  ornamental  penman- 
ship, biography,  and  botany  as  a  part  of  its  course  of  study.432  In 
1828,  the  Lincolnton  Academy  examination  included  "polite  learn- 
ing."433 In  1831,  Goslin  Bluff  advertised  his  "Refined  Female  College" 
course  to  satirize  the  theories  and  practices  of  the  day  relative  to  the 
education  of  girls.434  In  1835,  the  Greenville  Seminary  for  girls  taught 
its  first  class  the  beginnings  of  reading,  spelling,  writing,  and  arithmetic. 
The  fourth  class  was  taught  logic,  composition,  rhetoric,  geography  of 
the  heavens,  Euclid,  and  the  like.  This  school  taught  calisthenics  be- 
cause some  parents  objected  to  having  their  children  taught  to  dance.435 
In  1835  the  Kelvin  School  at  Pittsboro  advertised  that  ancient  languages 
and  mathematics  would  be  taught  girls  when  they  were  desired.436 
The  Scotland  Neck  Female  Seminary  the  same  year  offered  Latin  as  a 
part  of  its  course  of  study.437  In  1838,  the  Salisbury  Academy  offered 
Latin  as  an  extra  study  for  girls.438  From  1836-39  Mrs.  Phillips' 
Female  Seminary  at  Chapel  Hill  offered  Latin  as  a  part  of  its  course 
of  study  for  girls.439  In  1839,  the  La  Valle  Female  Seminary  adver- 
tised geometry,  algebra,  Arnott's  Physics,  and  physiology  as  part  of  its 
course  of  study.440  From  1830  to  1840,  these  papers  show  a  marked 
tendency  to  make  the  studies  for  girls  similar  to  those  for  boys  and  to 
introduce  such  books  as  Olney's  Geography,  Parley's  Geography,  and 
Parley's  U.  S.  History  into  the  elementary  classes  for  boys  and  girls. 

But  educational  practice  makes  slow  progress  even  today.  When 
the  Caldwell  Institute  at  Greensboro  was  established  in  1837,  the  an- 
nouncement was  made  that  "the  Ancient  Classics,  in  connection  with  the 
pure  and  mixed  Mathematics,  forming  it  is  believed,  the  only  sure 
basis  of  solid  learning,  will  occupy  chiefly  the  attention  of  Students."441 

429P.  300.  "op.  126.  43ip.  621.  432P.  156.  433P.  215.  434P.  562.  <33P.  335.  *»«P.  46.  437P.  183. 
436P.  381.  439PP.  315-317.  <4°P.  185.  441P.  173. 


xxxvi  Introduction 

Those  wlio  wisli  to  investigate  further  the  course  of  study  in  the 
schools  of  this  period  will  find  much  interesting  material  in  these  papers, 
especially  the  comparative  table  on  pages  487-490,  the  course  offered 
by  the  Episcopal  School  on  page  542,  and  the  Raleigh  Academy  course 
on  page  502. 

Religious  Instruction. — Nearly  every  school  of  this  period  claimed 
to  pay  much  attention  to  the  manners  and  morals  of  its  pupils.  The 
fifth  rule  of  the  Warrenton  Academy  of  1805  read :  "It  shall  be  earn- 
estly recommended  to  the  principal  to  cause  the  students  to  meet  at  the 
Academy  at  twelve  o'clock  on  every  Sunday,  by  the  ringing  of  the  bell, 
and  to  deliver  to  them  a  discourse  upon  some  moral  or  religious  sub- 
ject.442 In  1807,  some  of  the  Salisbury  Academy  pupils  were  examined 
at  the  close  of  the  school  on  the  Assembly  Cathechism  and  some  on  the 
Church  Catechism.443  In  1813,  Sampson's  Beauties  of  the  Bible  was  a 
text-book  in  the  preparatory  school  of  the  Raleigh  Academy.444  In  1818, 
the  Hillsboro  Academy  required  each  scholar  to  be  present  at  morn- 
ing and  evening  worship,  to  attend  recitations  from  the  Scriptures  on  the 
Sabbath,  and  to  observe  the  Lord's  Day  by  refraining  from  study,  riding, 
walking,  visiting,  and  the  like.  Each  pupil  was  required  to  attend  public 
worship  on  Sunday.445  In  1818,  Wayne  Academy  taught  McDowell's 
Bible  Questions  as  a  part  of  the  school  course.446 

In  1821,  the  larger  pupils  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  were  generally 
examined  on  Bible  Questions.447  The  next  year  a  class  of  boys  on 
examination  recited  the  Assembly  Catechism,448  and  classes  of  girls 
were  examined  on  the  Westminster  Catechism,  the  Methodist  Cate- 
chism, Bible  Questions  and  Scripture  History.  In  June,  1824,  each 
class  of  girls  in  the  Raleigh  Academy  was  examined  on  Bible  Ques- 
tions.450 In  1831,  James  Grant  said  that  he  would  inculcate  the  truths 
and  the  morality  of  the  Christian  religion,  yet  he  would  keep  in  mind 
that  the  Raleigh  Academy  was  a  literary  and  not  a  theological  school.451 

In  1822,  Bible  Questions  were  a  part  of  the  examination  held  at  the 
close  of  the  Charlotte  Female  Academy.452  The  same  year  classes  of 
boys  in  the  Lincolnton  Academy  were  examined  on  the  Child's  Cate- 
chism, the  Shorter  Catechism,  and  Blair's  Catechism  at  the  close  of  the 
school.453  In  1827,  classes  of  girls  in  this  school  were  examined  on 
the  catechism.454  In  1822,  Garden's  Lancaster  School  in  Iredell  an- 
nounced that  it  would  teach  "the  fear  of  the  Lord,  veneration  for  His 
holy  word — for  the  ordinances  of  the  Lord's  house  and  a  due  observ- 
ance of  the  Lord's  Day."455  In  1823,  the  Catawba  School  in  Lincoln 
examined  some  of  its  pupils  on  the  Child's  Catechism  and  others  on  the 
Shorter  Catechism  as  a  part  of  its  closing  exercises.456  In  1824,  the 
management  of  the  Morganton  Academy  announced  that  it  would  guard 
its  pupils  against  vulgar  and  degrading  amusements  and  that  the  school 
had  for  its  object  the  intellectual  and  religious  improvement  of  its 
pupils.457     In  1828,  the  Chapman's  Classical  School  in  Iredell  adver- 

*«P.  579.  443P.  347.  444P.  440.  445P.  282.  «««P.  635.  447P.  459.  448P.  462.  449PP.  464-466. 
450pp.  473.476.     4"P.  497.     452p.  230.     463P.  198.     454P.  209.     455P.  189.     ««P.  224.     "'P.  16. 


Introduction  xxxvii 

tised  that  "particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  of  youth,  and 
the  whole  course  conducted  in  the  fear  of  God  and  with  reference  to  the 
virtue  of  the  Gospel."458  In  1834,  the  pupils  of  the  Episcopal  School 
at  Raleigh  were  required  to  attend  the  services  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
twice  on  Sunday  and  to  study  the  Bible,  the  catechism,  and  ethics  as  a 
part  of  the  regular  school  course.459 

Caldwell  Institute  at  Greensboro  was  established  in  1837.  The  first 
advertisement  of  the  school  declared  that  "the  Bible  will  occupy  its 
proper  place,  and  the  paramount  claims  of  a  Christian  Education  will 
be  duly  and  fully  recognized."460  And,  it  was  added,  that  all  students 
would  be  required  to  attend  public  worship  on  Sunday  and  to  spend  a 
part  of  each  Sunday  afternoon  in  the  recitation  of  portions  of  the  Bible 
and  the  Westminster  Catechism.  In  1837,  John  Y.  Hicks,  of  the  Hem- 
don  Academy  in  Franklin,  assured  the  patrons  of  his  school  that  his 
pupils  would  not  be  permitted  to  run  about  the  country  on  Sunday  or  be 
out  at  nights;  that  Bible  Questions  would  be  recited  as  a  Sunday  exer- 
cise, but  that  sectarian  and  bigoted  discussions  would  be  avoided.461 

In  1839,  the  trustees  of  Oxford  Academy  advertised  that  "the  serious 
perusal  of  the  Bible  forms  a  part  of  the  daily  exercises  of  this  academy." 
It  was  also  said  that  "Mr.  Robertson  acknowledges  no  system  of  morals 
or  of  academical  government,  that  is  not  founded  on  the  plain  teaching 
of  Scripture,  as  commonly  understood  by  all  good  men."462  The  Mr. 
Robertson  referred  to  was  D.  E.  Robertson,  the  principal  of  the  School. 

■  Methods  of  Teaching. — These  papers  show  that  twice  each  year  it 
was  the  custom  of  nearly  every  school  to  hold  a  public  oral  examination 
of  its  pupils,  to  which  parents  and  friends  were  invited.  These  exami- 
nations were  sometimes  conducted  by  the  teachers,  but  more  frequently 
by  the  trustees  and  other  persons  not  directly  concerned  with  the  work 
of  teaching.  It  is  easy  to  see  how  this  custom  led  to  placing  the  em- 
phasis of  teaching  upon  the  formal  and  the  memorizing  of  facts. 

In  1807,  Rev.  John  Brown  assured  the  patrons  of  the  Salisbury 
Academy  that  "particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  grammatical 
construction  of  the  English  Language,  to  reading  and  spelling  it  cor- 
rectly, and  to  writing  a  fair  hand."463  At  the  examination  of  his  pupils 
that  year,  the  girls  "furnished  the  Trustees  with  specimens  of  their 
writing  and  composition  in  the  form  of  letters."464  In  1808,  the  trus- 
tees of  the  Raleigh  Academy  refused  to  print  the  usual  report  of  the 
examination,  "for  various  reasons,  but  more  especially  from  the  diffi- 
culty which  they  have  heretofore  experienced  in  fixing  the  honors  of  the 
different  classes,  so  as  to  do  exact  justice  to  every  student."465  But  the 
trustees  soon  returned  to  the  prevailing  custom. 

Many  of  the  schools  of  this  period  experienced  much  trouble  due  to 
their  pupils  contracting  debts  without  the  knowledge  of  their  parents. 
In  1808  the  Raleigh  Academy  trustees  made  rules  against  this  practice. 


«58P.  191.   "9p.  542.   460p,  173.   46ip.  118.   462p,  149.   46jp.  346.   4t4p.  348.   465p.  4H. 


xxxviii  Introduction 

Pupils  were  forbidden  to  contract  any  debt  without  the  consent  of  their 
parents  and  merchants  were  warned  that  debts  contracted  without  the 
consent  of  parents  would  not  be  paid.  The  utmost  plainness  of  dress 
was  also  recommended  and  the  approbation  of  the  trustees  was  given 
to  homespun  and  the  products  of  home  manufacture.466  In  1812,  the 
trustees  repeated  their  rule  about  going  in  debt  and  added  one  making 
parents  liable  to  pay  board  for  the  term  in  cases  where  their  sons  or 
wards  left  their  boarding  places  during  the  term.467  In  1834,  the 
Episcopal  School  committee  made  a  rule  that  any  debt  contracted  by  a 
pupil  without  the  consent  of  the  rector  would  not  be  paid,  and  that,  if 
such  debt  were  paid  by  the  student's  parent,  the  student  would  be  dis- 
missed from  the  school.468 

There  are  few  references  in  these  papers  to  the  teaching  of  literature 
as  now  carried  on  in  our  schools.  One  such  reference  is  possibly  worthy 
of  note.  In  1810,  it  was  said  that  Mordecai's  School  at  Warrenton  paid 
much  attention  to  literature.  "The  beauties  of  such  authors  as  Addi- 
son and  Pope  are  unfolded  to  the  pupils  in  so  interesting  a  manner  that 
the  taste  is  generally  chastened  and  refined  to  the  standard  of  classical 
purity."469  It  was  the  custom  to  have  the  compositions  of  the  young 
girls  of  this  school  read  to  the  audience  at  the  end  of  the  term  by  some 
visitor.470  This  seems  to  have  been  a  part  of  the  etiquette  of  other 
schools  as  well  as  this  one. 

These  documents  give  us  glimpses  of  other  school  methods  which  would 
provoke  a  smile  if  practiced  now.  For  example,  in  1812,  one  of  the 
assistant  teachers  solemnly  printed  an  "Academy  Summons"  in  the 
Raleigh  Register,  commanding  two  runaway  boys  of  the  Raleigh  Acad- 
emy to  return  to  school.  These  boys  had  left  town  some  days  before.471 
In  1820,  Rev.  John  Mushat  advertised  that  he  would  examine  the  tavern 
accounts  of  the  pupils  of  the  Statesville  Academy,  also  that  he  would 
examine  into  the  conduct  of  his  pupils  in  their  boarding  houses  once  each 
month.472  In  1823,  Dr.  McPheeters  notified  the  pupils  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy  that  they  must  not  ride  any  "ponies"  in  preparing  their  Latin 
and  Greek  lessons.473  In  1834,  some  of  the  boys  of  the  Raleigh  Acad- 
emy delivered  speeches  in  Latin  and  Greek  at  the  closing  of  that 
school.474 

Evidently  it  was  often  the  custom  of  these  times  to  memorize  the  rules 
of  the  arithmetic  and  English  grammar.  An  account  of  the  examination 
of  the  Charlotte  Female  Academy  in  1822  said  that  "some  who  began 
to  memorize  grammar  since  the  commencement  of  the  session,  parsed 
blank  verse  with  uncommon  ease  and  propriety."475  In  1827,  a  class  in 
the  Lincolnton  Academy  was  examined  on  "memorizing  English  Gram- 
mar" and  another  class  was  examined  on  "Reciting  the  Rules  of  Arith- 
metic."476 

In  many  of  the  schools  of  this  period,  Saturday  morning  was  spent 
in  reciting  English  grammar,  in  parsing,  reading,  and  declamation. 
This  was  notably  true  of  the  Catawba  School.477     There  is  only  one 

""P.  413.  46?p,  435.  46sp.  539.  469p.  597.  4?op.  600.  47ip.  436.  472p.  188.  4'sp.  469.  474p.  501. 
«7BP.  230.     476pp.  212-213.     477p.  224. 


Introduction  xxxix 

protest  in  these  papers  against  corporal  punishment.  Anthony  G. 
Glynn  in  advertising  the  Raleigh  Athenaeum  said  he  would  never  resort 
to  that  method.  But  Charles  A.  Hill  announced  that  after  advice  and 
admonition  unheeded  he  would  use  the  rod  with  parental  prudence.4'8 

A  casual  glance  at  these  documents  will  disclose  the  great  attention 
paid  to  Latin  and  Greek  prosody  during  this  period.  Even  scanning 
English  poetry  was  often  thought  important  enough  to  he  regarded  as 
a  separate  subject  of  study.  J.  0.  Freeman  announced  in  1823  that  he 
followed  the  Port  Royalists  in  his  methods  of  teaching  Latin  and 
Greek.479  The  same  year  Dr.  McPheeters  advertised  that  he  would 
devote  much  attention  to  the  rules  of  prosody  in  teaching  Latin  and 
Greek  in  the  Raleigh  Academy,  enough  attention  to  render  his  pupils 
able  to  scan  hexameter  verse  with  ease.4S0  This  emphasis  upon  the 
formal  side  of  Latin  and  Greek  teaching  drew  from  Judge  A.  D.  Mur- 
phey  a  sharp  criticism  in  1827,  in  which  he  contended  that  too  much 
time  was  being  spent  on  the  syntax  and  the  etymology  of  these  lan- 
guages.481 

Attention  has  already  been  directed  to  the  great  number  of  subjects 
taught  in  the  schools  of  this  period.  It  would  be  strange  if  no  one  had 
raised  his  voice  against  this  evil.  In  1831,  the  Raleigh  Register  said 
that  Berkeley's  School  at  Raleigh  used  few  books  and  imparted  knowl- 
edge by  oral  methods.482  William  Hooper  in  his  "Defects  of  the 
Primary  Schools"  said  that  pupils  are  often  hurried  through  their  books 
by  teachers  who  have  had  little  training  for  teaching,  with  the  result 
that  many  students  come  to  college  greatly  deficient  in  spelling,  writing, 
English  and  the  amount  of  knowledge  necessary  to  carry  on  their  college 
courses.483  In  1835,  the  principal  of  the  jSTorthampton  Academy 
lamented  the  practice  of  hurrying  primary  pupils  through  their  books.484 
And  William  Hooper  said  that  four  years  were  not  more  than  enough 
to  prepare  a  boy  for  college  after  he  began  the  study  of  Latin.485  This 
view  of  the  matter  was  also  taken  by  William  J.  Bingham.486 

These  documents  often  refer  to  practical  studies,  useful  studies,  and 
the  like.  Keeping  accounts,  writing  conveyances  and  other  common 
business  instruments,  common  everyday  arithmetic  and  the  like  seem  to 
have  had  considerable  special  attention  in  the  Raleigh  Academy  in 
1834.487  The  work  done  by  Johnson  and  Haywood  in  the  Raleigh 
school  appears  to  be  the  nearest  approach  revealed  by  these  documents 
to  our  modern  high  school  business  courses.  I  have  already  called  at- 
tention to  the  fact  that  the  geography  taught  in  the  schools  of  this 
period  consisted  largely  of  memorizing  names  of  places.  There  are 
many  evidences  to  substantiate  this  opinion.  At  the  examination  of 
the  pupils  of  the  Episcopal  School  in  1834,  "questions  were  asked  rapidly, 
passing  from  one  section  of  the  Globe  to  the  other."488  This  was  the 
plan  pursued  in  the  Salisbury  and  in  the  Raleigh  Academies  and  in  many 
of  the  other  schools  of  the  day. 

There  are  only  two  references  in  these  papers  to  the  blackboard  and 

478P.  111.  "9P.  370.  48°P.  469.  <81P.  723.  *82P.  565.  <S3P.  731.  iSiP.  275.  «8SPP.  731-750. 
<86P.  292.  «siP.  502.  4ssp.  544. 


xl  Introduction 

work  on  the  blackboard.  The  first  is  to  the  use  of  the  blackboard  in 
the  Raleigh  Academy  in  1835,  when  a  visitor  admired  the  facility  with 
which  ten  to  twelve  year  old  boys  solved  problems  in  interest  and  the 
rule  of  three  on  the  blackboard.489  The  other  reference  is  to  the  fault 
found  with  Miss  Rae  at  Asheboro  because  she  did  not  use  the  blackboard 
in  teaching  arithmetic.490  If  a  small  school  like  Asheboro  had  black- 
boards in  1839,  it  is  more  than  likely  that  blackboards  were  in  common 
use  in  the  schools  of  this  state  before  1840. 

Primary  teachers  of  this  day  think  they  have  done  well  when  they  are 
able  to  teach  their  pupils  to  read  in  four  months.  A  visitor  to 
Miss  Rae's  school  at  Asheboro  in  1839  said  that  "the  first  class  she 
examined  consisted  of  some  small  ones  who  had  commenced  four  months 
ago  in  the  Alphabet.  They  could  read  and  read  correctly.  They  spoke 
loud,  pronounced  each  word  with  distinctness,  and  after  they  had  con- 
cluded the  reading  of  their  lesson,  the  tutoress  gave  out  to  them  some  of 
the  most  difficult  words  in  the  lesson,  and  they  spelled  them  correctly, 
giving  a  distinct  articulation  to  each  letter  and  syllable."491  From 
what  this  visitor  said  about  the  arithmetic  teaching  of  Miss  Rae,  it  is 
evident  that  she  was  a  good  teacher  of  that  subject,  because  she  took 
care  that  her  pupils  understood  the  reason  underlying  each  operation 
and  also  that  the  oral  work  always  preceded  the  written  work  in  her 
classes.492 

Lancaster  Schools. — The  first  attempt  to  establish  a  Lancaster  school 
in  this  State  was  likely  made  at  Fayetteville.  The  trustees  of  the  Fay- 
etteville  Academy  announced  on  January  6,  1814,  that  their  preparatory 
or  elementary  school  would  hereafter  be  conducted  "on  this  improved 
plan."493  The  same  year  Governor  Stone,  at  the  Falls  of  the  Neuse 
in  Wake  County,  opened  a  Lancaster  school  in  charge  of  James  Boyle 
who  was  trained  at  Georgetown,  D.  C.  Children  who  were  unable  to 
pay  tuition  were  admitted  free.  Mr.  Boyle  also  offered  to  train  Lan- 
caster teachers.     He  remained  in  Wake  two  years.494 

During  the  year  1814  the  trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  announced 
that  the  Lancaster  plan  would  be  introduced  into  the  preparatory  de- 
partment of  the  Raleigh  Academy.  Two  hundred  dollars  were  raised 
by  private  donations  to  send  Rev.  John  Evans  to  Georgetown  to  learn 
the  Lancaster  system.495  The  Raleigh  Register  of  Friday,  February 
10,  1815,  announced  the  opening  of  the  Lancaster  school  at  Raleigh  on 
the  following  Monday  and  also  said  that  it  would  be  free  to  poor  chil- 
dren.496 On  June  16,  1815,  the  Raleigh  Star  said  that  "though  this 
school  has  had  an  existence  of  a  few  months  only,  the  trustees  find  that 
children,  who  before  they  entered  it,  did  not  know  a  letter  in  the  book, 
can  read,  write,  have  some  knowledge  of  figures,  and  can  repeat  by  heart 
a  number  of  moral  verses.  Some,  indeed,  have  obtained  a  considerable 
knowledge  of  English  Grammar  and  Geography."497  In  November, 
1815,  this  school  had  "upwards  of  100  scholars,"   and  at  the  closing 

«8°P.  510.  " "PP.  339-340.  «»»P.  339.  4»2P.  340.  "'P.  69.  *»<PP.  512-513.  <"PP.  441-443.  "'P. 
443.     "'P.  445. 


Introduction  xli 

examination  a  "Lancastrian  pupil  was  examined  in  Geography,  astron- 
omy, arithmetic  and  some  problems  in  Geometry  and  was  highly  ap- 
proved."498    There  is  no  further  mention  of  the  school  after  1815. 

In  1822,  Peter  Ulrick  was  teaching  a  Lancaster  school  at  Spratts- 
ville,  six  miles  from  Charlotte.  He  trained  Lancaster  teachers.499 
This  school  was  evidently  in  operation  earlier  than  1822,  for  Alexander 
Garden,  who  had  been  a  pupil  of  Ulrick,  was  conducting  a  Lancaster 
school  at  Centre  Church  in  Iredell  in  1822.  Garden  advertised  that  he 
learned  the  Lancaster  system  from  Ulrick  who  was  taught  by  Edward 
Baker  in  Philadelphia.  Baker  was  taught  by  Joseph  Lancaster  in 
England.500 

When  the  trustees  of  the  New  Bern  Academy  issued  their  rules  and 
course  of  study  in  printed  form  in  1823,  they  announced  that  tuition 
in  the  Lancastrian  department  would  be  two  and  a  half  dollars  a 
quarter.501 

Closing  School. — It  was  the  custom  during  this  period  to  have  two 
public  examinations  a  year,  usually  in  June  and  November.  A  vaca- 
tion followed  each  of  these  examinations.  One  of  the  1794  examina- 
tions of  the  pupils  of  the  New  Bern  Academy,  for  example,  ended  on 
July  4th.  It  was  attended  by  "a  brilliant  assemblage  of  ladies  and  gen- 
tlemen." There  were  oral  examinations  iri  Latin,  Greek,  mathematics, 
and  logic  during  the  first  day.  There  was  a  theatrical  exhibition  in 
the  evening,  preceded  by  a  salutatory  address  on  American  Independence 
by  a  pupil.  There  were  also  several  orations  by  other  pupils.  Humor- 
ous dialogues  were  acted  and  extracts  from  various  comedies  presented. 
The  valedictory  address  was  made  by  "William  Gaston,  on  the  rising 
glory  of  America.  The  exercises  were  closed  by  an  address  on  the  ad- 
vantages of  science,  delivered  by  the  principal  of  the  x\cademy,  Mr. 
Irving.502 

In  1800,  one  of  the  examinations  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy  lasted 
three  days.  On  two  nights  there  were  theatrical  performances  by  the 
young  men  of  the  academy  and  $100  were  raised  for  the  benefit  of  poor 
children.503  On  July  4,  1803,  the  Caswell  Academy  closed  a  half  year's 
work  with  public  oral  examinations.  There  was  public  speaking  by  the 
pupils  which  met  "with  approbation  and  applause."504  The  same  year 
the  trustees,  teachers  and  pupils  of  the  Wadesboro  Academy  closed  their 
school  with  a  Eourth  of  July  celebration  which  consisted  of  an  oration, 
a  parade,  and  a  dinner.505  On  the  Eourth  of  July,  1805,  the  Franklin 
Academy  at  Louisburg  had  a  two  days'  school  closing.  The  examina- 
tions were  held  the  first  day.  The  second  day  the  pupils  delivered  ora- 
tions and  presented  dialogues.  On  the  evening  of  the  second  day  there 
was  a  play  given  for  the  benefit  of  the  academy.506  A  special  feature  of 
the  closing  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  in  November,  1807,  was  the  presen- 
tation of  a  number  of  compositions.  The  subjects  of  the  boys'  essays 
were    Slavery,   An   Address   to    Students,    Eloquence,    Improvement    of 

<88P.  446.     "'P.  240.     5°°PP.  188-190.     501P.  59.     502P.  51.     503P.  60.     6°4P.  19.     5°5P.  2.     5°6P.  85. 


xlii  Introduction 

Time,  Address  to  Youth,  Study  of  the  Dead  Languages,  and  the  Chris- 
tian Religion.  The  girls  wrote  about  Astronomy,  Friendship,  Benevo- 
lence, Fashionable  Amusements,  Education,  Religion,  and  Flattery. 
One  of  the  boys  delivered  a  valedictory  oration.507 

At  one  of  the  semi-annual  closings  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  in  1808, 
seventy  boys  and  forty  girls  were  examined  on  their  studies.  There  was 
an  exhibition  of  the  embroidery  and  needlework  of  the  girls.  One  after- 
noon was  devoted  to  orations  by  the  boys.  The  examination  was  closed 
by  an  address  by  one  of  the  trustees  and  on  the  last  night  a  play  was 
given  for  the  benefit  of  the  academy.508  The  closing  exercises  of  this 
school  in  June,  1812,  occupied  four  days.  The  Raleigh  Register  said 
that  "on  four  of  the  evenings  orations  were  delivered  by  the  older 
Students  and  most  of  the  younger  Boys  delivered  Speeches  in  the  course 
of  the  Examination — so  that,  in  the  whole,  upwards  of  sixty  orations 
were  delivered."509 

In  1820  Jones  and  Andrews'  School  at  Warrenton  announced  that 
there  would  be  lectures  on  chemistry  delivered  on  the  evenings  of  the 
first  and  second  days  of  the  examination.510  The  same  year  an  account 
of  the  closing  of  the  Salisbury  Academy  said  that  "there  were  produced 
various  elegant  and  tasteful  specimens  of  Drawing,  Painting,  Em- 
broidery, Fancy  and  Needle  Work ;  and  a  variety  of  pleasing  exhibitions 
upon  the  Piano  Forte."511  In  1825,  the  Oxford  Academy  had  a  ball  for 
the  visitors  as  a  part  of  its  closing  exercises.512  In  1827,  this  Academy 
had  a  musical  exhibition.  In  1834,  the  Raleigh  Academy  offered  a 
medal  for  the  best  orator  and  the  contest  was  held  during  the  exami- 
nation.513 

The  Salisbury  and  the  Raleigh  Academy  pupils  usually  had  a  May 
Day  Fete  each  year.  In  1821,  Bishop  Moore  attended  the  Raleigh  cele- 
bration. There  was  music  by  an  amateur  band,  and  refreshments  were 
served.514  In  1827,  the  Raleigh  pupils  celebrated  the  day  by  crowning 
one  of  their  number  queen,  refreshments  were  served  and  music  was 
rendered.515  In  1839,  the  Salisbury  Academy  pupils  celebrated  May 
Day  in  the  presence  of  a  large  crowd.  One  of  the  pupils  was  crowned 
queen  and  an  address  to  the  queen  followed.  There  was  music,  and  can- 
dies and  fruits  were  served.516 

Military  Schools. — When  the  University  was  opened  in  1795,  William 
R.  Davie  advocated  introducing  military  training  as  a  part  of  the 
course  of  study.  There  seems  to  have  been  considerable  sentiment  at 
that  time  and  later  for  the  introduction  of  military  training  in  the 
schools.  When  this  country  was  entering  upon  its  second  war  with 
England  in  1809,  the  pupils  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  organized  a  mili- 
tary company,  led  by  one  of  their  teachers.  On  one  occasion  during 
the  year  this  company  paraded  on  the  State  House  Square  and  was 
presented  with  "a  stand  of  colors,"  painted  by  the  young  ladies  of  the 


6°7P.  406.  608P.  412.  6°9P.  434.  6 "P.  614.  "'P.  351.  5l2P.  154.  613P.  501.  614P.  458.  616P. 
485.  "ep.  382. 


Introduction  xliii 

academy.  The  silk  flag  was  decorated  with  the  American  coat  of  arms 
The  inscription  on  the  flag  was  "Virtue,  Liberty,  and  Science."517 

In  1810,  the  Raleigh  Star  said  that  Archibald  Murphy  had  recently 
conducted  schools  for  the  training  of  militia  officers  in  Stokes  and  ad- 
joining counties  and  had  made  $1,500  a  year  for  his  services.  The  Star 
also  said  that  a  man  named  Wren  who  had  conducted  such  schools  in 
Northampton  had  also  been  liberally  compensated  for  such  services.518 
In  1812,  Murphy  advertised  schools  to  teach  the  military  discipline  of 
the  U.  S.  Army  at  Hillsboro,  Chapel  Hill,  Raleigh,  Louisburg,  and 
Warrenton;  and  in  Granville,  Chatham,  and  Rockingham  counties.519 

In  1813,  Simon  Bruton,  of  Lenoir  County,  was  president  of  a  society 
to  promote  military  knowledge.  It  was  intended  by  this  society  to 
establish  a  school  near  Kinston  to  teach  literature  and  military  tac- 
tics.520    The  school  was  never  established. 

The  next  serious  attempt  to  establish  a  military  school  was  made  by 
D.  H.  Bingham,  a  graduate  of  the  Partridge  Military  School  in  Con- 
necticut. On  August  25,  1826,  Bingham  announced  that  he  would 
establish  his  Southern  Military  School  at  Williamsboro,  in  Granville 
County.521  For  a  short  time  the  school  was  conducted  at  Williamsboro. 
In  October,  1829,  Bingham  announced  that  the  Roanoke  Literary  and 
Scientific  Institution  had  been  moved  to  Oxford.522  For  a  short  time 
previous  to  his  removal  to  Oxford  Bingham  had  located  his  school  at 
Littleton  and  advertised  an  imposing  course  of  study.523  In  Decem- 
ber, 1830,  20  cadets  of  Bingham's  School  and  40  belonging  to  a  similar 
school  at  Fayetteville  visited  Raleigh.524  The  next  year,  June,  1831, 
Bingham  moved  his  school  from  Oxford  to  Raleigh,  525  where  it  finally 
died  in  less  than  two  years. 

The  extravagant  advertisements  of  the  Fayetteville  and  the  Oxford 
military  schools  soon  attracted  severe  criticism.  A  writer  who  signed 
himself  Gasca  said  that  these  schools  had  no  endowment,  no  adequate 
buildings,  no  libraries,  and  few  or  no  experienced  teachers.526 

From  1833  to  1836,  Carter  Jones  conducted  schools  at  Raleigh,  Wil- 
mington and  other  places  similar  to  those  formerly  conducted  by  Mur- 
phy,527 but  apparently  with  much  less  financial  success. 

Lotteries  for  the  Benefit  of  Schools. — An  act  of  the  Assembly  of  1797 
provided  that  the  Pittsboro  Academy  might  raise  $700  by  means  of 
lottery.528  In  1810,  the  lottery  which  was  begun  in  the  interest  of 
Newton  Academy  in  Buncombe  was  advertised  to  have  failed  for  lack  of 
patronage.  It  had  been  intended  to  raise  $7,000  to  complete  the  build- 
ing of  this  school  and  to  establish  a  female  academy.529  In  1810,  Hyco 
Academy  resorted  to  a  lottery  to  raise  funds  for  building.  The  trustees 
said  in  defense  of  the  lottery  that  they  were  "conscious  of  the  ill  success 
in  a  direct  application  to  the  generosity  of  the  public."530  Other  schools 
which  resorted  to  lotteries  were  the  Germanton  Academy  in  1811, 531 

6I7P.  416.  S18P.  242.  5i9p.  243.  52°P.  243.  621P.  244.  622P.  249.  5"P.  247.  62<P.  253.  625P. 
259.  626P.  257.  627P.  261.  528P.  34.  629P.  14.  "op.  23.  "'P.  387. 


xliv  Introduction 

Oxford  Academy  in  1813  and  in  1825, 532  the  Smithfield  Academy  in 
1820,533  and  the  Salisbury  Academy  in  1834.534 

Salaries  of  Teachers. — There  is  little  in  these  papers  which  shows  the 
salaries  paid  teachers  during  this  period.  Matthew  Dickinson  received 
$1,000  for  his  first  year's  work  at  Louisburg,  and  $1,200  to  $1,500  for 
the  other  years  he  taught  there.  Mayhew,  his  assistant,  received  $300 
a  year.535  Evidently  a  number  of  the  other  teachers  received  as  much. 
In  1826,  Dr.  McPheeters  was  paid  $800  and  had  a  house  and  garden 
rent  free.  In  addition  he  was  paid  a  salary  as  pastor  of  the  Raleigh 
Presbyterian  church.536  Miss  Mariah  Allen  was  paid  $500  a  year,  in 
1826,  as  principal  of  the  female  academy  at  Lincolnton.537  Dr.  Battle 
says  that  David  Ker  was  paid  $400  salary  as  principal  of  the  Fayette- 
ville  Academy  in  1794,  and  $400  more  as  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  of  the  town.  The  same  authority  says  that  J.  O.  Freeman 
was  paid  $600  a  year  as  principal  of  the  Edenton  Academy  and  $400 
more  for  his  services  as  pastor  of  one  of  the  churches  of  the  town. 

Law  Schools. — The  first  law  school  in  this  state  seems  to  have  been 
conducted  by  Judge  John  L.  Taylor  at  Raleigh  in  1822.  Judge  Taylor 
aimed  to  enable  young  men  to  gain  a  scientific  knowledge  of  law,  so  that 
they  would  not  be  forced  to  leave  the  State  to  get  their  legal  educa- 
tion.538 From  1826-28,  Judge  Leonard  Henderson  conducted  a  law 
school  at  Williamsboro.539  In  1829,  Richard  T.  Brumby  advertised  he 
would  receive  law  students  at  Buffalo  Shoal  in  Lincoln  County.540 
The  Raleigh  Star  of  December  16,  1831,  contained  this  brief  notice: 
"A.  D.  Murphy  having  settled  himself  in  Hillsboro,  will  receive  a  few 
Law  Students."541 

The  Beginnings  of  the  Colleges. — In  1820  a  movement  was  begun  look- 
ing to  the  establishment  of  a  university  in  western  North  Carolina.  It 
was  claimed  that  many  parents  could  not  send  their  sons  to  distant 
schools,  that  the  university  needed  a  rival,  that  another  school  would 
enable  more  young  men  in  the  ordinary  walks  of  life  to  receive  a  college 
education,  that  the  interests  of  religion  and  morality  demanded  a  new 
college,  and  that  a  new  college  was  necessary  because  the  school  then  at 
Chapel  Hill  would  soon  become  too  large  to  maintain  good  order.542 
In  1821,  Rev.  James  McRee  said  that  the  object  of  the  promoters  of  a 
western  college  was  "to  establish  in  the  western  part  of  the  State  of 
North  Carolina  a  public  Seminary  of  Learning,  to  prepare  young  men, 
by  the  knowledge  and  influence  of  the  Christian  religion,  with  the  aid  of 
sound  science,  to  act  with  honor  and  advantage  in  those  public  depart- 
ments of  life  which  the  church,  the  State,  and  the  condition  of  mankind 
now  do,  and  will  in  the  future  require."543  At  another  place  in  his 
address  from  which  the  above  is  quoted  McRee  said  that  "the  great 
object  of  our  Seminary"  was  to  educate  ministers  of  the  gospel.544 

632PP.  132-136.  E33P.  193.  634P.  371.  636P.  89.  636P.  483.  637P.  206.  638P.  531.  639P.  162.  54°P. 
237.  "'P.  314.  642pp.  641-652.  "3P.  657.  ""P.  661. 


Introduction  xlv 

The  plan  to  establish  this  college  failed  in  1823.  A  writer  in  the 
Western  Carolinian  explained  the  failure  thus :  "It  was  estimated  that 
Mecklenburg  had  subscribed  $30,000,  Burke  20  or  21,000,  Lincoln  4 
or  5,000,  Cabarrus  and  Iredell  4  or  5,000,  etc.  But  the  subscriptions 
were  unfortunately  taken  in  such  a  manner,  that  when  the  college  was 
located  at  Lincolnton,  the  trustees  could  not  claim  more  than  12  or 
1 5,000. "545  During  1824,  several  efforts  were  made  to  revive  interest 
in  the  establishment  of  this  College,546  but  they  failed.  Finally  in  the 
spring  of  1835,  the  Concord  Presbytery  undertook  to  establish  a  Manual 
Labor  Seminary  in  Mecklenburg  County,  out  of  which  grew  the  David- 
son College  of  a  later  date.547  With  the  establishment  of  Davidson  the 
dreams  of  those  who  had  advocated  Western  College  came  true. 

About  1830  the  Fellenberg  idea  of  manual  labor  schools  had  found 
considerable  favor  in  this  State.  The  Baptists  wanted  a  college  to 
educate  ministers.  Both  ideas  were  combined  by  John  Armstrong  and 
other  leaders  of  that  denomination.  Hence  the  first  statement  setting 
forth  the  object  in  establishing  Wake  Forest  Institute  said :  "The  ob- 
ject of  the  Institute  is  to  enable  young  ministers  to  obtain  an  education 
on  moderate  terms,  and  to  train  up  youth  in  general  to  a  knowledge  of 
Science  and  practical  Agriculture."548  These  papers  also  give  some 
vivid  pictures  of  the  student  life  of  Wake  Forest  Institute  from  1832  to 
1835, 549  while  the  attempt  to  realize  the  dual  purpose  of  its  founding 
was  in  its  infancy. 

Such  in  brief  are  some  of  the  matters  contained  in  these  papers.  I 
have  not  tried  to  call  attention  to  everything  of  historical  interest,  but 
only  to  those  phases  of  our  educational  history  which  stand  out  in 
greatest  prominence  in  the  pages  which  follow. 

Wilson,  N".  C,  Mat,  1915.  Charles  L.  Coon. 


54SP.  674.     546pp.  686-6S9.     547P.  690.     548P.  794.     6»PP.  694-713. 


CONTENTS 


PAGE 

Anson  County  Schools 1-13 

Wadesborough  Academy,  1791 1 

Buncombe  County  Schools 14-15 

Newton  Academy,  1809 14 

Burke  County  Schools 16-17 

Morganton  Academy,  1822 16 

Caswell  County  Schools 18-33 

Caswell  Academy,  1802 18 

Hyco  Academy,  1804 21 

Springfield  Academy,  1804 29 

Miss  Prendergast's  School,  1818 29 

Milton  Female  Academy,  1819 30 

Pickard's   School,   1824 31 

Miss  Ballantine's  Seminary,  1825 31 

Mrs.  Stith's  Seminary,  1825 32 

Leasburg  Classical  School,  1835 32 

Chatham  County  Schools 34-49 

Pittsboro  Academy,   1797 34 

The  Kelvin  School,  1828 43 

Haywood  Academy,  1833 47 

Hooper's  Select  Preparatory  School,  1837 48 

Pleasant  Hill  Academy,  1838 48 

Cobia's  Select  Female  School,  1839 49 

Craven  County  Schools 50-59 

Newbern  Academy,  1793 50 

Cumberland  County  Schools 60-73 

Fayetteville  Academy,  1794 60 

Hooper's  Classical  School,  1824 72 

Donaldson  Academy,  1835 73 

Duplin  County  Schools 74-76 

Grove  Academy,  1786 74 

Hannah  More  Academy,  1837 75 

Edgecombe  County  Schools 77-79 

Tarboro  Academy,  1813 77 

Sparta  Academy,  1830 79 

Forsyth  County  Schools 80-83 

Salem  Academy,  1811 80 

Clemmonsville  School,  1837 83 

Franklin  County  Schools 84-120 

Louisburg  Academy,    1802 ; 84 

Hickory  Grove  Seminary,  1813 107 

Midway  Academy,  1822 107 

Spring  Grove  Academy,  1827 114 

Mount  Welcome  Academy,  1828 115 

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xlviii  Contents 

Franklin  County  Schools — Continued.  page 

Miss  Bobbitt's  School,  1830 116 

Hemdon  Academy,   1836 117 

Granville  County  Schools 121-166 

Williamsborough  Academy,  1805 121 

Pleasant  Grove  Academy,  1812 132 

Oxford  Academy,  1813 132 

Oxford  Female  Seminary,  1822 154 

Grassy  Creek  Private  Academy,  1823 162 

Henderson  Law  School,  1823 162 

Shiloh  Classical  School,  1827 163 

Concord  Academy,   1834 164 

Union  Academy,  1837 164 

Ford  Creek  Academy,  1837 165 

Greene  County  Schools 167-167 

Greene  Academy,   1807 167 

Hookerton  Academy,  1818 167 

Guilford  County  Schools 168-174 

Greensboro  Academy,   1806 168 

Jamestown  Female  Seminary,  1815 170 

Shields'  Lancaster  School,  1820 172 

Union  Academy,   1821 172 

Caldwell  Institute,  1837 172 

Halifax  County  Schools ■. 175-186 

Benson's  English  School,  1806 175 

Halifax  Classical  School,  1807 175 

Vine  Hill  Academy,  1811 175 

Union   Academy,   1815 178 

Farmwell  Grove  Academy,  1820 179 

Enfield  Academy,  1823 180 

Hyde  Park  Academy,  1828 , 181 

Scotland  Neck  Female  Seminary,  1827 183 

La  Vallee  Female  Seminary,  1837 184 

Grant's  Female  Boarding  School,  1837 185 

Iredell  County  Schools  187-191 

Statesville  Academy,  1815 187 

Garden's  Lancaster  School,  1822 188 

Ebenezer  Academy,  1823 , 190 

Chapman's  Classical  School,  1828 191 

Johnston  County  Schools 192-195 

Averasborough  Academy,  1804 192 

Smithfield  Academy,  1812 192 

Lincoln  County  Schools 196-228 

Pleasant  Retreat  Academy,  1820 196 

Catawba  School,   1823 224 

O'Reilly's  School,  1826 226 

Buffalo  Academy,  1827 226 

Buffalo  Shoal  School,  1829 227 

Mecklenburg  County  Schools 229-241 

Mrs.  Milligan's  School,  1807 229 

Death  of  Rev.  Joseph  Alexander,  1809 229 


Contents  xlix 

Mecklenburg  County  Schools — Continued.  page 

Mrs.  Bevins'  Boarding  School,  1812 229 

Hopewell  Academy,  1821 230 

Charlotte  Academy,   1822 230 

Sprattsville  Lancastrian  School,  1822 240 

Sugar  Creek  School,  1827 241 

Mrs.  Cushman's  School,  1828 241 

Military   Schools  242-262 

Davie  Favors  Military  Instruction  at  University,  1795 242 

Murphey's  Military  Schools,  1810 243 

Lenoir  County  Military  School,  1813 243 

Bingham's   (D.  H.)  Military  School,  1826 244 

Carter  Jones'  Military  Schools,  1833 261 

Nash  County  Schools 263-269 

Westrayville  Academy,  1809 263 

Hilliardston  Academy,  1820 264 

Nashville  Male  Academy,  1827 266 

Peach  Tree  Academy,  1834 267 

Stony  Hill  Academy,  1837 268 

New  Hanover  County  Schools 270-274 

Wilmington  Academy,  1812 270 

Jewett's  School,  1835 270 

Halsley's  School,  1836 270 

Corbin's   School,   1836 271 

Stanlift's  Writing  School,   1836 271 

Ryckman's  School,  1836 272 

Spencer's  Academy,  1836 272 

Crook's  Grammar  School,  1837 273 

Mulock's  English  School,  1838 273 

Simpson's  School,  1839 274 

Lloyd  and  Bailey's  School,  1840 274 

Repiton's  School,  1840 274 

Northampton  County  Schools 275-279 

Northampton  Academy,  1835 275 

Wood's  Female  School,  1838 278 

Orange  County  Schools 280-324 

Hillsboro  Academy,  1801 280 

Gregory's  Boarding  School,  1808 295 

Hawfield  Academy,  1808 ■. 295 

Mt.  Repose  School,  1818 296 

Union    School,    1818 298 

Graves'  Female  School,  1819 298 

Chapel  Hill  Academy,  1820 299 

Hillsboro  Female  Seminary,  1825 300 

Witherspoon's  Private  Boarding  School,  1826 310 

Bethlehem  School,  1829 312 

Anderson's  Female  Boarding  School,  1830 312 

Murphy's  Law  School,  1831 314 

Phillips'  Female  School,  1836 315 

Mt.  Pleasant  (Junto)  Academy,  1837 317 

Burwell's  Female  School,  1837 320 

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1  Contents 

Orange  County  Schools — Continued.  page 

Holden's  English  School,  1838 322 

Fairfield  School,  1839 323 

Union  Academy,   1839 323 

Other  Schools  325-330 

Bertie  Union  Academy  325 

Eden  ton  Academy  326 

Euphronian  Academy 327 

Hertford  Academy  328 

Lawrenceville  Academy  328 

Lexington  Academy  328 

Montpelier  Academy  ■ 328 

Nixonton  Academy  328 

Rocky  River  Academy 329 

Schools  of  Robinson  and  Wilson 329 

Trenton  Female  Academy  329 

Washington  Academy 330 

Williamston  Academy  330 

Person  County  Schools 331-333 

Arcadia  Academy,  1833 331 

Pitt  County  Schools 334-336 

Pitt  Academy,  1828 334 

Greenville  Academy,  1831 334 

Female  Seminary,  1835 335 

Randolph  County  Schools 337-343 

Evans'  School,  1822 337 

Troy's   School,  1837 337 

Randolph  Female  Academy,  1839 337 

Robeson  County  Schools 343-344 

Mt.  Clio  Academy,  1807 343 

Laurel  Hill  Academy,  1810 343 

Rockingham  County  Schools 345-345 

Leaksville   Academy,   1820 345 

Madison  Academy,  1820 345 

Rowan  County  Schools 346-386 

Salisbury  Academy,  1807 346 

Kilpatrick's  School,  1809 382 

Mumford's  School,   1815 383 

Barry's   School,  1828 383 

Willey's  Select  School,  1828 384 

Hall's   School,    1829 386 

Stokes  County  Schools 387-387 

Germanton  Academy,  1811  387 

Wake  County  Schools 388-573 

Raleigh  Academy,  1800 388 

Wills'  A  Cheap  English  School,  1802 512 

John  Henry  Gault's  School,  1807 513 

John  Chavis'  School,  1808 515 

Holland's  English  School,  1809 515 

Stone's  Lancaster  School,  1813 515 

Writing  Schools,  1813-1840 516 


Contents  li 

Wake  County  Schools — Continued.  page 

Norman  Campbell,  Teacher,  1814 520 

Ragsdale's  Juvenile  Academy,  1819 520 

Hassam's  Private  Academy,  1819 521 

Forest  Hill  Academy,  1820 525 

Schools  to  Teach  Special  Subjects,  1820-1840 526 

Glynn's  Athenaeum,  1822  530 

Taylor's  Law  School,  1822 531 

Macedonian  Academy,  1822 532 

Wake  Forest  Academy,  1823 532 

Lumsden's  Private  School,  1823 534 

Episcopal   School,  1823-1840 535 

Wetmore's   School,   1824 550 

Lightfoot's  Juvenile  School,  1825 550 

Whitaker's  Music  School,  1825 550 

Pomona  Academy,  1826 551 

Dwight's  Select  School,  1828 554 

Raleigh  Female  Seminary,  1828 , 555 

Wake  Forest  Pleasant  Grove  Academy,  1828 557 

Eastwood's  School,  1828  559 

Pleasant  Spring  Academy,  1829 560 

Raleigh  Infant  School,  1830 560 

Barbour's  Select  School,  1831 561 

Kerr's  Male  and  Female  School,  1831 561 

Goslin  Bluff's  Refined  Female  College,  1831 562 

Berkeley's  Literary  and  Scientific  Institution,  1831 563 

Mrs.  Bowen's  Private  School,  1831 566 

Le  Messurier's  Classical  and  English  School,  1831 567 

Woodville  Academy,  1832 567 

Rolesville  Academy,  1832 568 

Bryan's  Private  School,  1833 569 

Mrs.  Bingham's  School,  1833 569 

Stedman's  Private  School,  1835 570 

Holland's  Church  English  School,  1837 570 

Otis'  Raleigh  Classical  School,  1838 570 

Manly's  Private  School,  1838 571 

Whitaker's  Boarding  School,  18-39 571 

Oaky  Mount  Academy,  1839 572 

Warren  County  Schools  574-633 

Whitaker's  Juvenile  School,  1840 574 

Warrenton  Academy,  1786 574 

Falkner's  Young  Ladies  School,  1802 588 

Mordecai's  Female  Seminary,  1808 595 

Sims'  Latin  and  English  School,  1809 603 

Nicholson's  Grammar  School,  1812 603 

Shocco  Female  Academy,  1818 604 

Warrenton  Female  Academy,  1819 612 

C.  A.  Hill's  Private  School,  1821 628 

Shady  Grove  Academy,  1822 628 

Littleton  Select  School,  1822 631 

Vaiden's  Select  Seminary,  1833 632 

Shocco  Classical  Seminary,  1838 632 


Hi  Contents 

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Wayne  County  Schools  634-635 

Wayne  Academy,  1794 634 

Goldsboro   Academy,   1840 635 

Wilkes  County  Schools 636-640 

Wilkes  Academy,  1805 636 

Fort  Defiance  School,  1824 639 

Colleges   641-721 

Western  College  and  Davidson,  1820-1840 641 

Wake  Forest  College,  1832-1840 694 

Trinity  College,  1838-1840 719 

Defects  of  the  Schools,  1827 722-728 

Imperfections  of  Our  Primary  Schools,  1833 729-750 

Labor  System  of  Education,  1833 750-757 

Plan  of  Education  by  Philomathes,  1807 757-759 

Raleigh  Reading  Room,  Library  and  Theater,  1813-1821 760-763 

Rules  of  School 763-764 

School  and  Other  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840 765-800 

School  Days  of  Brantley  York,  1809-1818 801-802 

Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840 803-820 


ANSON  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

WADESBOKO  ACADEMY,  1791. 

An  Act  to  establish  a  seminary  of  learning  in  Wadesboroagh  in  Anson 
County. 

Whereas,  the  establishing  a  seminary  of  learning  in  the  town  of 
Wadesborongh  in  the  said  county,  for  the  education  of  youth,  will  be 
attended  with  great  productions  to  the  state  in  general  and  the  county 
of  Anson  in  particular : 

1.  Be  it  therefore  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  North  Carolina 
and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That  the  Hon. 
Samuel  Spencer,  Esq.,  John  Auld,  Holden  "Wade,  James  Pickett,  Pat- 
trick  Boggan,  William  Johnston,  Burwell  Lanier,  James  Marshall, 
William  Pegues,  Calvin  Spencer,  Morgan  Brown,  jun.  and  William 
Thomas,  be  and  they  are  hereby  constituted  and  appointed  Trustees,  with 
full  power  and  authority  to  receive  all  donations,  gifts  or  gratuities  into 
their  hands  and  possession  and  money  and  other  property  which  may 
be  subscribed  for  erecting  and  supporting  the  said  seminary  of  learning 
in  the  county  of  Anson,  by  the  name  of  Stokes;  and  the  said  Trustees 
and  their  successors  shall  be  able  and  capable  in  law,  to  ask  for,  demand, 
recover,  receive  and  possess  of  the  several  subscribers  all  sums  by  them 
respectively  subscribed,  and  in  case  of  refusal  of  any  of  them  to 
pay  the  same,-  to  sue  for  and  recover  by  action  of  debt  or  otherwise,  in 
the  name  of  the  Trustees,  the  sum  which  such  person  so  refusing  shall 
have  subscribed,  in  any  jurisdiction  having  cognizance  thereof;  and  the 
monies  then  collected  and  received  to  be  applied  by  the  said  Trustees,  or  a 
majority  of  them,  toward  defraying  the  expence  of  employing  a  Tutor 
or  Tutors  and  building  a  house  for  that  purpose  in  said  town  and  to  per- 
form every  act  or  thing  which  they  or  a  majority  of  them  shall  think 
necessary  and  expedient  for  the  advancement  of  said  seminary  and  the 
promotion  of  learning  therein. 

—Chapter  XXXII,  Laws  1791. 

An  Act  to  establish  an  academy  in  the  town  of  Wadesborough,  in  Anson 
County. 

Whereas,  the  establishing  public  seminaries  of  learning  for  the  edu- 
cation of  youth,  is  highly  beneficial  to  the  morals,  happiness,  and  pros- 
perity of  the  community,  and  consequently  well  worthy  legislative  atten- 
tion, 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina 
and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That  James  Mar- 
shall, Robert  Troy,  James  Goodrich.  Joseph  Ingram,  senior,  James 
Douglas,  Joshua  Prout,  William  Lanier,  Toddy  Robinson,  Pleasant 
May,  John  Jinnings,  Esquires,  the  Reverend  William  Taylor,  the  Rev- 
erend John  Culpepper,   and  the  Reverend  Daniel  Gould,  shall  be  and 

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2  Anson  County  Schools 

they  are  hereby  declared  to  be  a  body  politic  and  corporate,  to  be  known 
and  distinguished  by  the  name  of  The  Trustees  of  the  Wadesborough 
Academy;  and  by  that  name  shall  have  perpetual  succession  and  a  com- 
mon seal :  And  that  the  said  Trustees  and  their  successors  by  the  name 
aforesaid,  or  a  majority  of  them,  shall  be  able  and  capable  in  law,  to  take, 
demand,  receive,  and  possess  all  monies  goods  and  chattels,  that  shall  be 
given  for  the  use  of  the  said  Academy  and  the  same  apply  according  to 
the  will  of  the  donors;  and  by  gift,  purchase  or  devise,  to  take,  receive, 
possess  and  enjoy  to  them  and  their  successors  forever,  any  lands,  tene- 
ments, and  hereditaments  of  what  kind  or  nature  soever  in  special  trust 
and  confidence,  that  the  same  or  the  profits  thereof,  be  applied  to  and  for 
the  use  and  purpose  of  establishing  and  endowing  the  said  Academy. 
—Chapter  XXV,  Laws  1802. 

SCHOOL  OPENED  1803. 

THE  TKUSTEES 

OF  THE 

WADESBOROUGH  ACADEMY 

Inform  the  Public,  That  the  said  Academy  is  now  opened  for  the  Recep- 
tion of  Students  on  the  following  Terms,  viz. 

Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  eight  Dollars  per  Scholar;  English 
Grammar,  Geography,  and  the  lower  Branches  of  the  Mathematics, 
twelve  Dollars;  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  fifteen  Dollars.  Gen- 
teel Board  may  be  had  at  fifty-two  Dollars  per  Year. 

The  Trustees  having  employed  the  Rev.  John  Brown  as  their  Presi- 
dent, and  Mr.  David  Dunlap  as  Assistant,  flatter  themselves,  from  the 
Respectability  of  their  Characters,  the  Healthiness  of  the  Situation,  and 
the  low  Price  of  Board  and  Tuition,  that  they  shall  acquire  a  large  Num- 
ber of  Students,  and  that  their  Infant  Institution  will  meet  the  Patron- 
age of  every  Eriend  of  Learning  and  Virtue. 

On  Behalf  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  Joshua  Pbout,  Sec. 

April  26. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  9,  1803. 

FOURTH  OF  JULY  CELEBRATION. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Wadesborough  Academy,  impressed  with  a  due 
sense  of  the  importance  of  that  Liberty  and  Independence  they  have  so 
long  and  happily  enjoyed,  in  tribute  of  gratitude  to  the  Supreme  Dis- 
poser of  Nations  for  the  same,  together  with  those  noble  patriots  who 
fought  and  bled  to  purchase  it,  as  a  means  to  impress  on  the  minds  of 
the  Rising  Generation  the  necessity  of  preserving  those  inestimable 
blessings,  concluded  to  spend  the  4th  of  July  in  the  following  manner: 

The  Students  of  the  Academy  assembled  in  the  lower  part  of  the  town ; 
about  12  o'clock,  they  were  waited  upon  by  the  Trustees  and  Tutors  and 
having  arranged  themselves  in  proper  order,  the  Trustees  in  front,  the 


Anson  County  Schools  3 

Tutors  next,  and  the  Scholars  in  gradual  proportion  of  size  behind, 
marched  to  the  Courthouse,  where  the  business  of  the  day  was  opened  by 
the  Rev.  John  Brown,  by  prayer.  An  oration  was  then  delivered  by 
Robt.  Troy,  Esq.  on  the  subject  of  our  independence,  and  the  happiness 
arising  from  the  liberties  we  enjoy. 

"We  then  marched  in  the  same  order,  attended  by  Capt.  Robert  Jar- 
man's  cavalry  in  the  rear,  to  the  Academy,  where  the  exercise  was  in- 
troduced by  singing  a  few  tunes,  with  their  respective  parts,  accompanied 
with  drumming,  until  our  Cavalry  alighted,  and  the  Audience  were 
seated.  Our  Students  then  exhibited  their  orations,  which  were  such  as 
the  solemnity  of  the  day  demanded.  Politics  were  introduced  with  great 
applause,  and  we  are  happy  to  say,  that  the  young  gentlemen  who  per- 
formed did  honor  to  themselves  and  the  institution.  This  being  over  we 
were  escorted  by  the  cavalry  to  the  Court-House,  where  the  Students  were 
dismissed ;  and  we  are  happy  to  inform  the  Public,  that  our  infant  Insti- 
tution exceeds  our  most  sanguine  expectations,  our  number  having  in- 
creased from  20  to  71.  A  Public  dinner  was  prepared  under  a  handsome 
shade  of  trees,  where  the  Trustees  and  Capt.  Jarman's  Cavalry,  with  a 
number  of  citizens  who  favored  us  with  their  company,  dined  together, 
and  spent  the  remainder  of  the  day  in  innocent  mirth  and  festivity. 

By  Order  of  the  Board.  Joshua  Peout,  Secretary. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  1,  1803. 

ME.  AND  MES.  EDMONDS  IN  CHAEGE. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Wadesborough  Academy  feel  pleasure  in  announc- 
ing to  the  public,  that  they  have  engaged  Robert  L.  Edmonds,  A.M.  to 
superintend  their  Seminary  for  the  ensuing  year.     *     *     * 

The  Trustees  have  also  made  an  engagement  with  Mrs.  Julia  F.  Ed- 
monds, to  take  charge  of  the  Female  Department.     *     *     * 

Wadesboro,  N".  C,  Nov'r  23,  1819.  W.  F.  Smith. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1819. 

ME.  MASON  ASSISTANT. 
(ANSON)  MALE  AND  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  will  recommence  on  the  1st  Monday  in  July  next.  Mr. 
Timothy  Mason,  a  Gentleman  highly  recommended  for  his  literary  quali- 
fications and  morality  has  been  engaged  as  an  Assistant.     *     *     * 

Every  exertion  will  be  used  to  engage  a  Lady  qualified  to  assist  in  the 
Ornamental  Branches,  previous  to  the  reopening  of  the  School. 

By  order  of  the  Board, 

Wadesborough,  May  13.  W.  F.  Smith,  Secy. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  26,  1820. 


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EXAMINATION  OF  PUPILS,  1820. 

WADESBOROUGH  ACADEMIES. 

Report  of  the  Committee  of  Examination,  Wadesboro,  June  23,  1820. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  superintend  the  examination  of  the  stu- 
dents in  both  departments  of  the  Wadesborough  Academies,  having  im- 
partially performed  their  duty,  beg  leave  to  remark,  that  from  the  youth 
and  inexperience  of  many  of  the  students,  and  from  their  dispositions, 
they  find  a  difficult  and  delicate  task  in  awarding  distinctions,  particu- 
larly where  all  have  made  rapid  progress,  and  exhibited  such  accurate 
knowledge  in  the  various  branches  of  their  studies.  And  they  have  no 
doubt  that,  from  the  degree  of  diffidence  manifested  by  many  of  the 
students,  they  have  been  unable  to  notice  some  of  those  who  deserved 
distinctions  in  their  different  classes. 

Report. 

1st  Class — Spelling  in  two  syllables — Carolina  Billingsley,  approved. 

2d  Class — Spelling  in  two,  three,  and  four  syllables — Mary  Jane  Dis- 
mukes,  Oen  Dejarnatt,  Sarah  Watson.  M.  J.  Dismukes  is  considered 
best,  Oen  Dejarnatt  next,  and  Sarah  Watson  much  approved. 

Spelling  in  Walker's  Dictionary . 

1st  Class — Consisting  of  Glorvina  Pickett,  Frances  Pickett,  Mary  El- 
lerbee,  Elizabeth  Carr,  Jane  Little,  Elizabeth  R.  May.  Glorvina  Pickett 
and  Prances  Pickett  equal  and  best :  Mary  Ellerbee  second ;  the  others 
well  approved. 

2d  Class — Consisting  of  Mary  Cash,  Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter,  Eliza 
Ann  Dismukes,  Mary  Sylvester,  Frances  Pickett,  Laura  A.  Forniss, 
Mary  Pegues,  Louisa  Boggan,  Susan  Pickett,  Eleanor  Pickett,  Martha 
Carr,  Sarah  Lawrence,  Martha  Coleman,  Rachel  Coleman,  Margaret  Ed- 
monds, Eliza  Lawrence.  Mary  Cash  is  considered  best;  Elizabeth  H. 
Slaughter,  Eliza  A.  Dismukes,  Mary  Sylvester,  Frances  Pickett,  Laura 
Forniss,  Mary  Pegues,  Louisa  Boggan,  Susan  Pickett,  Eleanor  Pickett, 
Martha  Carr,  Sarah  Lawrence,  second  and  equal ;  the  others  approved. 

Reading. 

1st  Class — Frances  Pickett,  Mary  Ellerbee,  Glorvina  Pickett,  Eliza- 
beth Carr,  Elizabeth  R.  May,  and  Jane  Little,  were  examined  on  reading 
in  Looking-Glass.  Frances  Pickett  is  considered  best;  Glorvina  Pickett 
and  Mary  Ellerbee  equal  and  next ;  the  others  approved. 

2d  Class — Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter,  Eliza  Ann  Dismukes,  Laura  A. 
Forniss,  Mary  Sylvester,  Mary  Pegues,  Susan  Pickett,  Sarah  Lawrence, 
Fanny  Pickett,  Margaret  Edmond,  Eleanor  Pickett,  Louisa  Boggan, 
Martha  Coleman,  Martha  Carr,  Eliza  Lawrence,  Avere  examined  on  read- 
ing in  the  English  Reader.  In  this  class  Laura  A.  Forniss  is  entitled  to 
the  first  honor;  Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter,  Eliza  A.  Dismukes,  Mary  Syl- 


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vester,  Fanny  Pickett,  Margaret  Edrnond,  Eleanor  Pickett,  Louisa  Bog- 

gan,  Martha  Coleman,  to  the  second;  the  others  are  approved. 

3d  Class — Mary  Cash  and  Eachel  Coleman  were  examined  in  reading 

History  of  America,  in  which  they  are  considered  equal  and  very  highly 

approved. 

English  Grammar. 

1st  Class — Consisting  of  Louisa  Boggan,  Martha  Coleman,  Margaret 
Edmond,  Eliza  Lawrence,  and  Sarah  Lawrence.  This  class  was  exam- 
ined in  orthography  and  part  of  etymology.  The  first  honor  is  awarded 
to  Louisa  Boggan ;  the  second  to  Martha  Coleman ;  the  others  equal. 

2d  Class — Consisting  of  Susan  Pickett,  Eliza  A.  Dismukes,  Mary 
Pegues,  Eleanor  Pickett,  who  are  equal,  and  merit  approbation. 

3d  Class — Laura  Ann  Eornis,  Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter,  Martha  Carr, 
Fanny  Pickett,  and  Mary  Sylvester.  This  class  was  examined  on  Mur- 
ray's English  Grammar  throughout :  Mary  Sylvester  is  considered  best ; 
Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter  and  Louisa  A.  Forniss  next,  the  others  are  ap- 
proved. This  class,  (with  the  exception  of  E.  H.  Slaughter  and  M. 
Sylvester,)  together  with  Mary  Pegues,  Susan  Pickett,  and  Eleanor 
Pickett,  constituted  the  first  parsing  class ;  in  which  Fanny  Pickett  is  en- 
titled to  the  first  honor,  Eliza  A.  Dismukes  the  second,  the  others  are 
equal. 

4th  Class — Mary  Cash  and  Rachel  Coleman,  were  examined  on  Mur- 
ray's Grammar,  &c.  and  are  considered  equal.  This  class,  with  the  addi- 
tion of  Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter  and  Mary  Sylvester,  formed  the  second 
parsing  class,  in  which  there  is  no  distinction ;  all  highly  approved. 

Geography. 

Junior  Class — Consisting  of  Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter,  Martha  Coleman, 
Mary  Sylvester,  Fanny  Pickett,  Eliza  A.  Dismukes,  Eleanor  Pickett, 
Mary  Pegues,  Laura  A.  Forniss,  Susan  Pickett,  Louisa  Boggan,  Marga- 
ret Edmond,  Martha  Carr,  Sarah  Lawrence,  Eliza  Lawrence.  This 
class  was  examined  on  the  map  of  the  world :  Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter, 
Martba  Coleman  and  Mary  Sylvester,  are  distinguished  as  best,  the  oth- 
ers highly  approved.  It  is  but  justice  to  observe,  that  those  who  are  the 
most  deserving  are  distinguished  by  the  order  in  which  they  are  named. 

Senior  Class — Consisting  of  Rosanna  R.  Troy,  Mary  Cash  and  Rachel 
Coleman.  This  class  was  examined  on  the  map  of  the  World,  Europe, 
jSTorth  and  South  America,  and  the  map  of  the  United  States.  Those 
young  ladies  are  collectively  distinguished,  and  merit  the  warmest  appro- 
bation of  the  committee  for  their  promptness  and  accuracy,  for  which 
they  award  to  them  the  first  rank  among  the  classes  of  the  school. 

Polite  Literature. 

1st  Class — Consisting  of  Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter,  Mary  Sylvester, 
Louisa  Boggan,  Martha  Carr,  Elizabeth  Lawrence,  Susan  Pickett,  Fanny 
Pickett :  Fanny  Pickett  is  considered  best,  Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter  and 
Mary  Sylvester,  second;  the  others  approved. 


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2d  Class — Consisting  of  Mary  Coleman  and  Mary  Cash;  in  which  "both 
are  considered  equal,  and  highly  approved.  These  young  ladies  compose, 
also,  the  first  class  in  rhetoric,  in  which  their  examination  was  highly 
gratifying,  and  equal  in  point  of  merit. 

2d  Class  of  Rhetoric — Rosaima  R.  Troy;  who  was  examined  on  logic, 
natural  philosophy,  and  the  French  language,  whose  display,  in  these 
various  branches  of  education,  was  truly  elegant  and  accurate,  and  justly 
merited  the  approbation  of  the  committee. 

Penmanship. 

1st  Class — Mary  Ellerbee,  Frances  Pickett,  Jane  Little,  Oen  Dejarnatt, 
Glorvina  Pickett,  Elizabeth  Carr.  Mary  Ellerbee  is  best ;  the  rest  are 
equal. 

2d  Class — Consisting  of  Eliza  A.  Dismukes,  Eleanor  Pickett,  Susan 
Pickett,  Sarah  Lawrence,  Fanny  Pickett,  Laura  A.  Forniss,  Louisa  Bog- 
gan,  Eliza  Lawrence,  Mary  Pegues :  to  Susan  Pickett,  Eliza  Lawrence 
and  Sarah  Lawrence,  is  awarded  the  first  honor;  Laura  A.  Forniss  the 
second,  the  others  equal. 

3d  Class — Consisting  of  Martha  Coleman,  Elizabeth  LT.  Slaughter  and 
Martha  Carr;  equal,  and  highly  approved. 

4th  Class — Consisting  of  Mary  Cash,  Rosanna  R.  Troy,  Rachel  Cole- 
man, Mary  Sylvester,  and  Margaret  Edmond:  It  is  with  pleasure  the 
committee  observe,  that  all  the  specimens  are  executed  with  neatness; 
Miss  Cash's  is  the  best  written. 

Needle-work. 

1st  Class — Consisting  of  Margaret  Edmonds,  Eleanor  Pickett  and 
Laura  A.  Forniss.  The  honors  are  awarded  in  this  class  in  the  order  in 
which  they  are  named. 

2d  Class — Consisting  of  Elizabeth  H.  Slaughter,  Fanny  Pickett,  Sarah 
Lawrence  and  Eliza  A.  Dismukes:  Of  this  class,  E.  H.  Slaughter  is 
best;  the  others  equal. 

3d  Class — Consisting  of  Mary  Cash,  Mary  Sylvester,  Martha  Carr, 
Louisa  Boggan  and  Eliza  Lawrence :  M.  Cash  is  entitled  to  the  first 
honor;  the  others  are  equal,  except  E.  Lawrence,  who  is  approved. 
There  was  also  a  class  examined  in  catechism,  which  was  highly  ap- 
proved. 

MALE  DEPARTMENT. 

Spelling. 

1st  Class — Consisting  of  William  Little  and  Ingoe  Ellerbee ;  who  were 
examined  on  spelling,  in  two,  three  and  four  syllables :  equal,  and  ap- 
proved. 

2d  Class — Consisting  of  James  Mendanhall,  Peter  Slaughter,  Julius 
Beeman,  Lawrence  Moore,  Benjamin  E.  Carr,  William  Ellerbee  and 
Moore  Moore.     This  class  was  examined  in  Webster's  spelling-book  and 


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dictionary,  in  which  James  Mendanhall  is  mentioned  as  deserving  the 
first  distinction,  Peter  Slaughter  second,  and  Julius  Beeman  third ;  the 
rest  approved. 

3d  Class — Consisting  of  James  Bird,  William  Bird,  William  Beeman, 
Thomas  J.  Lockhart,  James  Dismukes,  Hardy  May,  Cornelius  Moore, 
Joseph  Sylvester,  James  T.  Dejarnatt,  Jacob  West,  William  Lockhart, 
Thomas  Little,  William  Dejarnatt,  William  Lawrence,  Burwell  Carr,  Ed- 
mond  Walch,  on  spelling  book  throughout ;  in  which  James  Bird,  Wil- 
liam Bird  and  William  Beeman,  Thomas  Lockhart  and  James  Dismukes 
are  equal,  and  best ;  those  who  maintained  the  second  station  in  this  class, 
are  Hardy  May,  Cornelius  Moore,  Joseph  Sylvester,  and  James  T.  De- 
jaimatt;  the  others  all  stand  at  No.  3,  and  are  approved.  The  foregoing, 
together  with  the  following,  viz.  William  Pegues,  George  Little,  Alexan- 
der May,  Reuben  Pickett,  Giles  W.  Pearson,  were  examined  on  spelling, 
in  Walker's  dictionary,  throughout ;  James  Bird,  William  Bird,  Burwell 
Carr,  Thomas  J.  Lockhart,  James  Dismukes  and  Giles  W.  Pearson,  equal 
and  best;  William  Beeman,  Joseph  Sylvester,  James  T.  Dejarnatt,  Ed- 
mond  Walch,  William  Pegues,  George  Little,  are  entitled  to  the  second 
place ;  the  others  equal,  and  approved. 

Reading. 

1st  Class — Consisting  of  Peter  Slaughter,  Moore  Moore,  James  Men- 
danhall, Lawrence  Moore,  Benjamin  L.  Carr,  Julius  Beeman  and  Will- 
iam Ellerbee;  who  read  in  the  Looking-Glass :  James  Mendanhall  and 
Lawrence  Moore  are  considered  best ;  the  others  equal,  and  approved. 

2d  Class — Consisting  of  James  T.  Dejarnatt,  William  Dejarnatt, 
Thomas  J.  Lockhart,  William  Lawrence,  William  Lockhart,  Edmond 
Walch,  Jacob  West,  Giles  W.  Pearson,  Joseph  Sylvester,  Cornelius 
Moore,  Hardy  May,  William  Bird,  Thomas  Little  and  William  Beeman, 
who  read  in  Murray's  English  Reader;  Giles  W.  Pearson  and  William 
Beeman  are  awarded  the  first  honor;  William  Dejarnatt,  Thomas  J. 
Lockhart,  Edmond  Walch,  Jacob  West,  Joseph  Sylvester,  Cornelius 
Moore,  William  Bird  and  Thomas  Little,  the  second;  the  rest  approved. 

3d  Class — Wm.  Pegues,  Reuben  Pickett,  Sidney  Davidson,  James  Dis- 
mukes, George  Little,  Burwell  Carr,  James  Bird,  Alexander  May,  who 
read  in  the  History  of  America ;  in  this  class  Sidney  Davidson  and  James 
Dismukes  are  equal,  and  best;  and  James  Bird,  second;  the  others  but 
little  inferior,  and  highly  approved. 

Murray's  Grammar. 

1st  Class — Burwell  Bailey  and  Thomas  Ledbetter ;  equal,  and  ap- 
proved. 

2d  Class — Giles  W.  Pearson,  William  Pegues,  James  Bird,  Sidney 
Davidson,  George  Little,  Cornelius  Moore,  Joseph  Sylvester,  Hardy  May, 
Jacob  West,  William  Lawrence,  Reuben  Pickett,  Burwell  Carr  and  James 
Dismukes ;  in  which  Giles  W.  Pearson,  Sidney  Davidson,  James  Bird  and 


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James  Dismukes,   are  worthy  of  the   first  distinction,   and  considered 

equal;  Cornelius  Moore,  Reuben  Pickett  and  Burwell  Carr,  second;  the 

rest  approved. 

Parsing. 

1st  Class — Thomas  J.  Lockhart,  Hardy  May,  William  Lawrence, 
James  T.  Dejarnatt,  Cornelius  Moore,  William  Beeman,  William  Bird, 
Edmond  Walch  and  Jacob  West :  This  class  was  examined  in  Murray's 
Exercises  as  far  as  the  adjective  and  noun,  in  which  Thomas  J.  Lockhart, 
William  Beeman  and  William  Bird  distinguished  themselves  as  first; 
Hardy  May,  J.  T.  Dejarnatt,  William  Dejarnatt  and  Cornelius  Moore, 
second;  the  rest  equal. 

2d  Class — James  Dismukes,  Giles  W.  Pearson,  James  Bird,  Burwell 
Carr,  William  Pegues,  George  Little,  Joseph  Sylvester,  Sidney  David- 
son ;  Avho  were  examined  in  parsing  promiscuous  sentences  in  Murray's 
Exercises;  James  Dismukes  and  Sidney  Davidson  are  mentioned  as 
first;  Giles  W.  Pearson,  James  Bird  and  Burwell  Carr,  second;  the 
others  equally  approved. 

3d  Class — William  Le  Grand,  James  Moore,  William  Johnson,  Val- 
entine Park,  Samuel  Davidson,  William  May,  Lyte  Townsend,  Alexan- 
der Thomas,  James  Slaughter :  of  this  class,  James  Slaughter  is  con- 
sidered first;  Samuel  Davidson  second;  the  rest  equal,  and  highly  ap- 
proved. 

4th  Class — James  Townsend ;  who  was  examined  on  Murray's  Gram- 
mar throughout,  parsing  poetry,  correcting  instances  of  false  syntax,  in 
which  he  evinced  much  previous  application,  and  is  justly  entitled  to  the 
approbation  of  the  committee. 

5th  Class — Saml.  Davidson,  James  Slaughter,  Lyte  Townsend,  Alex- 
ander Thomas,  William  Le  Grand,  William  May;  all  equal,  and  ap- 
proved, and  distinguished  by  the  order  in  which  they  are  named. 

Geography. 

1st  Class— James  Bird,  William  Beeman,  William  Pegues,  Hardy 
May,  Jacob  West,  Cornelius  Moore,  Edmond  Walch,  William  Dejar- 
natt and  William  Bird :  This  class  was  examined  on  the  map  of  the 
world,  and  they  are  so  nearly  equal,  that  it  would  be  unjust  to  make 
any  distinction. 

2d  Class — On  the  map  of  the  world,  and  Europe,  James  Moore,  Giles 
W.  Pearson,  Valentine  D.  Park,  Leonidas  King,  Thomas  J.  Lockhart, 
Joseph  Sylvester,  Sidney  Davidson,  William  Lawrence,  Burwell  Carr, 
James  Dismukes  and  William  Pickett :  who  were  equal,  and  approved. 

3d  Class— James  Townsend,  Lyte  Townsend,  William  Johnson,  Alex- 
ander Thomas,  William  May  and  George  Little :  this  class  was  on  the 
map  of  the  world,  Europe,  North  and  South  America,  and  are  truly  de- 
serving the  applause  of  the  committee  for  their  promptness  and  accu- 
racy. 

4th  Class — James  Townsend,  Lyte  Townsend,  William  Johnson  and 
Alexander   Thomas,   who   were   examined   on   the   map   of   the   United 


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States.    The  examination  of  this  class  was  truly  gratifying,  and  it  is  de- 
serving of  the  highest  approbation. 

5th  Class — John  Bates  and  James  Slaughter:  examined  on  the  map 
of  the  world,  Europe,  United  States,  &c.  The  accuracy  which  these 
young  gentlemen  evinced  on  their  examination,  was  such  as  entitles 
them  to  the  esteem  and  applause  of  the  committee,  who,  in  behalf  of  the 
trustees,  pronounce  them  the  greatest  proficients  in  geography  in  this  de- 
partment. 

Classics. 

1st  Class — James  M.  Slaughter  was  examined  on  Viri  Romse,  and  two 
of  Virgil's  Bucolics.  This  young  gentleman  recommenced  the  study  of 
Latin  about  three  months  previous  to  his  examination ;  his  advancement 
is  truly  gatifying  to  the  committee. 

2d  Class — "William  Le  Grand  was  examined  on  the  Bucolics,  and  first 
two  Eneids  of  Virgil :  his  examination  was  truly  interesting. 

3d  Class — Louis  E.  Stubbs,  George  Dismukes,  Daniel  C.  Murdoch, 
John  Stubbs,  James  Johnson,  Joseph  Pickett,  Leonidas  King  and  Sam- 
uel B.  Davidson,  were  examined  on  the  Bucolics  and  first  four  Eneids 
of  Virgil;  Louis  E.  Stubbs  is  best;  George  Dismukes,  Daniel  C.  Mur- 
doch and  John  Stubbs,  next;  the  rest  equal. 

4th  Class — Clement  Marshall ;  who  was  examined  on  the  Bucolics  and 
first  six  Eneids  of  Virgil,  and  on  the  Odes  of  Horace :  the  committee 
award  to  Mr.  Marshall  their  applause  and  high  approbation. 

5th  Class — John  Bates;  who  was  examined  on  parsing  blank  verse, 
Sallust,  Virgil,  Horace  to  the  Satires,  and  Homer's  Iliad :  for  the  cor- 
rect display  he  made  on  the  above  branches,  he  is  entitled  to  the  highest 
standing  as  the  most  prompt  and  accurate  scholar  in  this  Seminary. 

Public  Speahmg  and  Dramatic  Representations. 

James  M.  Slaughter,  George  W.  Dismukes,  Clement  Marshall,  Wil- 
liam P.  Johnson,  John  P.  S.  Bates,  James  Mendanhall,  Giles  W.  Pear- 
son, Sidney  Davidson,  delivered  Orations,  on  various  subjects,  that  were 
highly  gratifying  to  the  committee,  and  creditable  to  themselves.  The 
"Tailor  in  high  Life,"  and  the  humorous  farce  of  "My  Aunt,"  were  per- 
formed in  a  style  that  is  not  often  surpassed  by  students. 

The  committee  feel  highly  gratified  with  the  progress  of  the  students 
in  both  departments  of  the  Seminary,  which  redounds  to  the  credit  of 
themselves,  and  to  the  honor  of  their  Preceptors.  Indeed,  when  we  re- 
flect that  a  majority  of  the  students  have  never  before  entered  a  regular 
Academy,  we  are  agreeably  surprised  at  their  rapid  progress  and  ac- 
quirements in  so  short  a  period.  We  are  happy  in  attributing  to  Mrs. 
Edmonds  that  meed  of  praise  which  is  so  justly  due  her,  for  the  able 
and  assiduous  discharge  of  the  arduous  and  important  trust  committed  to 
her  care.  The  improvement  made  by  the  students  under  her  direction 
is  a  high  evidence  of  her  superior  talents  as  a  tutoress.  Mr.  Edmonds 
has  realized  the  expectations  we  had  formed   of  him,   from  his  high 


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character  as  a  teacher;  and  we  trust  that  by  his  zeal  and  industry  our 
Academy  will  rank  equal,  if  not  superior,  to  any  in  the  state. 

By  order  of  the  committee.  W.  F.  Smith,  Secretary. 

|J^P*The  exercises  of  the  Wadesborough  Academies  will  recom- 
mence on  Monday,  10th  July,  under  the  management  of  the  same  Teach- 
ers, assisted  by  Mr.  T.  Mason. 

— Western  Carolinian,  July  J/.,  1820. 

NOTICE  OF  EXAMINATION,  1820. 

WADESBOBO  (ANSON)  ACADEMY. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Pupils  in  both  Departments  of 
this  Seminary,  will  commence  on  Monday  the  4th  December,  and  termi- 
nate on  the  Saturday  following.  Parents  and  guardians  of  pupils,  and 
the  public  generally,  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

By  order  of  the  Board. 

November  4th,  1820.  W.  F.  Smith,  Secretary. 

N.  B. — The  exercises  of  this  Seminary  will  recommence  on  the  sec- 
ond Monday  in  January,  1821. 

— Western  Carolinian,  November  1J+,  1820. 

MRS.  EDMONDS'  BOARDING  SCHOOL. 

Mrs.  Robert  L.  Edmonds,  assisted  by  Miss  Haskins,  from  New  York, 
proposes  to  open  a  Female  Boarding  School  on  the  first  day  of  January 
next,  in  Wadesborough,  Anson  county,  N.  C.  Eight  years  devoted  to 
the  instruction  of  young  ladies,  has,  she  hopes,  qualified  her  for  this  ar- 
duous task.  In  regard  to  the  situation  there  is  none,  probably,  in  the 
State  better  adapted  for  an  Institution  of  this  kind.  It  has  long 
proved  to  be  very  healthy,  and  in  a  School  containing  more  than  100  pu- 
pils, for  the  last  two  years,  not  more  than  three  cases  of  fever  have  oc- 
cured.     *     *     * 

The  course  of  education  will  embrace  Beading,  Writing,  Arithmetic, 
English  Grammar,  Geography  by  the  Use  of  Globes  and  Maps,  Belles 
Lettres,  Chemistry,  Moral  Philosophy,  Ancient  and  Modern  History, 
Composition,  Mythology,  Astronomy,  the  Latin  and  French  Languages, 
Plain  and  Ornamental  Needle  Work,  etc.  One  general  charge  of  130 
Dollars  per  annum,  to  be  paid  semi-annually,  and  always  in  advance, 
will  include  all  the  above  branches,  together  with  every  article  of  board, 
medical  aid  and  medicine.  Music  and  Painting  will  constitute  a  sepa- 
rate charge.  Mrs.  E.  is  at  present  furnished  with  Maps  and  Globes 
equal  to  any  in  the  United  States.  Mr.  Edmonds  will  inspect  the 
School  daily,  and  deliver  Lectures  to  the  Young  Ladies  on  Geography, 
Astronomy  and  Philosophy,  three  times  a  week.  The  Pupils  will  have  an 
opportunity  of  attending  Divine  Service  regularly  on  the  Sabbath. 
The  School  will  be  limited  to  30  boarders,  and  ten  day  scholars.     There 


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will  be  a  public  Examination  semi-annually,  and  a  vacation  during  the 
month  of  December.     *     *     * 

The  School  will  not  be  attempted  with  less  than  20  pupils;  but  as 
soon  as  that  number  of  applications  are  made,  public  notice  will  be 
given  in  the  Charleston  papers,  Raleigh  Register,  Georgia  Advertiser 
and  Pee  Dee  Gazette. 

References  : 

Rev.  Robert  S.  Symmes,  D.D.   )  ~n      .  „    „ 

-r.        a    j         -n     i        a  tit       r  Charleston,  b.  C. 
Rev.  Andrew  Fowler,  A.M.,     )  ' 

Moses  Sanders,  Esq.  Darlington,  (S.  C.) 
Pleasant  H.  May,  Esq.,  Statesburg,  (S.  C.) 
Augustus  Longstreet,  Esq.  Greensborough,  (Ga.) 
Joseph  Pickett,  Esq.  "Wadesborough,  (N.  C.) 


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ANNOUNCEMENT  OF  JULY,  1822. 

WADESBOROUGH 
MALE  AND  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  commenced  on  the  15th  inst.  under 
the  superintendence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edmonds.  Parents  and  guar- 
dians, taking  into  consideration  the  healthy  situation  of  our  village,  the 
cheapness  of  board,  the  qualifications  of  the  teachers,  would  do  well  to 
send  their  children  and  wards.  The  board  of  managers  pledge  them- 
selves, that  every  attention  shall  be  given  to  the  morals  and  instruction 
of  the  pupils.  William  Dismukes, 

MlTMFORD    DeJARNETTE, 

Thomas  D.  Parke, 
Alexander  Little, 
Erancis  A.  Cash, 

Wadesboro',  July  22,  1822.  Managers. 

— Western  Carolinian,  July  30,  1822. 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

FOURTH  OF  JULY  CELEBRATION. 

Asheville,  Buncombe  County,  July  7,  1809. 

The  anniversary  of  our  glorious  Independence  was  pleasingly  cele- 
brated in  this  little  village  on  Tuesday  last.  Here  was  no  bombastic  dis- 
play of  warlike  ardour — no  mock  feats  of  chivalry — no  firing  of  guns — 
no  splendid  feasting — no  Bachanalian  libations — and  consequently  no 
pestiferous,  a  baneful  practice  of  assassinating  characters  with  im- 
punity, and  fomenting  party  strife. 

About  11  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  the  Students  of  the  Union  Hill 
Academy  (under  the  tuition  of  the  Rev.  George  Newton)  marched  into 
town  in  handsome  order,  followed  by  their  Teacher  and  the  Trustees  of 
this  seminary,  and  had  an  exhibition  at  the  house  of  Maj.  Andrew  Er- 
win,  where  a  stage  had  been  previously  erected.  The  scene  was  beau- 
tiful; about  40  of  the  Students  neatly  clad  in  homespun  garbs,  exhib- 
ited various  characters  on  the  stage — while  the  expressive  countenances 
of  several  hundreds  of  spectators  bore  testimony  that  their  performances 
were  such  as  did  honour  to  themselves  and  their  worthy  Preceptor. 

—Raleigh  Star,  July  29,  1809. 

LOTTERY  ADVERTISEMENT,  1810. 

LITERARY  ADVANCEMENT. 


SEVEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS ! 
May  be  gained  for  the  small  sum  of 

FOUR  DOLLARS ! 

In  the 

NEWTON  ACADEMY  LOTTERY. 

*  *  *  The  above  Lottery  is  authorized  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature 
of  North  Carolina,  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  the  Trustees  of  the  New- 
ton Academy  near  the  town  of  Asheville,  to  compleat  the  necessary 
buildings  belonging  to  the  same — And  also  to  establish  a  Female  Acad- 
emy in  the  town  of  Asheville.     *     *     *  David  Vance, 

Geo.  Swaine, 
John  Patton, 
Geo.  Newton, 
Andkew  Erwin, 
Asheville,  January  26,  1810.  Managers. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  22,  1810. 

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LOTTERY  A  FAILURE. 
ADVEKTISEMENT. 

The  Managers  of  the  ISTewton  Lottery,  return  their  sincere  thanks  to 
all  who  have  evinced  a  willingness  to  aid  them  in  carrying  the  Lottery 
into  effect ;  and  with  reluctance  inform  them,  that  owing  to  the  extreme 
scarcity  of  cash,  they  are  induced  to  believe  that  a  sufficient  number  of 
Tickets,  to  justify  the  commencement  of  drawing  in  a  reasonable  time, 
cannot  be  sold.  And  lest  those  holding  Tickets  should  become  uneasy, 
we  deem  it  our  duty  to  discontinue  the  sale  of  Tickets ;  and  have  re- 
funded all  the  money  to  the  Post-Masters  and  other  Agents,  that  was 
forwarded  by  them  to  us,  with  a  request  that  they  will  take  in  all  the 
tickets  they  have  respectively  sold,  which  request  we  flatter  ourselves 
each  will  comply  with.  David  Vance. 

George  Swain. 
John  Patton. 
George   Newton. 

Asheville,  December  21,  1811.  Andrew  Irvin. 

— The  Star,  January  2k,  1812. 


BURKE  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

NOTICE  OF  OPENING  OF  ACADEMY. 

MORGANTON  ACADEMY, 

Burke  County,  is  now  open  for  the  reception  of  Scholars,  under  the 
patronage  of  a  respectable  Board  of  Trustees.  The  mode  of  instruc- 
tion pursued  is  the  result  of  much  attention  and  experience,  and  emi- 
nently calculated  to  fit  young  gentlemen  and  ladies  for  the  active  du- 
ties of  life,  and  to  prepare  students  successfully  to  pursue  their  colle- 
giate studies. 

Lectures  in  an  easy,  familiar  style,  are  given  three  or  four  times  a 
week,  on  Language,  History,  Rhetoric,  or  Moral,  Intellectual,  Natural 
or  Political  Philosophy. 

Great  attention  is  paid  to  reading,  speaking,  writing,  and  pronounc- 
ing the  English  language  with  correctness  and  elegance,  and  to  the 
manners  and  morals  of  the  pupils;  and  every  thing  done  to  promote 
their  happiness  and  improvement.  Tuition  $20  per  annum,  and  board 
on  the  most  reasonable  terms.     The  village  is  pleasant  and  healthy. 

French  and  Italian  will  be  taught  grammatically,  if  requested. 

April  15,  1822. 

— Western  Carolinian,  June  11,  1822. 

FEMALE  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS. 

MORGANTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

This  institution  will  continue  the  current  Year  under  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Rev.  Chauncey  Eddy,  Mrs.  Eddy,  and  Miss  Parkman,  the 
same  as  the  last  year. 

The  discipline  and  course  of  studies  are  the  same  as  those  adopted  in 
the  most  approved  seminaries  of  New  England  and  New  York. 

The  first  quarter  of  the  present  year  has  already  commenced,  but  ad- 
mission can  be  obtained  at  any  time,  and  the  bills  will  be  made  out  from 
the  time  of  admission. 

As  the  object  of  the  institution  is  the  intellectual,  and  religious  im- 
provement of  the  Young  Ladies,  the  instructors  feel  themselves  bound 
to  exercise  an  attentive  guardianship  over  them, — to  check  their  de- 
sires for  vulgar  and  degrading  amusements,  and  to  direct  their  attention 
to  such  things  as  are  calculated  to  refine  the  manners,  enlarge  the  mind 
and  improve  the  heart.  Good  boarding  can  be  obtained,  either  at  the 
Academy,  with  the  Instructors,  or  in  the  immediate  vicinity,  at  the  rate 
of  eighty  dollars  per  year. 

Terms,  $6.25  per  quarter;  or  $5,  when  instruction  in  Painting  is  not 
required;  payable  at  the  end  of  each  quarter. 

Morganton,  February  21,  1824. 

— Western  Carolinian,  March  2,  182 %. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1824. 

MORGANTON  ACADEMY. 

This  institution  having  received  such  assistance  from  the  acts  of  the 
last  Assembly,  as  places  it  on  a  stable  and  respectable  foundation,  and 
enjoying  the  labors  of  Mr.  Alexander  E.  Wilson,  a  graduate  from  the 
State  University,  who  has  during  the  last  year,  given  the  most  satisfac- 
tory proof  of  his  faithfulness  and  ability,  is  now  recommended  to  the 
attention  of  the  public.  *  *  *  Under  the  instruction  of  Mr.  Wil- 
son, *  *  *  together  with  the  Rev.  Mr.  Eddy,  residing  in  the  Acad- 
emy buildings,  *  *  *  those  gentlemen  who  wish  to  fit  their  sons  for 
college,  or  give  them  a  valuable  scientific  education  will  be  afforded  fa- 
cilities at  this  institution  equal  to  any  in  the  State. 

Isaac  T.  Avery. 

— Western  Carolinian,  August  10,  182Jf. 


CASWELL  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

CASWELL  ACADEMY. 

Legislation. 
An  Act  to  establish  an  Academy  at  the  Courthouse  in  Caswell  County: 

Whereas,  a  number  of  the  citizens  of  said  county,  are  desirous  of  es- 
tablishing an  Academy  for  the  promotion  of  learning,  at  the  courthouse 
aforesaid,  having  by  subscription,  erected  a  convenient  building  on  a 
lot  appropriated  to  that  purpose,  and  Trustees  being  already  appointed 
by  the  Subscribers  to  carry  the  same  into  effect,  and  it  is  proper  that 
they  should  be  incorporated,  therefore; 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Caro- 
lina and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That 
Thomas  Donoho,  Solomon  Graves,  Jesse  Carter,  Alexander  Murphey, 
David  Mitchell,  Richard  Simpson,  Marmaduke  Williams,  Michael 
Montgomery,  John  M'Aden,  James  Yancey  and  Henry  Atkinson,  Es- 
quires shall  be,  and  they  are  hereby  declared  to  be  a  body  politic  and  cor- 
porate, to  be  known  and  distinguished  by  the  name  of  "The  Trustees  of 
the  Caswell  Academy"  and  by  that  name  shall  have  perpetual  succes- 
sion and  that  they  the  Trustees,  and  their  successors  by  the  name  afore- 
said, or  a  majority  of  them,  shall  be  able  and  capable  in  law,  to  take, 
demand,  receive  and  possess  all  monies,  goods  and  chattels  that  shall  be 
given  for  the  use  of  the  said  Academy,  and  the  same  apply  according 
to  the  will  of  the  donors  and  by  gift,  purchase  or  devise,  to  take,  have, 
receive,  possess  and  enjoy  and  retain  to  them  and  their  successors 
forever,  any  lands,  rents,  tenements,  and  hereditaments  of  what  kind 
or  nature  soever,  in  special  trust  and  confidence,  that  the  same  or  the 
profits  thereof,  be  applied  to  and  for  the  use  and  purpose  of  establish- 
ing and  endowing  said  academy. 

—Chapter  XXXVII,  Laws  1802. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  OPEtfS. 

There  will  be  opened  in  the  County  of  Caswell,  near  the  Courthouse, 
on  the  first  day  of  January  next,  an  Academy,  known  by  the  Name  ol 
the  Caswell  Academy,  for  the  Reception  of  Students,  to  be  taught  the 
different  Branches  of  Literature;  to  wit,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic, 
the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geography,  Natural  and  Moral  Phil- 
osophy, Astronomy,  etc.,  etc.,  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  Hugh 
Shaw.  The  Terms  for  teaching  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  to- 
gether with  the  Sciences,  will  be  14  Dollars  per  Annum;  Reading, 
Writing,  and  Arithmetic,  7  Dollars  per  Annum.  Boarding  may  be  pro- 
cured convenient  to  the  said  Academy  in  good  Houses,  at  the  low  Price 
of  33%  Dollars,  and  from  that  to  40  dollars  per  annum. 

November  22,  1802. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  22,  1802. 

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CASWELL  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1803. 

On  the  4th  ult.  the  Public  Speaking,  etc.,  commenced  at  the  Caswell 
Academy,  which  was  performed  with  approbation  and  applause ;  and 
on  the  5th,  the  Examination  began  on  those  parts  of  the  Studies  in 
which  the  Students  had  been  engaged  the  previous  half  year;  and  it 
is  with  pleasure  the  Trustees  announce  to  the  public,  that  the  progress 
they  have  made,  and  the  accuracy  with  which  they  passed  their  several 
examinations,  much  exceeded  their  expectations,  and  was  honorable  to 
themselves,  and  to  their  Preceptors. 

By  Order  of  the  Board,  Henry  Atkinson,  Glk. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  1,  1803. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  UNDER  HUGH  SHAW. 

This  Seminary,  established  on  the  pure  patriotic  Disposition  of  its 
Friends  to  cultivate  Science  and  Literature,  has  increased  in  Number 
beyond  the  Expectation  of  its  most  sanguine  Patronage.  There  are, 
at  present,  upwards  of  fifty  Students  who  evince  the  strongest  Proofs 
of  expanding  Genius,  and  discover  the  Advantage  of  an  early  Educa- 
tion. *  *  *  The  Trustees,  at  their  last  Meeting,  have  again  con- 
tracted with  the  Rev.  Hugh  Shaw,  as  Principal  Teacher,  for  the  ensu- 
ing Year,  whose  Capability  and  moral  Character  has  been  highly 
approved.  The  School  will  also  be  furnished  with  an  Assistant  Teacher 
in  the  Languages.  They  have  also  employed  Mr.  Bartlett  Yancey,  a 
young  Gentleman  of  approved  Talents,  to  teach  the  English  Language 
Grammatically,  under  the  Direction  of  the  Principal  Teacher.     *     *     * 

December  8,  1803.  The  Trustees. 


'A  pair  of  Globes  and  a  complete  Set  of  Maps  have  just  come  to 
Hand. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  9,  1803. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  UNDER  ME.  DONOHO. 

The  Exercises  of  Caswell  Academy  will  commence  with  the  beginning 
of  the  next  year,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Sanders  Donoho.  Terms 
of  Tuition  will  be  Fourteen  Dollars  for  the  Latin  and  Greek  Lan- 
guages, the  same  for  Geography,  with  the  use  of  the  Maps  and  Globes ; 
and  seven  dollars  for  the  English  Language. 

December  20,  1804.  Henry  Atkinson,   Treasurer. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  28,  1805. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  UNDER  MR.  EOWLES. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Caswell  Academy  will  commence  as  usual,  on 
the  first  of  January  next  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  James  Bowles, 
who  will  teach  the  different  branches  of  Literature,  to  wit :  Reading, 
Writing,   English  Grammar,   the  Latin   and  Greek  Languages,   Arith- 


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nietic,  Geography,  Geometry,  Trigonometry,  Natural  and  Moral  Phil- 
osophy, with  Astronomy,  etc. 

The  Trustees  flatter  themselves,  that  being  provided  with  an  excel- 
lent pair  of  Globes,  a  set  of  fine  Maps,  and  some  geometrical  apparatus, 
with  the  healthy  situation  of  the  Academy,  the  cheapness  of  board,  and 
the  qualifications  of  their  Teacher,  Parents  and  Guardians  will  find 
it  to  their  interest  to  send  their  children  to  this  institution. 

The  Trustees  vouch  themselves  that  due  attention  shall  be  paid  to 
the  tuition  and  morals  of  the  Students. 

Boarding  may  be  had  in  convenient  and  respectable  families  for 
forty  and  forty-five  dollars  per  year. 

By  order,  A.   Mubphey. 

December  23,  1805. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  13,  1806. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  UNDER  ME.  CALDWELL. 

The  Trustees  of  Caswell  Academy  inform  the  Public,  that  they  have 
employed  Mr.  John  W.  Caldwell,  of  Guilford  county,  to  take  charge 
of  that  Seminary,  at  the  commencement  of  the  ensuing  year.     *     *     * 

November  17,  1807.  The  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  21/.,  1807. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1808. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Caswell  Academy  inform  the  Public,  that  they 
have  employed  Mr.  John  W.  Caldwell,  of  Guilford  County,  to  take 
charge  of  that  Seminary,  at  the  commencement  of  the  ensuing  year. 
Boarding  can  be  had  for  fifty  Students,  within  one  mile  and  a  half 
of  the  Academy,  in  genteel  and  respectable  families,  at  forty-five  and 
fifty  dollars.  It  is  presumed  the  situation  and  healthiness  of  the  place, 
and  the  character  and  abilities  of  the  teacher,  will  induce  parents  and 
others  to  send  their  children  to  this  place. 

November  17,  1807.  The  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  19,  1807. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  FOR  1809. 

The  Trustees  of  this  seminary  have  the  pleasure  of  informing  the 
public  that  they  have  again  employed  Mr.  John  W.  Caldwell,  formerly 
of  Guilford  as  Principal  Teacher  in  the  Academy.  The  character  of 
this  gentleman  as  a  profound  linguist  and  a  good  teacher  is  well  known. 
*  *  *  The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  go  into  operation  on  the 
1st  of  January.  The  superior  advantage  which  this  institution  has 
over  country  seminaries  of  the  kind,  in  having  an  elegant  and  com- 
plete set  of  Globes  and  Maps,  and  being  situated  in  a  healthy  part  of 
the  country,  where  morality  and  religion  are  celebrated  and  respected, 
the  Trustees  offer  as  an  inducement  to  parents  and  guardians  to  send 
"heir  children  and  wards  to  this  place.     There  is  little  or  no  induce- 


Caswell  County  Schools  21 

merit  for  young  men  to  become  dissipated,  and  every  species  of  vice 
and  irregularity  is  checked  in  its  infancy.  The  laws  of  the  institution 
and  plan  of  education  are  modeled  after  those  of  the  University,  in 
order  that  boys  who  lay  the  rudiments  of  their  education  here  may 
complete  it  at  that  place.  B.  Yancy,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  22,  1808'. 

STAR  EDITORIAL  NOTICE,  1810. 

CASWELL   ACADEMY. 

Of  this  Seminary  Mr.  John  W.  Caldwell  is  Principal.     The  School 
is  said  to  be  a  good  one.     Board  in  the  vicinity  is  remarkably  low. 
— Raleigh  Star,  March  15,  1810. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  STILL  UNDER  MR.  CALDWELL. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution  have  the  pleasure  of  announcing  to 
the  Public  that  they  still  retain  in  their  employment  for  the  next 
year  Mr.  John  W.  Caldwell,  a  gentleman  of  distinguished  talents  and 
learning  as  a  Preceptor;  and  under  whom  has  been  the  direction  of 
the  Academy  for  several  years.     *     *     * 

Caswell,  December  30,  1809.  B.  Yancy,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  18,  1810. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  FOR  1811. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Caswell  Academy  have  the  pleasure  of  inform- 
ing the  Public,  that  they  have  again  employed  Mr.  John  W.  Caldwell 
as  their  Principal  Teacher,  for  the  ensuing  year.  *  *  *  as  also 
Mr.  James  Kerr,  a  young  man  of  the  strictest  sobriety  and  temperance 
as  an  Assistant.     *     *     * 

December  15.  S.  Graves,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  27,  1810. 

CASWELL  ACADEMY  FOR  1812. 

The  Trustees  of  Caswell  Academy     *     *     *     have  again  employed 
Mr.  John  W.  Caldwell,  as  Principal  of  the  Academy.     *     *     * 
Caswell  County,  December  27,  1811. 
— Raleigh  Register,  January  3,  1812. 

HICO  ACADEMY. 

Legislation,  1804. 

An  Act  to  Establish  an  Academy  in  the  Lower  End  of  Caswell  County. 
Whereas,  a  number  of  the  citizens  of  this  and  the  adjacent  coun- 
ties, are  desirous  of  establishing  an  academy  for  the  promotion  of 
learning  in  the  lower  end  of  the  county  aforesaid,  and  having  liberally 
subscribed  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  the  same  into  effect,  and  trus- 


22  Caswell  County  Schools 

tees  being  appointed,  they  therefore  are  desirous  of  receiving  the  sanc- 
tion of  the  Legislature  by  an  act  to  incorporate  them.     Therefore, 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Caro- 
lina, and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That  John 
Ogilby,  John  M'Aden,  Thomas  J.  Moore,  Samuel  Smith,  James  Rainey, 
Swepson  Sims  and  Herndon  Haralson,  Esquires,  shall  be,  and  they 
are  hereby  declared  to  be  a  body  politic  and  corporate,  to  be  known 
and  distinguished  by  the  name  of  "The  Trustees  of  the  Hico  Academy," 
and  by  that  name  shall  have  perpetual  succession ;  and  that  they  the 
trustees  and  their  successors  by  the  name  aforesaid,  or  a  majority  of 
them,  shall  be  able  and  capable  in  law  to  take,  demand,  receive  and 
possess  all  monies,  goods  and  chattels  that  shall  be  given  for  the  use 
of  the  said  Academy,  and  the  same  apply  according  to  the  will  of  the 
donors;  and  by  gift,  purchase  or  devise,  to  take,  have,  receive,  possess, 
enjoy  and  retain  to  them  and  their  successors  forever,  any  lands,  rents, 
tenements  and  hereditaments  of  what  kind  or  nature  soever,  in  special 
trust  and  confidence,  that  the  same  or  the  profits  thereof  be  applied 
to  and  for  the  use  and  purposes  of  establishing  and  endowing  the  said 
Academy,  and  all  purchases  by  them  made  of  real  and  personal  estate 
in  their  names  as  trustees  aforesaid,  and  all  contracts  entered  into  by 
them  as  aforesaid,  are  hereby  declared  to  be  as  good  and  valid  to  all 
intents  and  purposes,  as  if  they  had  been  heretofore  a  body  politic 
and  corporate. 

— Chapter  XLI,  Laws  of  180k- 

HICO  ACADEMY  WANTS  A  TEACHER. 

THE  HICO  ACADEMY. 
In  the  Lower  end  of  Caswell  County. 

Being  nearly  ready  for  the  reception  of  Students,  the  Trustees  are 
anxious  to  contract  with  some  Gentleman  as  Principal  Teacher,  who 
can  come  well  recommended  for  Morals  and  a  Knowledge  of  the  dif- 
ferent Languages,  Arts  and  Sciences.  A  Person  who  has  been  in  the 
habit  of  teaching,  would  be  preferred.  Such  a  character  will  meet 
with  liberal  Encouragement  on  early  Application  to 

James  Rainey, 
Thomas  I.  Moore, 

July  26,  1805.  John  McAden. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  26,  1805. 

HICO  EMPLOYS  SHAW  AIVD  COTTRELL. 

THE  HYCO  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Hyco  Academy  (in  the  lower  end  of  Caswell 
County)  with  pleasure  inform  the  Public,  that  they  have  contracted 
with  the  Rev.  Hugh  Shaw,  as  Teacher  of  the  Languages,  etc.  and  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell,  as  Teacher  of  English,  Reading,  Writing,  etc. 


Caswell  County  Schools  23 

who  will  take  charge  of  this  Seminary  on  the  1st  of  January  next ; 
where  will  be  taught  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geography,  Phil- 
osophy, Astronomy,  History,  Euclid's  Elements,  English  Grammar, 
Arithmetic,  Reading,  Writing,  etc.  *  *  *  Terms  of  Tuition,  for 
Reading,  Writing  and  the  common  Rules  of  Arithmetic,  seven  dollars; 
for  English  Grammar,  and  its  application  to  the  Languages,  also  the 
higher  branches  of  Arithmetic,  ten  dollars;  for  Latin,  Greek,  etc.  six- 
teen dollars  per  annum,  paid  quarterly  in  advance. 

November  10.  Tho.  I.  Moore,  Clh. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  25,  1805. 

HICO  COXTISUES  ME.  SHAW. 

HYCO  ACADEMY 

Will  open  on  the  first  day  of  January  next,  for  the  Reception  of 
Students.  The  Trustees  having  again  engaged  the  Rev.  Hugh  Shaw 
as  Principal  Teacher,  with  a  suitable  Teacher  in  the  lower  Branches, 
are  induced  to  hope  that  they  will  again  meet  with  that  Encourage- 
ment from  the  Public  which  they  have  so  liberally  experienced  the 
present  Session,  and  which  the  advantages  attached  to  the  Institution 
are  calculated  to  secure. 

December  18,  1806. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  26,  1807. 

HICO  CONTINUES  ME.  SHAW  FOB  1808. 

HICO    ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Hico  Academy  respectfully  inform  the  Public, 
that  they  have  engaged  the  Rev.  Hugh  Shaw,  as  Principal  Teacher, 
and  the  Rev.  Thomas  Cotterell,  as  Assistant  Teacher,  for  the  ensuing 
year.     *     *     * 

December  17. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  2k,  1807. 

HICO  ADVERTISES  A  LOTTERY. 

HYCO    ACADEMY    LOTTERY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Hyco  Academy,  solicitous  more  liberally  to  en- 
courage and  perpetuate  the  advantages  arising  from  this  Seminary, 
and  conscious  of  the  ill  success  in  a  direct  application  to  the  generosity 
of  the  public,  obtained  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  this  State,  to  raise 
a  sum  by  way  of  Lottery  to  be  applied  by  said  Trustees  to  the  use  and 
benefit  of  the  said  Academy,  and  now  most  respectfully  offer  the  scheme 
to  their  fellow  citizens  and  solicit  their  patronage.     *     *     * 

Red  House,  February  1,  1810.  John  McAden,  President. 

— Raleigh  Star,  March  1,  1810. 


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HICO  LOTTERY  DRAWING. 

HYCO  ACADEMY  LOTTERY. 

At  a  general  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  they  resolved  to  commence 
the  drawing  of  the  Hyco  Academy  Lottery  on  the  15th  of  August  next, 
at  the  Red  House,  and  have  appointed  the  following  gentlemen  to 
superintend  and  manage  the  same,  to  wit :  Dr.  John  M'Aden,  Samuel 
Smith,  James  Rainey,  Herndon  Haralson,  Col.  George  Lea,  Edmond 
Dixon  and  Thomas  Bouldin.  It  is  expected  that  those  gentlemen  who 
have  or  may  receive  Tickets  to  sell  and  do  not  return  them  by  that 
time,  will  account  for  the  price  thereof  in  cash.  The  Trustees  flatter 
themselves  that  the  benevolent  and  all  friends  to  learning  and  virtue 
(particularly  when  they  recollect  the  great  misfortune  in  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  late  Hyco  Academy  by  fire,  and  that  a  new  and  elegant  two 
story  building  is  contracted  for,  the  first  floor  and  walls  of  which 
are  to  be  of  brick,  and  are  now  in  a  considerable  state  of  forwardness,) 
will  not  only  themselves,  but  cause  others  to  become  adventurers  in  this 
Lottery.  Few  Lotteries  of  the  same  magnitude  present  prospects  of 
equal  benefit  with  as  little  risk. — Price  of  Tickets  only  three  dollars — 
highest  prize  $1000,  lowest  $5,  and  two  blanks  to  a  prize  only. — The 
known  integrity  of  the  managers  warrants  justice  to  adventurers. — 
Tickets  may  be  had  from  any  of  the  Trustees  and  at  most  of  the  Stores 
and  Post-Offices  in  Person  and  Caswell. 

Geokge  "W.   Jeffreys,   Cl'h. 

Red  House,  Caswell  County,  June  9,  1811. 

— The  Star,  June  28,  1811. 

HICO  EMPLOYS  ABEL  GRAHAM. 

HYCO    ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  Hyco  Academy  have  completed  an  elegant  Brick 
House  Building,  and  have  contracted  with  Mr.  Abel  Graham  to  super- 
intend this  institution,  the  ensuing  year.  *  *  *  English  Language 
grammatically,  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  with  the  usual  branches 
of  Science,  will  be  taught  in  this  Academy.  *  *  *  The  Exercises 
will  commence  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1813.  *  *  *  Board  on 
moderate  terms  may  be  procured  at  the  Red  House,  within  half  a  mile 
of  the  Academy,  where  arrangements  have  been  made  to  receive  ten 
or  fifteen  Students.     *     *     * 

At  which  place  an  assortment  of  Latin,  Greek  and  English  Books 
are  now  on  hand  for  sale,    for    the    accommodation    of    the    Students. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  27,  1812. 


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HICO  ACADEMY  FIRE. 

HYCO  ACADEMY. 

Notwithstanding  the  Wood  Work  of  this  Academy  has  again  been 
consumed  by  Fire,  Preparations  have  been  made  for  the  reception  of 
Students,  and  the  School  will  go  into  operation  on  Monday  the  4th  of 
January,  1813,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  Abel  Graham  as 
Principal  Teacher.  *  *  *  The  Wood  Work  of  the  elegant  Brick 
Building  will  be  completed  again  perhaps  by  the  first  of  May,  for 
the  reception  of  Students  and  for  the  operation  of  the  School. 

Caswell  County,  H".  C,  December  28,   (1812). 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  8,  1813. 

HICO  BUYS  MAPS  AND  GLOBES. 

THE  HYCO  ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  rr^g  Trustees  have  procured  for  the  use  of  the  school  a  pair 
of  large  and  elegant  Globes  and  a  complete  set  of  Maps  on  the  most  ap- 
proved scale.  *  *  *  They  have  employed  Mr.  Holbrook  for  the  next 
year.     *     *     *  E.  D.  Jones,  Clerk. 

Red  House,  Caswell,  June  20. 
— Raleigh  Register,  July  1,  1811/.. 

HICO  EMPLOYS  L.  HOLBEOOKS. 

THE  HYCO  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  take  this  method  of  announcing  to  the  Public,  that 
this  institution,  notwithstanding  its  several  misfortunes,  is  now  in  a 
complete  state  of  readiness  for  the  reception  and  accommodation  of 
Students,  where  they  may  be  correctly  taught  the  Latin  and  Greek 
Classics  and  a  general  course  of  Science  by  Mr.  L.  Holbrooks.  *  *  * 
The  above  branches  of  Education  will  be  taught  for  Twenty  Dollars 
per  year,  paid  quarterly  in  advance.  The  School  will  go  into  operation 
on  the  first  Monday  in  January  next.     *     *     * 

Eed  House,  Caswell,  December  23,  1813.  E.  D.  Jones,  Glh. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  7,  1811/.. 

HICO  EMPLOYS  JOHX  H.  HI>TO>T. 

HYCO    ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  The  services  of  Mr.  John  H.  Hinton,  under  whose  direction 
the  Academy  has  been  placed  during  the  present  year,  are  engaged  for 
the  next.  He  was  educated  at  the  University  and  afterwards  taught, 
with  reputation,  both  in  the  College  and  in  the  Preparatory  depart- 
ment at  that  place.  The  system  on  which  he  teaches  is,  therefore,  pre- 
cisely the  same  which  is  there  adopted,  and  the  course  of  studies  such 


26  Caswell  County  Schools 

as  to  render  the  Academy  in  every  respect  preparatory  to  the 
University. 

The  very  essential  branches  of  Classical  education — correct  pronun- 
ciation, according  to  the  rules  of  Prosody,  Scanning,  and  the  derivation 
and  composition  of  words — so  much  neglected  in  other  Academies, 
here  receive  particular  attention. 

Proper  attention  is  also  paid  to  the  English  education  of  classical 
students;  and  as  a  Sabbath  exercise  McDowell's  Bible  Questions  will 
in  future  be  taught.    *     *     *  Geo.  W.  Jeffreys,  Secy. 

Red  House,  Caswell  County,  December  11. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  24,  1818. 

HICO  PREPARES  FOR  UNIVERSITY. 

HYCO  ACADEMY,  MAY  30TH,  1818. 

*  *  *  "Pile  inconvenience  and  loss  of  time  the  Students  from  many 
other  Academies  in  the  State  experience  on  going  to  the  College,  from 
having  attended  to  their  studies  in  a  different  order  from  that  established 
there,  and  from  having  pursued  such  as  are  not  auxiliary  to  admittance, 
or  if  at  all,  are  very  remotely  so,  have  been  long  and  very  justly  a  subject 
of  dissatisfaction  with  those  going  to  the  University.  These  difficul- 
ties are  obviated  in  this  Academy  by  the  establishment  of  precisely 
the  same  studies  that  are  pursued  at  the  College,  in  the  lower  classes 
and  in  the  Preparatory  School  there.  So  it  may  be  truly  said  that 
this  school  is  strictly  preparatory  to  the  University.  The  Trustees 
would  do  great  injustice  to  Mr.  John  H.  Hinton,  were  they  not  to 
express  in  terms  of  high  approbation  their  sense  of  the  manner  in 
which  he  has  conducted  this  Institution  during  the  last  session.    *    *    * 

June  2,  1818.  George  W.  Jeffreys,  Sec'y. 

[From  account  of  the  examination  in  1818.] 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  12,  1818. 

HICO  CONTINUES  MR,  HINTON. 

HYCO    ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  3d 
of  January,  1820,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  John  H.  Hinton 
(formerly  of  the  University)  as  Principal.  The  Latin  and  Greek  Lan- 
guages and  the  principal  branches  of  the  Sciences  are  taught  here,  and 
Students  are  prepared  to  enter  the  University  with  the  highest  credit. 
*     *     *  G.  W.  Jeffreys,  Sec'y. 

Red  House,  Caswell,  December  14. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1819. 


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HICO  EMPLOYS  MABLON  KENYON. 

HYCO    ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  this  institution  have  the  pleasure  of  announcing  to 
the  public,  that  they  have  employed  Mr.  Mablon  Kenyon,  A.  M.,  as 
principal  teacher  for  the  ensuing  year.  This  gentleman  is  a  graduate 
of  one  of  the  Northern  Colleges,  and  has  been  engaged  in  teaching, 
both  in  public  Academies  and  as  a  private  tutor  for  several  years. 
He  is  qualified  to  teach  the  various  branches  of  the  sciences,  and  the 
Latin  and  Greek  Languages  with  skill  and  correctness;  and  under  his 
care  the  Trustees  will  continue  to  render  this  academy  in  its  studies 
strictly  preparatory  to  the  University,  as  it  has  been  so  eminently  for 
several  years. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  the  8th  of  Janu- 
ary ensuing. 

Board  may  be  had  in  the  neighborhood  at  many  respectable  houses 
convenient  to  the  Academy,  upon  very  cheap  terms. 

The  prices  of  tuition  are  as  usual  with  other  Academies. 

G.  W.  Jeffreys,  Secy. 

Red  House,  Caswell  County,  December  11,  1820. 

— {Adv.)   The  Star,  December  15,  1820. 

HICO  EMPLOYS  DABNEY  RAINEY  AS  ASSISTANT. 
HYCO    ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  *  *  *  have  employed  Mr.  Mablon  Kenyon,  A.  M. 
to  take  charge  of  this  Academy  for  the  ensuing  year.  *  *  *  Mr. 
Dabney  Rainey  is  employed  as  assistant.     *     *     * 

November  22,  1821.  Geo.  W.  Jeffreys,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  30,  1821. 

HICO  CONTINUES  MR.  KENYON. 

HYCO    ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  take  pleasure  in  informing  the  Public,  that  they  have 
employed  Mr.  Mablon  Kenyon,  A.  M.  to  take  charge  of  this  Academy 
for  the  ensuing  year.  From  his  judicious  management,  upright  con- 
duct, close  attention  to  the  duties  of  the  institution  and  the  consequent 
improvement  of  the  Students,  and  the  general  satisfaction  given  the 
present  year,  we  feel  a  confidence  in  asserting,  that  under  its  present 
Principal  it  as  least  equals  its  former  character,  and  is  in  reality  one 
of  the  most  eligible  institutions  in  the  State  for  preparing  Students 
to  enter  the  University.  We  therefore  again  solicit  patronage  of  our 
friends  and  the  public  in  general.  Mr.  Dabney  Painey  is  employed 
as  assistant.  His  capability  for  governing  and  instructing  has  been 
manifested  both  in  the  Academy  and  elsewhere.  Every  branch  of  Eng- 
lish   and    Classical    Education   usually   taught   in    Academies,   will   be 


28  Caswell  County  Schools 

taught  in  this;  and  no  applicant  for  admission  who  bears  a  good  moral 
character,  will  be  rejected  for  want  of  preparatory  study  to  enter  the 
class.  Prices  of  tuition  on  our  usual  moderate  terms.  Board  and 
Washing  can  be  had  in  the  neighborhood  in  respectable  families  at 
thirty-five  dollars  per  Session.  Strict  attention  will  be  paid  to  the 
behavior  and  Moral  deportment  of  the  Students. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  commence  on  Monday  the  21st 
January.  Geo.  W.  Jeffreys,  Secy. 

Red  House,  Caswell  County,  November  22,  1821. 

JNT.  B. — The  almost  invariable  good  health  of  the  Students  in  Hyco 
Academy  and  its  vicinity  during  the  last  summer  when  sickness  pre- 
vailed in  most  other  parts  of  the  country,  we  think,  is  no  small  recom- 
mendation of  the  place. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  11,  1822. 

HICO  ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1834. 

HYCO  ACADEMY 

Situated  near  the  Bed  House 

Caswell  County,  ST.  C. 

The  Summer  Session  of  Hyco  Academy  will  commence  on  Tuesday 
the  1st  day  of  July  under  the  superintendence  of  a  gentleman  who  has 
enjoyed  the  advantages  of  a  regular  collegiate  education,  and  much 
successful  experience  as  an  instructor  of  youth,  whose  testimonials  from 
the  President  and  Professors  of  the  College  at  which  he  was  graduated, 
as  well  as  from  his  patrons,  and  other  gentlemen  of  great  respectability, 
are  full  and  unexceptional.  At  this  Academy,  young  gentlemen  may 
acquire  a  good  English  and  classical  education;  or  they  may  be  thor- 
oughly prepared  for  admission  to  any  College  or  University  in  the 
United  States.  The  Superintendent  pledges  himself,  that  no  exer- 
tions shall  be  wanting  on  his  part,  to  promote  the  welfare  and  rapid 
improvement  of  his  pupils,  and  merit  the  approbation  and  confidence 
of  his  patrons.  The  agreeable  and  well  cultivated  society,  as  well  as 
the  extraordinary  healthfulness  of  the  neighborhood  in  which  this 
Academy  is  situated,  (and  it  is  confidently  believed  that  no  neighbor- 
hood in  the  United  States  is  more  healthy,)  and  its  remoteness  from 
scenes  of  dissipation,  are  circumstances  well  calculated  to  recommend 
it  to  the  favorable  consideration  of  parents  and  guardians.  Board  may 
be  procured  in  the  most  respectable  and  well  regulated  families,  at  the 
rate  of  $7  per  month.  The  scholastic  year  will  be  divided  into  two 
equal  sessions  of  five  months.  The  rate  of  tuition  (payable  in  advance) 
will  be  as  follows,  viz. 

Some  of  the  elementary  branches  of  English  education,  per  Session  $8.00 
Other  branches  of  English  education,  10.00 

Latin  or  Greek  Languages  or  Mathematics,  15.00 


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Persons  wishing  to  become  acquainted  with,  further  particulars,  are 
respectfully  referred  to  the  following  gentlemen  and  patrons  of  the 
Academy,  viz.  Dr.  John  McAden,  Dr.  David  Pointer,  Capt.  William 
Irvine,  James  W.  Jeffreys,  Esq.  and  Rev.  D.  A.  Montgomery,  of  Cas- 
well county,  and  Dr.  Thomas  P.  Atkinson,  of  Halifax  county,  Va. 
Communications  may  be  addressed  to  the  Principal  of  the  Academy, 
at  the  Eed  House,  N".  C. 

June  10,  1S34. 

—The  Star,  Raleigh,  June  19,  1884. 

SPRINGFIELD   ACADEMY. 

SPRINGFIELD  ACADEMY, 

In  the  upper  end  of  Caswell  County 

Will  commence  on  the  first  day  of  October,  under  the  direction  of  Mr. 
William  C.  Love,  from  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  where  the 
English  and  Latin  Languages  will  be  taught. 

Mr.  Love  is  a  young  gentleman  who  possesses  handsome  acquirements, 
and  a  good  moral  character ;  this,  together  with  healthiness  of  the  situ- 
tion,  will  doubtless  be  an  inducement  to  many  Gentlemen  to  send  their 
sons.  Boarding,  Washing  and  Lodging  (notwithstanding  the  bad  pros- 
pect of  Crops)  may  be  had  for  twenty  students,  within  one  mile  and  a 
half  of  the  School,  at  Forty-five  dollars  each,  per  annum ;  and  it  is 
hoped  this  institution  will  be  so  conducted  as  to  answer  the  most  san- 
guine expectation  of  those  Gentlemen  who  may  think  proper  to  send 
their  sons. 

By  order  of  the  Trustees.  M.  Duke  Mitchell,  Clh. 

September  4,  1804. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  2J/.,  180  J/.. 

SPRINGFIELD  EMPLOYS  W.  C.  CLARKE. 

SPRINGFIELD  ACADEMY. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  attached  to  the  Seminary  in  this 
vicinity  known  by  the  name  of  Springfield  Academy,  under  the  superin- 
tendence of  Mr.  William  C.  Clarke,  took  place  on  Thursday  last.  A  gen- 
tleman who  was  present  and  much  gratified  at  the  exhibition,  informs 
us  that  the  exercises  were  well  sustained  throughout,  and  that  most  of 
the  pupils  displayed  a  proficiency  not  less  honorable  to  industry  of  the 
scholar  than  creditable  to  the  talents  of  the  Teacher. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  July  7,  1831. 

MISS  PRENDERGAST'S  SCHOOL. 

A  Female  Seminary  is  now  preparing  and  will  commence  Teaching 
on  the  1st  day  of  next  October,  at  Mr.  Brice  Collins,  in  Caswell  county, 
North  Carolina,  about  4  miles  north  of  Mr.  McCauley's  Store;  where 
will  be  taught  the  following  Sciences  bv  the  Subscriber,  to  wit,  Orthog- 


30  Caswell  County  Schools 

raphy,  Eeading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Needlework, 
Drawing,  Painting,  Embroidery,  Geography  and  the  Use  of  the  Maps, 
also  Scanning  Poetry — where  due  attention  will  be  given.  The  price 
of  Tuition  Ten  Dollars  per  Year  to  be  paid  quarterly.     *     *     * 

Caswell,  September  9.  Rachel  Prendergast. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  2,  1818. 

MILTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY,  1819. 

The  building  for  the  Female  Academy  in  this  place,  being  nearly  com- 
pleted, the  Trustees  take  this  method  to  inform  the  public,  that  it  will 
go  into  operation  on  the  2d  Monday  in  January  next  under  the  special 
direction  and  superintendence  of  the  Rev.  Abner  W.  Clopton.  In  em- 
ploying Mr.  Clopton  to  superintend  the  Academy,  they  have  not  only 
consulted  their  own  feelings  in  regard  to  a  public  ministry,  but  they 
have  had  also  particular  regard  to  public  sentiment  in  relation  to  the 
institution.  Most  parents  choose  to  place  their  daughters  at  institu- 
tions where  they  may  enjoy  the  advantages  of  religious  instruction. 

And  while  the  Trustees  have  acted  with  deference  to  this  disposition, 
they  have  taken  the  necessary  steps  to  secure  the  most  efficient  means 
of  combining,  with  religious  privileges,  the  best  opportunities  of  the 
literary  and  ornamental  branches  of  education.  For  this  purpose  they 
expect  to  have  two  of  the  best  tutoresses  that  can  be  procured  from 
Philadelphia  or  New  York. 

The  prices  of  Board  and  Tuition  will  be  regulated  by  those  of  the  Ox- 
ford Female  Academy,  and  will  be  required  in  advance. 

The  first  session  will  end  on  the  second  Monday  in  June. 

By  order,  R.  M.  Sanders,  Sec'y. 


Having  been  employed  by  the  Trustees  to  superintend  the  Female 
Academy,  in  Milton,  I  submit  the  following  remarks  to  the  consider- 
ation of  such  as  may  be  unacquainted  with  the  prospects  of  this  institu- 
tion. "While  literary  institutions  are  constantly  multiplying,  it  must 
be  a  subject  of  pleasing  reflection  to  pious  parents,  if  not  to  others,  that 
religious  instruction  forms  a  prominent  feature  in  some  of  these  insti- 
tutions. *  *  *  It  is  a  fact  too  notorious  to  be  doubted,  and  too  se- 
rious not  to  be  lamented,  that  many  parents  have  awfully  neglected  the 
pious  instruction  of  their  children.  *  *  *  The  superintendent  of 
the  Salem  Academy  having  been  consulted  on  the  subject  gave  it  as  his 
decided  opinion,  that  a  minister  of  the  Gospel  should  take  charge  of  our 
institution.  And  the  Trustees,  wishing  to  give  to  their  system  of  edu- 
cation every  advantage  that  the  public  might  require,  determined  to 
follow  his  counsel.     *     *     * 

We  cannot,  at  present,  name  our  Tutoresses.  But  it  may  be  confi- 
dently understood,  that  none  but  such  as  are  in  all  respects  qualified, 
will  be  employed.  The  Trustees  would  not  have  delayed  the  procure- 
ment of  them  until  this  time,  if  they  had  not  been  disappointed  in  their 


Caswell  County  Schools  31 

expectations  of  obtaining  some  from  Elizabeth  Town.  There  will  be 
public  worship,  in  the  Academy,  regularly  twice  on  every  Lord's  day — 
in  the  forenoon  and  at  night;  and  the  pupils  will  have  religious  exer- 
cises appointed  them  invariably,  on  the  afternoon  of  the  same  day. 
*  *  *  Parents  may  be  well  assured  also,  that  their  daughters,  while 
here,  will  be  as  effectually  debarred  from  all  scenes  of  profane  merri- 
ment, and  revelling,  as  are  the  pupils  of  the  Salem  School.  *  *  * 
Milton,  1ST.  C,  December  2,  1819.  A.  W.  Clopton. 


In  addition  to  the  above,  the  Trustees  have  the  pleasure  to  announce 
to  the  public,  that  two  young  Ladies,  by  the  name  of  Thomas,  of  the  city 
of  New  York,  having  offered  their  services,  will  be  employed  as  Tutor- 
esses in  our  Academy. 

These  ladies,  being  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  whose  pastor  is 

the  Rev.  Mr.  Lyle,  will  come  recommended  by  him;  and  by  the  Rev. 

Dr.  Spring,  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church ;  and  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 

Williams,  pastor  of  the  2d  Baptist  church,  in  the  city  of  jSTew  York. 
&     %     % 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  31,  1819 

PICKARD'S  SCHOOL. 

The  subscriber  has  opened  a  School  in  Caswell  county,  near  Brown's 
Store,  for  the  instruction  of  youth,  in  the  rudiments  of  the  English, 
Latin  and  Greek  Languages. — Geography,  with  the  use  of  the  Globes. 
Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy  &c.  will  also  be  taught.  This  School 
is  10  miles  west  of  Caswell  Courthouse,  and  7  miles  east  from  Rocking- 
ham Springs.  John  H.  Pickakd. 

November  25. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  3,  182J+. 

MISS  BALLAXTINE'S  SEMINARY. 

Miss  Ballajsttine  will  open  a  Seminary  for  Young  Ladies,  on  the  5th 
September  inst.  at  Gen.  A.  Graves'  in  the  upper  end  of  Caswell  County. 
The  situation  is  very  pleasant  and  adjacent  to  the  Rockingham  Springs. 
The  course  of  instruction  will  be  carried  on  in  a  regular  system,  embrac- 
ing all  the  Scientific  and  Ornamental  Branches  necessary  to  complete 
the  Female  Education.  She  will  also  deem  it  her  imperious  duty  to 
pay  particular  attention  to  the  morals  and  manners  of  the  Young  Ladies 
committed  to  her  care. 

Pupils  from  a  distance  can  be  accommodated  with  board  by  Mrs. 
Lea,  whose  residence  is  quite  convenient  to  the  school  house.  Her 
terms  of  board  are  $35  per  session.  The  first  session  will  end  on  the 
20th  of  December  next;  and  a  proportionable  deduction  will  be  made 
in  the  price  of  tuition  and  board  on  account  of  the  shortness  of  the 
session. 


32  Caswell  County  Schools 

Prices  of  Tuition. 

For  the  1st  Class $10.00 

2d     do      12.50 

3d  and  4th  Class 15.00 

All  Ornamental  Branches  will  be  taught  at  the  usual  prices. 
Caswell  County,  September  1,  1825. 
— Raleigh  Register,  September  6,  1825. 

MRS.  STITH'S  SEMINARY. 

MES.  STITH 

Has  opened  a  Seminary  for  young  Ladies  near  the  store  of  Q.  Ander- 
son, Esq.  in  Caswell  County,  where  she  proposes  to  teach  the  next 
year : — the  next  session  will  commence  of  the  second  day  of  January 
next. 

The  course  of  instruction  will  be  carried  on  in  a  regular  system,  em- 
bracing the  Sciences  and  Ornamental  branches  usually  taught  in  Fe- 
male Seminaries.  She  will  also  deem  it  her  imperious  duty  to  pay 
particular  attention  to  the  morals  and  manners  of  the  young  ladies 
committed  to  her  care.  Mrs.  Stith  would  furnish  young  ladies  with 
board,  at  Fifty  Dollars  per  year.  Tuition  Sixteen  Dollars — or  in  pro- 
portion for  a  shorter  time. 

Caswell,  September  25,  1825. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  )±,  1825. 

LEASBURG  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL.. 

TO  THE  PUBLIC. 

A  ISTew  Preparatory  School. 

The  Subscriber  has,  with  a  view  to  a  permanent  location,  made  ar- 
rangements to  open  on  the  19th  inst.  a  Classical  School  in  Leasburg, 
Caswell  county,  ~N.  C.  in  which  will  be  taught  those  branches  of  Liter- 
ature and  Science  usually  taught  in  the  best  Preparatory  Schools.  The 
much  neglected  studies  of  composition  and  declamation  will  receive 
more  than  an  ordinary  degree  of  attention. 

The  Principal  will  conscientiously  consider  himself  not  only  the  in- 
structor of  the  minds  of  his  pupils,  but  of  their  manners  and  morals 
also.  The  Principal  considers  himself  as  very  fortunate  in  his  location. 
He  is  convinced  that  students  can  pursue  their  studies  here,  with  fewer 
temptations  to  morals  and  distractions  to  study  than  in  most  county 
seats,  in  which  Classical  Schools  are  generally  located. 

Leasburg  is  a  neat,  rural  village,  and  is  every  way  eligible  as  a  school 
location,  whether  we  regard  the  healthiness  of  its  situation,  the  intelli- 
gence and  morality  of  its  inhabitants,  or  the  cheapness  of  board  which 
(including  firewood,  washing,  candles,  &c.  &c.)  will  range  from  five  to 
seven  dollars. 


Caswell  County  Schools  33 

The  Academy  is  of  brick,  and  situated  in  a  beautiful  grove  of  oaks. 
The  school  room  is  comfortable  and  commodious.  The  Tuition  fees 
per  session  will  be  as  follows,  viz. 

For  the  languages,  Greek,  Latin  and  French $15.00 

"       higher  branches  of  English 12.50 

"       lower         do  do        10.00 

Leasburg,  Jan.  2,  1S35.  Wji.  H.  Owen,  Principal. 

— The  Star,  January  15,  1835. 


CHATHAM  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  LOTTERY. 

An  Act  to  authorize  the  Trustees  of  the  Pittsborough  Academy  to  raise 
the  sum  of  seven  hundred  dollars  by  way  of  Lottery. 

Whereas,  the  trustees  of  the  academy  aforesaid  have  represented 
to  this  General  Assembly,  that  the  raising  the  above  sum  of  seven  hun- 
dred dollars  would  be  of  great  benefits  to  the  said  institution : 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Caro- 
lina, and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That  the 
Trustees  of  the  Academy  aforesaid  shall  have  leave  to  raise  by  way  of 
Lottery  the  sum  aforesaid;  and  that  John  Ramsey,  James  Taylor, 
Charles  Chalmers,  John  Henderson,  James  Bradley,  John  Dabney  and 
William  Warden  shall  be,  and  they  are  hereby  appointed  Commission- 
ers for  the  purpose  of  opening  and  completing  a  scheme  of  lottery,  cal- 
culated to  raise  the  sum  aforesaid,  in  the  following  manner: 

3,500  Tickets  at  two  dollars  each  is $7,000 

1  Prize  of  four   hundred   dollars   is 400 


2  Do 

4  Do 

8  Do 

18  Do 

200  Do 

490  Do 

400  Do 


of  one  hundred  dollars  is 200 

of  fifty  dollars   is 200 

of  thirty-five   dollars   is 280 

of  twenty-five   dollars    is 450 

of  ten   dollars   is .... ' 2,000 

of  three    dollars    is 1,470 

of  five  dollars  is 2,000 


1,123  Prizes.  $7,000 

2,337  Blanks. 


3,500  Tickets  at  two  dollars  each  is $7,000 

And  the  said  commissioners  or  a  majority  of  them  shall  be  managers 
of  said  lottery,  and  shall  be  accountable  for  the  prizes  and  profits 
thereof. 

II.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  when  three-fourths  of  the  said 
tickets  are  sold,  that  the  drawing  of  the  said  lottery  shall  commence, 
under  the  management  of  the  said  commissioners,  they  giving  thirty 
days  notice  in  the  Fayetteville  Gazette. 

III.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  all  prizes  shall  be  paid  in  four 
weeks  after  the  drawing  is  finished,  upon  the  demand  of  a  possessor  of 
a  fortunate  ticket,  which  prize  shall  be  subject  to  a  deduction  of  ten 
per  cent;  and  if  such  prize  is  not  demanded  within  six  months  after  the 
drawing  is  finished,  of  which  notice  shall  be  given  in  some  public  paper 
in  this  state,  the  same  shall  be  considered  as  relinquished  for  the  bene- 

(34) 


Chatham  County  Schools  35 

fit  of  said  academy;  and  the  produce  of  said  lottery  shall  be  vested  in 
the  Trustees  aforesaid. 

IV.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  before  the  Commissioners 
herein  appointed  shall  begin  to  act  in  pursuance  of  this  act,  they  shall 
enter  into  bond,  with  security  to  be  judged  sufficient  by  the  Timstees 
aforesaid,  for  the  sum  of  seven  thousand  pounds,  payable  to  the  Gov- 
ernor for  the  time  being  and  his  successors ;  which  bond  shall  be  void  on 
condition  that  they  the  Commissioners  aforesaid  shall  well  and  truly  per- 
form the  trust  hereby  reposed  in  them,  that  is  to  say,  that  they  will 
without  fraud,  delay  or  other  deduction  than  ten  per  cent  herein  pre- 
scribed, pay  to  every  fortunate  adventurer  in  said  lottery  the  prize  he 
shall  draw  therein  on  the  demand ;  and  further  that  the  said  commis- 
sioners shall  fully  and  faithfully  account  for  and  pay  to  the  Trustees 
of  the  academy  all  the  profits  which  shall  arise  out  of  the  scheme  of  the 
lottery  aforesaid,  without  fraud  or  delay. 

V.  And  it  is  further  enacted,  That  if  the  Commissioners  aforesaid 
shall  fail  to  perform  any  part  of  the  condition  of  said  bond,  any  per- 
son aggrieved  by  such  failure  may  without  assignment  bring  suit  on  said 
bond,  in  the  name  of  the  Governor,  in  any  Court  of  record;  and  all 
sums  recovered  thereon,  shall  be  to  the  use  of  the  person  or  persons 
who  shall  so  bring  suit;  and  the  said  bond  shall  be  lodged  with  the 
Clerk  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Hillsborough  district,  who  shall  keep 
the  same  as  part  of  the  records  of  said  district. 

—Laws  1197,  Chapter  XXXII. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  WILLIAM  BINGHAM. 

PITTSBOKOTJGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Semi-Annual  Examination  of  the  students  will  commence  on 
Tuesday  the  1st  of  July  next,  and  continue  three  days.     *     *     * 

Terms  of  Tuition  (in  Advance  one  Quarter  at  least)  : 

Eight  Dollars  per  Annum  for  Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic. 

Thirteen  Dollars  per  Annum  for  the  Classics,  English  Grammar, 
Geography,  the  Mathematics,  etc.,  etc. 

Two  Dollars  Entrance  for  every  new  Scholar,  unless  the  Parent  or 
Guardian  was  a  subscriber  to  the  building  of  the  Academy. 

The  Price  of  Board  (including  Washing,  Lodging  and  Mending) 
for  a  Student  in  Town  is  fifty-two  Dollars  per  Annum,  and  may  be  had 
cheaper,  some  small  distance  from  Town. 

Any  Number  can  be  very  readily  accommodated. 

Wanted — A  Person  qualified  to  fill  the  place  of  second  Teacher  in  the 
Academy,  which  will  be  vacant  the  1st  July  next.  Tbe  Qualifications 
necessary  are  a  knowledge  of  the  Classics,  English  Grammar,  Arithme- 
tic, to  write  a  fair  Hand,  and  if  acquainted  with  some  of  the  practical 


36  Chatham  County  Schools 

Branches  of  the  Mathematics  the  more  agreeable.  Any  further  Par- 
ticulars may  be  known  by  addressing  a  Line  to  the  Rev.  William  Bing- 
ham or  Mr.  James  Baker,  Treasurer  of  the  Academy. 

June,  1800. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  10,  1800. 

PITTSBOBOUGH  ACADEMY  UNDEE  POE. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 


Examination. 

On  Wednesday  the  first  of  July  commenced  the  Examination  of  the 
Students  of  the  Pittsborough  Academy,  and  continued  three  Days.  On 
the  Evening  of  the  third  Day,  the  Students  performed  the  celebrated 
Dramatic  Piece,  called  the  "Honest  Farmer,"  in  which  they  acquitted 
themselves  with  great  Credit.     *     *     * 

N".  B.  The  Academy  will  resume  its  Exercises  on  Monday  the  13th 
of  July,  under  the  Direction  of  Mr.  Poe,  second  Teacher — the  Trustees, 
as  yet,  not  having  been  fortunate  enough  to  engage  a  Principal 
Teacher.     *     *     *  James  Baker,  Secretary. 

Pittsborough,  July  8,  1801. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  28,  1801. 

PITTSBOBOUGH   ACADEMY  UNDEE  DAYID   CALDWELL,  JE. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  are  happy  in  having  it  in  their  Power  to  inform  the 
Public,  that  the  Academy  will  be  opened  on  the  first  Day  of  January 
next,  under  the  Superintendence  of  Mr.  David  Caldwell,  Son  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Caldwell,  of  Guilford  County,  as  Teacher  of  the  Latin  and 
Greek  Languages,  and  the  useful  and  ornamental  Branches  of  Learning ; 
assisted  by  Mr.  German  Guthrie,  former  Teacher  at  the  Academy,  in 
the  English  Grammar,  Reading,  Writing  and  Cyphering.  The  Trus- 
tees feel  assured,  from  the  known  Abilities  of  the  Teachers,  and  the 
strict  Attention  that  will  be  paid  to  the  Morals  of  the  Students,  that 
general  Satisfaction  will  be  given.  The  healthy  situation  of  Pittsbor- 
ough, together  with  the  Cheapness  of  Board,  being  generally  to  be  had 
for  Boys  at  fifty-two  Dollars  per  Annum,  must  give  it  a  decided  Prefer- 
ence to  most  other  Institutions  of  the  kind. 

Price  of  Tuition. 
The  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  and  Sciences,  sixteen  Dollars  per 
Annum. 

English  Grammar,  with  Reading,  Writing,  etc.  thirteen  ditto. 

Reading,  Writing,  Cyphering,  etc.,  eight  do. 

By  order  of  the  Trustees, 

December  1,  1801.  James  Baker,  Secretary. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  9,  1801. 


Chatham:  County  Schools  37 

PITTSBOBOUGH  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOB  1S02. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Semi-Animal  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Pittsborough 
Academy,  will  commence  on  Monday  the  28th  of  June.  The  Trustees 
with  Pleasure  inform  the  Public,  that  since  the  Academy  has  been  un- 
der the  Superintendance  of  Dr.  Caldwell  and  Mr.  Guthrie,  the  Xumber 
of  Students  has  greatly  increased,  and  a  considerable  Addition  daily 
expected. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 

Pittsborough,  May  31st.  James  Bakee,  Treasurer. 

—Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  1802. 

WILLIAM  BINGHAM  RETURNS  TO  PITTSBOBOCGH  ACADEMY. 
EDUCATION. 


Pittsborough  Academy. 

The  Trustees  now  have  the  pleasure  of  informing  the  Public  that  the 
Rev.  >Vm.  Bingham,  one  of  the  Professors  in  the  University,  has  been 
engaged  with  them  as  President  of  this  Academy,  which  will  be  opened 
for  the  rtception  of  students,  under  his  Management,  the  first  of  April 
next.  Pittsborough  is  thirty-five  Miles  west  of  Raleigh,  in  as  pleasant 
and  healthy  a  situation  as  any  other  in  the  State  of  Xorth  Carolina  ;  and 
from  the  moderate  Price  of  Boarding  (which  may  be  procured  in  reputa- 
ble Families,  at  from  Fifty  to  Sixty  Dollars ;  with  that  of  Tuition,  the 
Prices  of  which  are  as  follows,  viz.  Reading,  "Writing  and  Arithmetic, 
eight  Dollars ;  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geography,  History, 
Mathematics,  Astronomy,  Moral  Philosophy,  etc.  thirteen  dollars ;  one 
fourth  paid  at  Entrance,  another  fourth  at  the  End  of. six  Months,  and 
the  Remainder  at  the  End  of  the  Year)  the  Trustees  flatter  themselves 
with  a  very  considerable  increase  of  Students. 

By  order,  B.  Lightfoot,  Sec. 

Pittsborough,  January  21st,  1805. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  25,  1805. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1806. 
PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Pittsborough  Academy  have  the  pleasure  of  in- 
forming the  Public  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bingham  yet  continues  as  Presi- 
dent of  said  Academy.  Boarding  for  Students  may  be  had  in  Pittsbor- 
ough in  respectable  Families  for  sixty  Dollars  per  year. 

April  1,  1806.  B.  Lightfoot,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  7,  1806. 


38  Chatham  County  Schools 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOE  1807. 
PITTSBOKOUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  for  this  Year  terminated  with  the  Ex- 
amination of  the  Students  on  the  12th  inst.  and  will  be  resumed  on  the 
5th  of  January,  1807,  under  the  Superintendance  of  the  Rev.  W.  Bing- 
ham. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  5,  1807. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1808. 
PITTSBOKOUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Rev.  ¥m.  Bingham  takes  this  method  of  informing  his  Friends 
and  the  Public,  that  he  will  continue  the  superintendance  of  the  Acad- 
emy the  ensuing  year.  He  will  pay  every  attention  to  the  Morals  as 
well  as  the  Education  of  the  Youth  committed  to  his  care.  The  Terms 
of  Board  and  Tuition  as  formerly. 

December  7th,  1807. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  10,  1807. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1810. 
PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy,  under  the  inspection  of  William 
Bingham,  will  be  resumed  on  the  8th  of  next  month,  in  a  house  at  Pitts- 
borough,  to  be  rendered  commodious  for  the  reception  of  Students. 

December  26,  1809. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  1/-,  1810. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  JACOB  GILLET. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY, 

(Chatham  County.) 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  are  now  in  operation,  under  the  su- 
perintendence of  Mr.  Jacob  Gillet,  from  New- York.  The  Trustees 
feel  themselves  justified  in  saying  from  the  high  authority  under  which 
Mr.  Gillet  comes  recommended  to  them,  as  well  as  his  long  experience  as 
a  teacher,  that  the  most  flattering  results  may  be  expected  from,  his  ex- 
ertions in  that  line;  this  together  with  the  cheapness  of  board,  and  tui- 
tion; the  known  and  acknowledged  healthiness  of  the  situation,  and  the 
general  morality  which  prevails  in  the  place,  must  be  an  inducement  to 
its  preference.  They  at  the  same  time  pledge  themselves  for  a  joint 
exertion  in  the  care  and  advancement  of  the  pupils  sent  to  their  charge. 
The  prices  of  tuition  will  be  six  dollars  per  session  for  Reading,  Writ- 
ing, and  Arithmetic ;  eight  dollars  for  all  the  other  branches  of  the  Eng- 


Chatham  County  Schools  39 

lish,  usually  taught  iu  Academies,  and  ten  dollars  for  languages  com- 
bined with  the  English.  Board  can  be  had  in  respectable  families, 
from  sixty  to  seventy-five  dollars  per  year,  in  the  place;  and  cheaper  a 
short  distance  out. 

February  4,  1820.  Z.  Harman,  Sec. 

—The  Star,  February  11,  1820. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  NATHANIEL  HARRIS. 

THE  ACADEMY  IN  PITTSBOKOUGH 

Is  still  in  operation,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Rev.  Nathaniel 
H.  Harris.  The  2d  Session  will  commence  on  the  8th  of  July  next. 
There  is  also  an  excellent  Female  School  in  the  same  village  under  the 
charge  of  Miss  Mary  McKenzie.  Board  can  be  obtained  from  $6  to  8 
per  month.  It  is  unnecessary  to  make  any  mention  of  the  healthiness 
of  the  place,  as  it  is  well  known  to  be  as  much  so,  as  any  situation  in 
the  State.  Joseph  Small,  Secy. 

Pittsboro',  Chatham  county,  June  13,  1823. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  20,  1823. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  MR.  LALOR. 

PITTSBOKOUGH    ACADEMY. 

The  exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
of  January  next.  The  Trustees  are  happy  to  announce  that  they  have 
contracted  with  Mr.  Lalor  for  the  ensuing  year.  Mr.  Lalor's  abilities, 
classical  attainments  and  industry  as  a  teacher  are  well  known.  Par- 
ents, Guardians,  &c,  who  send  young  gentlemen  to  this  Institution,  may 
rest  assured,  that  every  exertion  will  be  used  by  him  for  their  moral 
and  literary  improvement,  and  that  they  will  be  properly  instructed  in 
that  course  of  the  Greek  and  Latin  Classics  necessary  to  qualify  them 
to  enter  the  University.  The  airy,  dry,  and  elevated  situation  of  the 
School  House,  the  salubrity  of  the  air  and  excellence  of  the  water,  the 
low  price  of  Board  and  Tuition,  are  a  few  of  the  many  advantages 
which  recommend  this  Institution  to  public  patronage. 

December  7th,  1824.  Jos.  Small,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  Jh  1825. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  JOHN  D.  CLANCY. 

PITTSBOROUGH    ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Pittsborough  Academy  are  happy  to  announce 
to  the  public,  that  the  exercises  of  this  Institution  are  now  conducted 
by  Mr.  John  D.  Clancy,  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  North  Caro- 
lina, who  comes  well  recommended  to  them.  It  is  unnecessary  to  name, 
that  the  place,  in  point  of  health,  salubrity  of  climate,  cheapness  of 
board  and  tuition,  is  surpassed  by  no  similar  institution  in  the  State. 


40  Chatham  County  Schools 

Parents  and  guardians  who  may  send  their  children  here,  may  rest 
assured  that  every  exertion  on  the  teacher's  part  will  be  used  for  their 
advancement  in  learning;  and  the  trustees  pledge  themselves,  together 
with  the  teacher,  that  a  strict  regard  will  be  had  to  their  moral  deport- 
ment. Under  these  circumstances,  we  natter  ourselves,  that  those  who 
may  try  us  will  find  that  we  have  promised  nothing  more  than  will 
be  performed.  The  trustees  promise  that  there  shall  be  nothing  want- 
ing on  their  part  to  render  this  institution  such  as  will  be  highly  grati- 
fying to  those  who  may  intrust  youth  to  their  care.  There  is  also  a 
Female  School  conducted  by  Miss  M.  MacKenzie,  whose  method  and 
capability  of  instruction  is  equal  to  any  of  the  kind  in  the  State. 

Board  can  be  had  in  respectable  families  at  from  $7  to  $8  per  month, 
everything  found  that  is  usual  to  furnish  boarders  with. 

By  order,  Joseph  Small,  Sec'ry. 

July  11. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  15,  1825. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  P.  IE  MESSURIER. 

PITTSBOROUGH    ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  commenced  on  Monday  the  14th 
instant,  under  the  direction  of  the  Subscriber.  The  course  of  Instruc- 
tion embraces,  in  addition  to  the  usual  branches  of  English,  the  Greek, 
Latin  &  French  Languages. 

The  healthiness  and  local  advantages  of  the  place  are  too  well  known 
to  require  comment. 

Board  can  be  had  on  very  reasonable  terms  with  most  of  the  respect- 
able families  in  the  village. 

Terms  per  Session. 


1st  Class  $10.00     ) 

oi       i  12   50      >-  PaJakle  at  the  end  of  each 

3d      do.  16.00 


(  Session. 


Eifty  cents  extra  for  contingencies. 

February  20,  1831.  P.   Le   Messurier. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  21^,  1881. 

ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1831. 

PITTSBOROUGH    ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution,  for  the  second  Session,  will  com- 
mence on  Monday,  the  11th  instant.  The  local  advantages  of  the  place 
are  not  surpassed  by  any  in  the  State.     Its  healthiness  is  proverbial, 


Chatham  County  Schools  41 

and  its  society  moral  and  refined.  Board  can  be  obtained  in  the  Bor- 
ough or  its  vicinity  on  the  most  reasonable  terms. 

1st  Class  $10  ) 

9 1       i  -<2  50      y  Payable  at  the  end  of  each 

3d    do.  ib'.oo    jSession- 

July  1,  1831.  P.  Le  Messurier. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  July  11+,  1831. 

ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1833. 

THE    EXERCISES 

Of  the  Pittsborough  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  third  Monday 
of  this  month.  The  course  of  instruction  pursued  in  this  Institution 
is  such  as  to  embrace  within  its  range  a  due  regard  to  the  wants  of 
every  denomination  of  pupils,  being  so  arranged  as  to  exclude  none 
who  are  desirous  of  receiving  instruction.  Parents  desirous  of  having 
their  children  prepared  for  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  can 
have  them  qualified  for  entering  either  the  Junior,  Sophomore  or  Fresh- 
man Class.  Exclusive  of  the  Greek  and  Latin  Classics,  the  French 
language  is  also  taught ;  and  the  various  branches  of  English  education, 
including  both  the  elementary  and  highest  branches  of  Mathematics. 
The  terms  for  a  session  of  five  months  is  $16.50 ;  and  no  deduction  will 
be  made  from  this  sum  on  account  of  a  difference  in  the  ages  or  studies 
of  the  students. 

There  are  many  circumstances  which  conspire  to  render  this  an 
eminently  desirable  institution — being  located  in  the  heart  of  a  highly 
moral  and  intelligent  society,  and  in  a  region  enjoying  all  the  advan- 
tages resulting  from  an  elevated  situation,  pure  water  and  a  salubrious 
atmosphere.  Board  can  be  obtained  either  in  the  family  of  the  Prin- 
cipal or  in  private  families  of  high  respectability,  on  moderate  terms; 
and  Parents  may  rest  assured  that  the  attention  of  the  Principal  to 
the  manners  and  morals  of  the  pupils  committed  to  his  care,  will  prove 
unremitting  in  its  character. 

The  Central  Reflector  will  publish  the  above  until  forbid. 

January  1,  1833.  P.    Le   Messurier. 

— The  Register,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  Friday,  January  J+,  1833. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1834. 

PITTSBOROUGH    ACADEMY 

The  exercises  of  this  School  will  resumed  on  the  27th  instant. 
Terms — 10  dollars  per  session. 

January  1,  1833.  P.  Le  Messurier. 

Music. 

In  order  to  remove  any  objection  on  the  part  of  Parents  and  Guar- 
dians to  the  Scholars  coming  into  the  village,  Mrs.  Le  Messurier  has 
determined  to  erect  a  Music  Room  within  a  few  yards  of  Mrs.  Jones's 


42  Chatham  County  Schools 

School,  which,  it  is  expected,  will  be  completed  by  the  next  session. 
A  first  rate  instrument  for  practice  free  of  charge. 

Terms — $22.50  per  session. 

Pittsborough,  January  18. 

1ST.  B. — Mrs.  Le  M.  would  receive  5  or  6  young  Ladies,  as  boarders. 

Expenses,  including  board,  instruction,  &c.  70  dollars. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  January  2Jf,  1884-. 

PITTSBOROUGH  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

PITTSBORO'  PEMALE  ACADEMY 

Under  the  care  of  Miss  Elizabeth  Anderson. 

The  first  Term  of  this  school  will  commence  Feb.  12,  and  close  on 

the  20th  December  next,  with  a  vacation  of  two  weeks  at  the  close  of 

the  first  session. 

Terms. 

For  Orthography,  Reading  and  Writing,  per  session  of  five  months  $6.00 
For  English  Grammar,  Geography  and  Arithmetic,  per  session 

of  five  months    $10.00 

For  any  other  branches,  in  addition  to  those  named,  such  as  Philo- 
sophy,   History,    Botany,    Chemistry,   &c.    per    session    of   five 

months    $12.50 

Miss  A.  will  give  instruction  in  Needle  Work  without  any  additional 
charge ;  also  lessons  in  Drawing  and  Painting  at  an  extra  charge  of 
$8.00  per  session.  Tuition  in  advance,  and  no  deduction  for  absence, 
except  in  case  of  sickness. 

Miss  A.  has  had  several  years  experience  as  a  Tutoress  in  the 
Greensborough  Female  Academy,  and  the  Trustees  are  well  assured  of 
her  competency  to  give  satisfaction  in  all  the  branches  of  a  sound 
English  Education.  Board  can  be  had  in  the  Town  with  respectable 
Families,  at  a  moderate  price. 

Pittsboro',  January  6,  1838.  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  15,  1838. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  J.  M.  LOYEJOY. 

PITTSBOROUGH  ACADEMY,  K  C. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Academy  take  great  pleasure  in  announcing  to 
the  friends  of  education  throughout  the  State,  that  they  have  engaged 
the  valuable  services  of  Mr.  J.  M.  Lovejoy  to  take  charge  of  this 
Academy.  The  Trustees  have  received  very  flattering  testimonials, 
which  is  an  evidence  of  the  estimation  in  which  this  gentleman  was 
held.  Mr.  Lovejoy  is  a  graduate,  a  first-rate  mathematician  and  lin- 
guist, and  is  said  to  have  the  rare  faculty  of  imparting  knowledge  with 
facility.  It  is  unnecessary  to  speak  of  the  great  advantages  Pittsbor- 
ough offers  in  point  of  health  and  society,  and  it  is  believed  they  are 
superior  to  those  of  any  town  in  1ST.  C. 

M.  Q.  Waddell,  Sec.  to  Trustees. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  June  8,  1838. 


Chatham  County  Schools  43 

ANNOUNCEMENT  FOE  1839. 
PITTSBORO'  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  8th  July 
next,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  former  Instructor,  Mr.  J.  M. 
Lovejoy. 

Terms. 

Classics,  $18     ) 

-r,     , .  ,       _.  „      r  Per  Session. 

English,     15      ) 

The  following  are  the  branches  taught  in  this  Institution,  viz.  Latin, 
Greek,  French,  Algebra,  Arithmetic,  Geometry,  History,  English  Gram- 
mar, Ancient  and  Modern  Geography,  Navigation  and  Surveying, 
Reading,  Writing  and  Spelling. 

In  addition  to  the  preparatory  course  in  the  Classics,  Mr.  Lovejoy 
will  give  unremitted  attention  to  young  gentlemen,  in  Algebra,  Geome- 
try, History,  Ancient  and  Modern  Geography,  and  will  permit  no 
Scholar  to  pass  out  of  his  hands  without  a  competent  knowledge  of 
the  above  branches. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution,  under  a  deep  sense  of  the  great 
evil  flowing  from  imperfect  Teaching  in  some  of  our  Academies,  hesi- 
tate not  in  recommending  this  School  to  the  public,  having  had  ample 
testimony,  during  a  twelve  months  residence  among  us,  of  the  ability, 
propriety  and  general  intelligence  of  Mr.  Lovejoy  in  all  matters  con- 
nected with  Teaching. 

Pittsboro',  June,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  20,  1839. 

THE  KELVIN  SCHOOL,  1828. 

Mrs.  Jones's  School  for  young  ladies  will  commence  again  on  the 
first  of  February  next.  Small  girls,  who  are  to  be  engaged  in  the 
mere  elementary  parts  of  education,  will  be  taken  at  an  inferior  price. 
Letters  on  the  subject  may  be  addressed  to  Mrs.  Jones,  Rock  Rest, 
Chatham  County. 

January  7,  1828. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  8,  1828. 

ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1831. 

MRS.  EDWARD  JONES 

Private  Boarding  School  for  Young  Ladies. 

The  School  which  has  for  several  years  been  conducted  at  Rock  Rest, 
the  family  residence,  is  now  removed  to  the  vicinity  of  Pittsborough, 
and  the  next  session  will  commence  on  Monday,  the  7th  of  February, 
1831,  and  continue  five  months. 

The  very  remote  situation  of  Rock  Rest  rendered  it  on  many  accounts 
inconvenient  for  a  School,  while  all  the  advantages  of  retirement,  with- 


44  Chatham  County  Schools 

out  any  of  its  inconveniences  are  secured  by  the  present  commodious 
and  pleasant  situation,  a  few  hundred  yards  from  the  town.  Pittsbor- 
ough,  and  its  vicinity,  are  remarkable  for  health,  being  the  resort  of 
many  families  from  the  low  country  during  the  summer  months.  The 
young  ladies  will  be  chiefly  under  the  instruction  of  Miss  Charlotte 
Jones,  with  a  competent  Assistant. 

When  it  is  desiredk.young  ladies  who  have  friends  in  town  may  be 
boarded  with  them.  It  is  proper,  however,  to  remark,  that  those  who 
reside  in  the  family  must  necessarily  enjoy  more  opportunities  for  im- 
provement, and  that  the  customary  attentions  to  them  during  the  in- 
tervals of  school  hours,  will  not  be  abated  or  interrupted  on  account 
of  the  admission  of  pupils  that  may  board  elsewhere. 

Terms  Per  Session. 

For  young  Ladies  exceeding  twelve  years  of  age,  Board  and  Tuition, 
$75,  including  Books  and  Stationary  with  all  other  necessary  expenses. 

For  children  under  twelve,  $70,  or  $65  if  Books  &  Stationary  be 
furnished  by  themselves. 

Mrs.  Jones  has  much  pleasure  in  stating,  that  in  the  Musical  De- 
partment, she  has  obtained  the  services  of  Mrs.  Le  Messurier,  a  lady 
well  known  as  an  accomplished  instructress  in  Music.  A  practising 
Piano  provided  by  Mrs.  Jones  without  extra  charge. 

Chatham  Co.  Jan.  29,  1831. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  Feb.  3,  1831. 

ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1833. 

MRS.  MARY  JONES'S  SCHOOL. 
PITTSBOROUGH. 

This  School  will  commence  again,  as  usual,  on  the  first  of  February 
next  ensuing.  Miss  Jones  will  have  the  aid  of  a  competent  assistant 
in  the  Literary  Department,  and  provision  is  now  made  for  Instruc- 
tion in  Music. 

January  21,  1833. 

— The  Register,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  Friday,  January  25,  1833. 

ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1835. 
FEMALE   SCHOOL. 

The  Exercises  of  Mrs.  Edward  Jones'  Private  Boarding  School  for 
Young  Ladies  at  Kelvin,  near  Pittsborough,  having  just  closed  for  the 
Second  Session  of  the  present  year,  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st  Monday 
in  February  next. 

In  order  to  prevent  misunderstanding,  it  is  thought  expedient  to 
mention,  that  as  Mrs.  Jones  has  been  obliged  to  refuse  many  applicants 
for  places  in  the  School,  and  does  not  wish  to  depart  from  her  original 
plan  of  accommodating  only  such  a  number  of  young  Ladies  as  may 


Chatham  County  Schools  45 

be  subjected  to  family  government,  Mr.  William  Harden,  whose  resi- 
dence is  near  that  of  Mrs.  J.  has  been  induced  by  his  interest  in  the 
School  to  receive  into  his  family  a  small  number  of  pupils,  who  will 
be,  as  far  as  practicable,  subjected  to  the  same  government  as  those 
placed  in  Mrs.  Jones'  family. 

The  aid  which  Miss  C.  Jones  will  necessarily  require  in  giving  in- 
struction to  an  increased  number  of  pupils,  will  be  rendered  by  Mr. 
Harden  and  the  Rev.  P.  B.  "Wiley,  gentlemen  already  experienced  in 
the  instruction  of  youth. 

Persons  wishing  to  place  their  children  or  wards  in  this  school,  are 
requested  to  give  early  notice. 

Terms. — $75  per  Session  for  Board,  Tuition,  Books,  Stationary, 
&c.  &c. 

Music,  Drawing  and  Painting  are  taught  by  experienced  instructors, 
and  form  separate  charges. 

Pittsboro'  December  20,  1834. 

The  Raleigh  Star,  Fayetteville  Observer,  Western  Carolinian,  Wash- 
ington Statesman,  Elizabeth  City  Star  and  Wilmington  Press  will  in- 
sert the  foregoing  Advertisement  twice,  and  forward  their  bills  for 
payment. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  23,  183J+. 

KELVIN  SCHOOL  UNDER  W.  H.  HAEDIX,  1836. 

Private  Boarding  School,  for  Young  Ladies,  at  Kelvin,  ISTear  Pitts- 
borough. 

This  Institution,  long  known  as  Mrs.  Edward  Jones'  School,  will 
hereafter  be  conducted  under  the  joint  superintendence  and  instruc- 
tion of  Miss  Charlotte  C.  Jones,  and  Mr.  W.  H.  Hardin.  The  next 
session  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in  February  next,  and  con- 
tinue until  the  middle  of  July,  including  a  short  vacation,  when  the 
second  session  of  the  year  1836  will  commence ;  which  will  terminate  on 
the  12th  of  December.  A  competent  Assistant  will  be  employed,  if 
necessary.  It  is  in  contemplation  to  enlarge  the  accommodations  for 
the  school,  and  before  the  beginning  of  the  next  session,  it  is  expected 
that  every  school-room  convenience  for  each  Young  Lady  will  be  pro- 
vided. 

As  it  is  determined  to  preserve  the  private  character  of  the  school, 
the  Pupils  will  board  in  the  families  of  the  Teachers ;  exceptions  to  this 
rule  will  only  be  made  to  meet  peculiar  circumstances  and  the  special 
wishes  of  friends  and  relations. 

Terms — Board,  (including  every  necessary),  Tuition,  Stationary  and 
the  use  of  School  Books,  $75.  per  Session.  Music  and  Drawing  will 
form  Separate  Charges.  Books  and  stationary  will  be  furnished  to  the 
day  scholars  who  reside  in  the  Village  and  Vicinity,  and  those  who 
may  board  in  other  families,  at  moderate  prices. 

Near  Pittsborough,  December  20,  1835.  W.   H.   Hardin. 

—  Wilmington  Advertiser,  January  22,  1836. 


46  Chatham  County  Schools 

KELVIN  SCHOOL  ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1837. 

BOABDING  SCHOOL  FOE  YOUNG  LADIES. 
Kelvin,  near  Pittsborough. 

The  Exercises  of  this  School,  which  have  just  closed  for  the  second 
Session  of  the  present  year,  will  be  rsumed  on  the  1st  of  February  next, 
under  the  superintendence  of  Miss  C.  C.  Jones  and  the  Subscriber, 
assisted  by  a  Lady  in  every  respect  suitably  qualified.  The  first  Session 
of  the  year  1837  will  close  on  the  15th  of  July,  including  a  short  vaca- 
tion. *  *  *  The  second  Session  will  commence  on  the  15th  of  July, 
and  terminate  on  the  12th  of  December.  The  School  will  be,  as  hereto- 
fore, strictly  private  in  its  character.  ~No  young  Ladies,  except  those  resi- 
dent in  the  immediate  vicinity,  or  so  near  the  School  as  to  be  considered 
under  the  immediate  care  of  their  parents  or  guardians,  will  be  per- 
mitted to  board  in  any  family  of  which  a  teacher  is  not  a  member. 
An  arrangement  has  been  made  with  Miss  Holmes,  with  whom  a  lady 
connected  with  the  School  resides,  to  accommodate  a  small  number  of 
young  ladies  with  board.  Terms,  for  board  and  tuition,  $85  per  Ses- 
sion, payable  in  advance;  tuition  for  day  scholars,  $15  for  all  over 
12  years  of  age;  12^2  for  those  under  12. 

Instruction  in  the  Ancient  Languages  and  Mathematics,  will  be  given 
when  desired.  *  *  *  Books  and  Stationary  will  be  furnished  to 
boarders  and  day  scholars  at  the  lowest  retail  prices.  Music  and  draw- 
ing will  form  separate  charges.  The  services  of  an  additional  Instruc- 
tor in  Music  having  become  necessary,  one  has  been  accordingly  pro- 
vided. The  services  of  a  gentleman  who  is  highly  recommended,  have 
been  engaged  for  the  next  year  (1837)  who  will  give  Instruction  in  the 
French  and  German,  which  will  also  form  a  separate  charge. 

Pittsborough,  December  15,  1836.  "W.  H.  Hardin. 

— The  Register,  December  27,  18-36. 

KELVIN  SCHOOL  ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1838. 

KELVIN  BOAKDLTSTG  SCHOOL. 
For  Young  Ladies. 

This  Institution  closed  its  second  session  of  the  present  year  on  the 
15th  inst. 

The  first  session  of  the  next  year  will  commerce  on  the  1st  Monday 
in  February,  and  end  on  the  15th  of  July,  including  the  short  summer 
vacation.  The  second  session  will  commence  on  the  16th  July  and 
close  on  the  15th  December. 

The  School  will  be  under  the  same  superintendence  and  instruction 
as  heretofore. 

It  has  been  determined  to  receive  no  day  scholars  hereafter  into 
this  School.  This  determination  is  the  result  of  experience  and  in 
accordance  with  the  opinion  of  many  judicious  friends.  The  number  of 
pupils  will  be  limited;  it  is  therefore  important  that  applications  for 
admission  be  made  at  as  early  a  day  as  possible. 


Chatham  County  Schools  47 

Terms :  Board  and  Tuition,  $80  per  session,  payable  in  advance. 
Music,  Drawing,  &  Painting,  by  competent  instructors,  at  tbe  usual 
rates. 

Books  and  Stationary  furnished,  for  the  convenience  of  pupils,  at 
moderate  prices. 

Near  Pittsboro',  December  27.  W.  H.  Habdin. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  19,  1838. 

KELVDT  SCHOOL  FOR  1839. 

ME.  &  MRS.  HARDENS  SCHOOL, 

At  Kelvin,  near  Pittsborough,  1ST.  C. 

Is  limited  to  20  or  25  young  Ladies,  of  whom  8  or  10  will  be  re- 
ceived into  their  family.  The  terms  are,  for  those  who  board  in  the 
family  $80  per  session.  This  charge  includes  Board,  Tuition,  &c. 
except  Music  and  Drawing.  Tuition  for  day  Scholars,  $20  per  session, 
Music  $22.50.  Use  of  Piano,  $2.50.  Drawing  and  Painting  $10.  The 
course  of  instruction  includes  all  the  branches  usually  taught  in  Female 
Academies. 

The  object  in  limiting  the  number  of  pupils  is  to  give  that  particular 
attention  to  them  which  cannot  be  well  afforded  when  the  number  is 
large. 

The  present  session  will  close  on  the  27th  of  April,  and  the  next  will 
commence  the  1st  of  June  and  close  on  the  27th  of  October.  Thus 
making  the  vacations  fall  in  the  months  of  May  and  November. 

February  15,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Raleigh,  February  25,  1839. 

HAYWOOD  ACADEMY,  1833. 

A  school  has  been  recently  commenced  at  the  Haywood  Academy,  in 
which  will  be  taught  all  the  branches  preparatory  to  a  Collegiate  course. 
The  patronage  of  parents  and  guardians  is  respectfully  solicited.  Price 
of  tuition  will  be  $12 V2  per  session.  Board  can  be  had  in  respectable 
families  for  6  dollars  per  month — the  morals  and  general  deportment 
of  the  boys  that  may  be  sent  to  this  institution  will  be  strictly  attended  to. 

Haywood,  N.  C,  June  1,  1833.  Lemuel   Murray. 

The  Fayettevillle  Observer  will  please  insert  the  above  three  times 
and  forward  their  account  to  the  subscriber  for  payment. 

L.  M. 

— The  Star,  June  7,  1833. 

HAYWOOD  ACADEMY  FOE  1834. 

HAYWOOD   ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Haywood  Academy,  in  Chatham  county,  take 
this  method  of  informing  the  public  that  the  exercises  in  this  institu- 
tion will  recommence  on  the  6th  January,  1834,  under  the  superintend- 


48  Chatham  County  Schools 

ence  of  Mr.  Lemuel  Murray,  a  gentlleman  eminently  qualified  to  per- 
form all  the  duties  of  a  teacher.  The  healthiness  of  the  situation,  and 
the  reduced  price  of  board  in  genteel  families,  offer  advantages  to  par- 
ents and  guardians  seldom  to  be  met  with. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

December  21,  1833.  W.  D.  Strain,  Sec. 

—The  Star,  December  27,  1833. 

HOOPER'S  SELECT  PREPARATORY  SCHOOL,  1837. 

The  Subscriber,  wishing  to  confine  himself  to  a  smaller  number  of 
pupils  than  hitherto,  proposes  opening  a  limited  PRIVATE  SCHOOL, 
number  of  boys  not  exceeding  twenty;  course  of  Instruction,  prepara- 
tory to  College.     Tuition  $15.50  per  Session. 

The  First  Session  will  commence  on  the  16th  of  January,  and  end 
on  the  15th  of  June.  The  second  Session  will  commence  on  the  1st 
of  July  and  end  on  the  1st  of  December. 

Pittsborough,  N\  C.  Wm,  H.  Hooper. 

December  20,  1837. 

To  be  inserted  in  the  Fayetteville  Observer,  Raleigh  Standard,  Wil- 
mington Advertiser  and  Salisbury  Watchman — each  4  weeks. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  23,  1837. 

PLEASANT  HILL  ACADEMY,  1838. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Pleasant  Hill  Academy  closed  on  the  18th  inst. 
to  be  resumed  on  the  8th  of  January  next. 

From  the  success  attendant  upon  the  Exercises  of  the  past  Session, 
conducted  by  BAXTER  CLEGG,  A.  B.,  we  cheerfully  recommend  the 
School  to  the  patronage  of  our  fellow  citizens,  and  urge  its  claims 
especially  on  such  as  desire  for  their  sons  and  wards  a  healthy  location, 
at  a  distance  from  all  scenes  of  dissipation.  The  Academy  is  located 
six  miles  south  of  Pittsboro.  The  high  moral  character  of  the  neighbor- 
hood and  the  healthiness  of  the  situation,  commend  it  to  the  favorable 
regard  of  those  preparing  their  sons  for  College,  or  training  them  for 
honor  or  usefulness.  The  following  are  the  terms  of  the  School  per 
Session  of  five  months,  in  advance : 

For  English  Grammar,  Geography  and  Arithmetic $10  00' 

Algebra,  Geometry,  Surveying,  &c 12  50 

Latin  and  Greek   15  00 

Board,  including  bedding,  washing  and  firewood,  can  be  obtained  in 
private  families,  convenient  to  the  Academy,  at  $6  per  month,  in 
advance. 


Chatham  County  Schools  49 

Further  information  respecting  the  School  can  he  obtained  by  ad- 
dressing the  Subscriber,  or  the  Principal,  B.  Clegg,  Pittsboro'. 

¥m.  M.  Burns,  Ch.  Com. 
Chatham  county,  December  13,  1838. 

Standard  and  Star,  4  times  each,  and  send  accounts  to  W.  M.  Burns. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  2J+,  1838. 

COBIA'S  SELECT  FEMALE  SCHOOL,  1839. 

SELECT  FEMALE  SCHOOL— Mrs.  Cobia  wishes  to  take  as  Board- 
ers and  as  Pupils,  FIYE  YOUJ^G  LADIES,  to  whom  her  whole  time 
would  be  devoted.  She  proposes  to  teach  the  ordinary  English  branches, 
and  Music  on  the  Piano  and  Guitar.  As  her  number  will  be  so  limited, 
only  those  are  desired  who  connect  Music  with  their  studies.  The  Farm 
on  which  she  resides,  situated  about  half  a  mile  from  Pittsborough, 
affords  ample  space  for  exercise  and  recreation ;  and  Mrs.  Cobia  pledges 
herself  to  keep  her  pupils,  at  all  times,  under  her  immediate  inspection. 

TERMS. — Tuition:  including  Music  on  both  Instruments,  per  Ses- 
sion, $50. 

Board  and  Washing  $12  per  month,  or  per  Session,  $60. 

Applications  must  be  made  by  the  end  of  the  year.  A  Session  of 
five  months  will  commence  on  15th  of  January  next. 

Payment  is  required  in  advance. 

December  18. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  21,  1839. 


CRAVEN  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

NEW  BERN  ACADEMY,  1793. 

The  Trustees  of  the  ISTewbern  Academy  give  notice  that  on  the  first 
Monday  in  November  next,  the  said  Academy  will  be  opened  for  the 
reception  of  scholars,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Thomas  P.  Erving 
on  the  following  terms,  viz. 

The  first  class,  in  which  reading,  writing,  and  arithmetic  will  be 
taught;  at  20s.  per  quarter. 

The  second  class,  for  the  study  of  Mathematics,  in  the  various 
branches  of  that  science,  at  30s. 

The  third  class  where  the  scholars  will  be  instructed  in  the  dead 
languages,  at  50s. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  Samuel  Chapman,  Sec'y. 

October  5. 

— New  Bern,  (N.  C.)  Gazette,  October  12,  1793. 

NEW  BERN  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1794. 

NEWBERN   ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  met  on  Monday  the  23  ult.  at  the  academy  when  the 
pupils  were  examined  in  the  Latin  and  English  languages,  Euclid's 
elements  and  geography :  after  the  examination  a  dramatic  piece  in 
ridicule  of  scholastic  pedantry  was  exhibited  by  Mr.  Guion,  Mr.  Forbes, 
Mr.  Gaston  and  Mr.  Pasteur,  and  the  business  concluded  by  an  oration 
delivered  by  Mr.  Gaston  on  the  blessings  of  American  independence; 
the  trustees  expressed  the  highest  pleasure  at  the  whole  performance 
which  they  considered  as  reflecting  great  credit  on  Mr.  Irving's  abili- 
ties and  assiduity  as  an  instructor  and  affording  the  most  flattering 
prospect  of  the  improvement  of  his  pupils  in  every  branch  of  literature. 

— New  Bern  (N.  C.)  Gazette,  January  4,  1794-. 

NEW  BERN  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1794. 

The  pupils  of  the  Newbern  Academy,  were  yesterday  examined  by 
the  Trustees,  (it  being  the  day  appointed  for  a  quarterly  examination,) 
a  respectable  number  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  attended — Mr. 
Gaston  and  Mr.  Guion  cannot  be  too  highly  commended  for  the  Accu- 
racy and  elegancy  of  their  translations  of  Homer  and  Horace — 

Those  who  were  examined  in  Virgil  and  other  classic  authors,  deserved 
applause — 

The  Geography  class  astonished  their  auditors  by  the  facility  and 
accuracy  with  which  they  answered  the  most  difficult  questions  that 
were  proposed — 

(50) 


Craven  County  Schools  51 

A  number  of  young  gentlemen  of  the  Mathematics  class  demonstrated 
several  propositions  of  Euclid  with  great  facility  and  exactitude — 

The  younger  Pupils  to  the  number  of  fifty,  who  were  examined  in 
the  Orthography  of  the  English  language,  displayed  a  proficiency  rarely 
to  be  found  in  scholars  of  a  more  advanced  age — 

The  business  of  the  day  was  then  closed  by  a  parliamentary  debate 
very  spiritedly  spoken,  by  Messieurs  Gaston,  Guion,  Barron,  Pasteur, 
Cobb,  and  Forbes —  The  whole  performance  was  such  as  confers  on 
Mr.  Irving  (the  Preceptor)  the  highest  praise — and  we  can  congratu- 
late our  friends  on  the  flattering  prospects  afforded  us  by  the  proficiency 
of  his  Pupils — his  abilities  and  assiduity  as  an  instructor  are  evinced 
to  be  such  as  are  seldom  to  be  met  with — From  the  present  flourishing 
state  of  our  Academy  we  have  reason  to  hope  that  we  shall  no  longer 
regret  the  disadvantages,  under  which  we  have  long  laboured  in  obtain- 
ing an  education  for  our  youth. 

April  5. 

— New  Bern  (A.  C.)  Gazette,  April  5,  179Jf. 

SPECTATOR  WRITES  OF  SEW  BERX  ACADEMY,  1794. 

On  Thursday  the  3d  instant,  the  pupils  of  the  Xewbern  Academy 
were  publicly  examined,  in  the  presence  of  the  board  of  Trustees,  and 
a  brilliant  assemblage  of  ladies  and  gentlemen ;  their  improvement  in 
the  various  branches  of  useful  science,  particularly  the  Greek  and  Latin 
languages,  the  Mathematics  and  Logic,  since  the  last  public  exhibition, 
demanded  and  procured  their  universal  approbation.  In  the  evening 
a  very  crowded  and  respectable  audience  were  highly  entertained  by 
a  theatrical  exhibition — the  salutatory  address  in  commemoration  of 
American  Independence  was  delivered  by  Mr.  Guion,  with  the  utmost 
propriety  of  voice  and  gesture ;  several  orations  were  pronounced  by 
Messrs.  Baron,  Stephens  and  Beesley  with  several  excellence :  to  these 
succeeded  several  humorous  dialogues,  and  a  representation  of  the 
Farce  entitled,  "Mock  Doctor  or  Dumb  Lady  cured"  in  which  every  part 
was  well  supported  by  the  young  gentlemen  above  mentioned  and 
Messrs.  Pasteur  and  Forbes.  A  number  of  extracts  from  various  come- 
dies were  also  performed  by  Mr.  Cobb,  and  those  who  had  previously 
spoken,  and  a  petite  piece  (supposed  to  be  the  production  of  Mr.  Irving, 
the  principal  of  the  Academy)  in  which  the  pretender  to  science  was 
highly  characterized  and  ridiculed,  afforded  great  entertainment  to  the 
spectators.  The  youthful  performance  was  ended  by  a  valedictory  ora- 
tion on  the  rising  glory  of  America,  delivered  with  singular  elegance 
by  Mr.  Gaston  and  the  business  of  the  evening  concluded  with  an  ele- 
gant extemporaneous  address  by  Mr.  Irving,  in  which  he  depicted  in 
lively  colours  the  numerous  advantages  of  science.  To  bestow  further 
eulogy  on  any  particular  characters,  would  be  an  act  of  injustice  to 
the  students  in  general,  it  is  sufficient  to  say,  that  from  the  rapid  prog- 
ress which  the  pupils  have  made  in  literature,  since  their  last  public 
exhibition,  they  received  a  justly  deserved  applause,  and  there  is  no 


52  Craven  County  Schools 

doubt,  that  from  their  great  advancement,  during  the  short  period 
they  have  been  under  his  tuition,  that  the  principal  of  the  ISTewbern 
Academy,  will  receive  the  profits  and  honours  due  to  his  indefatigable 
industry  and  other  merits.  A  Spectator. 

— New  Bern  (A.  C.)  Gazette,  July  12,  1791>. 

DEATH  OF  ME.  IRVING. 

Died 

Lately,  the  Rev.  Thomas  Pitt  Irving,  Principal  of  the  Hagerstown 
Academy,  formerly  of  Newbern. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  6,  1818. 

NEW  BEEN   ACADEMY   PLAN   OF   EDUCATION,   1823. 

[Title  page  of  pamphlet:  Laws  for  the  Government  of  New  Bern  Academy, 
with  the  Plan  of  Education  Annexed:  New  Bern:  Printed  by  S.  Hall,  1823.] 

SECTION   1. 

Of  the  Faculty. 

1.  The  Faculty  of  ISTewbern  Academy,  shall  be  composed  of  the 
Teachers  including  the  Principal— a  majority  of  whom  being  assem- 
bled, after  due  notice  given  by  the  Principal  to  all  the  members,  shall 
be  competent  to  the  performance  of  business. 

2.  Every  matter  brought  before  the  Faculty,  shall  be  decided  by 
votes,  and  it  shall  be  the  additional  privilege  of  the  Principal  to  give 
a  casting  vote,  where  there  would  otherwise  be  a  tie. 

3.  The  opinion  or  vote  of  any  member  of  the  Faculty,  shall  not 
be  made  known  to  the  Students,  directly  or  indirectly,  except  when 
express  order  shall  be  given  to  that  effect  by  an  unanimous  vote  of  the 
Faculty. 

4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  member  of  the  Faculty  to  enforce  the 
laws  of  the  Academy,  to  prevent  or  put  a  stop  to  the  violation  of  them, 
and  to  report  to  the  Principal,  or  to  the  Faculty,  such  transgressions 
of  them  as  ought  to  be  punished  by  that  body. 

5.  The  Faculty  shall  keep  a  book  of  records  or  minutes,  and  shall 
enter  therein  a  fair  statement  of  their  transactions,  resolutions  and  de- 
terminations;  which  book  shall  be  laid  before  the  Trustees,  at  each  of 
their  stated  meetings. 

6.  ]STo  act  of  the  Faculty  which  is  not  recorded  by  their  order,  shall 
be  considered  as  valid ;  and  when  recorded  shall  always  be  subject  to 
the  approbation  or  disapprobation  of  the  Trustees. 

7.  The  Faculty  shall  take  the  necessary  steps  under  the  laws  of  the 
Academy,  to  detect  those  who  in  any  way  may  injure  or  deface  the 
Academy,  or  other  property  connected  with  it,  and  make  report  to  the 
Treasurer,  when  any  offender  fails  to  comply  with  the  requisition  of 
the  10th  rule,  that  such  person  may  be  charged  by  him  with  the  amount 
of  the  penalty. 


Craven  County  Schools  53 

S.  Every  scholar  on  first  entering  the  Academy,  shall  be  directed 
by  the  Principal  to  that  room,  and  to  the  immediate  charge  and  in- 
struction of  that  member  of  the  Faculty,  for  which  according  to  the 
plan  of  education,  he  or  she  may  be  found  on  examination  to  be  best 
prepared.  If,  however,  there  be  any  objection,  or  any  doubt  on  the 
mind  of  the  Principal,  or  the  wishes  of  the  Parent  or  Guardian  of  such 
scholar,  be  inconsistent  with  the  plan  of  education,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Principal  to  refer  the  matter  to  the  Faculty. 

9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Principal  to  visit  the  different  rooms 
from  time  to  time  as  necessity  may  require,  and  occasionally  examine, 
or  hear  such  classes  recite  as  he  may  deem  proper ;  and  to  cause  proper 
arrangements  to  be  made  for  the  semi-annual  examination,  and  to  give 
public  notice  thereof. 

10.  Each  one  of  the  Trustees  shall  make,  and  cause  to  be  posted  up, 
such  by-laws  as  he  may  deem  necessary  for  the  better  government  of 
his  own  room,  provided  such  laws  be  not  inconsistent  with  the  general 
rules  of  the  Institution. 

SECTION    2. 

Of   Admission. 

1.  The  year  shall  be  divided  into  two  sessions,  of  two  quarters  each 
— each  quarter  to  consist  of  eleven  weeks. 

The  first  session,  1st  quarter,  to  commence  on  January  1st  and  ter- 
minate 19th  March. 

Second  quarter,  to  commence  March  19th  and  terminate  4th  June. 

Second  session,  1st  quarter,  to  commence  June  4th  and  terminate 
20th  August. 

Second  quarter,  to  commence  October  9th,  and  terminate  25th  De- 
cember. 

The  regular  times  for  entrance  shall  be  at  the  beginning  of  each 
quarter. 

2.  Every  person  previous  to  admission  into  the  Academy,  shall  pro- 
duce to  the  Principal  or  Teacher  under  whose  immediate  charge  he  or 
she  may  be,  the  Treasurer's  receipt  for  the  tuition  money.  Every  Stu- 
dent entering  before  a  quarter  is  half  expired,  shall  pay  for  the  quar- 
ter; but  if  at  or  after  the  expiration  of  a  half  quarter,  shall  pay  for 
only  one-half  of  the  quarter. 

3.  Such  a  distribution  shall  be  made  of  the  pupils  on  their  admis- 
sion, as  may  best  accord  with  the  plan  of  education  hereafter  mentioned, 
and  conduce  most  to  the  benefit  of  the  institution  and  convenience  of 
the  Teachers. 

4.  No  person,  except  by  a  special  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
shall  be  admitted  as  a  student  in  the  Academy,  who  has  been  suspended 
or  expelled  from  any  other  public  Seminary  of  Learning,  during  the 
continuance  of  such  sentence  of  suspension  or  expulsion : — and  should 
any  person  thus  circumstanced  be  received,  on  proper  information,  he 
shall  be  immediately  dismissed  from  the  Academy,  until  his  case  be 
brought  before  the  Trustees. 


54  Craven  County  Schools 

SECTION  3. 

Rules  and  Regulations  for  the  Government  of  the  Academy. 

1.  From  the  1st  day  of  April  until  the  20th  day  of  August,  the 
hours  of  study  and  recitation  at  the  Academy,  shall  be  from  8  o'clock 
to  12  in  the  forenoon,  and  from  2  to  5  in  the  afternoon ;  and  from  the 
9th.  of  October  till  the  1st.  of  April,  from  9  to  12  o'clock  in  the  fore- 
noon, and  from  2  to  5  o'clock  in  the  afternoon. 

2.  Punctual  attendance,  at  the  stated  hours,  shall  be  given,  or  a  writ- 
ten excuse  offered. 

3.  A  regard  to  decency,  it  is  expected,  will  induce  the  Pupils  to  ap- 
pear in  proper  neatness  of  person  and  dress. 

4.  During  school  hours,  due  attention  must  be  paid  to  study;  and  no 
Student  will  presume  to  disturb  or  interrupt  any  other  Student,  at  any 
time,  or  to  leave  his,  or  her  seat,  without  permission,  unless  with  a  view 
of  speaking  to  the  Instructors. — In  assigning  the  Pupils  their  respective 
seats,  from  time  to  time,  a  regard  will  be  had  to  merit  and  literary  im- 
provement. 

5.  As  it  is  utterly  impossible  to  attend  to  the  various  exercises  of  the 
Academy,  unless  profound  silence  be  observed,  all  unnecessary  conver- 
sation, laughing,  whispering,  or  improper  gestures,  are  strictly  forbid- 
den. 

6.  The  Students  are  requested  not  to  loiter  on  their  way  to  and  from 
school;  and  as  they  regard  their  reputation  and  happiness,  not  to  min- 
gle or  associate  with  the  profligate  and  vicious  in  their  youthful  amuse- 
ments out  of  school. 

7.  jSTo  student  shall  knowingly  associate  or  keep  company  with  any 
person  expelled  from  the  Academy. 

8.  Profane  and  obscene  language  is  extremely  vulgar,  and  highly 
reprehensible  in  all  places;  but  if  uttered  within  the  hearing  or  cog- 
nizance of  the  Instructors,  it  will  be  severely  punished. 

9.  It  is  expected  that  the  Pupils  will  not  enter  into  their  customary 
sports  or  amusements,  on  the  Lord's  day;  and  in  attending  publick 
worship,  it  is  required  that  they  behave  with  a  becoming  gravity  and 
seriousness  of  deportment. 

10.  The  Pupils  are  required  to  preserve  their  books  and  manuscripts 
from  being  blotted  or  torn :  and  if  any  Student,  shall  break  the  windows, 
or  otherwise  injure  or  deface  the  Academy  or  its  appendages,  he  shall 
immediately  make  it  known  and  repair  the  injury.  If  the  offender 
fails  to  do  so,  and  be  detected,  he  shall  pay  double  damages  and  be  duly 
punished. 

11.  If  any  Student  shall  be  detected  playing  at  cards,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Principal  to  admonish  him,  and  to  acquaint  his  parent  or 
guardian;  if  the  offence  be  repeated,  or  he  be  guilty  of  gross  immoral 
conduct,  or  his  deportment  be  such  that  his  longer  continuance  in  the 
Academy  is  likely  to  be  injurious,  it  shall  be  reported  to  the  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 


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12.  At  all  times  the  Students  shall  conduct  and  express  themselves 
respectfully  towards  the  Faculty,  and  towards  every  member  of  it. — And 
every  deficiency  in  these  respects,  shall  be  considered  as  an  essential 
departure  from  the  laws  and  principles  on  which  the  Institution  is 
founded,  and  by  which  it  must  be  governed,  and  the  offender  must  be 
punished  accordingly. 

13.  The  Students  are  strictly  required  to  behave  with  proper  civility 
towards  all  they  meet,  or  with  whom  they  associate,  and  carefully  to 
avoid  injuring  the  property  or  disturbing  the  peace  of  any  individual. 

14.  The  Students,  it  is  expected,  will  also  endeavor  to  promote  har- 
mony and  good  feeling  among  themselves,  that  there  be  no  cause  for 
quarrels  or  complaints.  Yet  should  anyone,  unmindful  of  the  urbanity 
and  refinement  which  should  mark  the  character  of  the  young  gentle- 
man and  the  scholar  wantonly  insult  or  attack  his  fellow-student ;  the 
party  injured  is  required  to  make  his  complaint  known  to  the  Instruc- 
tors, that  immediate  punishment,  according  to  the  nature  of  the  offence, 
may  be  inflicted. 

15.  All  Students  shall  be  required  to  undergo  a  public  examination  at 
the  end  of  each  session,  and  take  such  part  in  the  exhibition  as  may  be 
assigned  them. — Any  Student,  failing  to  comply  with  this  regulation, 
shall  have  his  name  handed  to  the  Trustees  as  a  delinquent,  and  be  dealt 
with  accordingly. 

SECTION  4. 

Miscellaneous  Resolutions. 

Resolved,  That  there  be  a  public  examination  by  the  Trustees  of  all 
the  Pupils  of  the  Academy,  on  the  last  week  of  each  session : — 

That  a  Committee  of  the  Trustees  be  appointed,  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  to  make  out  a  report  of  each  examination,  to  cause  the  pupils  to  be 
assembled,  and  the  report  read  in  the  presence  of  such  as  feel  an  interest 
in  the  advancement  of  youth  in  learning  and  virtue,  who  may  attend, 
and  an  appropriate  address  be  delivered : — Also,  that  it  be  the  duty  of 
the  said  Committee,  to  carry  into  effect  the  resolutions  relative  to  such 
as  may  have  completed  the  course  prescribed : — 

That  the  Academy  be  visited  monthly  by  a  Committee  of  the  Trus- 
tees, whose  duty  it  shall  be,  to  inform  themselves  with  respect  to  the 
improvement  and  conduct  of  the  Students,  and  all  matters  interesting  to 
the  prosperity  of  the  Institution ;  and  make  report  at  the  meetings  of  the 
Board. 

PLAX  OF  EDUCATION. 

Male  Department. 

The  system  of  Studies,  in  the  Classical  Department,  shall  be  similar 
to  that  preparatory  to  admission  into  the  University  of  1ST.  C.  and  in- 
clude the  studies  of  the  Freshman  and  Sophomore  Classes  of  the  Uni- 
versity, when  required. 


56  Craven  County  Schools 

Latin  Course. 

1.  Philadelphia  Latin  Grammar, 

2.  Historia  Sacra, 

3.  Viri  Romse, 

5.  Mair's  Introduction, 

6.  Caesar's  Commentaries, — 7  books, 

7.  Ovidii,  Editio  Expurgata, 

8.  Yirgil — Bucolics,  and  6  books  of  the  iEneid, 

9.  Cicero — all  the  select  orations, 

10.  Sallust — War  with  Cataline  and  Jugurtha, 

11.  Horace,  throughout, 

12.  Prosody. 

Greek  Course. 

1.  Wettenhall's  Greek  Grammar, 

2.  Greek  Testament — St.  John's  Gospel,  and  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles, 

3.  Graeca  Minora — the  whole. 

4.  Grseca  Majora — 1st.  vol.  or  Xenophon,  or  Homer — 4  books,  if 
particularly  desired, 

5.  Neilson's  Exercises, 

6.  Prosody. 

English. 

Murray's  English  Reader  and  Sequel, 

Goldsmith's  England,  Pome  and  Greece, 

Murray's  Grammar  and  Exercises, 

Adam's  or  Cumming's  Geography, 

Walsh's  Arithmetic, 

Gibson's  Surveying, 

Hutton's  Mathematics, 

Simpson's  Euclid, 

Natural  Philosophy,  (Conversations  on,  or  Cavallo's,  or  Ferguson's, 
or  Nicholson's  Philosophy,) 

Astronomy — (Ferguson's  or  Clark's  System,) 

Use  of  the  Globes, 

Adams'  Greek  Antiquities, 

Blair's  Lectures, 

Andrew's  Logic, 

Paley's  Moral  Philosophy, 

Composition, 

Declamation. 

To  promote  the  advancement  of  all  the  Students  of  the  Academy,  in 
the  knowledge  of  the  English  Language,  no  one  shall  be  exempted  (un- 
less good  and  satisfactory  excuse  be  offered)  from  some  attention  daily, 
to  lessons  in  Reading  and  Spelling : — and  proper  attention  shall  also  be 
given  to  writing,  to  English  Grammar,  with  the  application  of  the  rules 
of  Syntax,  Composition,  Oratory,  and  Arithmetic. 

Arrangements  shall,  from  time  to  time,  be  made  by  the  Faculty,  un- 


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der  the  control  of  the  Trustees,  by  which  the  pupils,  in  any  of  the  de- 
partments, may  receive  instruction  from  the  Preceptors  of  other  depart- 
ments, in  those  branches  of  learning  particularly  taught  by  such  Pre- 
ceptors. 

Such  Students  as  stand  an  approved  examination  on  the  Latin  and 
Greek,  or  the  Scientific  studies  prescribed,  shall,  upon  leaving  the  Acad- 
emy, be  entitled  to  an  Honorary  Certificate,  if  requested. 

Preparatory  Schools. 

Lancasterian  Department. — In  this,  the  plan  of  which  is  so  admirably 
calculated  to  advance  beginners,  are  taught  the  first  Rudiments  of  the 
English  Language,  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Grammar,  and  Arith- 
metic.— In  this  school,  the  books,  &c.  are  furnished  the  pupils,  free  of 
expence. — This,  as  well  as  the 

Common  English  School,  includes  both  Males  and  Females — In  the 
latter,  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  above  mentioned  branches,  Parsing, 
Geography,  &c. 

Female  Department. 

The  lower  eastern  room  of  the  Academy,  shall  be  considered  as  appro- 
priated solely  to  young  Ladies ;  and  shall  be  under  the  immediate  care  of 
the  Principal. 

The  qualifications  preparatory  to  entering  the  Eemale  Department 
shall  be, 

That  the  person  be  able  to  read  distinctly  and  with  tolerable  accuracy 
in  Murray's  Sequel ; — be  able  to  write  a  joining  hand,  both  large  and 
fine; — have  committed  Murray's  Grammar  to  memory — have  gone 
through  Murray's  Exercises; — and  advanced  in  arithmetic  through  the 
simple  rules. 

To  this  Department,  four  classes  shall  be  assigned;  and  the  system 
of  Studies  as  follows :  viz. 

First  Class. 

Murray's  English  Grammar, 
Reading  and  Parsing  Cowper's  Task, 
Cumming's  Geography,  Map  of  the  World, 

North  America,  United  States,  and  British  Isles, 
Arithmetic,  Walsh's. 

Second  Class. 

English  Grammar,  continued — Punctuation, 
Reading  and  Parsing  Thomson's  Seasons, 
Geography  continued.  Modern,  the  whole, 
Arithmetic  continued,  through  Practice, 
Whelpley's  Compend  of  Ancient  History — the  whole. 
Use  of  the  Terrestrial  Globe. 


58  Ckaven  County  Schools 

Third  Class. 

English  Grammar,  continued. 
Beading  and  Parsing  Milton, 
Geography,  Ancient, 
Arithmetic,  the  whole, 

Whelpley's  Compend,  continued — Modern  History,  the  whole  and  An- 
cient reviewed. 

Conversations  on  Natural  Philosophy,  as  far  as  Optics, 
Clark's  Astronomy — Use  of  the  Globes, 
Rhetoric,  Blair's  Lectures. 

Fourth  Class. 

Reading  and  Parsing  Young's  Night  Thoughts, 

Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy,  completed  with  illustrations, 

Blair's  Lectures,  completed, 

Logic — Andrew's  Duncan, 

Paley's  Moral  Philosophy, 

All  former  studies  reviewed. 

SglPIf  it  be  particularly  requested,  Euclid,  Conversations  on  Chem- 
istry, Goldsmith's  History  of  Greece,  of  Rome,  and  England,  (abridged,) 
or  Paley's  Natural  Theology,  may  be  included  in  the  Eourth  Class. — 
Also  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages. 

Writing  and  Reading,  with  particular  attention  to  proper  pronuncia- 
tion, shall  be  common  to  all  the  classes. — Also  Spelling,  and  the  three 
last  classes,  shall  be  required  likewise  to  define. 

As  standards  of  Orthography  and  Orthoepy,  Walker's  Dictionary  and 
Key,  are  adopted. 

Compositions  will  be  required  of  the  2d.  3d.  and  4th.  classes. 

No  Miss  shall  advance  to  a  higher  class,  until  she  have  passed  an 
approved  examination  on  all  the  studies  prescribed  to  her  class. 

It  is  by  no  means  to  be  understood  that  the  whole  course  adopted  in 
the  Academy,  shall  be  imperiously  binding  upon  any  Female,  contrary 
to  the  wishes  or  instructions  of  Parents  and  Guardians,  who  are  always 
considered  as  having  a  right  to  prescribe  the  portions  of  study. 

That  due  encouragement,  however,  may  be  given  to  Female  Litera- 
ture, it  is  hereby  announced  to  the  public,  that  whenever  any  Young 
Lady  shall  submit  to  the  regular  course  now  adopted,  and  stand  an  ap- 
proved examination  on  the  studies  belonging  to  the  several  classes,  she 
shall,  upon  leaving  the  Academy,  be  entitled  to  its  distinguishing 
honours,  viz : 

An  Honorary   Certificate,  and  a  Golden  Medal,  with  an  appropriate 

Inscription. 

N.  B.  For  the  information  of  Parents  and  Guardians,  it  is  hereby 
stated  as  the  opinion  of  the  Principal,  that  a  Young  Lady  of  ordinary 
talents  and  studious  habits,  commencing  with  the  First  Class,  may,  in 


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the  course  of  a  session,  go  through  the  studies  assigned  to  one  class ;  and 
in  two  years,  acquire  a  competent  knowledge  of  all  the  studies  belonging 
to  the  several  classes. 

Price  of  Tuition. 

Lancasterian  Department,  2  1-2  Dollars  per  quarter. 

Reading,  Writing,  Spelling,  Arithmetic,  and  the  elements  of  English 
Grammar,  4  Dollars, 

With  Parsing  5  Dollars, 

Mathematics,  the  use  of  the  Globes,  or  any  other  branches  of  learning, 
except  the  languages,  6  Dollars. 

Every  Pupil  of  the  Academy,  may  receive  Lessons  in  the  French  Lan- 
guage also,  on  paying  the  additional  sum  of  $2  per  quarter. 

Resolved  that  500  copies  of  the  foregoing  be  printed  and  deposited  with 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Board ;  and  that  each  Student,  on  entering  the 
Academy,  furnish  him  or  herself  with  a  copy. — Price,  10  cents,  each. 


CUMBERLAND  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

FATETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  UNDEK  DAVID  KEB, 

THE  SCHOOL 

In  Fayetteville  under  the  care  of  the  Rev.  David  Ker,  will  commence 
on  Monday  the  20th  instant. 
Fayetteville,  January  1793. 1 
— Fayetteville  Gazette,  Tuesday,  January  llf.,  179J/.. 

FATETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION  IN  1800. 

On  the  18th  ult.  was  closed  the  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Fay- 
etteville Academy,  under  the  tuition  of  Miss  Taylor  and  Mr.  Merroney, 
in  presence  of  some  of  the  Trustees,  and  a  large  number  of  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  Fayetteville  and  its  vicinity;  a  number  of  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  Wilmington  were  also  present. 

The  Examination  took  up  most  of  three  days.  The  whole  was  con- 
ducted with  much  propriety,  and  greatly  to  the  satisfaction  of  those 
Ladies  and  Gentlemen  who  honored  the  examination  with  their  pres- 
ence, as  well  as  those  of  the  Trustees  who  were  present. 

In  justice  to  the  Young  Ladies  and  their  Teachers,  the  Trustees  with 
pleasure,  remark,  that,  notwithstanding  their  attention  and  progress 
in  needle-work,  which  increases  the  variety  of  their  exercises  and  the 
objects  of  their  attention,  they  generally  excelled  the  Young  Gentlemen, 
particularly  in  reading,  spelling  and  English  Grammar. 

On  the  evenings  of  the  first  and  third  days  of  the  examination  some 
theatrical  performances  were  exhibited  at  the  Theatre,  by  some  of  the 
Young  Gentlemen  of  the  Academy,  assisted  by  some  Gentlemen  of  the 
town,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Academy,  the  proceeds  of  which  were  up- 
wards of  one  hundred  dollars. 

And  on  the  evening  of  the  24th  ult.  was  a  performance  at  the  Theatre 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hardinge,  assisted  by  some  Gentlemen  of  the  town,  for 
the  benevolent  and  humane  purpose  of  extending  to  poor  children,  and 
such  as  are  deserted  by  their  parents,  the  benefits  of  Education.  The 
proceeds  of  the  house  were  deposited  by  Mr.  Hardinge  in  the  hands  of 
the  Trustees  of  the  Academy  for  the  above  purpose. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  19,  1800. 

EXAMINATION  OF  FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  IN  1801. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

On  the  7th  of  July  commenced,  and  on  the  9th  closed,  the  semi-annual 
Examination  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy,  under  the  superintendency  of 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Robinson.  A  majority  of  the  Trustees,  and  a  large  num- 
ber of  Ladies   and  Gentlemen,   attended,  who   expressed  their  highest 

1  This  is  evidently  intended  for  1794. 
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approbation  at  the  performance  generally,  reflecting  much  credit  on  the 
Principal  and  Assistants  of  the  Academy.  The  evening  of  the  first  day, 
the  Young  Gentlemen,  at  the  Theatre,  highly  entertained  a  crowded 
audience  by  their  Public  Speaking,  who  were  much  pleased  with  their 
performance  generally.     *     *     * 

On  the  evenings  of  the  two  last  days,  the  Students  performed  a 
variety  of  Theatrical  Exhibitions,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Academy,  the 
proceeds  of  which  were  upwards  of  120  dollars.     *     *     * 

[Then  follows  account  of  examination  of  Young  Gentlemen  in  the 
following  studies :  "Greek,  Latin,  Euclid's  Elements,  Geography,  Eng- 
lish Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Eeading,  Spelling,  Letter  Writing,  Copy 
Writing" ;  and  Young  ladies  in  "Geography,  Reading,  Spelling,  Arith- 
metic, Writing,  Needle  work — embroidery,  tambour,  Dresden,  mark- 
mg."] 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  28,  1801. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  EXHIBITION,  1801. 

EAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

On  Thursday  Evening,  ended  the  Exhibition  of  the  Students  of  the 
Fayetteville  Academy,  preparatory  to  the  Christmas  Vacation.  The 
Examination  of  this  Seminary  of  useful  Knowledge  and  elegant  Arts, 
continued  for  three  Days,  before  a  respectable  Audience,  who  expressed 
the  highest  Satisfaction  of  the  Progress  made  by  the  Young  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen,  which  proves  the  Result  of  the  Care  of  the  Teachers  of  this 
Institution.  The  Number  of  the  Young  Gentlemen  examined  on  this 
Occasion  amounted  to  Sixty;  that  of  the  Young  Ladies  Classes  to  Fifty. 

The  Academy  will  be  opened  for  the  Reception  of  Students  of  both 
Sexes,  as  usual,  after  the  Holidays,  on  Monday  the  4th  of  January  next. 

•fc  !f!  # 

Fayetteville,  December  21,  1801. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  29,  1801. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  UNDER  ANDREW  FLINN. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  will  commence  on  the  14th  December 
next,  after  which  will  be  a  Vacation  till  the  first  Monday  in  January. 

The  Trustees  are  happy  to  inform  the  Public,  that  they  have  engaged 
the  Rev.  Andrew  Flinn,  as  Superintendent  of  their  Seminary  who  will 
enter  on  that  duty  in  January  next.  The  acknowledged  abilities  of 
that  Gentleman  cannot  fail  to  render  the  Institution  more  an  Object  of 
general  Attention,  and  add  to  the  Reputation  it  has  already  acquired. 

A  Boarding  House  will  be  opened  in  December  for  the  Reception  of 
Young  Gentlemen,  under  the  Superintendence  of  the  Trustees,  and 
Management  of  one  of  the  Teachers.  The  House  is  large  and  commo- 
dious, situated  in  a  healthy  and  retired  part  of  the  Town  and  very  con- 
venient to  the  Academy.     Price  of  Board  seventy  dollars  per  annum. 


62  Cumberland  County  Schools 

Accommodations  for  Young  Ladies  to  be  had  as  usual.     By  order, 
November  18,  1802.  W.  B.  Meroney,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  22,  1802. 

FATETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1803. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  The  Christmas  Vacation  will  end  on  Monday  the  third  of 
January,  when  the  Academy  will  be  again  opened  for  the  Reception  of 
Students,  under  the  Direction  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Flinn,  who  has  heretofore 
taught  at  Hillsborough  with  much  Reputation.  Mr.  Molie,  late  Pro- 
fessor of  the  French  Language  at  the  University  of  JNTorth  Carolina,  also 
proposes  on  that  Day  to  open  a  Class  for  the  French  Tongue,  for  the 
Benefit  of  such  Students  of  this  Academy  as  may  be  desirous  of  acquir- 
ing a  Knowledge  of  that  useful  Language.     *     *     * 

By  Order  of  the  Board, 

Fayetteville,  December  16,  1802.  John  Hay,  President. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  3,  1803. 

FATETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1803 

Fayetteville,  July  13,  1803. 
The  examination  of  the  Young  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  belonging  to 
the  Academy  at  this  place,  commenced  on  the  10th  inst.  and  concluded 
Yesterday.  The  several  classes  were  so  generally  perfect  in  those 
branches  of  Literature  which  had  been  the  objects  of  their  attention,  as 
almost  to  preclude  the  possibility  of  discrimination.  The  following 
statement,  however,  will  contain  a  list  of  those  who,  in  the  opinion  of 
the  Trustees,  were  most  particularly  entitled  to  distinction :  [Here 
follow  names  of  young  ladies  and  subjects.  The  subjects  were  spelling 
(four  classes),  reading  (five  classes),  grammar  (two  classes),  Geogra- 
phy, letter  writing  (two  classes),  copy-writing  (three  classes),  cyphering 
(two  classes),  marking  (two  classes),  Dresden  work  (one  class),  Tam- 
bour work  (two  classes),  embroidery  (two  classes).  The  Young  men's 
names  and  classes  follow.  They  studied  spelling  (two  classes),  reading 
(three  classes),  cyphering,  English  grammar,  Geography,  Latin  Gram- 
mar, ISTepos  and  Eutropius,  Eutropious  and  Corderii,  Csesar  and  Nepos, 
Csesar  and  Sallust,  Virgil,  Euclid,  one  class  each.] 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  were  then  adjourned  to  Monday  the 
25  inst.  at  which  time  the  vacation  will  expire. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  the  Trustees  who  attended  the 
examination :  David    Anderson, 

Robert    Donaldson, 
John    Winslow, 
W.  B.  Grove, 
Robert  Cochran, 
s.  d.  purviance. 
— Raleigh  Register,  August  1,  1803. 


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FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1804. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

On  Monday  the  2d  of  this  month,  commenced  the  examination  of  the 
Fayetteville  Academy,  in  the  presence  of  the  Trustees  and  a  numerous 
company  of  the  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  town  and  neighboring 
counties.  The  examination  ended  on  Wednesday  the  4th,  to  the  general 
approbation  of  the  spectators,  after  a  short  vacation  until  Monday  the 
15th,  the  business  of  the  school  will  again  be  opened. 

Whilst  the  high  attention  of  the  Teachers  in  the  several  classes  was 
manifested,  it  is  justice  to  remark  the  students  of  both  sexes  displayed 
on  this  occasion,  proofs  of  industry,  Knowledge  and  taste,-  equal  to  the 
best  hopes  of  the  favourers  of  this  institution.  Whilst  the  applause  to 
all  cannot  be  withheld,  it  is  impossible,  from  the  different  degrees  of 
genius  to  be  expected  in  a  school  of  upwards  of  an  hundred  scholars,  not 
to  expect  some  cause  of  more  particular  distinction.  It  is  therefore  re- 
marked, 

The  1st  Class  examined  in  Virgil  and  Horace.  A  proper  understand- 
ing of  the  Authors  was  evinced.     *     *     * 

The  2d  class,  consisting  of  seven  boys,  was  examined  in  Sallust  and 
Virgil ;  proved  correct  in  grammatical  construction  and  parsing.  *   *  * 

To  the  students  of  the  Roman  Poetical  Authors,  a  more  strict  atten- 
tion to  the  rules  of  Prosody  is  recommended. 

In  the  3d  class  consisting  of  four,  the  students  were  examined  in  Caesar 
and  Sallust.  Much  attention  and  knowledge  of  the  Authors  was  indi- 
cated by  all  the  Members  of  this  class. 

The  4th  Latin  class  of  five  scholars,  was  examined  in  Cordery  and 
Eutropius.     *     *     * 

The  5th  Latin  class  of  four  scholars,  was  examined  in  Grammar  and 
Cordery,  and  acquitted  themselves  well.     *     *     * 

On  a  general  revisal  of  Latin  Grammar,  21  students  were  examined, 
and  a  complete  knowledge  of  the  grammer  rules  was  evinced  by  each  of 
the  class. 

In  English  Grammar,  1st  class  of  four  members  *  *  *  were  dis- 
tinguished. 

The  2d  English  Grammar  class  in  English  reading,  ten  scholars  were 
examined  in  reading  Prose  and  Verse,  all  deserving  praise. 

1st  class  in  English  Reading,  Ten  scholars  were  examined  in  reading 
Prose  and  Verse,  all  deserving  praise. 

The  2d  class  of  English  Readers ;  eleven  boys  were  examined.    *    *    * 

The  3d  class  of  English  Readers,  twelve  Scholars  were  examined  in 
reading  prose,  and  well  approved  of. 

A  4th  class  of  Readers,  eight  in  number,  are  entitled  to  the  same  re- 
mark. 

The  5th  class  of  Readers  read  well.  *  *  *  A  class  of  young  Read- 
ers and  Spellers,  seven  in  number,  acquitted  themselves  well. 

A  class  of  nineteen  in  number  were  examined  in  Arithmetic.  *  *  * 


64  Cumberland  County  Schools 

It  is  observed,  with  concern,  that  *  *  *  have  not  shown  due 
diligence.  In  the  general  revisal  of  Spelling,  throughout  the  Diction- 
ary, thirty  three  of  the  Scholars  were  examined,  and  *  *  *  ex- 
celled ;  but  all  acquitted  themselves  well. 

Of  ten  Young  Spellers  examined  in  Webster,  *  *  *  were  most 
approved. 

In  Writing,  thirty  four  boys  of  different  classes,  exhibited  Copies. 
*     *     *     most  excelled  their  respective  classes. 

The  evenings  of  the  days  of  examination  were  engaged  by  the  young 
Gentlemen  of  the  Academy,  to  the  number  of  sixteen,  in  delivering  se- 
lect Orations  to  a  respectable  audience.  The  exhibition  of  all  was  re- 
ceived with  applause;  but     *     *     *     were  most  distinguished. 

The  young  Ladies  of  the  Academy,  to  the  number  of  fifty,  were  exam- 
ined in  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar  and 
Letter  writing,  all  evinced  Knowledge  of  and  application  to  their  several 
employments  in  the  school. 

Twelve  young  Ladies,  in  three  classes,  were  examined  in  English 
Grammar,  and  so  correct  were  they  all,  to  distinguish  would  be  im- 
proper. 

Twenty-eight  young  Ladies,  in  five  classes,  were  examined  in  Reading 
and  Spelling,  and  acquitted  themselves  well.     *     *     * 

Specimens  of  the  young  Ladies  Needle  Work  in  Embroidery,  in  Dres- 
den and  Marking  were  exhibited.     *     *     * 

By  order  of  the  Trustees, 

John  Hat,  President. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  26,  180k- 

[The  *  *  indicate  names  omitted.] 

FATETTETILLE   ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1805. 

FAYETTEYILLE  ACADEMY 

*  *  *  The  Trustees  of  this  Academy,  in  the  discharge  of  that  duty 
which  they  owe  to  the  institution  and  to  the  parents  and  connections  of 
the  students  in  the  school  have  strictly  attended  in  rotation  to  the  exami- 
nation of  the  classes.  And  they  are  happy  in  declaring,  that  after  a  fair 
investigation,  they  have  in  general  been  much  pleased  with  the  progress 
made  by  the  scholars ;  in  some  instances  they  have  thought  the  pupils  de- 
served the  highest  praise ;  and  but  in  one  have  they  been  constrained  to 
censure. 

The  progress  of  the  scholars  in  their  several  departments  of  learning 
has  been  faithfully  detailed  in  the  foregoing  report,  and  forms,  as  the 
Trustees  imagine,  the  best  eulogium  on  the  conduct  of  the  Teachers. 
The  Trustees  would  believe  they  were  unjust  to  the  principal  Teacher 
Mr.  Elinn,  if  they  did  not  thus  publicly  declare  their  approbation  of  his 
conduct  in  every  instance,  during  the  time  he  has  presided.  His  atten- 
tion has  been  uniform — his  behaviour  to  the  scholars,  while  firm,  has 
been  marked  with  humanity  and  benevolence;  and  his  stability  of  char- 


Cumberland  County  Schools  65 

acter  has  rendered  the  discipline  of  the  school  easy  and  regular.  Nor 
have  the  other  Teachers  merited  to  pass  unnoticed.  Mr.  Meroney  has 
done  much  in  the  English  classes  and  Mrs.  Bowen  who  filled  the  place 
of  Mrs.  Flinn  on  the  occasion  of  her  ill  health,  merits  the  thanks  of  the 
Trustees. 

Such  are  the  appearances  of  the  School,  and  the  Trustees  flatter  them- 
selves from  the  progress  made  by  the  students,  it  will  continue  to  receive 
the  public  support.  Heretofore  the  Tuition  money  has  proved  an  equiv- 
alent to  the  expeiiees  of  the  institution.  The  Trustees  on  enquiry  of 
late  have  been  found  in  arrears,  but  whilst  this  is  a  matter  of  consider- 
ation, it  is  their  pleasure  to  remark  the  liberality  with  which  individuals 
in  their  immediate  neighborhood  have  stepped  forward  to  augment  the 
fund. 

Mr.  Meroney's  time  of  engagement  being  expired,  his  place  will  be 
filled  by  Mr.  Thomas  Scott,  a  gentleman  whom  the  Trustees  can  venture 
to  recommend  as  perfectly  well  qualified  to  fulfill  the  duties  of  his  ap- 
pointment. Mrs.  Bowen  will  continue  to  superintend  the  ladies'  school 
until  another  selection  shall  be  made. — The  school  will  be  resumed  on 
the  1st  day  of  the  coming  year — and  it  is  earnestly  requested  that  stu- 
dents of  either  sex  will  be  punctual  in  their  attendance  on  the  day  of 
commencement,  or  as  early  afterwards  as  possible  in  order  to  prevent 
confusion  and  loss  of  time  in  forming  the  classes. 

John  Hay,  President. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  31,  1801+. 

FATETTETILLE  ACADEMY  UNDER  WM.  L.  TURNER. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy  with  pleasure  inform  the 
Parents  and  Guardians  of  Children,  that  the  Rev.  William  L.  Turner  is 
engaged  as  Principal  Teacher  in  the  Seminary,  and  will  enter  upon 
the  duties  of  his  appointment  about  the  middle  of  November  next.  The 
degree  of  Reputation  this  gentleman  has  deserved  and  enjoyed  as  Prin- 
cipal of  the  Academy  in  Raleigh  renders  unnecessary  the  addition  of 
anything  on  this  head.  *  *  *  The  Trustees  contemplate  and  have 
partly  arranged  an  enlarged  plan  of  Education  in  the  Female  Depart- 
ment, and  the  addition  of  a  Teacher  in  Music.     *     *     * 

Fayetteville,  Oct.  5,  1809.  David  Anderson,  President. 

— Raleigh  Star,  October  5,  1809. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  FOR  1810. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy  are  happy  to  announce  to 
parents  and  Guardians,  that  this  Institution  will  be  ready  for  the  re- 
ception of  scholars  on  the  first  day  of  January.  The  school  is  divided 
into  two  departments,  for  the  instruction  of  children  of  both  sexes,  with 
separate  and  appropriate  rooms  for  each.  In  the  male  department  will 
be  taught,  besides  the  first  rudiments  of  education,  Grammar,  Arithme- 
5 


6o  Cumberland   County   Schools. 

tic,  Geography,  Mathematics,  the  Belles-Lettres,  Natural  and  Moral 
Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  and  Logic ;  also  the  Latin,  Greek  and  French 
Languages. 

In  the  Female  department  will  be  taught  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing, 
Arithmetic,  Grammar,  Geography,  History,  Needlework,  and  Embroid- 
ery; together  with  such  other  branches  of  education  as  Parents  may 
desire. 

The  whole  School  will  be  under  the  immediate  care  of  Rev.  William 
L.  Turner.  *  *  *  Mr.  Turner  will  be  assisted  in  the  male  depart- 
ment by  teachers  of  talents  and  reputation,  who  are  already  engaged. 
In  the  Femade  department,  the  Trustees  have  engaged  the  services  of  a 
lady  who  has  long  taught  with  success.  *  *  *  She  will  be  as- 
sisted by  Mr.  Robinson  from  New  York,  in  teaching  Spelling,  Reading, 
Writing,  Arithmetic  and  History.  That  the  means  of  obtaining  an  ele- 
gant education  at  Fayetteville  may  be  complete,  the  Trustees  have,  at 
great  expense  engaged  Miss  Beze,  from  New  York.  This  lady  will  give 
lessons  to  those  desirous  to  receive  them,  in  Music,  Drawing,  Painting, 
and  the  French  Language.     *     *     * 

There  will  be  two  vacations  in  each  year,  the  first  during  the  whole 
month  of  September,  and  the  last  from  the  20th  day  of  December  to  the 
commencement  of  the  New  Year.     *     *     * 
By  order  David  Anderson,  President. 

P.  J.  Tillinghast,  jun.  Sec'y. 

Fayetteville,  N.  C.  December  18,  1809. 

— Raleigh  Star,  December  21,  1809. 

The  *  *  indicate  matter  not  material  to  this  account;  usually  laudatory 
of  the  teachers  and  their  acquirements,  also  of  the  fame  and  the  health- 
fulness  of  the  town. 

RALEIGH   STAR  EDITORIAL  ON  FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY 

Has  upwards  of  120  Students.  The  Rev.  William  L.  Turner  is  Princi- 
pal, whose  merits  as  the  Chief  of  an  Institution  are  well  known.  Music, 
Painting  and  the  French  Language  are  said  to  be  taught  in  a  very 
superior  manner  by  Miss  Beze,  a  native  of  France.  Competent  Assist- 
ants are  provided  for  the  several  Departments. 
— Editorial,  Raleigh  Star,  March  15,  1810. 

MRS.  BOWE3T  RETURNS  TO  FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY,  1810. 

TO  PARENTS  AND  GUARDIANS. 

Circumstances  of  a  domestic  nature  having  rendered  it  necessary  that 
Frances  Bowen  should  return  to  her  family  in  Fayetteville,  she  has 
(though  reluctantly)  withdrawn  herself  from  the  Raleigh  Academy, 
and  purposes  opening  a 


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School  in  Fayetteville 

on  the  first  Monday  in  March,  for  the  reception  of  Young  Ladies.  She 
engages  to  teach  them  those  various  branches  of  Literature  which  she 
has  taught  with  some  success  for  three  years  past  in  the  Raleigh  Acad- 
emy.    *     *     *  Frances  Bowen. 

Fayetteville,  February  5,  1810. 

— Raleigh  Star,  February  22,  1810. 

FATETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  FOR  1811. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Academy  closed  on  the  20th 
instant.  The  Trustees  with  pleasure  announce  to  the  public  the  grati- 
fication which  this  display  of  the  proficiency  of  the  Students,  in  those 
branches  of  education  in  which  they  have  been  instructed  during  the  last 
session,  afforded  them. 

The  Students  of  the  Male  Department,  in  the  Greek  &  Latin  Lan- 
guages and  other  important  studies,  (a  few  excepted)  discovered  an 
accurate  knowledge  of  the  authors  they  had  read,  and  an  aptitude  and 
promptness  in  the  application  of  Grammar  not  often  witnessed.  The 
pupils  in  the  inferior  classes,  in  English  Grammar,  Reading,  &c.  gave 
pleasure  to  the  parents  and  Trustees,  and  did  honor  to  themselves. 

In  the  Female  Department,  in  Astronomy,  in  History,  and  Geogra- 
phy; in  Grammar,  Reading,  Writing  &c.  the  young  Ladies  evinced  in 
the  course  of  their  examination  the  assiduity  and  success  with  which 
they  had  devoted  themselves  to  their  studies. 

Every  exertion  has  been  made  by  the  Trustees  of  this  Seminary  to 
render  it  eminently  respectable,  and  extensively  useful.  The  Rev.  Wil- 
liam L.  Turner  will  continue  to  preside  over  the  Institution,  assisted  by 
Messrs.  John  E.  Gunning  and  Colin  M'lver,  whose  talents  are  known 
and  approved. 

Mrs.  Frances  Bowen  will  superintend  immediately  the  Female  De- 
partment. The  success  with  which  Mrs.  Bowen  has  for  many  years 
taught,  and  the  celebrity  which  she  has  acquired  both  as  preceptress  and 
Governess,  will  hold  out  inducements  to  parents  to  confide  their  daugh- 
ters to  her  care.  Mrs.  B.  will  be  assisted  by  Dr.  James  Bogle,  late 
Principal  of  the  Louisburg  Academy,  whose  experience  and  former  suc- 
cess promise  much. 

The  local  situation  of  Fayetteville,  the  regular  and  firm  basis  upon 
which  the  Institution  rests,  and  the  capacity  and  the  reputation  of  the 
several  preceptors,  will,  it  is  presumed,  insure  to  the  Academy  a  liberal 
support.  It  is  worthy  of  remark  that  there  has  been  during  the  whole 
of  the  present  year  only  two  or  three  instances  of  indisposition,  and 
those  but  slight,  among  the  Students. 

The  price  of  Tuition  per  quarter  is  from  two  and  a  half  to  six  dol- 
lars. Board  may  be  had  in  the  most  respectable  families  for  eighteen 
or  twenty-one  dollars  per  quarter. 


68  Cumberland  County  Schools. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  commence  on  the  first  of  January- 
next. 

Fayetteville,  Dec.  21,  1810. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  January  3,  1811. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  FOR  1812. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution  are  happy  to  announce  to  the  Public 
that  its  exercises  commenced  on  the  1st  day  of  this  month.  The 
Rev.  ¥ra.  L.  Turner  continues  to  superintend  the  whole  school;  Mrs. 
Bowen  presides  in  the  Female  Department.  *  *  *  Mr.  Memorel,  a 
French  Gentleman  of  talents  and  well  qualified,  will  regularly  attend 
the  Academy  to  give  instruction  to  such  as  may  wish  to  become  ac- 
quainted with  the  French  Language. 

Mr.  Baker  from  Richmond,  who  has  taught  with  much  celebrity  and 
success,  will  give  lessons  on  the  Piano  Forte  to  those  Young  Ladies  who 
are  desirous  of  learning  music.     *     *     * 

By  order,  Ben.  Robinson,  Prest. 

P.  J.  Tillinghast,  Jun.  Sec. 

Fayetteville,  January  2nd.  1812. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  10,  1812. 

DEATH  OF  WILLIAM  L.  TURNER,  1813. 

DIED, 

At  Fayetteville,  on  Sunday  last  the  Rev.  Wm.  L.  Turner,  Pastor  and 
Principal  of  the  Academy  of  that  place,  and  formerly  of  this  city.  Mr. 
Turner  had  just  paid  us  a  visit,  in  perfect  health.  On  his  return,  he 
was  seized  with  a  fever  which  carried  him  off. — Mr.  T.  was  a  Minister 
of  respectable  standing  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  an  able  and  suc- 
cessful Teacher,  a  man  of  great  plainness  of  manners  and  a  highly  re- 
spected citizen. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  October  22,  1813. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  UNDER  MR.  BARROWS. 

We  are  gratified  to  learn  that  the  loss  which  the  Fayetteville  Acad- 
emy recently  sustained  in  the  death  of  its  most  estimable  Principal,  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Turner,  has  been  well  supplied  in  the  appointment  of  Mr. 
Barrows,  a  gentleman  of  the  first  talents  and  character  as  his  successor. 
Mrs.  Sambourne,  long  known  to  the  public  as  an  approved  teacher  of 
music  and  painting  in  this  city,  is  to  assist  Mrs.  Bowen  in  the  Female 
Department  of  that  institution. 

— Editorial  Raleigh  Star,  November  5,  1813. 


Cumberland   County   Schools.  69 

FATETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  ADOPTS  LANCASTER  PLAN. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

The  trustees  of  this  institution,  with  pleasure  announce,  that  their 
hopes  are  again  revived,  by  the  appointment  of  the  Rev.  J.  A.  Turner, 
as  prinicpal  thereof.  They  have  also  employed  Miss  Bosworth,  late  of 
the  Raleigh  Academy,  to  superintend  the  Eemale  Department.     *     *     * 

The  trustees  have  long  looked  with  a  favorable  eye,  on  those  obvious 
improvements  in  the  art  of  school  teaching,  which  were  first  brought  into 
operation  by  Mr.  Joseph  Lancaster,  of  Great  Britain,  the  beneficial  ef- 
fects of  which  have  already  been  felt  and  acknowledged  by  a  great  ma- 
jority of  the  large  towns  in  the  United  States.  They  have  therefore, 
only  waited  for  a  favorable  opportunity  to  introduce  this  system  in  all 
its  improvements  into  the  institution  under  their  care.  This  time,  they 
are  happy  to  say,  has  at  last  arrived.  They  did,  therefore,  at  one  of 
their  late  meetings,  pass  an  order  that  the  preparatory  school  attached 
to  the  academy,  shall  hereafter  be  conducted  on  this  improved  plan. 
Those  acquainted  with  this  mode  of  teaching,  nothing  need  be  said  in 
commendation  of  it — those  not  acquainted  with  it,  are  hereby  confidently 
assured,  that  in  the  opinion  of  all  who  have  had  a  fair  opportunity  of 
judging,  no  plan  has  ever  before  been  introduced  into  our  schools  com- 
bining so  many  advantages,  both  in  regard  to  cheapness  and  the  facility 
with  which  children  acquire  a  knowledge  of  the  most  necessary 
branches  of  an  English  education.  The  members  of  this  school,  having 
been  suitably  prepared,  shall  (if  desired)  be  advanced  to  other  rooms, 
in  which  will  be  taught  Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar  more  per- 
fectly, Geography,  Astronomy,  Belles  Lettres,  Natural  and  Moral  Phil- 
osophy, the  Elements  of  Chemistry,  the  various  branches  of  the  Mathe- 
matics, the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  etc.     *     *     * 

P.    J.    TlLLINGHAST,   JUN.   SeC.  • 

Fayetteville,  December  14,  1814. 
— Raleigh  Star,  January  6,  1815. 

THE  FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  BANK  NOTES. 

ISTorth  Carolina, 

In  Senate  Dec.  27,  1816. 
Resolved, 

That  the  Solicitor  or  Attorney  prosecuting  on  behalf  of  the 
State  within  the  fifth  Judicial  Circuit  be  instructed  to  take  and  pursue 
all  legal  steps  to  enquire  by  what  authority  the  members  of  the  Fayette- 
ville School  Association  incorporated  by  an  act  of  the  General  Assem- 
bly passed  in  the  year  eighteen  hundred  and  fifteen,  exercise  their  cor- 
porate powers,  and  whether  they  have  not  forfeited  the  same  by  unlaw- 
fully issuing  and  circulating  promissory  notes  commonly  called  Bank 
Notes. 

In  House  of  Commons  Dec.  28,  1816:  Read  and  ordered  to  be  indefi- 
nitely postponed. 

— Unpublished  Legislative   Documents   1816. 


70  Cumberland  County  Schools. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  FOR  1823. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

This  Institution  now  affords  advantages  equal  to  any  in  the  South- 
ern States,  being  conducted  upon  the  most  approved  principles,  and  pro- 
vided with  superior  Teachers  in  every  branch  of  Useful  and  Ornamental 
Education. —  *     *     * 

Terms. 

Female   Department,    conducted   by   Mrs.    Hamilton   with   Assistant 

Teachers. 

Rudiments,   per   quarter $2.50 

Reading  and  Writing 3. 

English  Grammar,  Ancient  and  Modern  Geography  with  the  Use 
of  the  Maps  and  Globes,  History,  Chronology,  Mythology,  Rhet- 
oric, Belles  Lettres,  Composition,  Natural  Philosophy,  Botany 
with  Plain  and  Ornamental  Needle  Work 6.00 

Music,  taught  by  Madame  Villa,  in  the  best  Italian  style. 
Per  ann.  taught  in  the  Academy,  $60,  or  $20  per  quarter. 
Per  ann.  taught  out  of  Academy,  $100,  $25  per  quarter. 

Drawing,  Painting,  and  Erench  Language  taught  by  M.  Laising, 
a  native  of  France. 

Drawing  and  Painting,  per  quarter $6. 

French    6.50 

Classical  Department,  under  Dr.  G.  Davis's  Tuition. 

The  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy, 
Logic,  Astronomy,  Mathematics,  Geometry  and  Algebra $8. 

English  Male  Department. 

Rudiments $3. 

Reading,   Writing,    Arithmetic,    English    Grammar,    Ancient    and 

Modern  Geography  with  the  Use  of  the  Maps  and  Globes ....  $6. 

Pens  and  Ink  provided  the  Students  without  charge.  A  tax  of  25 
cents  each  Student  for  wood,  water,  etc.  Board,  including  all  the  above 
Branches  except  Music,  $35  per  quarter — payable  in  advance. 

Wm.    Hamilton. 

For  the  satisfaction  of  Parents  and  Guardians  the  following  Gentle- 
men may  be  referred  to. 

J.  A.  Cameron,  Esq.  Prest.  of  the  School  Committee.  Rev'd  R.  H. 
Morrison. 

April  30,  1823. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  18,  1823. 


Cumberland   County   Schools.  71 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  BUILDINGS  FOR  LEASE,  1825. 
FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY. 

A  PRINCIPAL  TEACHER  is  wanted  in  this  institution,  well  quali- 
fied to  instruct  youths  of  both  sexes  in  all  the  branches  of  an  English 
and  Classical  Education,  and  to  prepare  young  men  for  entrance  into 
the  Junior  Class  of  any  College  in  the  Union.  His  moral  character, 
and  qualifications  for  teaching  the  Greek  and  Latin  Classes,  must  be 
undoubted. 

It  is  the  design  of  the  Trustees  to  contract  with  a  Gentleman  who  will 
take  upon  himself  the  sole  management  and  responsibility  of  the  School, 
comprehending  both  departments,  Male  &  Female,  supply  the  same 
with  Teachers  of  his  own  choice,  &  furnish  every  other  necessary,  in 
consideration  of  which  he  will  be  entitled  to  regulate  the  price  of  tui- 
tion, and  to  receive  all  the  emoluments  derived  from  it. 

This  plan  is  recommended  by  the  experience,  that  salary  employ- 
ments do  not  stimulate  to  that  industry  and  zeal,  which  are  necessary 
to  the  successful  progress  and  reputation  of  a  large  School,  and  has  its 
foundation  in  that  principle  of  self  love,  which  prompts  the  exertions 
most  where  interest  lies,  by  identifying  the  interest  of  the  Teacher  with 
the  character  of  the  School,  thus  affording  to  the  public  the  surest 
guaranty  of  having  their  children  faithfully  taught. 

The  Academy  lot  and  buildings  are  situated  in  very  pleasant  part  of 
the  town,  on  one  of  the  principal  streets,  and  in  the  neighborhood  of 
the  Episcopal  and  Presbyterian  Churches.  The  lot  is  large,  and  well 
shaded  in  the  front  yard,  which  communicates  with  the  street  over  a 
stile :  The  main  building  and  wing  are  three  stories  high,  with  a  double 
Portico  in  front,  and  is  surmounted  with  a  beautiful  Belfry — the  length 
and  breadth  of  the  main  building  is  about  65  by  45  feet,  divided  into 
large  apartments,  separated  by  large  halls  or  passages  through  the 
centre. 

They  are  sufficiently  capacious  to  accommodate  a  School  of  200 
scholars  and  a  family,  and  the  lot  is  supplied  from  a  Hydrant  in  the 
front  yard  with  good  and  wholesome  water. 

Few  prospects  can  be  more  inviting  than  the  present,  to  a  married 
gentleman  with  a  family,  qualified  to  assist  in  the  school,  or  capable 
of  taking  boarders,  (and  such  a  person  the  Trustees  would  greatly 
prefer)  for  it  combines  the  advantages  of  two  fold  profits,  to  be  derived 
from  teaching  and  boarding  children  from  abroad.  And  when  it  is 
known  that  this  Academy  is  situated  in  a  town  of  3000  souls,  &  that 
there  is  no  Academy  within  60  miles  of  it,  in  which  the  higher  branches 
of  learning  are  taught,  the  striking  advantages  of  this  offer  cannot  fail 
to  make  a  strong  appeal  to  the  interests  and  enterprise  of  the  first  talents 
in  the  country,  devoted  from  necessity  to  the  vocations  of  Literature. 

The  Trustees  will  lease  the  buildings,  lot,  &c,  from  the  first  day  of 
January  next;    (when  the  present  lease  expires)    for  one  year:     after 


72  Cumberland  County  Schools. 

which  they  will  extend  the  term  to  any  number  of  years  the  contracting 

parties  can  agree  upon. 

Letters,  post  paid,  may  be  addressed  to  the  subscribers  at  this  place. 

Louis  D.  Henry, 
Fayetteville,  August  10.  Jno.  W.  Wright, 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  16,  1825.  Committee. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  I]V  1838. 

Fayetteville  Female  Seminary — will  open  on  the  15th  of  October. 
Besides  the  principal  assistants  of  last  year,  three  approved  and  experi- 
enced teachers  will  be  added,  viz :  Miss  S.  Bostock,  Miss  J.  Simpson, 
and  Miss  J.  B.  Simpson.  Miss  Bostock  is  an  English  lady,  who  has 
taught  with  success  both  in  Europe  &  this  country.  She  will  teach  in 
the  literary  &  scientific  depts,  &  will  take  a  general  &  direct  superin- 
tendence of  the  manners  &  deportment  of  the  young  ladies.  Miss  J. 
Simpson  will  take  charge  of  the  French  dpt.,  &  aid  in  the  literary  dpt. 
&  music.  Miss  J.  B.  Simpson  takes  charge  of  the  Music  dpt.  on  the 
Piano,  Guitar,  and  Parlor  Organ.  She  will  also  teach  Drawing,  Paint- 
ing, Embroidery,  etc. 

Good  boarding  may  be  readily  obtained  in  genteel  families,  &  parents 
will  be  assisted  in  placing  their  daughters  on  application  to  Judge 
Potter,  Mr.  LT.  Leete,  Mr.  Geo.  McNeill,  or  to 

B.  W.  Bailey. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  October  6,  1838. 

HOOPER'S  SELECT  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL,  1824. 
SELECT  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL. 

THE  subscriber  proposes  to  open  a  select  School  for  instruction  in 
the  Classics  and  the  usual  Elementary  Branches  of  Education.  He 
hopes,  by  confining  his  attention  to  a  few,  to  give  parents  a  greater 
security  for  the  industry  and  thorough  improvement  of  those  whom 
they  may  entrust  to  his  care,  than  is  practicable  at  larger  schools. 

It  must  be  obvious,  that  as  those  belonging  to  a  school  of  the  kind 
proposed,  will  enjoy  superior  advantages,  so  they  must  expect  to  make 
a  somewhat  higher  compensation.  On  no  other  condition,  would  the 
plan  offer  any  adequate  remuneration.  The  subscriber  having  been 
for  several  years  engaged  in  the  task  of  education  in  the  University  of 
the  State,  natters  himself  that  he  will  be  able  to  qualify  his  pupils  well 
for  entering  that  Institution.  His  terms  will  be  $50  per  annum  to  be 
paid  semi-annually  in  advance.  There  will  be  a  vacation  of  two  months 
in  summer.  Those  who  intend  to  send  their  sons,  will  be  pleased  to 
give  the  subscriber  immediate  information,  as  he  wishes  to  open  the 
school  on  the  1st  of  January  next.  Care  will  be  taken  to  obtain  Board- 
ing in  eligible  houses  and  on  reasonable  terms. 

Fayetteville,  November  22.  William  Hooper. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  3,  182J+. 


Cumberland  County  Schools.  73 

D(mALDSO>   ACADE3TT  IN  1835. 

The  Winter  Session  of  the  school  in  Donaldson  Academy  will  be 
opened  in  the  new  building  provided  for  the  purpose,  on  Hay  Mount, 
on  the  first  Wednesday  in  January. 

Fayetteville,  December  22d,  1834. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  January  7,  1835. 


DUPLIN  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

GROVE  ACADEMY  IN  1786. 

At  our  last  session  of  the  Assembly  in  this  State  we  got  an  act  passed 
for  establishing  an  Academy  for  the  education  of  youth  in  the  Grove 
neighborhood  in  this  county.  This  school  is  fixed  in  the  heart  of  the 
Presbyterian  settlement  where  our  family  all  live  and  we  have  a  con- 
siderable share  in  conducting  it.  We  have  purchased  a  piece  of  ground 
pleasantly  situated  for  the  purpose,  on  which  we  are  now  building  a 
house,  which  we  expect  will  be  finished  about  twelve  months  hence. 
*  *  *  The  presidency  or  tuition  of  this  academy  we  think  at  the 
beginning  or  soon  after  will  be  as  good  as  one  hundred  pounds  sterling 
per  annum,  but  no  gentleman  will  be  admitted  to  this  charge  unless 
he  be  of  approved  abilities  and  good  conduct,  and  good  sound  moral 
character.     *     *     * 

Last  October  I  received  your  very  affectionate  letter  of  the  21st 
April  last,  which  was  sent  me  by  Rev.  Alexander  Patrick  who  soon 
after  made  me  a  visit  and  tarried  some  days  with  me,  in  which  time 
I  contracted  a  small  acquaintance  with  him.  I  heartily  thank  you 
for  the  recommendation  you  gave  me  in  his  favor     *     *     *  Mr. 

Patrick  immediately  on  coming  into  this  country  got  possession  of  one 
of  the  late  Mr.  Colvill's  plantations  on  the  1ST.  West  River  and  some 
of  his  slaves;  the  plantation  he  has  rented  out  and  the  negroes  he  has 
hired  for  wages,  which  rent  and  hire  he  tells  me  amount  to  about 
one  hundred  and  thirty  pounds  per  annum.  About  Christmas  he  came 
down  to  our  neighborhood  at  the  Grove  where  we  made  him  up  a  small 
school  of  fourteen  or  fifteen  boys  which  is  the  first  attempt  that  has 
ever  been  made  to  teach  the  languages  in  this  part  of  the  country.  This 
little  school  will  be  about  as  good  as  forty  or  fifty  pounds  sterling  to 
him.  Those  now  under  his  tuition  are  intended  to  be  removed  to  the 
academy  when  opened,  when  it  is  probable  Mr.  Patrick  may  be  em- 
ployed as  a  teacher  if  he  is  approved  of;  the  school  is  in  the  same 
place  where  the  academy  is  fixed.  Mr.  Patrick  lives  with  my  brother 
Joseph  and  has  a  convenient  room  and  bed  to  himself.     *     *     * 

Duplin  County,  24th  Feb.,  1786.  Wm.  Dickson. 

— From  Carrs  Dickson  Letters,  pp.  29  et  seq. 

GROVE  ACADEMY  IN  1787. 

*  *  *  Our  Grove  Academy  (as  it  is  styled  by  the  Legislature)  is 
not  in  a  more  flourishing  condition  than  when  I  wrote  you  last  (altho' 
yet  short  of  our  expectations  or  of  what  you  wish  it  to  be),  the  house  is 
now  finished,  the  school  was  removed  into  it  last  week,  there  are  yet 
but  twenty-five  students  under  a  master  who  teaches  only  the  Latin  and 
English  Grammar  and  the  Latin  and  Greek  languages.     We  have  no 

74 


Duplin  County  Schools.  75 

other  fund  for  the  support  of  it  but  the  fees  of  the  students  and  the 
benevolence  of  public  spirited  gentlemen,  which  have  as  yet  appeared 
to  be  very  low.  I  wish  I  could  with  propriety  give  you  a  description  of 
it  more  to  your  satisfaction.  The  Genius  of  the  people  of  this  part  of 
the  country  is  not  adapted  to  the  study  of  learning  and  science.  The 
most  desirable  object  that  people  here  have  in  view  are  interest  and 
pleasure,  but  I  natter  myself  that  that  period  will  soon  arrive  when 
an  emulation  will  take  place  amongst  the  youth  (who  are  of  most 
discernment)  to  aspire  to  the  attainment  of  that  which  in  the  end  will 
be  most  permanent  and  profitable,  and  that  this  infant  institution 
(altho'  far  inferior  to  that  erected  at  Strabane,  or  indeed  almost  any 
other),  through  the  exertions  of  some  who  are  concerned  in  it,  may 
yet  become  profitable  and  rise  to  repute.     *     *     * 

November  30,  1787.  Wjt.  Dickson. 

—From  Carr's  Dickson  Letters,  pp.  3J/.  and  35. 

GROVE  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENT,  1840. 

GROOVE  ACADEMY, 

Duplin  County,  North  Carolina. 

This  institution,  located  in  a  healthy  region  of  country,  one  mile 
from  the  village  of  Kenansville,  is  now  in  operation,  under  the  super- 
intendence of  the  subscriber.  Its  design  is  to  fit  young  men  for  college, 
or  to  prepare  them  for  the  ordinary  walks  of  life. 

Teems. 

Reading,  writing  &  spelling,  with  Parley's  geography,  &  Emer- 
son's 1st.  pt.  arithmetic,  per  session $6.00 

English  grammar,  geography,  history,  arithmetic,  composition 

&    declamation   10.00 

Natural,    moral    and    intellectual    philosophy,    chemistry,    as- 
tronomy, algebra,  and  geometry,  per  session 12.00 

Greek  &  Latin  with  any  of  the  above 12.50 

There  is  an  apparatus  attached  to  the  school. 

Book-keeping  will  be  taught  at  an  extra  charge  of  $5  to  the  regular 

scholars. 

N.   B. — Board   may  be   obtained   in    respectable   families   at   $6   per 

month.  Geo.  W.  Johnson. 

— Weekly  Chronicle  (Wilmington)  May  27,  18J/.0. 

HANNAH  MORE  ACADEMY  IN  1837. 

HANNAH  MORE  ACADEMY. 

This  institution  is  now  in  successful  operation  under  the  direction 
of  Miss  L.  E.  Clarke,  aided  by  Miss  M.  McDuffee,  both  of  which  ladies 
are  eminently  qualified  for  the  stations  which  they  fill;  and  from  the 


76  Duplin  County  Schools. 

very  satisfactory  manner,  (both  to  parents  and  pupils)  in  which  they 
conduct  the  school,  the  Trustees  feel  well  warranted  in  recommending 
it  to  the  public  patronage. 

Tuesday  the  19th  inst.  is  the  closing  day  of  the  present  session,  when 
there  will  be  a  vacation  till  Monday  15th  of  Jan.  next,  at  which  time 
it  is  hoped  that  the  young  ladies  for  the  next  session  will  be  in  attend- 
ance.    By  order, 

J.  Peaksall,  Secretary. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  December  22,  1837. 


EDGECOMBE  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

TARBOKO  ACADEMY  BUILDING. 

To  Undertakers, 

Will  be  let  to  the  lowest  Undertaker,  on  Thursday  the  26th  of  August 
next,  the  Building  of  an  Academy  in  the  Town  of  Tarborough,  of  the 
following  dimensions,  to  wit :  60  feet  in  length  by  24  feet  in  width,  two 
stories  high,  the  lower  12  feet,  and  the  upper  10  feet  pitch.  *  *  * 
The  materials  are  to  be  of  Wood  *  *  *  Twelve  months  will  be 
given  to  complete  the  Job  in,  and  Bond  with  security  will  be  required 
of  the  Undertaker  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  Work. 

Thomas  Guion, 
Jas.  Southerland, 
s.  d.  cotten, 
Jos.  Bell, 
Theo.  Parker, 
Tarborough,  July  21.  Commissioners. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  30,  1813. 

TARBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  ROBERT  HALL. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  the  second  Mon- 
day in  January  next,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  Robert  Hall, 
a  gentleman  from  the  University  of  this  state,  who  has  taught  school 
in  the  Raleigh  Academy  and  comes  well  recommended  by  the  principal 
of  each  of  these  institutions. 

The  rates  of  tuition  will  be,  for  reading,  writing,  arithmetic,  Eng- 
lish grammar,  Geography  and  the  use  of  the  globes,  sixteen  dollars  per 
annum.  For  the  Latin  and  Greek  languages,  and  the  different  branches 
of  the  mathematics,  etc.  twenty-two  dollars,  payable  half  yearly  in 
advance;  in  which  charges  the  price  of  fire  wood  is  included.  Genteel 
boarding  can  be  procured  upon  reasonable  terms. 

Tarborough,  24th  Dec.  1814.  Rob't  Joyner,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  6,  1815. 

TARBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  EUGENE  FARNAN. 

EDUCATION. 

THE  Trustees  of  the  Tarborough  Academy  take  this  method  of  an- 
nouncing to  the  public,  that  in  consequence  of  the  resignation  of  Mr. 
Griswold,  they  have  employed  Mr.  Eugene  Farnan,  who  is  eminently 
qualified  to  teach  all  the  branches  of  Education  heretofore  taught  in 
this  Seminary  together  with  the  French  language.  The  exercises  of 
the  Academy  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in  next  month. 

Tarborough,  Sept,  4th,   1824.  David  Barnes,  Sec.  P.  T. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  10,  1821+. 

77 


78  Edgecombe  County  Schools. 

TARBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  MISS  RAGSDALE  AND  MR.  FARNAN. 

TAKBOKOLTGH  MALE  AND  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Exercises  of  the  Female  Department  of  this  Academy  will 
re-commence  on  Monday  the  3rd  of  January  next,  under  the  superin- 
tendence of  Miss  Anna  Maria  Ragsdale,  a  Lady  eminently  qualified  to 
discharge  the  various  duties  of  a  tutoress,  in  the  branches  of  Educa- 
tion assigned  to  her  Department,  which  embraces  all  those  branches 
of  education,  which  constitute  useful,  accomplished,  and  polite  litera- 
ture. Miss  Ragsdale  has  taught  in  this  Department  of  our  Academy, 
for  the  last  two  years,  and  the  parents  and  guardians  of  those  young 
ladies  who  have  been  placed  under  her  care,  and  the  Trustees  of  the 
Institution,  pronounce,  unhesitating,  that  their  expectations  and  wishes 
have  been  realized,  and  that  in  every  particular,  the  most  entire  satis- 
faction has  been  given. 

The  Trustees  take  pleasure  in  informing  the  public,  that  they  have 
engaged  Mr.  Farnan  to  take  charge  of  the  Male  Department  of  the 
Academy  for  the  ensuing  year.  Mr.  Farnan  is  a  gentleman  of  moral 
and  gentlemanly  deportment — he  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  admirably 
well  qualified  to  discharge  the  duties  of  a  teacher.  He  is  a  gentleman 
of  classical  knowledge  and  polite  literature,  a  complete  master  of  the 
dead  languages,  together  with  the  Spanish,  French  and  English.  We 
have  no  hesitation  in  saying,  as  a  linguist,  that  Mr.  Farnan  has  not  a 
superior  in  this  State.  Mr.  Farnan  has  had  charge  of  the  Academy 
the  last  quarter,  of  the  present  year,  and  the  Trustees  and  Parents 
feel  much  pleasure  in  stating  their  entire  satisfaction  at  the  progress 
of  the  Students  and  of  the  skill  and  manner  in  which  the  school  is 
conducted.  Mr.  Farnan  is  eminently  qualified  to  teach  any  branch  of 
Education  which  is  taught  in  any  of  our  Academies,  and  even  of  Col- 
lege. Board  and  Tuition  can  be  had  upon  reasonable  terms,  in  the 
most  genteel  families. 

Tarborough,  December  19.  Robt.  Joyner,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  28,  182J;-. 

TARBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  MISS  RAGSDALE  AND 
MR.  HAMILTON. 

EDUCATION. 

The  second  session  of  the  Tarborough  Academy  will  commence  on 
Monday  the  12th  of  this  month,  and  end  on  Friday  the  22d  December 
— with  a  vacation  from  the  3d  Friday  in  August  until  the  2d  Monday 
of  October. 

The  Trustees,  in  selecting  this  period  for  the  vacation,  (and  no  other 
is  given  except  an  interval  of  a  week  at  Christmas)  were  governed  by 
the  consideration,  that  the  time  alloted  for  the  vacation  includes  the 
most  unhealthy  period  of  the  year,  and  consequently,  that  parents  gen- 
erally would  be  pleased  with  the  arrangement;  and  not  from  the  par- 


Edgecombe  County  Schools.  79 

ticular  unhealthiness  of  Tarborough,  inasmuch  as  an  experience  of 
twelve  years  has  proven,  that  (excluding  the  period  allowed  for  the 
vacation)  the  Students,  varying  in  number  from  sixty  to  eighty,  have 
enjoyed  as  good  health,  as  at  any  other  institution  in  the  State. 

The  Female  Department  is  now,  and  has  been  for  several  years, 
superintended  by  Miss  Ann  Maria  Ragsdale — of  whom  it  is  deemed 
sufficient  to  say,  that  the  reputation  of  the  Institution  has  so  much  in- 
creased, as  to  require  from  the  additional  number  of  students,  an  assist- 
ant Teacher — who  has  been  engaged,  and  will  enter  on  the  discharge 
of  her  duties,  under  the  direction  of  Miss  Ragsdale,  at  the  commence- 
ment of  the  next  session.  The  course  of  studies  is  as  extensive  as  at 
other  Female  Seminaries,  including  Chemistry,  Astronomy,  Natural 
Philosophy,  Rhetoric  and  History — and  such  as  desire  it,  may  be 
taught  plain  and  ornamental  jSTeedle  Work,  Painting  on  Paper  and 
Velvet,  and  Music. 

The  Male  Department  is  conducted  by  Mr.  Moses  Hamilton,  who  has 
had  the  management  of  the  school  for  the  last  year — and  whose  assidu- 
ity, moral  deportment,  and  classical  attainments,  afford  ample  testi- 
monials of  his  fitness  for  the  station  which  he  occupies.  Board  can 
be  had  in  respectable  families  at  seven  dollars  per  month. 

Tarborough,  June  1.  Robt.  Joynee,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  9,  1826. 

SPARTA  ACADEMY  UNDER  IV.  A.  WALKER. 

MALE  AOT  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

¥M.  A.  WALKER  respectfully  informs  the  inhabitants  of  Edge- 
combe and  adjacent  Counties,  that  his  second  session  commenced  on 
the  4th  instant,  at  his  residence  seven  miles  from  Tarborough,  in  the 
immediate  neighborhood  of  Sparta. 

Teems  Pee  Session  of  5  Months. 

Greek,  Latin,  &  the  subordinate  branches $14.00 

Geography,  English  Grammar,  History,  Composition,  &c.  &c.  .  8.00 

Spelling,  Reading  and  Writing 6.00 

Boarding,  Washing  and  Mending 25.00 

Boarding  may  be  had  in  many  private  families  in  the  neighborhood, 
if  preferred. 

Under  an  arrangement  with  his  present  patronisers,  the  vacation  will 
commence  1st  day  of  August  and  terminate  30th  of  September. 

Such  as  did  not  enter  at  the  commencement  of  the  session,  will  only 
be  chargeable  from  the  time  of  their  entrance,  up  to  the  completion  of 
their  respective  Sessions. 

June  23,  1830. 

—Raleigh  Register,  August  26,  1830. 


FORSYTH  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

SALEM  SEMINARY  IN  1811. 

A  correspondent  informs  us  that  there  are  now  79  students  in  the 
Female  Seminary  at  Salem,  commonly  called  the  Moravian  School. 
— Raleigh  Star,  April  5,  1811. 

SMALLPOX  AT  SALEM  SCHOOL  IN  1812. 

NOTICE   (Salem  School). 

The  parents,  guardians  and  friends  of  the  young  Ladies  of  the  Salem 
Boarding  School,  are  respectfully  informed  that  the  Small-pox,  which 
in  last  January  had  been  introduced  into  this  place  by  a  traveler  from 
the  northward,  has  entirely  disappeared,  and  now  not  the  least  damage 
is  to  be  apprehended  from  them.  One  person  only  had  caught  the  in- 
fection, who  is  now  quite  well.  A  general  health  prevails  at  this  place. 
The  young  Ladies  of  the  School,  as  well  as  others  have  been  vaccinated 
with  success,  and  it  is  with  satisfaction  we  can  assure  the  public  in 
general,  not  only  that  not  the  least  sign  or  danger  of  the  Small-pox  now 
exists;  but  also,  that  on  this  occasion  we  have  proved,  that  the  genuine 
kine-pox,  when  the  disease  is  in  the  regular  form,  is  a  sure  preservative 
against  the  contagion  of  the  Small-pox.  Abraham  Steinek, 

Inspector  of  the  Female  Boarding  School,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

March  2,  1812. 

— The  Star,  April  3,  1812. 

SALEM  SCHOOL  CROWDED,  1814. 

SALEM  FEMALE  BOARDING  SCHOOL. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Boarding  School  for  Female  Education  in  Salem, 
Stokes  county,  1ST.  C.  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  Abraham  Steiner, 
deem  it  their  duty  to  give  notice  to  such  Parents  and  Guardians,  as 
may  have  it  in  contemplation  to  avail  themselves  of  this  Institution, 
that  the  Seminary  is  at  present  much  crowded,  and  a  sufficient  number 
of  candidates  on  the  list,  for  the  vacancies  which  may  take  place  in 
the  course  of  at  least  eight  months,  and  to  refer  them  particularly  to 
that  part  of  the  terms  of  said  Institution,  in  which  it  is  requested, 
"That  no  child  may  be  brought  or  sent  without  previous  application 
having  been  made  to  the  Inspector,  the  Rev.  Abraham  Steiner,  and 
leave  obtained  by  him  in  writing,  appointing  the  time  of  admittance." 

Salem,  F.  C.  Mar.  21. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  1,  181k- 

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Forsyth  County  Schools.  81 

SALEM  ACADEMY  CAN  NOT  TAKE  MORE  PUPILS,  1818. 

The  friends  and  patrons  of  Salem  Academy,  are  respectfully  in- 
formed, that  the  crowded  state  of  this  Institution  will  not  admit  of 
our  receiving  new  Pupils  for  some  time  hence.  Two  causes,  in  par- 
ticular, have  contributed  in  producing  the  present  dilemma :  1st.  The 
erroneous  supposition,  that  many  of  our  pupils  who  were  taken  home 
last  fall,  would  not  re-enter  this  School;  and  2d.  The  unforeseen  delays 
in  obtaining  additional  room  for  the  convenient  accommodation  of  even 
an  inferior  number  than  the  present.  If  acquiescence  in  the  wishes  of 
parents  and  guardians,  too  liberally  extended,  as  the  result  has  shown, 
involves  us  in  very  serious  difficulties,  may  we  not  with  some  measure 
of  assurance,  claim  a  generous  return  of  a  similar  display  of  good  will 
towards  us  ?  Those  of  our  respected  friends  therefore  who  have  already 
obtained  leave  to  place  one  or  more  Scholars  into  this  Academy  are 
frankly  requested  not  to  avail  themselves  of  this  permission,  until  ap- 
prized of  our  ability  to  receive  them.  This  Institution,  thank  God ! 
is  again  blessed  with  general  good  health.  Its  worthy  patrons  will  be 
pleased  to  accept  our  grateful  acknowledgments,  for  their  confidence 
and  good  will  hitherto  evinced,  and  to  assure  themselves  of  our  most 
respectful  consideration. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 

Benjamin  Reichel,  Act'g  Inspector. 

Salem,  K  C.  Feb.  3,  1818. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  20,  1818. 

SALEM  SCHOOL  STILL  CROWDED. 

CIRCULAR 

The  Female  Academy  in  Salem.,  Stokes  county,  1ST.  C.  being  over- 
crowded to  the  great  detriment  of  the  Institution,  as  justice  cannot  pos- 
sibly be  done  by  the  Tutoresses  to  such  a  number  of  pupils,  not  lo 
mention  the  risk  of  endangering  the  health  of  the  same,  etc.  The  Trus- 
tees of  the  Academy  deem  it  their  duty,  hereby  to  give  notice  to  all, 
whom  it  may  concern,  that  under  twelve  months  at  least  no  attention 
can  be  paid  to  any  application  for  entering  the  names  on  the  book  as 
Candidates  for  the  school.  Moreover  the  said  Trustees  find  themselves 
under  the  imperious  necessity  to  request  those  parents,  relatives,  guar- 
dians, etc.  of  young  ladies,  who  upon  former  application  have  received 
the  promise  of  their  admission  in  the  course  of  this  year,  to  defer  bring- 
ing or  sending  them  till  further  notice  from  the  Inspector  of  Salem 
Academy,  there  being  no  prospect  of  the  possibility  of  their  admittance 
in  the  present  year.  Jacob  Van  Veeck, 

Salem,  July  7th.  In  the  name  and  in  behalf  of  the  Trustees. 

—Raleigh  Register,  July  24,  1818. 


82  Forsyth  County  Schools. 

SALEM  SCHOOL  FOR  BOYS  OPENS,  1826. 

SALEM  MALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Public  are  respectfully  informed,  that  the  Trustees  of  the 
Female  Academy  at  Salem,  Stokes  County,  North  Carolina,  intend 
opening  a  BOARDING  SCHOOL  FOR  BOYS,  also,  in  the  same  place ; 
in  which  all  the  branches  of  a  good  English  Education  will  be  taught — 
and  besides  that,  the  Latin,  Greek,  French  and  Spanish  languages. 

The  undersigned,  on  whom  the  superintendence  of  this  School  will 
devolve,  begs  further  leave  to  state,  that  five  competent  Teachers  will 
be  employed  for  the  various  branches  of  instruction;  and  that  every 
exertion  will  be  made  to  render  this  institution  worthy  of  the  patronage 
and  confidence  of  parents  and  guardians,  by  adopting  and  pursuing 
such  a  course  of  education  and  school  discipline,  as  will  be  calculated 
to  improve  the  mind,  regulate  the  conduct,  and  preserve  the  health  of 
the  pupils.  And  while  endeavoring  to  prepare  them  for  a  life  of  use- 
fulness and  respectability  in  this  world,  the  higher  concerns  of  eternity 
will  not  be  lost  sight  of,  but  a  conscientious  care  be  taken,  to  imbue 
their  minds  with  religious  knowledge  and  impressions. 

The  pupils  will  board  and  lodge  under  the  same  roof  with  their 
teachers,  and  be  continually  subject  to  their  inspection. 

The  School  will  commence,  and  be  opened  for  the  reception  of 
scholars  by  the  first  of  July  next. 

Arrangements  will  be  made  to  accommodate  from  thirty  to  forty 
pupils. 

The  terms  of  admittance  will  be :  Entrance  money,  $5.  Board,  in- 
cluding bedding,  washing  and  tuition,  embracing  Reading,  Grammar, 
Composition,  Penmanship,  Arithmetic,  Mathematics,  Book-keeping, 
Surveying,  History  and  Geography,  $35  per  quarter,  payable  in  ad- 
vance; instruction  in  Latin,  Greek,  French,  Spanish,  Music  and  Draw- 
ing, each  $3  per  quarter.  Books,  stationary,  and  other  contingent  ex- 
penses, placed  to  account.  Clothes  found  by  the  parents,  or  placed  to 
account  at  their  option.  No  pupils  are  admitted  under  eight,  or  above 
twelve  years  of  age.  Applications,  mentioning  name,  age,  &c.  received 
by  Andrew  Benade, 

Pastor  of  the  Congregation  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

Salem,  March  18. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  19,  1826. 

SALEM  SCHOOL  NOTICE,  1835. 

SALEM  (N.  C.)  BOARDING  SCHOOL 

For  Young  Ladies. 

The  Trustees  of  this  well  known  Establishment  for  the  Education 
of  Young  Ladies,  feeling  truly  grateful  for  the  very  great  and  increas- 
ing confidence  of  Parents,  Guardians  and  other  patrons  of  their  Insti- 
tution, are,  at  the  same  time,  solicitous  to  preserve  that  high  confidence, 


Forsyth  County  Schools.  83 

by  endeavoring  to  accomplish  their  duties  towards  their  pupils,  and 
each  individual  among  them,  in  the  most  conscientious  manner.  In 
order  to  attain  this  object,  they  must  be  enabled  to  keep  up  a  due  pro- 
portion between  the  number  of  their  pupils  and  their  own  means  for 
accommodating  and  instructing  them. 

It  is  therefore  most  respectfully  requested,  that  all  those  persons  who 
wish  to  place  Young  Ladies  under  their  care,  will  please  give  previous 
notice  of  such  intention,  and  make  application  for  a  place  in  the  Insti- 
tution to  the  subscriber. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Jno.  C.  Jacobson,  Inspector. 

Salem,  Stokes  county,  K.  C,  July  20,  1835. 

—The  Standard,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  July  31,  1835. 

CLEMMOXSYILLE  ACADEMY  IN  1837. 

The  Trustees  take  this  method  of  informing  the  public  that  the  exer- 
cises of  this  Institution  were  resumed  the  2d  of  this  instant.  It  is  still 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  W.  W.  Burrh  and  Miss  E.  J.  W.  Baker. 
Efforts  are  constantly  making  to  render  it  more  worthy  of  patronage, 
and  we  feel  much  pleasure  in  saying  that  no  previous  session  has  com- 
menced with  brighter  prospects  than  the  present.  Trustees. 

Clemmonsville,  Davidson  Co.,  1ST.  C.  Jan.  3,  1837. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  26,  1837. 

[The  above  advertisement  appeared  in  Southern  Citizen,  March  4, 
1837.     C.  L.  C] 


FRANKLIN  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

LOUISBURG  ACADEMY  LEGISLATION,  1802. 

An  Act  to  establish  an  Academy  in  the  county  of  Franklin. 

Whereas,  The  establishing  of  Seminaries  of  Learning,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  educating  youth  is  essential  to  the  happiness  and  prosperity  of 
the  community,  and  therefore  worthy  of  legislative  attention : 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina, 
and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That  John  Hunt, 
Francis  Taylor,  Epps  Moody,  John  Haywood,  Joshua  Perry,  Archibald 
Davis,  William  Lancaster,  Jeremiah  Perry,  junior,  Richard  Fenner, 
George  Tunstall,  Green  Hill,  William  Green,  Alexander  Falcon1  and 
William  Williams,  junior,  Esquires,  and  Major  Jeremiah  Perry,  shall 
be  and  they  are  hereby  declared  to  be  a  body  politic  and  corporate,  to 
be  known  and  distinguished  by  the  name  of  "The  Trustees  of  the 
Franklin  Academy,"  and  by  that  name  shall  have  perpetual  succession ; 
and  they  and  their  successors,  by  the  name  aforesaid,  or  a  majority 
of  them,  shall  be  able  and  capable  in  law,  to  take,  demand,  receive  and 
possess,  all  monies,  goods  and  chattels  that  shall  be  given  for  the  use 
of  said  Academy,  and  the  same  apply  according  to  the  will  of  the  donor ; 
and  by  gift,  purchase  or  devise,  to  take,  have,  receive,  possess,  enjoy 
and  retain,  to  them  and  their  successors  forever,  any  lands,  rents,  tene- 
ments of  what  kind  or  nature  soever,  in  special  trust  and  confidence, 
that  the  same  or  the  profits  thereof,  be  applied  to  and  for  the  purpose 
of  establishing  and  endowing  the  said  Academy. 

—Laws  1802,  chapter  XXXVIII. 

MATTHEW  DICKINSON   OPENS   FRANKLIN   ACADEMY  IN   1805. 

The  Trustees  of  Franklin  Academy  inform  the  Public,  that  the  said 
Academy  will  be  opened  on  the  first  day  of  January  next,  for  the 
Reception  of  Students  on  the  following  Terms,  viz.  That  each  Student 
shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Academy,  ten  Dollars  per  Annum,  for 
Instruction  in  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar, 
Geography,  Belles  Lettres  and  Rhetoric;  and  Sixteen  Dollars  for  In- 
struction in  Ethics  and  Metaphysics,  the  Latin,  Greek,  Hebrew,  French 
and  Italian  Languages,  and  the  higher  Branches  of  Metaphysics  and 
Philosophy,  viz.  Algebra,  Geometry,  Trigonometry,  Conic  Sections, 
Altimetry,  Longimetry,  Mensuration  of  Superficies  and  Solids,  Survey- 
ing, Navigation,  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy. 

The  Trustees  having  employed  Mr.  Matthew  Dickinson,  from  Yale 
College,  Newhaven,  as  the  Principal  of  their  Academy,  flatter  them- 
selves, from  the  Respectability  of  his  Character,  the  universal  Healthi- 
ness of  the  County,  and  the  low  Price  of  Board  and  Tuition,  that  they 

1  Alexander  Falconer. 

(84) 


Franklin  County  Schools.  85 

will  acquire  a  large  Number  of  Students,  and  that  the  Institution  will 
be  patronized  by  every  Friend  of  Virtue  and  Literature. 

The  Public  may  be  assured  that  the  strictest  Attention  will  be  paid 
to  the  Deportment  and  Morals  of  the  Youth  entrusted  to  the  Care  of 
the  Principal. 

By  Order  of  the  Board,  G.  Hill,  Cleric. 

December  15. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  180k- 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION  IN  1805. 

/ 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Franklin  Acad- 
emy, will  commence  on  Tuesday  the  2d  of  July  next,  when  the  Trus- 
tees will  attend  to  review  the  Merit  and  Scholarship  of  each  Student. 

On  Wednesday,  the  succeeding  day,  the  Young  Gentlemen  will  deliver 
Orations  selected  for  the  occasion. 

The  whole  to  conclude  by  the  Exhibition  of  a  Comedy  and  Farce, 
for  the  Benefit  of  the  Academy.  The  Performance  will  begin  at  half 
after  7  o'clock  P.  M. 

By  Order,  G.  Hill,  Sec.  of  Board. 

Lewisburg,  June  12. 

— From  Raleigh  Register,  June  17,  1805. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMT  ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  1808. 

*  *  *  The  Trustees  would  inform  the  Public,  that  the  Academy 
is  still  to  continue  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Dickinson,  as  Principal. 
The  price  of  Tuition  for  the  ensuing  year  will  be  Ten  Dollars  for  Read- 
ing, Writing,  Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar;  and  Sixteen  for  the 
other  branches  of  Education.  In  consequence  of  remissness  in  payments 
the  present  year,  it  is  determined  that  future  payments  for  Tuition  shall 
be  made  to  the  Principal  semi-annually  in  advance. 

— From  the  Raleigh  Register,  December  30,  1805. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMT  EXAMINATION,  JULY,  1805. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Franklin  Academy,  with  singular  satisfaction, 
announce  to  the  public  the  promising  situation  of  the  Institution.  On 
the  2d  inst.  in  the  presence  of  a  most  numerous  assemblage  of  ladies 
and  gentlemen,  the  Students  were  examined  in  the  English  Grammar, 
Geography,  and  in  the  Latin  and  French  Languages.  On  the  3d,  they 
delivered  select  Orations  and  Dialogues :  and  in  the  evening  acted  a 
Play,  in  which  they  were  assisted  by  some  young  Gentlemen  in  the 
neighborhood,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Academy.  The  whole  was  con- 
ducted with  the  utmost  decorum  and  regularity,  and  the  performances 
of  the  students  very  far  exceeded  the  expectations  of  the  Trustees.  They 
cannot  refrain  from  saying,  that  the  highest  eulogium  is  due  to  the 
exertions  as  well  as  to  the  abilities  of  Mr.  Dickinson,  the  President. 
And  the  Trustees,  from  this  experience  of  the  progress  made  by  the 


86  Franklin  County  Schools. 

Students,  can  predict  with  much  confidence,  that  the  Franklin  Academy 
will  be  among  the  most  useful  of  our  public  institutions. 

John  Haywood,  Joshua  Perry,  Win.  Lancaster,  Jeremiah  Perry  jun., 
Geo :  Tunstall,  Green  Hill,  Wm.  Green,  sen.  Alex :  Falconer,  Wm.  Wil- 
liams, Jeremiah  Perry,  sen.  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  15,  1805. 

FRANKLIN   ACADEMY   EXAMINATION,  DECEMBER,  1805. 

FKANKLIN   ACADEMY. 

The  Semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Academy  will 
be  holden  on  Tuesday  the  3d  of  December  next.  On  Wednesday  the 
succeeding  day,  there  will  be  an  Exhibition  of  select  Orations,  Disser- 
tations and  Dialogues.  These  Exercises  are  to  commence  at  10  o'clock, 
A.  M.  In  the  evening  of  the  same  day  will  be  exhibited  by  the  Students, 
a  Comedy  and  Farce  for  the  Benefit  of  the  Academy. 

G.  Hill,  Jun.  Sec. 

jJ=3F°It  is  expected  that  all  Persons  having  Sons  or  Wards  at  this 
Academy,  and  being  yet  in  Arrears,  will  pay  the  sums  due  for  their 
Tuition,  at  or  before  the  Exhibition. 

Lewisburg,  Nov.  16,  1805. 

— From  Raleigh  Register,  November  25,  1805. 

ACCOUNT  OF  FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  DECEMBER,  1806. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Franklin  Academy  are  happy  in  being  able  to 
announce  to  the  Public  the  present  flourishing  situation  of  this  institu- 
tion, and  the  fair  prospect  of  its  rising  to  a  much  higher  degree  of 
eminence. 

On  Tuesday  the  3rd  inst.  in  the  presence  of  the  Trustees  and  many 
other  spectators,  the  Students  were  examined  in  the  English  Grammar 
and  Geography,  in  the  Latin,  Greek  and  French  languages,  and  in  Alge- 
bra, Geometry,  Trigonometry  and  Natural  Philosophy.  On  Wednes- 
day, the  succeeding  day,  they  delivered  select  Orations,  Dissertations, 
and  Dialogues  and  in  the  Evening  exhibited  a  Comedy  and  Farce,  for 
the  benefit  of  the  Academy. 

At  their  examination  the  Students  acquitted  themselves  with  great 
applause.  In  all  their  performances  they  exceeded  the  most  sanguine 
expectations  of  the  Trustees.  The  whole  was  conducted  with  that  or- 
der and  regularity  which  characterize  a  well  regulated  institution. 

At  the  close  of  the  exercises,  the  sentiments  of  the  Trustees  were  ex- 
pressed by  one  of  their  number  in  the  following  address  to  the  Students : 

"YOUNG  GENTLEMEN, 

"I  am  requested,  in  behalf  of  the  Trustees,  to  express  their  sentiments 
on  your  performances.  We  have  great  pleasure  in  declaring  that  they 
have  given  us  much  satisfaction,  and  equaled  our  fondest  expectation. 

"Some  of  you  have  particularly  distinguished  yourselves;  all  of  you 


Franklin  County  Schools.  87 

have  performed  your  parts  exceedingly  well,  and  are  entitled  to  our 
approbation.  Your  examination  yesterday,  and  your  exhibition  today, 
have  evinced  on  your  part  great  assiduity,  and  on  the  part  of  your  Prin- 
cipal, unwearied  attention. 

"We  are  happy  to  be  informed  that  your  conduct  during  the  Session 
has  been  generally  exceptionable,  highly  honorable  to  yourselves,  pleas- 
ing to  your  Teachers,  and  peculiarly  so  to  us.  Pursue  your  studies 
with  the  same  zeal  and  attention  that  you  have  hitherto  manifested,  and 
we  can  confidently  predict  that  your  exertions  will  be  crowned  with 
riches  and  honor. 

"We  now  take  our  leave  of  you  with  an  ardent  wish  for  your  future 
prosperity  and  happiness,  of  which  your  attention  and  application  are  a 
sure  pledge." 

The  Trustees  would  inform  the  Public,  that  the  Academy  is  still  to 
continue  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  DICKINSON,  as  Principal.  The 
price  of  Tuition  for  the  ensuing  year  will  be  Ten  Dollars  for  Reading, 
Writing,  Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar;  and  sixteen  for  the  other 
branches  of  Education.  In  consequence  of  remissness  in  payments  the 
present  year,  it  is  determined  that  future  payments  for  Tuition  shall  be 
made  to  the  Principal  in  advance. 

William  Lancaster, 
George  Tunstall, 
William  Green, 
Richard  Fenner, 
Col.  Jeremiah  Perry, 
Green  Hill, 
Jeremiah  Perry, 
Alexander  Falconer, 
Dec.  30.  Trustees  present  at  the  examination. 

— Halifax  Journal,  January  6,  1806. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY   COMMENCEMENT   FOR   1807. 

The  Franklin  Academy  will  be  opened  on  the  first  Monday  in  Janu- 
ary next  for  the  reception  of  Students.  The  Trustees  are  happy  in 
being  able  to  inform  the  public  that  they  have  prevailed  with  Mr. 
Dickinson  to  continue  as  principal  of  this  Institution  for  the  two  en- 
suing years.  The  terms  of  Tuition  will  be  ten  dollars  per  annum  for 
Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  and  English  Grammar,  and  sixteen  dol- 
lars for  the  other  branches  of  Education,  the  money  paid  semi-annually 
in  advance.  The  price  of  board,  lodging,  washing,  etc.  will  be  about 
seventy  dollars  per  annum.     *     *     * 

Dec.  27.  G.  Hill,  jun'r,  Secretary. 

— Raleigh  Minerva,  January  5,  1807. 

[Also  in  Raleigh  Register,  December  22,  1806.] 


88  Franklin  County  Schools. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  UNDER  DICKINSON  AND  MAYHEW. 
FRANKLIN  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  again  commence  on  the  first  clay  of 
January  next,  and  will  continue  the  ensuing  Year  under  the  direction 
of  Mr.  Dickinson  as  Principal.  Mr.  Mayhew,  a  Gentleman  who  has 
received  a  classical  Education  at  Williams  College  in  Massachusetts,  has 
fortunately  been  procured  as  an  Assistant  Teacher.     *     *     * 

Lewisburg,  Dec.  5th,  1807.  Green  Hill,  jun.  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1807. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION  IN  DECEMBER,  1807. 

FRANKLIN"  ACADEMY. 

On  Monday  and  Tuesday  last,  the  semi-annual  examination  of  the 
Students  of  this  Academy  took  place.  They  were  publicly  examined 
before  a  Board  of  Trustees,  in  Geography,  and  in  the  English,  Latin, 
Greek,  and  French  Languages.  The  Trustees  have  much  pleasure  in 
announcing  to  parents,  Guardians,  and  others  concerned,  that  the  exam- 
ination, as  heretofore,  proved  highly  satisfactory.  They  cannot  refrain 
from  giving  their  particular  applause  and  distinction  to  the  classes  in 
Greek  and  Geography,  and  to  those  most  advanced  in  the  Latin  and 
French  languages,  and  generally  the  Students  acquitted  themselves  with 
much  honor;  manifesting  their  own  application  and  improvement,  and 
the  abilities,  assiduity,  and  unremitted  attention  of  Mr.  Dickinson,  the 
principal. 

The  Trustees  have  the  further  pleasure  of  adding,  that  during  the 
three  years  that  this  Institution  has  been  in  operation,  although  at- 
tended by  not  less  than  seventy  Students  annually,  the  greatest  order 
and  decorum  have  prevailed.  Jordan   Hill, 

Wm,   Green, 
Richard    Fenner, 
J.  Perry, 
George  Tunstall, 
Alex  Falconer, 
Charles  A.  Hill, 
Green  Hill, 

Trustees  present. 
— Raleigh  Minerva,  December  17,  1807. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION  IN  JUNE,  1808, 

FRANKLIN   ACADEMY. 

The  annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Seminary,  com- 
menced on  Monday  the  6th  instant,  and  continued  three  days.  It  was 
attended  by  the  Trustees  and  a  numerous  and  respectable  assemblage 
of  ladies  and  gentlemen  from  various  parts.     The  Trustees  are  happy 


Fkanklin  County  Schools.  89 

in  announcing  to  parents  and  guardians,  and  to  the  public  in  general, 
that  in  the  course  of  the  Examination,  the  Students  acquitted  them- 
selves in  a  manner  highly  respectable  to  the  board,  manifesting  great 
assiduity  in  their  literary  pursuits,  while  at  the  same  time,  during  the 
session,  they  have  evinced  a  strict  conformity  to  the  laws  of  the  insti- 
tution, and  a  moral  deportment  irreprehensible.  At  the  close  of  the 
exhibition  an  appropriate  Address  in  behalf  of  the  Trustees,  was 
delivered  by  the  Rev.  William  Lancaster. 

The  exercises  of  the  ensuing  session  will  commence  on  Monday  the 
27  instant.     The  price  of  tuition,  board  &c.  as  usual. 

By  order, 

Louisburg,  June  20,  1808.  G.  Hill,  jun.  Secry. 

— The  Minerva,  Raleigh,  June  23,  1808. 

LOriSBURG  AND  ITS  ACADEMY  IN  1808. 

Wedn.  Nov.  30th  [1808]  *  *  *  Soon  after  my  arrival  [at  Louis- 
burg] I  sent  my  name  to  Mr.  M.  Dickinson  the  principal  of  the  Acad- 
emy, who  graduated  at  Yale  one  year  before  me.  Dickinson  soon  came, 
took  tea  with  me  at  Hill's.  Spent  2  or  3  hours  pleasantly ;  when  we 
walked  to  his  academy,  a  pleasant  building  on  the  hill  about  y±  m. 
from  the  Village  of  Louisburg.  We  staid  at  his  room  about  an  hour, 
drank  porter,  read,  talked  and  walked  back  to  Hill's.  L.  is  in  a  hilly 
part  of  the  country  has  perhaps  a  dozen  houses  and  2  or  3  stores  and 
mills  on  Tar  river  about  as  large  as  Farmington  R.  The  shire  town 
of  Franklin  Co.  The  County  was  named  after  Dr.  F.  and  the  village 
after  Louis  XYI  at  the  time  Dr.  F.  as  our  agent  in  the  revolution 
went  to  F.  and  obtained  supplies  from  the  French.  The  river  was 
thought  (and  is  still  thought  by  Mr.  Dickinson)  capable  of  being  ren- 
dered navigable  up  here  for  boats  at  the  time  the  town  was  built.  The 
ground  being  hilly  and  the  current  bold,  it  would  suit  well  for  manu- 
factures. Neuse  River  which  I  crossed  about  12  or  15  miles  back  is 
a  much  larger  stream.  The  Tar  is  navigable  to  Tarborough  50  m. 
below  this.  From  10  m.  beyond  Raleigh  and  onward  this  way  the  soil 
is  more  stony,  the  roads  less  even  and  the  land  better,  though  the 
greatest  part  is  still  barren.  Old  worn-out  fields  in  abundance  present 
a  dreary  decaying  aspect.  Mr.  D.  has  acquired  a  very  decent  little 
estate  since  he  first  came  here  4  years  ago.  He  thinks  himself  worth 
between  six  and  seven  thousand  dollars.  The  first  year  he  had  about 
seven  hundred  dollars — the  next,  the  avails  of  his  school  1000  Dlls — 
the  next  they  amounted  to  1500  and  the  last  year  to  1200.  Besides 
this  too  he  pays  an  Usher  (Mayhew  from  Wins.  Col.)  300  Dlls.  But 
he  has  improved  opportunities  to  speculate  by  lending  say  600  Dlls. 
cash  to  a  young  Sportsman  and  taking  a  Bond  for  1000.  Till  lately 
he  owned  a  house  and  farm  of  more  than  three  hundred  acres,  six 
slaves,  and  a  quantity  of  stock,  as  horses,  sheep  and  cattle.  Lately  he 
sold  his  land  for  4000  Dlls.  which  was  one  thousand  more  than  it  cost 
him.     He  now  keeps  a  Gig,  two  horses  and  a  servant  or  two  and  de- 


90  Franklin  County  Schools. 

signs  in  the  spring  to  visit  Conn,  in  this  style.  Dickinson  says  litera- 
ture is  much  respected  in  these  parts  and  literary  men  reverenced. 
The  first  year  he  came  when  he  had  no  property  and  nothing  to  recom- 
mend him  but  his  books  and  education,  he  received  flattering  testi- 
monials of  respect  and  was  treated  with  equal  civility  as  at  present. 
When  in  Raleigh  Gov.  Turner  sent  him  a  polite  note  inviting  him 
to  dinner  with  the  British  Consul,  the  Judge  of  the  Fed.  C.  and  several 
characters  of  eminence  to  all  of  whom  he  was  introduced  and  by  all 
of  whom  treated  with  respect.  He  says  men  of  information  and  liberal- 
ity respect  literary  men  from  principle  and  the  rest  of  the  community 
see  in  literary  characters  something  so  superior  to  themselves  that  they 
are  impelled  to  homage.  D.  has  had  at  times  90  students  in  his  Acad- 
emy. 20  or  30  or  more  as  large  and  as  old  as  himself.  20  once  came 
at  a  time  from  the  Univ.  of  N.  C.  having  conceived  disgust  at  the 
Monitorial  law,  imposing  an  oath  on  all  by  turns  to  act  the  part  of 
spies  on  each  other's  conduct.  He  has  taught  all  branches  taught  in 
colleges,  except  Conick  Secns. 

[The  above  is  copied  from  the  Diary  of  Edward  Hooker,  a  native  of 
Farmington,  Connecticut,  who  graduated  at  Yale  in  1805.  Hooker 
had  been  a  tutor  in  S.  C.  College  and  was  on  his  way  to  Yale  to  accept 
a  similar  position  in  1808.  The  Diary  is  printed  in  the  Annual  Report 
of  the  American  Historical  Association  for  1896,  Vol.  I.     C.  L.  C] 

I).  H.  MATHEW  PRINCIPAL  FOR  1809. 
.      FRANKLIN   ACADEMY. 

On  Monday  and  Tuesday  last  the  semi-annual  examination  of  the 
students  of  this  seminary  took  place,  they  were  publicly  examined  be- 
fore the  Trustees  and  other  Gentlemen,  in  Geography  and  in  the  Eng- 
lish, Latin,  Greek,  and  French  Languages.  The  Trustees  with  much 
satisfaction  announce  to  the  public  that  the  examination  as  usual  proved 
highly  satisfactory,  manifesting  the  constant  application  and  great  im- 
provement of  the  students,  and  the  abilities  and  attention  of  the  in- 
structors. 

This  Academy  will  again  be  opened  on  the  first  Monday  in  Janu- 
ary next,  for  the  reception  of  students,  and  will  the  ensuing  year  be 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Davis  H.  Mayhew,  as  principal.  From  the 
approved  abilities,  acquirements  and  moral  character  of  this  gentleman 
we  think  we  may  confidently  pronounce  him  well  qualified  for  the 
arduous  employment  of  instructing  youth.  The  ensuing  year,  the  stu- 
dents will  be  instructed  in  the  same  branches  of  education,  which  have 
formerly  been  taught  in  this  institution;  the  price  of  tuition  as  here- 
tofore will  be  ten  dollars  per  ann.  for  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  and 
English  Grammar,  and  sixteen  dollars  for  the  other  branches  of  educa- 
tion, payable  semi-annually  in  advance,  board  in  genteel  private  houses 
can  be  procured  for  about  seventy  dollars  per  annum  to  be  paid  as  for 
tuition. 


Franklin  County  Schools.  91 

From  the  low  price  of  board  and  tuition,  the  healthiness  of  the  county 
and  the  character  of  the  principal,  the  Trustees  flatter  themselves  that 
this  institution  will  continue  to  meet  with  liberal  encouragement. 

Louisburg,  Dec.  10,  1S0S.  G.  Hill,  Secry. 

— The  Minerva,  Raleigh,  December  29,  1808. 

[Matthew  Dickinson  severed  his  connection  with  the  Franklin 
Academy  at  the  end  of  the  Year  1808,  and  entered  upon  the  study  of 
law.— C.  L.  C] 

DEATH  OF  MATTHEW  DICKI>SO>. 

Died, 

In  Franklin,  on  Sunday  last,  of  a  bilious  fever  which  he  had  caught 
on  a  journey  in  the  low  country,  Matthew  Dickinson,  Esq.  Attorney 
at  Law,  formerly  Principal  of  the  Academy  at  Louisburg.  Mr.  D.  was 
very  highly  and  very  deservedly  respected  by  all  who  had  the  pleasure 
of  his  acquaintance. 

- — Raleigh  Register,  September  21,  1809. 


Died, 


In  Franklin  county,  on  the  17  instant,  after  a  short  but  distressing 
illness,  Mr.  Matthew  Dickinson,  in  the  28th  year  of  his  age. 

Mr.  Dickinson  was  a  native  of  Somers,  in  Connecticut,  and  gradu- 
ated at  Yale  College  about  1804.  He  soon  after  came  to  this  state 
and  was  placed  at  the  head  of  the  Franklin  Academy. 

His  learning,  talents  and  industry  soon  acquired  for  the  School  a 
deservedly  high  reputation.  His  labours  were  crowned  with  every  suc- 
cess that  could  be  desired.  While  the  Science  and  Literature  of  this 
state  own  themselves  greatly  his  debtor,  he  had  acquired  by  his  meritori- 
ous exertions  an  estate  quite  sufficient  to  subserve  the  rational  purposes 
of  life.  He  had  more  than  12  months  ago  resigned  his  situation  in  the 
Academy,  and  was  prosecuting  the  study  of  law.     *     *     * 

In  his  death  his  friends  and  his  country  sustain  no  common  loss. 
There  are  many  who  command  our  esteem  and  admiration,  but  we 
seldom  meet  with  a  Matthew  Dickinson. 

— Raleigh  Star,  September  21,  1809. 

JAMES  BOGLE  PRINCIPAL  FOR  1810. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Franklin  Academy  have  the  pleasure  to  inform 
the  Parents  and  Guardians  of  Children,  that  they  have  engaged  as 
Principal  of  this  Institution,  Mr.  James  Bogle,  who  will  enter  on 
the  duties  of  his  appointment  on  the  first  day  of  January  next.    *     *     * 

The  Trustees  have  in  contemplation  a  plan  for  establishing  a  Library 
of  the  most   useful  books   immediately.      *      *      * 

Nov.  15,  1809.  Green  Hill,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  llf,  1809. 


92  Franklin  County  Schools. 

EDITORIAL  NOTICE  OF  FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  IN  1810. 

THE  LOUISBURG  ACADEMY 

Is  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Bogle  as  Principal.  He  is  a  man  of 
genius,  an  excellent  Classical  Scholar,  and  to  a  very  happy  talent  for 
instructing  unites  an  uncommon  zeal  in  the  cause  to  which  he  is  de- 
voted. He  is  assisted  by  Mr.  Crudup.  The  Academy  has  now  between 
45  and  50  Students.  A  respectable  Library  has  lately  been  established 
there. 

— Raleigh  Star,  March  15,  1810. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1810. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Franklin  Academy  will  com- 
mence on  the  3d  Monday  in  June,  and  will  continue  3  days.  The  third 
and  fourth  days  will  be  occupied  by  Speeches  and  Theatrical  Exhibi- 
tions. On  the  evening  of  Thursday,  will  be  performed,  for  the  advan- 
tage of  the  Academy,  that  celebrated  Comedy,  the  "Man  and  Wife  or 
More  Secrets  Than  One,"  with  an  appropriate  Farce. 

May  10,  1810.  Green  Hill,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  17,  1810. 

FRANKLIN   ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  DECEMBER,  1810. 

On  Monday,  the  3d  of  December,  will  commence  the  Semi-Annual 
Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Franklin  Academy. 

On  the  evening  of  Tuesday,  the  last  day,  the  Young  Gentlemen  of 
the  Academy,  will  perform  the  justly  celebrated  Comedy,  called  "Cheap 
Living,"  for  the  benefit  of  the  Library  lately  established  at  that  Insti- 
tution. 

JSTov.  12.  Green  Hill,  Jun.  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  15,  1810. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  UNDER  MAYHEW  AND   HILLMAN. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Franklin  Academy,  took 
place  on  Monday  and  Tuesday  last,  the  4th  and  5th  instant.  The 
Trustees  are  happy  to  announce  to  Parents,  Guardians,  and  the  patrons 
of  this  Institution,  that  the  students  generally  passed  a  very  excellent 
examination  in  the  branches  of  education  usually  taught  in  the 
Seminary. 

The  exercises  of  this  Academy  will  again  commence  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  January  next,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Davis  H.  Maheu,  as 
principal,  whose  superintendence  of  this  Academy  for  the  year  1809, 
gave  the  greatest  satisfaction.  Mr.  Maheu  will  be  assisted  by  Mr.  Hill- 
man,  a  young  gentleman  of  talents  and  well  qualified  to  teach  the  first 
branches  of  learning. 

The  well  known  and  highly  approved  talents  of  the  Principal,  the 


Franklin  County  Schools.  93 

healthiness  of  the  place,  the  cheapness  of  board  and  tuition,  together 
with  the  advantages  of  a  handsome  library  recently  established  at  this 
Seminary,  it  is  presumed  will  be  sufficient  incentives  to  a  liberal  share 
of  public  patronage. 

By  Order,  G.  Hill,  Jr.  Sec. 

Louisburg,  Dec.  15,  1810. 

— The  Star,  January  3,  1811. 

FRANKLIN   ACADEMY   EXAMINATION,  DECEMBER,   1811. 
FRANKLIN    ACADEMY. 

The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  will 
commence  on  Monday  the  2d  of  December  and  will  continue  two  days. 
On  Tuesday  evening  will  be  exhibited  the  celebrated  play  "Who  Wants 
a  Guinea  ?"  with  an  appropriate  afterpiece  entitled  "Raising  the  Wind." 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  22,  1811. 

MAYHEW  AND  HILLMAN  PRINCIPALS  FOR  1812. 

FRANKLIN   ACADEMY. 

The  Students  of  this  Institution  were  examined  by  the  Trustees  on 
Monday  and  Tuesday  the  2nd  and  3rd  instant.  Mr.  Falconer,  on  their 
behalf,  makes  the  following  report :  The  Students  in  general  passed 
handsome  examinations — the  more  advanced  classes  distinguished 
themselves,  particularly  those  who  were  examined  in  Virgil,  Horace, 
and  Cicero's  Orations.  All  appeared  to  be  well  acquainted  with  the 
rudiments  of  the  several  Languages  they  had  studied,  which  evinced 
the  attention  of  Mr.  Mayhew  and  Mr.  Hillman  to  this  essential  part 
of  Education.  No  Language  can  be  understood  or  long  remembered 
unless  the  first  principles  thereof  are  well  impressed.  The  exercises 
of  the  Academy  will  again  commence  on  the  first  Monday  of  January 
under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  Mayhew,  the  present  principal. 

December  20.  G.  Hill,  Jun.  Secy. 

—The  Star,  January  3,  1812. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1812. 

FRANKLIN   ACADEMY. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Academy  will 
commence  the  first  Monday  in  June,  and  continue  two  days.  On 
Wednesday,  the  3d,  there  will  be  an  Exhibition  of  Dialogues  and  select 
Orations,  and  on  the  evening  of  the  same,  will  be  performed  that  much 
and  justly  admired  Play,  "Fraternal  Discord,"  with  an  appropriate 
afterpiece.  G.  Hill,  Sec. 

May  11,  1812. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  15,  1812. 


94  Franklin  County  Schools. 

FEMALE  DEPARTMENT   ADDED   TO   FRANKLIN  ACADEMY,  1813. 

FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

An  Academy  is  opened  in  Lewisburg,  Franklin  county,  where  young 
ladies  are  instructed  in  Reading,  Writing,  English  Grammar,  Arithme- 
tic, Geography,  Astronomy,  Painting  and  Music;  also  useful  and 
Ornamental  Needle-Work,  of  almost  every  description. 

Terms  of  Tuition. — Reading,  Writing,  English  Grammar,  Arithme- 
tic and  plain  work,  twenty  dollars  per  annum.  Reading,  Writing,  Eng- 
lish Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Geography,  Astronomy  and  Ornamental 
Needle  Work,  thirty  dollars  per  annum.  Music,  fifty  dollars  per 
annum— Painting,  twenty  five  dollrs  per  annum. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  10,  1813. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  JUNE,   1814. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Franklin  Academy  will  com- 
mence the  1st  Monday  in  June,  and  continue  two  days.  On  Wednesday 
the  8th,  there  will  be  an  exhibition  of  Dilalogues  and  Select  Orations, 
and  on  the  evening  of  the  same  day  will  be  performed  the  celebrated 
play  "The  Sailors'  Daughter,"  with  an  appropriate  afterpiece. 

May  24th,  1814.  G.  Hill,  Secretary. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  27,  181k. 

BIDS  ASKED  FOR  FEMALE  ACADEMY  BUILDING,  1814. 

A  House  for  a  Female  Academy, 

At  Louisburg,  30  by  20  feet,  two  stories — 11  and  9  feet  pitch — two 
rooms  above,  18  by  20,  and  12  by  20,  feet — three  six-pannelled  doors — 
four  18  and  four  8  light  windows  below,  and  six  15  and  four  8  light 
windows  above — to  be  built  of  good  hard  timber — with  two  chimneys 
of  brick  or  hewn  stone,  and  underpinned  with  the  same — to  be  ceiled 
within,  and  painted  without,  entire,  will  be  let  by  the  undersigned  Com- 
missioners, on  Saturday  the  2d  day  of  July  next,  at  Louisburg.  Work- 
men are  *  *  *  required  to  complete  work  by  the  25th  of  December 
next.  Richard    Fenner, 

Richard  Inge, 
Joel  King, 
Wm.  Murphy, 
Green  Hill, 
Louisburg,  June  6th,  1814.  Commissioners. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  21^,  1811f. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  UNDER  JOHN  B.  BOBBITT,  1816. 

FRANKLIN   ACADEMY. 

The  Undersigned  Committee,  have  great  pleasure  in  announcing  to 
the  public,  and  the  friends  of  this  seminary,  that  they  have  engaged 
as  Principal  Mr.  John  B.  Bobbitt,  a  gentleman  who  has  for  some  years 


Franklin  County  Schools.  95 

superintended  Literary  Institutions,  in  which  he  has  given  very  general 
satisfaction.  This  gentleman  is  a  graduate  of  our  own  University,  and 
is  recommended  as  being  well  qualified  to  teach  the  English,  Latin, 
Greek  and  French  languages,  together  with  the  other  branches  of  edu- 
cation usually  taught  in  this  Institution.  The  exercises  of  this  Academy 
will  commence  on  the  first  day  of  January  next. 

Richard  Fenner, 
Alex.    Falconer, 
Joel  King, 
G.  Hill,  Jr., 
December  21st,  1815.  Committee. 

— Raleigh  Star,  December  29,  1815. 

MISS  PARTRIDGE   TAKES  CHARGE   OF  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

LEWISBURG  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  exercises  of  this  seminary  will  commence  on  the  first  day  of 
January  next,  under  the  care  of  Miss  Harriet  Partridge,  a  lady  from 
Massachusetts,  eminently  qualified  for  the  important  trust.  *  *  * 
For  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing  and  plain  Xeedle  Work,  $4  per  quarter 
— English  Grammar,  Arithmetic  and  Geography,  $5  per  do — Drawing, 
Painting  and  Embroidery,  $6  per  qr.  payable  in  each  case  in  advance. 
*     *     *  Rob't  A.  Taylor,  Secry. 

December  18,  1815. 

DEATH  OF  ALEXANDER  FALCONER,  TRUSTEE  OF  FRANKLIN 

ACADEMY. 

DIED, 

At  the  Glebe,  in  Franklin,  on  the  17th  inst.  Alexander  Falconer,  Esq. 
of  a  lingering  illness  occasioned  by  a  stroke  of  the  Paralysis.  The  de- 
ceased was  a  native  of  St.  xlndrews  in  Scotland,  in  which  college  he 
received  a  liberal  and  a  classical  education.  His  studies  while  at  school 
were  always  rewarded  by  the  approbation  of  his  teachers ;  and  the 
honorary  distinctions,  diplomas,  etc.  now  in  possession  of  his  family, 
all  bear  testimony  of  the  proficiency  which  he  made  in  his  scientific 
pursuits. 

—Raleigh  Register,  March  27,  1818. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1820. 

THE  examination  of  the  students  of  the  Franklin  male  Academy, 
will  commence  on  the  twenty-ninth  of  the  present  month,  and  continue 
two  days.  Parents  guardians,  and  friends  to  the  Institution  are  re- 
spectfully invited  to  attend. 

Louisburg,  May  8,  1820.  Sam'l  Johnson,  Sec. 

—The  Star,  May  12,  1820. 


96  Franklin  County  Schools. 

NOTICE. 

THE  examination  of  the  young  Ladies  of  the  Louisburg  Female 
Academy,  will  commence  on  Wednesday  the  31st  instant,  at  which 
time,  parents,  guardians  and  those  friendly  to  said  institution  are  ear- 
nestly solicited  to  attend.  E.  A.  Taylor,  Secretary. 

Louisburg,  May  2. 

— The  Star,  May  19,  1820. 

RESULT  OF  EXAMINATION,  FRANKLIN  ACADEMY,  JUNE,  1820. 
FRANKLIN  ACADEMY. 

THE  examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  closed  on  Tues- 
day 30th  ult.  much  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Trustees  and  those  that 
attended.  The  several  classes  were  critically  examined  on  the  various 
branches  of  education  they  had  pursued  during  the  session,  and  gave 
convincing  proofs  of  close  application  on  their  part,  and  unremitted 
attention  on  the  part  of  the  Principal. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  commence  again  the  19th  of  the 
present  month.  Saml.  Johnson,  Secy. 

Louisburg,  6th  June,  1820. 

— The  Star,  June  9,  1820. 

ACCOUNT  OF  EXAMINATION  OF  FEMALE  ACADEMY,  1820. 

LOUISBURG  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  examination  of  the  students  of  this  institution  closed  on  Thurs- 
day the  1st  day  of  June  inst.  The  Trustees  attending  this  examination, 
beg  leave  to  submit  the  following  Report. 

1st  Class — Composed  of  M.  G.  Somerville,  R.  A.  Perceval,  E.  T. 
Howze  and  A.  S.  Jones,  were  examined  on  Natural  Philosophy.  M  G 
Somerville  was  deemed  best,  E  T  Howze  was  considered  next,  the 
other  two  performed  very  well  and  were  preferred  in  the  order  of  their 
names. 

2nd  Class — Composed  of  M.  G.  Somerville,  was  examined  on  Chymis- 
try.  It  would  be  doing  injustice  to  Miss  Somerville  to  withhold  the 
highest  meed  of  praise  for  the  handsome  manner  in  which  she  acquitted 
herself  on  this  science.      * 

3d  Class — R  A  Perceval,  E  T  Howze,  examined  on  the  History  of 
Europe.  These  young  ladies  acquitted  themselves  very  handsomely, 
and  were  deemed  equal. 

4th  Class — M  G  Somerville,  M  B  Hill,  J  E  Fox,  were  examined 
on  the  History  of  Greece.  This  Class  were  very  perfect  and  were 
deemed  equal. 

5th  Class — M  G  Somerville,  examined  on  Rhetoric  and  acquitted 
herself  very  honorably. 


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6th  Class — M  G  Sornerville,  R  A  Perceval,  E  T  Howze,  S  L  Jones, 
J  E  Fox,  and  M  B  Hill — examined  on  the  history  of  America.  M  G 
Sornerville,  deemed  best,  the  rest  very  good  and  equal. 

7th  Class— S  L  Jones,  H  M  E  Hunter,  M  E  Long,  M  E  A  Taylor, 
A  S  Jones,  H  S  King,  A  G  Rawlings,  and  0  Perry — examined  on  the 
Geography  of  Europe.  M  E  Long,  M  E  A  Taylor,  and  H  S  King  were 
deemed  best  and  equal,  the  others  performed  well. 

8th  Class— M  G  Sornerville,  R  A  Perceval,  J  E  Fox  and  M  B  Hill 
— examined  on  the  Geography  of  the  World — Misses  Sornerville  and 
Perceval  were  deemed  best — the  others  very  good  and  equal. 

9th  Class — H  M  E  Hunter,  S  L  Jones,  E  M  Long,  S  H  Jones,  A  S 

Jones,  ME  A  Taylor,  A  Rawling  and  C  T  Sornerville examined  on 

the  Geography  of  South  America — Misses  S  Jones,  Long,  Taylor  and 
Rawlings,  were  considered  best — the  rest  good  and  equal. 

10th  Class — M  G  Sornerville,  S  L  Jones,  J  A  S  Outterbridge,  J  E 
Fox  and  A  S  Jones — This  class  performed  very  well  and  were  distin- 
guished in  the  order  of  their  names. 

11th  Class — M  E  Long,  H  M  E  Hunter,  and  C  Perry — examined  on 
the  Geography  of  Asia,  and  were  distinguished  in  the  order  of  their 
names. 

12th  Class— M  E  Long,  M  E  A  Taylor,  S  H  King,  and  S  Sills- 
examined  on  Arithmetic,  and  were  considered  best  in  the  order  of  their 
names. 

13th  Class—  J  A  S  Outterbridge,  M  E  A  Taylor,  S  H  King,  C  T 
Somervell — The  three  first  best  and  equal. 

14th  Class — M  G  Sornerville,  E  T  Howze,  R  A  Perceval,  S  L  Jones, 
M  B  Hill,  and  J  E  Fox — examined  on  reading,  spelling,  parsing,  &c. 
The  two  first  considered  best  in  the  order  of  their  names — the  others 
very  good. 

15th  Class — A  G  Rawlings,  J  A  S  Outterbridgei,  H  M  E  Hunter, 
A  S  Jones — examined  on  Grammar,  Parsing,  &c.  The  two  first  con- 
sidered best  an  equal — the  others  very  good. 

16th  Class— J  A  S  Outterbridge,  M  E  A  Taylor,  S  H  King,  E  M  A 
Fox,  E  Yarbrough,  and  C  T  Somervell — examined  on  the  introduction 
to  Georgraphy,  and  of  British  America — The  three  first  excelled  in  the 
order  of  their  names,  the  others  did  well. 

17th  Class— M  E  Long,  M  E  A  Taylor,  S  H  King,  E  M  Fox,  M 
Perry,  C  Perry,  E  Yarbrough,  and  E  T  Somervell — examined  on  Read- 
ing, Spelling,  Grammar,  and  Parsing — First  named  considered  best. 
M  E  A  Taylor,  S  H  King,  second  best  and  equal — The  others  very 
good. 

18th  Class— -M  S  Massenburg,  M  R  Thomas,  E  W  Longgun — exam- 
ined on  Parsing,  Spelling,  Grammar,  and  Abbreviations — M  R  Thomas 
best — the  others  very  good. 

19th  Class— L  D  S  Thomas,  M  S  Fox,  M  A  Fox,  M  C  Taylor  and 
E  F  Wynne.  This  class  of  small  children  was  examined  on  Reading, 
7 


98  Franklin  County  Schools. 

Spelling,  and  Abbreviations.    They  all  did  very  well,  but  L  D  S  Thomas 
was  particularly  distinguished. 

On  Drawing  &  Painting. 

E  T  Howze,  R  A  Percevall,  M  B  Hill,  and  Jane  E  Fox,  exhibited 
the  best  specimens.  M  G  Somervell,  H  M  E  Hunter,  M  E  A  Taylor, 
excelled  in  Needle  Work.  R  A  Percevall,  M  G  Somervell  gave  the 
handsomest   evidences  of  penmanship. 

It  would  be  doing  a  great  injustice  to  Mr.  Lataste,  who  has  had 
charge  of  the  music  department,  to  withhold  that  approbation,  which 
his  professional  talents  so  justly  merit.  The  young  ladies  under  his 
care  gave  the  most  satisfactory  evidences  of  their  progress  in  this  ele- 
gant branch  of  polished  learning.  The  trustees  feel  it  a  duty  which 
they  owe  to  the  friends  and  patrons  of  this  Institution,  and  a  tribute 
due  from  themselves,  to  remark  that  this  examination  throughout,  gave 
the  most  unequivocal  evidences  of  the  qualifications,  assiduity  and 
attention  of  Mrs.  Bobbett,  the  principal  under  whose  auspices,  the  good 
morals  and  regular  discipline  of  the  students  have  been  no  less  objects 
of  attention  than  their  literary  advancement. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  will  again  commence  on  Monday  the 
19th  inst.  under  the  care  of  Mrs.  Bobbett  as  principal.  The  music  will 
be  superintended  by  Mr.  Lataste. 

By  Order,  Rob't  A.  Taylor,  Secy. 

5th  June,  1820. 

— The  Star,  June  16,  1820. 

EXAMINATIONS,  NOVEMBER,  1820. 
LOUISBURG  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  semi-annual  examination  of  the  young  Ladies  of  this  institu- 
tion, will  commence  on  Wednesday  the  29th  of  November  next,  and 
close  on  the  Thursday  following,  when  parents,  guardians,  and  others 
who  feel  an  inclination  to  attend,  are  earnestly  solicited  to  favor  us 
with  their  Company.  R.  A.  Taylor,  Sec'y. 

Louisburg,  N.  C.  31st  October,  1820. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY. 

THE  examination  of  the  Students  of  this  institution,  will  commerce 
on  Monday  27th  of  November  next,  and  continue  two  days.  Parents, 
Guardians,  and  friends  to  the  Institution  are  respectfully  invited  to 
attend.  Sam'l  Johnson,  Secy. 

29th  October,  1820. 

— The  Star,  November  3,  1820. 

ADMINISTRATION  OF  MISS  BENEDICT  AND  MR.  WHEELER. 

LOUISBURG  MALE  AND  FEMALE 

ACADEMIES. 

THE  Trustees  have  great  pleasure  in  announcing  to  the  public,  that 
the  exercises  of  these  institutions  will  commence  on  the  1st  Monday  of 


Franklin  County  Schools.  99 

January  next ;  the  Female,  under  the  superintendence  of  Miss  Ann 
Benedict,  of  the  genius  and  acquirements  of  this  lady,  the  Trustees  are 
enabled  by  the  best  recommendation,  to  speak  in  decisive  terms ;  she 
has  taught  with  reputation,  not  only  in  Connecticut,  but  in  the  city 
of  New  York,  which  latter  place,  she  leaves  only,  because  of  the  expen- 
siveness  of  her  situation  there.  As  far  therefore,  as  natural  powers, 
improved  by  the  study  and  practice  of  teaching  can  avail,  it  may  be 
with  confidence  expected,  that  she  will  preside  over  the  institution 
honorably  to  herself  and  profitably  to  the  pupils.  The  Trustees  may 
venture,  on  the  best  grounds,  to  assure  parents  that  under  the  able 
governance  of  this  lady,  their  daughters  will  make  great  progress,  not 
only  in  those  desirous  studies  which  contribute  to  the  dignity  and  use- 
fulness of  life,  but  in  those  polite  and  elegant  acquirements  which  con- 
stitute its  ornament  and  grace.  Mr.  John  La  Taste,  whose  known  and 
universally  acknowledged  qualifications  in  teaching  music  upon  the 
Forte  Piano,  as  well  as  his  graceful  and  elegant  manner  of  teaching 
dancing,  will  preside  in  these  departments. 

In  the  Male  Academy,  the  Trustees  have  great  pleasure  in  announc- 
ing that  they  have  employed  Mr.  Fitch  Wheeler,  a  graduate  of  Yale 
College,  who  comes  highly  recommended  by  the  President  of  the  in- 
stitution, and  they  assure  the  public,  that  from  the  capacity  and  talents 
of  Mr.  Wheeler,  every  advantage  may  be  expected  which  is  looked  for 
from  an  academy,  k  that  the  plan  of  education  is  calculated  to  prepare 
young  gentlemen  for  the  University. 

The  terms  of  tuition  in  both  institutions  are  as  formerly;  but  board 
can  be  had  in  the  most  respectable  families  in  town  at  reduced  prices. 

December  13,  1820.  Samuel  Johnson,  Secy. 

—The  Star,  December  15,  1820. 

GEORGE  PERRY  PRINCIPAL. 

FRANKLIN   ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  again  commence  on  the 
23d  of  June  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  George  Perry  as  Prin- 
cipal. A  play,  with  an  appropriate  afterpiece  will  be  performed  at  the 
Academy  on  Tuesday  evening  the  3d  of  June. 

Louisburg,  May  14,  1823.  Sam'l  Johnson,  Sec. 

—Raleigh  Star,  May  16,  1823. 

ADDISON  H.  WHITE  PRINCIPAL. 

FRANKLIN  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution  take  pleasure  in  announcing  to  the 
friends  of  the  Institution  and  the  public  at  large  that  they  have  en- 
gaged as  Principal  in  this  Academy,  for  the  ensuing  year,  Mr.  Addison 
H.  White,  a  gentleman  of  good  moral  character  and  high  literary  ac- 


100  Franklin  County  Schools. 

quirements.  Mr.  White  is  a  graduate  of  Yale  College,  and  comes  well 
recommended  by  the  President  of  that  University.     *     *     * 

The  Students  will  be  instructed  in  the  following  branches  of  Educa- 
tion :  to  wit,  Heading,  Writing,  Spelling,  Arithmetic,  English  Gram- 
mar, Geography,  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  with  the  pronuncia- 
tion of  the  French,  Algebra,  Geometry,  Plane  and  Spherical  Trigono- 
metry, Mensuration  of  Heights  and  Distances,  Superficies  and  Solids, 
Navigation  and  Surveying,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Chymistry, 
etc.     *     *     *  Sam'l  Johnson,  Secy. 

Dec.  8,  1823. 

— Raleigh  Star,  December  12,  1823. 

MISS  RAMSEY  Iff  CHARGE  OF  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

LOUISBURG  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Pupils  in  this  Institution  closed  on  the 
2d  inst. 

The  Trustees  cannot  forbear  expressing  the  very  high  gratification 
which  this  examination  afforded  them,  for  never  in  the  pupils  of  any 
Academy  did  they  witness  a  more  perfect  acquaintance  with  the  various 
branches  of  learning  usually  taught  in  such  institutions,  a  proficiency 
which,  while  it  claims  for  the  young  ladies  unlimited  praise  for  their 
industry,  reflects  equal  credit  upon  the  skill  and  management  of  Miss 
Ramsey,  their  amiable  Preceptress. 

The  Trustees  can  now  with  confidence  recommend  this  institution  to 
the  patronage  of  a  generous  public,  having  engaged  Miss  Ramsey,  the 
present  Preceptress  for  another  year,  a  lady  who  unites  to  qualifications 
of  the  highest  order,  manners  the  most  affable  and  engaging. 

The  Trustees  believe  that  taking  into  view  the  high  qualifications 
of  the  preceptress,  the  healthiness  of  the  situation,  the  low  rate  of 
board,  and  the  advantages  of  regularly  attending  divine  worship,  this 
institution  presents  to  the  public  claims  not  surpassed  by  any  in  the 
State. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  opened  the  1st  Monday  in 
January  next.  William  Arendell,  Secy. 

Louisburg,  December  20. 

1ST.  B. — Board  can  be  had  with  any  family  in  town  at  $40  per 
session. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  24,  182J+. 

LOUISBURG  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Pupils  in  this  Institution  closed  on  the 
8th  instant,  entirely  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Trustees  and  of  the  par- 
ents and  guardians  who  attended  the  same. 

The  Exercises  of  the  School  will  recommence  on  the  1st  Monday  of 
January  next,  under  the  superintendence  and  direction  of  Miss  Ram- 


Franklin  County  Schools.  101 

sey  of  New  York,  who  has  presided  in  the  institution  for  the  last  two 
years,  with  distinguished  ability,  zeal  and  industry. 

¥m.  Pluhmer, 
Secy  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
Louisburg,  1ST.  C,  December  17. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  30,  1825. 

E.  BREWER'S  ADHIXISTBATIOtf. 

THE  Trustees  of  this  Academy  take  pleasure  in  informing  the 
public  that  they  have  engaged  as  principal  in  this  institution  for  the 
ensuing  year,  Mr.  Eliah  Brewer,  of  Massachusetts.  This  gentleman 
was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  in  the  fall  of  1824,  and  comes  well 
recommended  by  the  President  of  that  Institution,  as  a  man  of  scien- 
tific and  literary  attainments,  of  good  moral  and  christian  character, 
and  well  qualified  in  every  respect  for  the  various  departments  of  aca- 
demical instruction. 

The  Trustees  tender  their  warmest  acknowledgements  to  a  generous 
public,  for  the  support  heretofore  given  to  this  Institution,  and  can  but 
indulge  the  pleasing  hope,  that  from  the  high  qualifications  of  the 
Teacher,  the  healthiness  of  the  situation,  and  the  low  price  of  Board  and 
Tuition,  this  Academy  will  continue  to  receive  a  liberal  share  of  pub- 
lic patronage.  Terms  of  Tuition  will  be — for  Spelling,  Reading,  Writ- 
ing, Arithmetic,  and  English  Grammar,  $8  per  session — The  dead  lan- 
guages and  all  other  branches  of  education,  $10  per  session.  The  exer- 
cises of  the  Academy  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in  January 
next.     By  order, 

Dec.  24.  Saml.  Johnson,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  30,  1825. 

ACADEMIC   INSTRUCTION. 

THE  next  session  of  the  Franklin  Male  Academy  will  commence  on 
Monday  the  26th  of  June.  The  terms  of  tuition  will  be  as  follows — For 
the  elementary  branches,  Reading,  Writing,  and  Spelling,  eight  dol- 
lars— for  Geography,  English  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  American  History, 
ten  dollars,  and  fifteen  dollars  for  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages, 
Mathematics  and  other  studies  preparatory  to  the  American  Colleges, 
or  pursued  in  them.  Eliah  Brewer,  Preceptor. 

Louisburg,  N.  C,  June  17. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  20,  1826. 

THE  EXERCISES  OF  THE  FRANKLIN 

Male  Academy,  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  18th  instant. 

The  Session  of  six  months.  Terms  as  follows :  For  the  rudiments 
of  English,  as  Reading,  Spelling,  &c.  $7.  Geography,  Arithmetic,  Gram- 
mar, &c.  $10.  For  the  Languages  and  higher  branches  of  the  Mathe- 
matics, $15,  in  advance.     At  the  close  of  the  session  a  small  tax  on  each 


102  Franklin  County  Schools. 

student  for  the  expense  of  fuel  and  contingencies.  Instructors  some- 
times promise,  what  otherwise  would  be  equally  obligatory  on  them, 
and  be  expected  by  every  patron  of  their  schools — an  honest  and  faith- 
ful discharge  of  duty.     Non  premittitur  inutile  est. 

Louisburg,  June  13.  Eliah  Brewer. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  15,  1827. 

CHARLES  A.  HILL'S  ADMINISTRATION. 

MALE  ACADEMY, 
LOUISBURG,  FRANKLIN  COUNTY. 

THE  subscriber  having  contracted  with  the  Trustees  of  this  Insti- 
tution, to  superintend  the  same  for  the  ensuing  year,  will  give  his  par- 
ticular and  personal  attention  to  the  instruction  of  such  youths  as  may 
to  intrusted  to  his  charge.  His  long  experience  in  teaching,  authorizes 
him  to  say  that  there  shall  be  no  grounds  for  complaint  of  his  attention, 
both  to  the  progress  of  his  pupils  in  useful  knowledge  and  to  their  moral 
deportment.     The  terms  of  tuition  are, 

For  Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic  per  session — $8. 

For  all  other  branches  usually  taught  at  Academies  and  Colleges — 
$10. 

The  subscriber  would  take  to  board  with  him,  ten  or  a  dozen  students 
at  $40  per  session. 

Nov.  12,  1827.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  If.,  1828. 


LOUISBURG  MALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  of  the  pupils  of  this  Institution  will  take  place  on 
Wednesday  and  Thursday,  the  4th  and  5th  of  June.  There  will  be  pub- 
lic speaking  at  11  o'clock  on  Thursday,  and  an  Exhibition  by  candle 
light  in  the  evening,  by  the  students. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  renewed  on  Monday,  the  16th 
June,  under  the  immediate  superintendence  and  instruction  of  the  sub- 
scriber, whose  plan  of  Education  accords  with  that  at  our  University. 

Board,   (with  the  subscriber) $40  per  Session 

Tuition     10  do 

Both  payable  in  advance. 
May  20,  1828.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  27,  1828. 

MISS  RAMSEY  CONTINUES  IN  CHARGE   OF  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

LOUISBURG  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  trustees  are  gratified  to  announce  to  the  public,  that  this  insti- 
tution will  be  opened  on  the  1st  Monday  of  January  next,  under  the 
immediate  superintendence  of  Miss  Mary  Ramsey,  assisted  in  the  de- 
partment of  music  and  painting  by  her  niece,  Miss  Mary  Earl. 


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This  Academy  is  situate  in  a  healthy  and  pleasant  country,  and  in  the 
midst  of  a  moral  and  religious  society,  and  the  terms  for  board  being 
extremely  moderate  and  suited  to  the  times,  the  trustees  confidently  in- 
dulge the  hope  that  the  acknowledged  talents  and  industry  of  the  pre- 
ceptress and  her  assistant  will  secure  to  the  institution  a  liberal  share 
of  public  patronage. 

By  order  of  the  Board.  "W.  Plummer,  Sec'ry. 

December  20,  1830. 

—The  Star,  December  23,  1830. 

MR.  AND  MRS.  JOHN  B.  BOBBITT  RETURN. 

Louisburg  Male  and  Female 
ACADEMIES. 

The  Trustees  take  great  pleasure  in  informing  the  public,  that  they 
have  engaged  Mr.  John  B.  Bobbitt  and  lady  to  take  charge  of  these  in- 
stitutions for  the  ensuing  year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bobbitt  have  been  long 
and  extensively  known  as  teachers  of  youth,  and  in  a  former  engagement, 
for  several  years  in  these  Academies,  gave  entire  satisfaction  to  the 
Trustees  and  to  the  parents  and  guardians  of  the  pupils  committed  to 
their  charge.  The  Academies  are  beautifully  situated  in  a  high  and 
healthy  country,  and  in  the  midst  of  a  moral  and  religious  society;  and 
when  to  these  considerations  are  added  the  distinguished  qualifications 
of  the  preceptor  and  preceptress,  and  the  low  prices  of  board  and  tui- 
tion, the  Trustees  feel  justified  in  saying  that  no  institutions  in  the 
State  can  have  higher  claims  to  public  patronage.  The  schools  will  be 
opened  on  the  1st  day  of  January  next. 

Nov.  25,  1831.  Sam'l  Johnson,  Sec. 

The  editor  of  the  Tarborough  Free  Press  will  publish  the  above  four 
weeks,  and  forward  his  account  to  the  subscriber.  S.  J. 

— -The  Star,  Raleigh,  December  2,  1831. 

EXAMINATION,  NOVEMBER,  1832. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  in  the  Academies  at  Louisburg 
commenced  on  Monday  the  26th  ult.  and  closed  on  the  Wednesday  fol- 
lowing. In  the  Male  Department  the  Examination  was  conducted  by 
the  Trustees,  assisted  by  the  Bev.  J.  McCutchen,  of  Washington  College, 
Ya.  whose  literary  acquirements  both  as  a  linguist  and  mathematician, 
are  extensively  known  in  the  neighborhood  of  that  Institution,  and  also 
of  Hamden  Sidney  College.  On  the  occasion,  the  several  classes 
evinced,  with  some  few  exceptions,  a  share  of  scholarship  seldom  sur- 
passed in  any  Institution. 

In  the  Female  Department,  the  young  ladies  were  critically  exam- 
ined on  all  the  useful  and  ornamental  branches  of  female  education, 
and  the  result  satisfied  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  the  numerous  assem- 
blage of  spectators  from  the  several  counties  around,  of  universal  atten- 


104  Franklin  County  Schools. 

tion  on  the  part  of  the  Preceptress  and  her  worthy  assistant,  Miss  Mary 
Ann  Spencer,  and  of  great  industry  and  application  on  the  part  of  every 
pupil. 

The  exercises  of  the  two  Schools  will  commence  again  the  first  Mon- 
day in  January  next,  under  the  management  of  the  same  Principals, 
whose  intention  it  is  to  employ  able  assistants,  as  soon  as  the  number 
of  students  exceed  twenty  in  each  Academy.  In  the  male  Academy,  it 
is  the  wish  of  the  Principal,  as  well  as  of  the  Trustees,  that  no  young 
man  enter  of  idle  and  dissipated  habits.  All  such,  after  reasonable  ef- 
forts to  reclaim  them,  will  be  dismissed  from  the  School. 

Board  may  be  obtained  in  respectable  families  as  low  as  in  any  other 
village  in  our  State.  Tuition  in  the  Male  Academy,  which  is  to  be 
paid  in  advance,  is  $30  for  classical  scholars,  and  $20  for  English,  per 
annum;  and  no  student  will  be  taken  for  a  shorter  time  than  a  session, 
without  a  previous  understanding  with  the  Principal  on  the  subject. 

By  order,  S.  Johnson, 

Louisburg,  N".  C,  Dec.  2,  1832.  Secretary. 

—The  Star,  December  23,  1832. 

EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1834. 

LOUISBURG  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  examination  of  the  students  of  this  Academy  closed  on  the  3rd 
instant.  It  was  attended  by  the  trustees  and  a  large  assemblage  of  ladies 
and  gentlemen  as  visitors.  The  proficiency  evinced  on  this  occasion 
by  the  young  ladies,  the  trustees  take  great  pleasure  in  stating,  evi- 
denced in  a  high  degree  the  assiduity  and  superior  skill  for  which  the 
preceptress  has  been  so  long  distinguished.  Mrs.  Bobbitt  has  had,  with 
some  intermission,  the  charge  of  the  Female  Institution  at  this  place 
for  many  years ;  and  with  her  return  to  the  management  of  the  School, 
the  trustees  have,  with  the  highest  gratification,  witnessed  the  success, 
and  they  may  say,  the  expected  success,  of  her  eminently  useful  efforts; 
and  this  pleasure  is  enhanced  by  the  prospect  of  durability  to  the  insti- 
tution, which  is  now  entertained  from  the  circumstance  that  Mrs.  B. 
is  permanently  located  in  Louisburg. 

The  advantages  now  presented  by  this  institution  are  such  as  to  in- 
duce the  trustees  to  recommend  it  in  a  high  degree  to  public  patronage. 
All  the  useful  and  ornamental  branches  of  female  education  are  taught 
in  this  Academy,  and  Mrs.  B.  is  prepared  to  take  under  her  immediate 
charge,  as  boarders,  many  of  the  young  ladies.  In  genteel  families, 
convenient  to  the  Academy,  board  also  may  be  obtained  on  moderate 
terms. 

The  exercises  of  the  School  will  be  resumed  on  the  7th  of  July  next, 
under  the  management  of  the  same  instructress,  with  competent  assist- 
ants. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  Jno.  D.  Hawkins,  Pres't. 

Robert  J.  Shaw,  Sec. 

June  11th,  1834. 


Franklin  County  Schools.  105 

After  the  examinations  had  closed,  the  students  of  each  School  were 
assembled  in  the  Female  Academy  building,  where  an  able  address  was 
made  to  them  by  Col.  Henry  J.  G.  Ruffin,  who  portrayed  to  their  view, 
in  very  interesting  colors,  the  advantages  of  education,  of  good  deport- 
ment, and  of  those  useful  qualities,  which  it  was  expected  of  them  to 
acquire,  and  to  practice  in  after  life. 

June  11,  1834.  Jno.  D.  Hawkins,  Chairman. 

—The  Star,  Raleigh,  June  26,  183k- 


LOUISBURG  MALE  ACADEMY. 

The  examination  of  the  students  of  this  Academy,  which  is  under  the 
immediate  superintendence  of  Mr.  JOHN"  B.  BOBBITT,  closed  on  the 
2d  instant,  and  was  attended  by  the  trustees  and  many  visitors,  all  of 
whom  witnessed,  with  great  interest,  the  proficiency  of  the  scholars  in 
the  various  departments  of  Literature. 

Mr.  B.  has  great  experience  as  a  teacher,  and  his  success  always  in- 
sures him  a  good  school ;  and  the  trustees,  under  a  thorough  conviction 
of  his  great  proficency  as  an  instructor,  earnestly  recommend  him  to 
public  patronage.  His  permanent  location,  also,  in  Louisburg,  pre- 
sents the  advantages  of  his  powers  and  skill,  in  a  high  degree,  to  the 
youth  who  may  be  committed  to  his  care. 

The  course  of  studies  in  this  institution  embraces  the  Latin,  Greek 
arid  French  Languages,  and  all  the  sciences  taught  in  our  University ; 
and  to  the  morals  and  good  deportment  of  the  students  committed  to  his 
charge,  unremitted  attention  will  be  paid  by  the  Principal. 

The  Schools  will  commence  again  the  first  Monday  in  July  next. 
Board  may  be  obtained,  on  moderate  terms,  in  respectable  families  near 
the  Academy. 

By  order  of  the  Board, 

Samuel  Johnson,  Sec. 

—The  Star,  Raleigh,  June  26,  183J+. 

ACCOUNT  OF  EXAMINATION  IN  NOVEMBEE,  1835. 

LOUISBURG  ACADEMY. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Male  and  Female  Schools 
at  this  place,  closed  on  Thursday  the  29th  ult.  In  the  Male  department, 
the  examination  was  conducted  by  the  Rev.  James  Wood  of  Prince  Ed- 
ward, whose  literary  acquirements  are  extensively  known, — in  the  fe- 
male school,  Messrs.  Robert  Shaw,  Nathaniel  Patterson,  and  William 
Battle,  Trustees,  presided.  In  the  address  made  by  Messrs.  Wood  and 
Battle,  to  the  respective  Schools  at  the  close  of  the  examinations,  was 
expressed  high  approbation  of  the  performances  of  the  Pupils.  The 
next  session  will  commence  9th  January  next.     By  order, 

Dec.  1,  1835.  Jno.  B.  Bobbitt. 

— The  Star,  December  5,  1835. 


106  Franklin  County  Schools. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOE  1837. 
LOIIISBUKG  ACADEMIES. 

The  Male  and  Female  Institutions  at  this  place  closed  their  Sessions 
on  the  26th  ult.  and  the  exercises  will  be  again  commenced  on  the  2d 
day  of  January  next,  under  the  same  Instructors. 

Board  may  be  procured,  on  moderate  terms,  say  from  $40  to  $55  per 
session,  in  the  houses  of  Messrs.  Smith  Patterson,  Gray  Edwards, 
Thomas  G.  Stone,  W.  H.  Battle,  Mrs.  Ann  Thomas,  and  others. 

Tuition  fees  in  the  Male  Department  will  be  $15  per  Session;  in  the 
Female  $10  per  Session,  with  the  exception  of  Music,  which  is  a  sepa- 
rate charge — $20  per  Session. 

The  Trustees  of  these  Schools  hold  out  as  inducements,  the  low  price 
of  Board,  the  known  healthiness  of  the  Village  and  its  vicinity,  the  local 
situation  of  the  Academies  (being  sufficiently  remote  from  the  business 
part  of  the  town)  and  the  orderly  deportment  of  the  Students,  both 
Male  and  Female;  not  an  instance  of  insubordination  having  occurred 
the  present  or  last  year,  requiring  the  intervention  of  the  Trustees,  or  a 
serious  apprehension  from  the  Principals. 

7th  Dec.  1836.  By  Order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

—The  Register,  December  13,  1836. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1838. 

LOUISBLTKG  ACADEMIES,  K  C. 

The  Second  Session  in  these  Schools  closed  on  the  27th  ult.  and  the 
next  Session  will  commence  on  the  first  day  of  January,  under  the  same 
Instructors. 

The  very  liberal  share  of  patronage  extended  to  these  Institutions, 
for  the  last  several  years,  induces  the  Trustees  to  look  for  a  continuance 
of  the  same. 

Board  for  young  Ladies  may  be  obtained,  with  the  Preceptress,  at 
$40  per  Session,  without  any  extra  charge.  Other  families  in  the  vil- 
lage and  vicinity  will  also  take  males  and  females  as  boarders,  at  or 
about  the  same  rates. 

Tuition  in  the  Female  Department,  as  follows: 

Per  Session. 

For   lower   branches $10 

Higher  branches,  as  Painting  and  Embroidery 15 

Music   (a  separate  charge) 20 

Latin    and    French 15 

In  the  Male  Department  there  is  no  variation  in  Tuition  Fees — $15 
per  Session  being  the  regular  charge  for  each  Classical  or  English  Stu- 
dent. By  Order  of  the  Board. 
Dec,  19,  1837. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  23,  1837. 


Franklin  County  Schools.  107 

HICKORY  GROVE  SEMINARY,  1S13. 

EDUCATION. 

The  Subscribers  take  this  method  to  announce  to  the  public,  that  the 
Exercises  of  the  Hickory  Grove  Seminary  in  Franklin  county,  ten 
miles  above  Louisburg,  will  again  commence  on  the  10th  of  January 
next,  under  the  care  of  the  former  Teacher  (Mr.  Bobbitt,)  where  will 
be  taught  Latin,  Greek,  French  and  English  in  all  their  various 
branches.     *     *     *  Abraham   McLemobe, 

Gideon   Glenn, 
Robert  Gill, 
John  Stone, 
Wm.  P.  Taylor, 
James  Jones. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1813. 

["Mr.  Bobbitt"  likely  means  John  B.  Bobbitt.— C.  L.  C] 

MIDWAY  ACADEMY,  1822. 

The  Rev.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M.  having  purchased  a  plantation  with  suit- 
able buildings  thereon  near  the  middle  ground  between  Warrenton  and 
Louisburg,  will  open  a  Boarding  School  on  the  first  day  of  January 
next,  at  the  low  price  of  One  Hundred  Dollars  per  annum  for  Board 
and  Tuition,  and  no  extra  charges.     *     *     * 

October  20. 

—Raleigh  Register,  October  26,  1821. 

[Was  at  Warrenton  till  January,  1822.— C.  L.  C] 

MIDWAY  ACADEMY  PREPARES  FOR  THE   UNIVERSITY. 

MIDWAY   ACADEMY, 

Franklin  County,  Xorth  Carolina. 

THE  Examination  will  take  place  on  Thursday  and  Friday  the  6th 
and  7th  of  June.  Public  Speaking  on  Friday  at  11  o'clock  A.  M. 
The  Public  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend.  The  Exercises  of  the 
School  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  17th  June. 

The  course  of  classical  studies  is  so  arranged  as  to  constitute  Midway 
Academy  preparatory  to  our  University.  It  is  situate  on  the  land  of 
the  subscriber,  who  is  Principal.  He  has  enlarged  his  buildings,  so 
that  he  will  be  able  to  accommodate  a  larger  number  of  boarders  next 
session  than  the  present.  Young  men  will  lodge  in  the  Academy  and 
small  boys  with  the  Principal  and  his  family.  This  establishment  is 
near  the  middle  ground  between  Louisburg  and  Warrenton,  possessing 
all  the  advantages  of  excellent  water  and  a  healthy,  retired  situation, 
remote  from  any  place  to  invite  dissipation  or  extravagance. 

Tuition  is  $10  per  Session. 


108  Franklin  County  Schools. 

Board  is  $40  per  Session,  which  includes  all  necessaries,  except 
candles.  The  Principal  will  keep  a  constant  supply  of  Books,  Station- 
ary and  Candles,  at  the  Petersburg  retail  prices,  subject  to  the  orders 
of  parents  and  guardians. 

May  14.  Chas.  A.  Hill,  A.  M. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  17,  1822. 

MIDWAY  EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1822. 

MIDWAY  ACADEMY, 

Franklin  County,  N".  Carolina. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  took  place  on 
Thursday  and  Friday  the  6th  and  7th  instant — which  closed  the  first 
Session.  The  Exercises  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  17th  inst.  The 
Trustees  deem  it  sufficient  to  say,  that  under  a  very  close  examination, 
on  Spelling,  Beading,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geometry  and 
Algebra ;  on  the  whole  course  of  Latin  and  Greek,  the  young  Gentle- 
men acquitted  themselves  with  the  highest  credit,  which  is  the  best 
testimonial  both  of  the  assiduity  of  the  Students  and  of  the  abilities 
of  the  Kev.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M.  Principal  of  the  Academy. 

John  Brodie,  Prest. 
Wm.  Williams, 
Francis  Pugh, 
W.  D.  Jones, 
H.  G.  Williams, 
June  8,  1822.  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  21,  1822. 

MIDWAY  EXAMINATION,  NOVEMBER,  1822. 

MIDWAY   ACADEMY, 

Franklin  County,  1ST.  Carolina. 

THE  Trustees  of  the  Academy,  Parents,  Guardians,  and  the  Public, 
are  respectfully  invited  to  attend  the  Examination,  which  will  take 
place  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  the  12th  and  13th  of  November. 
The  Exercises  of  the  School  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  of 
January  next,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  subscriber,  at  $50  per 
Session  for  board  and  tuition. 

Oct.  20,  1822.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M.,  Principal. 

- — Raleigh  Register,  November  1,  1822. 


Fkanklin  County  Schools.  109 

MIDWAY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1823. 

MIDWAY   ACADEMY, 
Between  Louisburg  and  Warrenton. 

THE  Examination  took  place  on  the  12th  and  15th  inst.,  which  closed 
the  second  Session.  The  exercises  of  the  School  will  be  resumed  on 
the  first  Monday  in  January,  under  the  superintendency  of  the  sub- 
scriber, with  suitable  Assistants.  The  course  of  Education  at  our  Uni- 
versity is  strictly  pursued,  in  preparing  Students  for  any  of  the  classes 
of  College. 

Board  including  every  necessary  but  Candles  $40  per  Session.  Tui- 
tion $10. 

Books,  Stationary,  and  Candles,  furnished  at  the  Petersburg  retail 
prices,  when  requested  by  parents  and  guardians. 

Midway  yields  to  no  part  of  the  State  in  point  of  health,  having 
escaped  during  the  present  years  without  a  single  case  of  fever,  not- 
withstanding the  very  general  prevalence  of  sickness,  even  in  the  most 
healthy  places. 

The  subscriber  pledges  himself  to  continue  that  attention  to  the  liter- 
ary proficiency  and  moral  deportment  of  his  pupils,  which  has  hitherto 
given  such  general  satisfaction  to  his  patrons. 

Nov.  20,  1822.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  6,  1822. 

MIDWAY  UNDER  HILL  AND  PERRY. 

MIDWAY   ACADEMY, 

In   Franklin    county — 10    miles    from    Louisburg    and    15    miles    from 

Warrenton. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Students  will  take  place  on  Thursday 
and  Friday  the  6th  and  7th  of  November.  There  will  be  public  Speak- 
ing on  the  last  day  at  about  11  o'clock,  A.  M.  The  public  are  respect- 
fully invited  to  attend. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
in  January  next,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Subscriber,  aided  by 
Mr.  George  B.  Perry,  who  has  before  assisted  the  subscriber  in  War- 
renton, and  has  had  the  charge  of  the  Hilliardston  and  Louisburg 
Academies  for  the  last  four  or  five  years,  where  he  has  given  very 
general  satisfaction. 

Prices  as  heretofore,  viz:- 

Board  with  all  necessaries  except  candles $40  per  session. 

Tuition $10  per  session. 

Oct.  20,  1823.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  2k,  1823. 


110  Franklin  County  Schools. 

MIDWAY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1824. 

MIDWAY  ACADEMY, 

Franklin    County — 15    miles    from    Warrenton    and    10    miles    from 

Louisburg. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
in  January,  under  the  direction  of  the  Subscribers.  *  *  *  The 
course  of  Education  is  regulated  by  that  of  our  University,  and  candi- 
dates may  be  prepared  to  enter  any  class  in  college.     *     *     * 

C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M.  Princl. 

Dec.  8th,  1823.  Geo.  B.  Perry. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  16,  1823. 

MIDWAY  ACADEMY  BURNS. 

MIDWAY  ACADEMY  DESTEOYED  BY  FIRE ! 

Messrs.  Gales  &  Son, 

As  it  is  possible  that  the  report  of  the  destruction  of  my  Academy 
by  fire,  may  produce  uneasiness  and  alarm  with  those  parents  and  guar- 
dians of  the  pupils  who  resided  in  the  Academy,  I  feel  it  my  duty, 
through  the  medium  of  the  Register,  to  assure  them,  that  little  or  no 
loss  has  been  sustained  except  the  building  itself.     *     *     * 

As  to  a  continuation  of  study,  I  procured  the  dwelling  house  of  a 
near  neighbor,  on  the  next  day,  for  a  school  house,  and  the  misfortune 
produced  the  loss  of  one  day  only.  On  the  second  day  after  the  fire,  the 
foundation  for  rebuilding  the  Academy  was  laid,  and  I  expect  to  re- 
sume business  in  the  Academy  on  the  16th  instant. 

The  alarm  of  fire  Avas  given  from  the  Academy  at  about  1  o'clock 
on  Sunday  night,  the  1st  of  February.     *     *     * 

Feb.  5.  C.  A.  Hill. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  10,  182J+. 

MIDWAY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1825. 
MIDWAY  ACADEMY, 

Franklin  County,  1ST.  C. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed,  under  the  imme- 
diate instruction  of  the  subscriber,  on  the  first  Monday  of  January 
next,  at  the  usual  price,  viz.  Fifty  dollars  per  session  for  Board  and 
Tuition,  paid  in  advance. 

The  course  of  studies  at  Midway  is  regulated  by  that  of  the  Univer- 
sity; so  that  this  Academy  serves  as  preparatory  to  the  different  classes 
at  College.  C.  A.  Hill. 

Dec.  2. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  10,  1821/-. 


Franklix  County  Schools.  Ill 

MIDWAY  ODER  HILL  AJTD  HILL. 

MIDWAY   ACADEMY, 

Franklin  County,  X.  C. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  again  resumed  on  the  first 
Monday  in  January  next,  under  the  immediate  instruction  of  the  Sub- 
scriber, assisted  by  his  son  DAXIEL  S.  HILL.  The  course  of  Studies 
will  be  conformable  to  the  plan  of  Education  as  adopted  at  our  Uni- 
versity. As  the  Subscriber  is  preparing  his  buildings  for  a  permanent 
establishment,  and  will  devote  himself  entirely  to  the  duties  of  his 
School,  parents  may  rest  assured  that  every  exertion  shall  be  made  to 
advance  his  pupils  both  in  moral  and  intellectual  improvement.  Board 
will  be  $40,  and  tuition  $10  per  session,  payable  in  advance. 

Midway  is  situated  two  miles  below  the  main  Stage  Road,  ten  miles 
from  Louisburg,  sixteen  miles  from  Warrenton  &  four  from  the  Shocco 
Springs.  For  health,  it  is  exceeded  by  no  situation  in  the  State :  for  I 
years,  there  were  from  forty  to  sixty  Students,  and  not  a  case  of  fever 
occurred.  Should,  however,  medical  aid  be  required,  the  attention  of 
Dr.  John  Brodie,  whose  skill  as  a  physician  is  inferior  to  none  in  the 
State,  will  be  at  hand,  as  he  resides  within  two  miles  of  Midway.  The 
Students  will  be  barred  from  exposure  to  extravagance  and  dissipation, 
as  there  is  not  a  store  or  gill-shop  within  five  miles  of  the  Academy. 

In  the  government  of  Midway  Academy,  the  Principal  will  pursue 
that  course  which  he  would  with  his  own  children.  He  will  advise  and 
admonish;  where  these  fail,  the  rod  will  be  resorted  to,  but  with  par- 
ental prudence.  When  any  pupil  shall  be  deemed  incorrigible  in  dis- 
orderly conduct,  or  habitually  inattentive  to  his  studies,  his  parent  or 
guardian  will  be  immediately  informed  thereof. 

Letters  to  the  Principal  or  Students  must  be  directed  to  Louisburg, 
X.  C.  Charles  A.  Hill.  A.  M. 

Xov.  6th,  1828. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  i-4,  1828. 

MIDWAY   EXAMINATION,  JOE,   1S29. 

MIDWAY   ACADEMY, 
Franklin  County,  X.  C. 

THE  Examination  will  take  place  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  3d 
and  4th  of  June ;  on  the  latter  day,  a  number  of  the  Students  will 
deliver  select  Orations.  To  all  which,  Parents,  Guardians  and  the 
Public,  are  respectfully  invited. 

The  Second  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  15th  June,  under  the 
superintendence  and  instruction  of  the  subscribers. 

Board  and  Tuition  $50  per  Session,  payable  in  advance. 

C.  A.  Hill.  A.  M. 

May  5th,  1829.  D.  S.  Hill. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  26,  1829. 


112  Franklin  County  Schools. 

MIDWAY  WILL  HAVE  HILL'S  WHOLE  TIME. 

MIDWAY  ACADEMY, 

Franklin  County,  ~N.  C. 

THE  Subscriber  avails  himself  of  the  earliest  opportunity  to  inform 
his  friends,  &  the  public  in  general,  that  he  has  declined  all  public  pur- 
suits, and  will  hereafter  devote  his  attention  entirely  to  the  charge  of 
this  Institution.  The  necessity  which  compels  him  to  adopt  this  course, 
is  the  surest  guarantee  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duty.  He 
will  be  assisted  by  his  son  Daniel  S.  Hill.  Here  will  be  taught  all  the 
studies  preparatory  to  any  class  in  the  University  of  this  State.  The 
exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  29th  inst.  at 
$40  per  session  for  board,  and  $10  per  session  for  tuition.  The  sub- 
scriber is  prepared  to  accommodate  the  boarders,  as  usual,  in  his  own 
family.  As  at  this  place,  there  are  no  temptations  to  extravagance, 
the  students  have  occasion  for  very  little  pocket  money;  too  much  of 
this,  always  leads  to  idleness  and  dissipation. 

June  12th,  1829.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M. 

The  Editors  of  the  Raleigh  Star,  the  Tarboro'  Eree  Press,  and  Hali- 
fax Minerva  are  requested  to  give  the  above  three  insertions  and  for- 
ward their  accounts  to  the  subscriber. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  23,  1829. 

MIDWAY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1830. 
MIDWAY  ACADEMY, 

Franklin  County,  North  Carolina. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution,  will  take 
place  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  the  9th  and  10th  of  June.  On 
Thursday  at  11  o'clock,  A.  M.  Public  Speaking  by  the  Students.  Par- 
ents, Guardians  and  the  Public  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

The  second  Session  will  begin  on  the  following  Monday,  at  the  usual 
terms,  viz : 

Board   per   Session,  $40   )  . 

_.   .  .  _    .  ..    ,l  payable  in  advance. 

luition  per  Sesison,  10    ) 

The  Students  must  furnish  their  own  candles  and  bed  clothes — or 
they  will  be  furnished  by  the  Principal — candles  at  twenty  cents  per 
lb.  and  $2.50  per  Session  for  bed  clothes.  The  above  include  all  neces- 
sary expenses,  except  books  and  stationary.  These,  where  required,  can 
be  supplied  by  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M. 

May  18,  1830.  Principal 

The  Star,  JNTewbern  Spectator,  Roanoke  Advocate,  and  Warrenton 
Reporter,  will  please  give  the  above  three  insertions,  and  forward  their 
accounts  to  the  subscriber. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  2k,  1830. 


Franklin  County  Schools.  113 

MIDWAY   ANNOUNCEMENTS   FOR   1831. 

MIDWAY  ACADEMY, 

Franklin  County. 

THE  EXAMINATION  will  take  place  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday, 
the  7th  and  8th  of  June.  On  the  latter  day,  about  thirty  of  the  Stu- 
dents will  deliver  select  Speeches.  The  public  are  respectfully  invited 
to  attend. 

The  second  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  20th  of  June  and 
close  on  Friday  the  11th  of  November. 

Having  lately  enlarged  his  accommodations,  the  Subscriber  will  be 
prepared  to  receive  a  few  more  pupils  than  hitherto.  His  price  for 
Board  is  Forty  Dollars  and  Tuition  $10,  per  Session,  payable  in  ad- 
vance, and  where  the  Students  do  not  furnish  their  own  bed-clothes, 
there  is  an  additional  charge  of  $2.50  per  Session. 

The  Academy  is  under  the  full  control  of  the  Subscriber,  who  takes 
upon  himself  the  duties  of  a  parent  as  well  as  of  teacher. 

May  15,  1831.  C.  A.  Hill,  M.  A. 

The  Raleigh  Star,  Roanoke  Advocate,  and  Tarborough  Free  Press, 
will  please  insert  the  above  three  times,  and  forward  their  accounts 
to  the  Subscriber.  C.  A.  Hill. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  May  26,  1831. 

DEATH  OF  C.  A.  HILL;  NEW  ADMINISTRATION. 

MIDWAY  ACADEMY, 

Franklin  County,  N.  C. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution,  which  have  been  suspended  for 
some  time  in  consequence  of  the  death  of  the  late  Principal,  Rev.  C.  A. 
Hill,  will  be  resumed  under  the  superintendence  of  the  subscriber  on 
the  first  Monday  in  January  next. 

The  course  of  studies  will  be  preparatory  to  college.  Instruction 
will  also  be  given  to  such  as  desire  it  in  the  French,  Spanish  and 
Italian  languages.     Prices  of  board  and  tuition  as  heretofore,  viz. 

Tuition  $10 


,  per  session  of  5  months. 
Board       40    \ 

Mrs.  Hill,  who  resides  at  the  place,  will  be  prepared  to  accommodate 
any  number  of  boarders  that  may  apply.  All  who  board  with  her, 
will  be  under  the  control  of  the  teacher,  as  well  out  of,  as  in  school. 
Should  the  number  of  pupils  render  it  necessary,  a  competent  assistant 
will  be  employed  to  take  charge  of  the  English  department. 

In  a  retired  and  healthy  neighborhood,  remote  from  the  haunts  of 
dissipation,  this  establishment  combines  every  advantage  that  can  be 
desired  by  parents  desirous  of  preserving  the  health  and  guarding  the 
morals  of  their  children,  while  engaged  in  the  acquisition  of  useful 
knowledge. 


114  Franklin  County  Schools. 

Having  devoted  himself  to  the  arduous  task  of  training  the  rising 
generation  in  the  paths  of  virtue  and  science,  the  undersigned  hopes, 
by  assiduity  and  attention,  to  obtain  a  share  of  that  patronage  which 
is  ever  extended  by  an  enlightened  public  to  exertions  made  to  promote 
liberal  education.  John  J.  Wyche,  A.  M. 

November  22,  1831. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  December  2,  1831. 

SPRING  GROVE  ACADEMY  BEGINS,  1827. 

SPRING  GROVE  ACADEMY. 

THE  undersigned  has  employed  Mr.  Guernsey,  a  Graduate  of  a 
Northern  College,  as  a  Teacher,  to  take  charge  of  this  Academy,  for 
the  ensuing  year,  and  the  School  will  commence  on  the  first  of  Janu- 
ary. Mr.  Guernsey  comes  well  recommended  as  a  gentleman  qualified 
to  take  charge  of  an  Academy,  and  will  teach  the  Greek,  Latin  and 
French  Languages,  and  all  other  branches  necessary  to  qualify  a  stu- 
dent to  enter  the  University.  The  price  of  Tuition  for  Reading,  Writ- 
ing and  Arithmetic  will  be  $8,  and  for  all  other  branches  usually  taught 
in  Academies,  $10  per  session.  And  the  undersigned  will  receive  as 
Boarders,  eight  or  ten  scholars,  at  $40  the  session.  The  residence  of 
the  undersigned  is  healthy,  and  is  cut  off  from  all  temptations  to  dis- 
sipation, and  where,  from  the  assiduity  and  abilities  of  Mr.  Guernsey, 
and  the  especial  superintendence  of  the  undersigned,  such  students  as 
may  attend  the  Academy,  it  is  hoped  and  calculated,  will  make  great 
progress  in  useful  knowledge.  John   D.   Hawkins. 

Franklin  County,  Dec.  12,  1827. 

- — Raleigh  Register,  December  28,  1827. 

SPRING  GROVE  EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1828. 
SPRING  GROVE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  at  this  Academy  will  take  place  on  Monday,  the 
16th  of  June;  and  after  a  recess  until  that  time,  the  business  of  the 
School  will  recommence  on  Monday,  the  23d  of  the  same  month,  under 
the  government  of  Mr.  Guernsey,  whose  past  services  entitle  him  to 
increased  patronage.  Board  and  Tuition  as  heretofore.  The  main 
object  of  this  School  is  to  prepare  the  Scholars  for  the  University,  and 
from  the  efforts  made,  its  attainment  is  looked  for  under  very  flatter- 
ing prospects.  John  D.  Hawkins. 

May  24. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  30,  1828. 


Franklin  County  Schools.  115 

SPRING  GROVE  UNDER  EDWARD  G.  BENNERS. 

SPRING  GROVE  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  in  this  Institution,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr. 
Edward  G.  Benners,  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  19th  day  of  Janu- 
ary next.  Students  may  here  be  prepared  for  College,  or  fitted  for  the 
ordinary  business  life.  Divine  service  is  regularly  performed  in  the 
Academy  building,  which  is  situated  in  a  healthy  and  pleasant  section 
of  country,  remote  from  scenes  of  vice ;  while  the  pupils,  constantly 
under  the  supervision  of  their  teacher,  will  have  every  inducement  to 
observe  a  correct  and  moral  deportment.  The  prices  of  tuition  vary 
according  to  the  studies  pursued,  viz : 

Eor  the  Classics,  per  Session $12  50 

For  English,  from  $5  to 10  00 

Board,    per    month 6  00 

Composition,  Declamation,  and  the  use  of  the  Globes,  particularly 
attended  to,  John  D.  Hawkins. 

»     December  19,  1834. 

The  Oxford  Examiner  will  give  the  above  four  insertions. 

— The  Standard,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  January  2,  1835. 

MOUNT  WELCOME  ACADEMY,  1828. 

MOUNT  WELCOME  ACADEMY. 

The  subscriber  begs  leave  to  inform  his  friends  and  the  public,  that 
he  will  open  a  school,  on  the  second  Monday  of  January  next,  about 
three  miles  from  Louisburg,  on  the  main  stage  road  leading  to  Warren- 
ton.  Tuition  will  be  as  follows :  For  spelling,  reading,  writing  and 
arithmetic,  six  dollars  per  session ;  English  Grammar  and  Geography, 
seven  dollars;  Latin,  Greek  and  the  sciences,  nine  dollars — payable 
in  advance.  A  session  to  consist  of  five  months.  Board  may  be  had 
with  Win.  J.  JSTewbern,  who  lives  in  about  two  hundred  yards  of  the 
institution ;  also  with  Mrs.  Sarah  Fenner,  Peter  Foster  and  Capt.  John 
Perry,  for  thirty-six  dollars  per  session. 

Taking  into  consideration  the  healthiness  and  pleasantness  of  the 
neighborhood,  the  low  price  of  tuition  and  board,  and  the  experience 
which  I  have  had  in  the  instruction  of  youth,  I  flatter  myself  that 
I  shall  receive  a  liberal  share  of  public  patronage.  Particular  atten- 
tion will  be  paid  to  the  morals  of  those  youths  confided  to  my  care. 

Dec.  26,  1827.  Thos.  G.  Stone. 

— The  Star,  January  S,  1828. 

MISS  BOBBITT'S  SCHOOL,  1830. 

The  public  are  informed  that  the  subscriber  will  recommence  the 
duties  of  her  school  on  Monday  next,  and  will  be  prepared  to  accom- 
modate young  ladies,  as  boarders,  at  the  moderate  price  of  fifty  dollars 
per  scholastic  year  of  ten  months.     Tuition  for  advanced  students  will 


116  Franklin  County  Schools. 

be  ten  dollars  per  session;  for  those  in  the  minor  branches,  seven  dol- 
lars and  fifty  cents.  The  course  of  studies  in  this  Academy  will  em- 
brace spelling,  reading,  writing,  arithmetic,  grammar,  geography, 
rhetoric,  moral  philosophy,  history  and  painting;  also  plain  and  orna- 
mental needle  work.  To  the  moral  deportment  of  the  pupils,  as  well 
as  to  their  literary  acquirements,  particular  attention  will  be  paid. 
For  further  particulars,  reference  may  be  made  to  those  who  have 
attended  the  different  examinations  of  the  students  of  this  institution. 
In  conclusion  the  subscriber  would  add,  that  the  academy  is  situated 
in  a  healthy  and  elevated  section  of  country;  nine  miles  from  Louis- 
burg,  Franklin  county,  on  Sims'  road.  This,  added  to  an  experience 
of  three  years  devoted  to  the  instruction  of  youth  in  Virginia,  will,  it 
is  hoped,  secure  a  share  of  patronage.  Eliza  W.  Bobbitt. 

January  1,  1830. 

— The  Star,  January  llf,  1830. 

MISS  BOBBITT'S  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1831. 
PRIVATE  FEMALE  SCHOOL. 

The  Second  Session  of  Miss  Eliza  W.  Bobbitt's  School  will  com- 
mence on  the  Fourth  of  July,  at  Yarboroughsville,  in  the  county  of 
Franklin,  a  very  healthy  and  pleasant  place,  where  Board  can  be  had 
in  the  neighborhood  on  good  terms.  It  is  presumed  that  Miss  Bobbitt's 
qualifications  are  too  well  known  to  need  any  recommendations,  as  she 
has  been  for  several  years  engaged  in  teaching  Females  and  has  given 
entire  satisfaction. 

Franklin  county,  June  27. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  30,  1831. 

HEMDON  ACADEMY,  1836. 

BOARDING   SCHOOL. 

In  Franklin  County,  five  miles  North-west  of  Louisburg,  the  under- 
signed will  open  a  school  on  Monday,  the  16th  of  January  next.  The 
undersigned  designs  pursuing  a  course  with  his  pupils,  preparatory  to 
an  entrance  into  our  own  University,  or  the  practical  parts  of  an  Eng- 
lish Education,  as  may  be  preferred. 

He  will  be  prepared  to  accommodate  a  few  Boarders,  at  Seven  dol- 
lars per  month ;  and  the  neighbors  will  accommodate  as  many  as  may 
apply.  Few  neighborhoods  are  better  suited  for  such  a  School.  It  has 
all  the  advantages  of  health,  and  good  water,  and  good  Society.  The 
people  are  industrious,  moral  and  intelligent ;  and  the  undersigned  feels 
assured  that  nothing  like  dissipation  or  idleness  would  be  encouraged. 
A  strict  discipline  will  be  kept  up ;  and  no  young  man  need  offer  him- 
self who  is  not  willing  to  submit  implicitly  to  all  the  rules  and  requisi- 
tions of  the  School. 


Fkanklin  County  Schools.  117 

Tuition,  for  common  English  Scholars,  $7.50;  Mathematical  Scholars, 
$10;  Latin,  or  Greek  Scholars,  $12.50,  per  Session — payable  in  advance. 

The  undersigned  promises  faithfully,  on  his  part,  to  do  everything 
in  his  power  for  the  moral  and  intellectual  improvement  of  all  chil- 
dren that  may  be  committed  to  his  care.  Any  person  wishing  to  board 
with  the  Subscriber  will  please  make  it  known  to  him  by  letter,  as  soon 
as  convenient. 

Dec.  8,  1836.  John  Y.  Hicks. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  13,  1836. 

HEMDON   ANNOUNCEMENTS   FOR   1837. 

HEMDON    ACADEMY. 

This  Institution  was  advertised  at  the  beginning  of  the  year  under 
the  head  of  'Boarding  School.'  The  first  Session  will  close  on  Wed- 
nesday the  28th  of  June,  and  the  second  commence  on  the  Monday 
following,  3d  of  July.  The  undersigned  would  be  glad  to  accommodate 
a  few  more  Boarders  at  his  established  prices,  viz.  $7  per  month, 
everything  furnished  except  lights.  The  established  price  for  tuition, 
is,  for  Latin  or  Greek,  $12.50;  for  Mathematics,  $10,  and  for  all  others, 
$7.50  per  Session. 

No  neighborhood  is  more  suitable  for  such  an  Institution,  than  that 
wherein  Hemdon  Academy  is  located.  It  is  about  five  miles  northwest 
of  Louisburg,  and  is  thought  to  be  the  most  elevated  spot  in  Franklin 
county.  'Tis  a  neighborhood  of  sober,  industrious  and  temperate  peo- 
ple ;  and  the  Subscriber  confidently  assures  the  Public  that  nothing 
like  vice  or  immorality  would  be  countenanced.  The  Undersigned 
being  sole  proprietor  and  instructor  of  the  institution,  promises  on  his 
part,  faithfully  to  do  everything  in  his  power  for  the  intellectual  and 
moral  improvement  of  all  that  may  be  entrusted  to  his  care.  A  strict 
discipline  will  be  kept  up  among  all  classes,  and  no  young  man  will 
be  taken,  unless  he  is  willing  to  submit  implicitly  to  the  directions  of 
the  Subscriber.  Any  person  wishing  to  send  a  scholar  to  the  Subscriber, 
will  please  make  it  known  to  him  by  letter.  John  Y.  Hicks. 

Hemdon  Academy,  June  1,  1837. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  13,  1837. 

HEMDON  ANNOUNCEMENTS   FOR   1838. 
HEMDON  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  close  on  Friday  the  8th  Decem- 
ber ensuing,  with  a  public  exhibition  of  the  students,  and  will  be  re- 
sumed again  on  Monday  the  15th  January,  1838.  The  undersigned, 
being  Proprietor  and  Principal  Instructor  in  the  Institution,  would 
be  glad  to  accommodate  eight  or  ten  boarders  at  seven  dollars  a  month. 


118  Franklin  County  Schools. 


TUITION. 


For  common  English,  (per  session,) $7  00 

For  Mathematics,                 do              10  00 

For  Latin  or  Greek,            do              12  00 

No  student  will  be  taken  for  less  than  a  session. 

The  institution,  though  not  incorporated,  will  hereafter  be  managed 
as  such,  a  number  of  gentlemen  having  consented  to  act  as  Trustees. 
A  strict  and  rigid  discipline  will  be  kept  up.  No  large  student  will  be 
received  who  is  unwilling  to  submit  to  all  the  rules  and  requisitions 
of  the  school.  Students  boarding  with  the  subscriber  in  particular  will 
be  required  to  be  very  orderly  in  their  conduct.  They  will  not  be 
allowed  to  make  a  noise  about  the  house,  be  out  of  nights  or  run  about 
on  the  Sabbath.  They  will  generally  be  kept  at  school  a  part  of  the 
day  on  Saturday,  and  on  Sunday  will  be  required  to  recite  on  Bible 
questions  at  the  Academy.  The  subscriber  would  remark,  however, 
that  in  answering  Bible  questions,  everything  bigotted  or  sectarian  will 
be  carefully  avoided.  There  will  be  a  female  assistant.  Little  girls 
under  14  years  of  age  will  therefore  be  gladly  received.  Should  any 
be  entrusted  to  the  care  of  the  subscriber,  every  attention  will  be  given 
to  their  morals  as  well  as  education.  Adams'  Latin  and  Valpey's  Greek 
Grammar;  Worcester's  Geography;  Emerson's  Arithmetic;  Murray's 
Sequal  Reader  and  Introduction,  will  be  used  exclusively. 

All  persons  wishing  to  board  with  the  Subscriber,  will  please  inform 
him  by  letter,  directed  to  Louisburg,  1ST.  C.  John  Y.  Hicks. 

Hemdon  Academy,  near  Louisburg,  Nov.  25,  1837. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  If,  1837. 

HEMDON   EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1838. 

HEMDON  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  close  for  the  first  Session  by 
a  Public  Examination,  to  be  held  on  Thursday  and  Friday,  the  14th 
and  15th  of  June.  Parents  and  friends  are  invited  to  attend.  The 
second  Session  will  commence  on  Monday,  the  25th  of  June.  The 
Subscriber's  house  will  still  be  open  for  Boarders  and  Students,  at  the 
usual  price  of  $7  a  month  for  Board,  (Students  furnishing  their  own 
lights,).  .  .  ,  Tuition  $7.50,  $10  and  $12  the  Session,  according  to 
the  studies  pursued.  HEMDON  is  situated  six  miles  North-West  of 
Louisburg,  one  mile  from  the  Stage  Road.  The  Subscriber  would  pre- 
sent the  following  advantages  of  the  Institution,  to-wit :  its  healthy  and 
retired  situation,  a  neighborhood  of  moral  and  industrious  people,  and 
good  water.  John  Y.  Hicks. 

Hemdon,  Franklin  Co.  May  21. 

Star  and  Standard,  3  times,  e  o  w.  J.  Y.  H. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  21,  1838. 


Franklin  County  Schools.  119 

HEMDON  ANNOUNCEMENTS   FOE   1839. 
HEMDON  ACADEMY. 

The  second  Session  of  this  Seminary  for  the  present  year,  will  close 
on  Friday,  the  23d  inst.  The  first  Session  of  1839  will  commence  on 
the  14th  of  January.  The  Proprietor  is  prepared  to  board  eight  Stu- 
dents, two  occupying  one  room,  fire-place  and  bed.  Everything  will 
be  furnished  except  lights.  The  charge,  including  Tuition,  will  vary 
from  $105  to  $115,  the  scholastic  year  of  ten  months.  The  different 
branches  of  an  English  Education,  with  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages, 
will  be  taught.  He  has  a  pair  of  Globes  for  the  use  of  Students  in 
Geography,  and  apparatus  to  teach  surveying  practically.  Persons 
wishing  to  board  with  the  Proprietor,  will  do  well  to  make  it  known 
very  soon.     Board  can  be  had  in  respectable  houses  in  the  vicinity. 

John  Y.  Hicks. 

Hemdom  Academy,  near  Louisburg,  November  16,  1838. 

Star  and  Standard  4  times,  every  other  week. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  19,  1838. 

HEMDON'S  BUILDINGS  AND  TERMS. 

HEMDON  ACADEMY. 

The  first  session  of  this  Seminary  will  close  on  Friday,  the  14th 
of  June,  by  a  Public  Examination  of  the  Students.  Parents  are  in- 
vited to  attend.  They  will  be  resumed  again  on  Monday,  the  1st  of 
July.  Encouraged  by  the  support  that  he  has  heretofore  received,  the 
undersigned  has  built  a  large  and  convenient  Academy,  near  his  own 
Dwelling.  His  house  will  again  be  open  for  Boarders.  Wishing  to 
carry  on  a  Boarding  School,  to  be  profitable  to  himself  and  beneficial 
to  his  Boarders,  he  will  furnish  a  room,  bed,  and  fire,  to  every  two, 
furnishing  everything  except  lights.  The  charge  will  vary  from  $471/2 
to  $52 %  the  session  of  five  months.  Young  men  wishing  a  room  and 
bed  to  themselves  can  have  it,  by  paying  five  dollars  more.  None  will 
be  received  who  are  not  willing  to  submit  to  all  the  rules  and  requisi- 
tions of  the  school.  The  subscriber  has  Globes  for  the  use  of  Students 
in  Geography,  and  apparatus  to  teach  Surveying  practically.  Parker's 
Exercises  in  English  Composition,  also  the  delivery  of  Select  Speeches 
kept  up  during  the  session.  John  Y.  Hicks, 

Principal. 

Hemdon,  near  Louisburg,  Franklin  Co.  May  25,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  1,  1839. 


120  Fkanklin  County  Schools. 

HEMDON  ANNOUNCEMENTS   FOR  1840. 
HEMDON  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  end  on  Friday,  the  28th  inst. 
and  will  be  resumed  again  on  Monday  the  6th  January,  1840. 

Tuition  $7.50,  $10  and  $12.50  per  Session,  according  to  studies  pur- 
sued. Board,  with  the  Subscriber,  $40  per  session.  Tuition  and  one- 
fourth  of  the  board  in  advance.  Board  can  be  obtained  also  in  re- 
spectable houses  in  the  neighborhood.  John  Y.  Hicks. 

Franklin  County,  K  C,  'Nov.  20,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  30,  1839. 


GRANVILLE  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

TVILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY,  1805. 
EDUCATION. 

On  the  5th  day  of  June,  an  Academy  in  Williamsborough,  Granville 
county,  will  commence  its  exercises  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  John 
Hicks,  a  gentleman  of  approved  scholarship  and  morals.  All  the 
branches  of  academical  education  will  be  taught  on  the  usual  terms, 
board  may  be  obtained  in  several  respectable  families  on  low  terms. 
From  the  healthiness  of  the  place,  and  reputation  of  the  teacher,  the 
trustees  flatter  themselves  with  a  respectable  school. 

April  8th,  1805.  Stephen  Sneed,  Seer. 

— The  Halifax,  N.  C,  Journal,  April  8,  1805. 

TYILLIAMSBOROCGH  ACADEMY  ODER  BIRCH  AM)  RICE. 

EDUCATION. 

On  Monday  the  16th  of  October  next,  I  shall  open  a  School  at  my 
place  near  William sborough,  Granville  county,  in  which  will  be  taught 
the  English,  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  together  with  such  of  the 
Sciences  as  are  commonly  studied  in  American  Schools. 

I  have  engaged  as  an  Assistant  Teacher  Mr.  Benjamin  Rice,  of  Vir- 
ginia, a  young  gentleman  of  unquestionable  morality  and  of  liberal 
education. 

Those  who  may  send  their  children  or  wards  to  this  School  may 
rely  on  the  greatest  exertion  of  the  Teachers  to  amend  the  heart  as  well 
as  enlighten  the  understanding.  James  K.  Burch. 

August  28,  1809. 

— Raleigh  Star,  August  31,  1809. 

WILLIAMSBOROCGH   FEMALE   ACADEMY,  1811. 

NOTICE. 

I  wish  to  inform  the  public,  that  I  have  lately  purchased  the  place 
where  I  now  live,  in  Williamsborough,  of  the  Rev.  James  K.  Burch, 
which  is  a  very  healthy  and  private  situation.  I  intend  taking  ten  or 
twelve  young  ladies  to  board  with  me :  more  young  ladies  may  be 
boarded  in  decent  families — my  price  is  seventy  dollars  for  board  and 
tuition.  Those  who  may  interest  and  encourage  me  in  this  under- 
taking, may  rest  assured  of  every  attention  being  paid  not  only  to  the 
education,  but  to  the  morals  and  manners  of  the  students — school  will 
commence  again  on  the  1st  day  of  January. 

Dec.  3,  1810.  Charlotte  B.  Brodie. 

— The  Star,  January  31,  1811. 

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122  Granville  County  Schools. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  FEMALE  ACADEMY  FOR  1812. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH 

Female  Academy  &  Boarding  School,  will  be  continued  the  ensuing 
year  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burton,  where  Spelling, 
Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography  and 
Needle  work  will  be  taught. 

For  board  and  tuition  (each  finding  a  pair  of  sheets,  Blankets  and 
Counterpanes)  seventy  dollars  per  annum,  paid  quarterly  and  in 
advance. 

The  exercises  of  the  School  will  commence  the  1st  of  January,  and 
end  the  15th  of  December.  The  summer  vacation  from  the  22nd  of 
June  to  the  first  Monday  in  July. 

The  pleasant  and  healthy  situation  of  the  place,  and  the  proper  dis- 
tance it  is  from  the  most  public  part  of  Williamsborough,  being  nearly 
half  a  mile,  renders  it  desirable  for  the  residence  of  young  Ladies  who 
wish  to  enjoy  their  health,  and  sufficient  retirement  for  the  prosecution 
of  their  studies. 

The  greatest  attention  will  be  paid  by  Mrs.  Burton  to  the  young 
Ladies  placed  under  her  care. 

November  14,  1811. 

— The  Star,  November  22,  1811. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  FOR  1812. 

The  undersigned  Trustees  of  the  Williamsborough  Academy  inform 
the  public  that  they  have  engaged  Mr.  Joel  Strong  to  take  charge  of 
the  institution  for  the  ensuing  year.  They  entertain  a  confident  belief 
that  the  duties  of  a  Teacher  will  be  satisfactorily  performed,  and  they 
pledge  themselves  that  the  utmost  care  and  attention  shall  be  paid  by 
them  to  the  progress  and  morals  of  the  students. 

The  school  will  commence  on  the  first  day  of  January  and  continue 
(with  the  usual  vacations)  until  about  the  20th  of  December. 

Price  of  Tuition:     Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geography,  English 

Grammar,   Mathematics,   &c.    sixteen   dollars.      Reading,   Writing,   and 

Arithmetic,  twelve  dollars.  „  0 

Stephen  Sneed, 

James  Hamilton, 

William  Robards, 

John  Hake, 

Frank  1ST.  W.  Burton, 

Henry  Lyne, 

L.  Henderson. 

Williamsborough,  December  17,  1811. 

— The  Star,  December  27,  1811. 


Granville  County  Schools.  123 

WILLIAMSROROUGH   ACADEMY   EXAMINATION,  JUNE,   1812. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Students  of  this  Institution  were  this  day  examined  on  their  dif- 
ferent studies  before  the  Trustees  of  the  School,  the  Parents  of  the  Stu- 
dents and  the  citizens  of  the  place  and  its  vicinity. 

It  is  with  pleasure  that  the  Trustees  declare,  that  the  great  progress 
made  by  the  students  in  their  different  studies,  (to  wit:)  Spelling, 
Reading,  Writing,  English  Grammar,  Latin,  Greek,  &  Mathematics, 
evinces  their  great  assiduity,  &  the  high  qualifications  of  their  teacher, 
Mr.  L.  Holbrooks.  They  think  that  they  may  with  truth  declare  that 
the  School  has  been  ably  conducted,  the  greatest  care  and  attention  paid 
to  the  studies  and  morals  of  the  Students  and  that  this  infant  institu- 
tion, although  it  may  be  equalled  by  many,  is  surpassed  by  none  in  the 
State. 

The  exercises  of  the  second  Session  will  commence  on  the  16th  in- 
stant. Trustees  :  Robert  Burton, 

Leo.  Henderson, 
Stephen  Sneed, 
William  Robards, 
John  Hare, 

Williamsborough,  July  1,  1812.  James  Hamilton. 

— The  Star,  July  11,  ^18 12. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH   ANNOUNCEMENTS    FOR    1813. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  have  engaged  Mr.  Wm.  Hillman,  formerly  of  Franklin 
Academy,  for  the  ensuing  year.  The  school  will  be  opened  under  his 
superintendance  on  the  first  Monday  of  January  next,  where  the  English, 
Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  will  be  taught. 

The  moral  character  and  qualifications  of  Mr.  Hillman,  are  such  as 
to  give  every  reason  to  believe  that  the  duties  of  his  station  will  be  faith- 
fully discharged. 

The  low  price  of  Board  and  Tuition ;  the  very  healthy  and  pleasant 
situation  of  the  place  are  further  inducements  to  those  who  wish  to 
place  their  children  in  a  seminary  of  this  kind. 

Board  may  be  had  for  a  few  students  in  private  houses  in  Williams- 
borough. 

— The  Star,  December  4,  1812. 

PROF.  ANDREW  RHEA  IN  CHARGE  OF  ACADEMY. 

Williamsboro'  Academy — The  exercises  of  this  Institution  will  com- 
mence on  the  first  day  of  January  next,  under  the  superintendance  of 
Andrew  Rhea,  M.A.  the  present  professor  of  languages  in  the  University 
of  North  Carolina,  as  principal.  There  will  be  taught  at  this  Academy, 
the  Latin  and  Greek  languages,  Mathematics,  the  Elements  of  Euclid, 


124  Granville  County  Schools. 

Practical  Geometry,  Trigonometry,  Surveying,  Navigation,  Mensura- 
tion of  Heights  and  Distances,  Superficies  and  Solids,  Geography,  Alge- 
bra, Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  English  Grammar,  Reading,  Writ- 
ing and  Arithmetic. — Particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  Composition, 
Reading  and  Elocution.  The  price  of  tuition,  $20,  payable  half  yearly 
in  advance.  Extra  charges  for  firewood,  attendants  and  the  use  of  a 
Library,  will  be  moderate  and  regulated  by  the  Trustees.  Board  may 
be  had  in  the  private  families  of  Stephen  Sneed,  Judge  Henderson  and 
William  Robards  in  town,  and  Dr.  Hare  and  others  in  the  neighbor- 
hood at  $60,  payable  half  yearly  in  advance.     *     *     * 

A  Eemale  teacher  wanted.  A  Lady  qualified  to  take  charge  of  young 
females,  and  capable  of  teaching  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English 
Grammar,  Parsing  and  Needle  Work,  may  be  placed  in  a  comfortable 
and  permanent  situation,  on  making  immediate  application  to  Judge 
Henderson,  president  of  the  board  of  trustees. 

Williamsborough,  Nov.  10,  1814.  Sam.  Hillman,  Secry. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  6,  1815. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  UNDER  MR.  RHEA  AND  MRS.  STITH. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  The  trustees  have  contracted  with  Mr.  Rhea  as  principal, 
to  superintend  and  manage  the  institution  for  a  number  of  years. 
*  *  *  The  trustees  have  engaged  Mrs.  Stith  to  take  charge  of  the 
Eemale  Department.  *  *  *  Mrs.  Stith  was  educated  at  Salem,  a 
native  of  North  Carolina,  of  engaging  manners,  and  a  mild,  placid  dis- 
position.    *     *     *  Wm.  Robards, 

Williamsborough,  Nov.  20,  1815.  Secretary. 

— Raleigh  Star,  November  21/.,  1815. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1815. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Williamsborough  Academy, 
under  the  management  of  Andrew  Rhea  Principal,  and  John  W.  Bur- 
ton Assistant  Teacher,  commenced  on  Monday  the  5th  of  June,  and  con- 
tinued until  Eriday.     *     *     * 

Wm.  Robards,  Sec.  L.  Henderson,  President. 

June  9,  1815. 

— Raleigh  Star,  June  23,  1815. 

ANDREW  WILSON  PRINCIPAL  OF  WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution  take  pleasure  in  announcing  to  the 
Public,  that  they  have  engaged  Mr.  Alexander  Wilson,  late  of  the 
Raleigh  Academy,  as  Principal;  a  gentleman  whose  qualifications  have 
been  tested  by  a  very  successful  course  of  teaching  in  that  Institution 
for  the  two  last  years. 


Granville  County  Schools.  125 

The  different  branches  of  Education  as  established  by  the  Faculty 
at  the  University  of  this  State  will  be  adopted  in  this  Institution. 

The  price  of  Tuition  for  the  Languages  and  Sciences  is  $12.50 — 
Beading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic  $8  a  Session. 

Board  can  be  had  in  the  most  respectable  families  at  $35  per  Session. 
The  Exercises  to  commence  on  the  2d  Monday  of  January. 
The  Trustees  refer  to  the  annexed  Certificate  as  the  best  recommen- 
dation of  this  Institution  to  the  public  patronage. 

Leonard  Henderson, 
Joseph  H.  Bryan, 
William  Bobards, 
Thomas   Turner, 
Bichard  Sneed, 
January  1,  1821.  Trustees. 

Mr.  ALEXANDEB  WILSON,  late  of  Belfast,  Ireland,  has  been  a 
resident  of  this  city  for  several  years,  and  during  the  term  of  five  Ses- 
sions has  acted  as  first  Assistant  in  the  Male  Department  of  the  Baleigh 
Academy. 

The  undersigned,  regarding  Mr.  Wilson  as  a  Scholar  and  a  Gentle- 
man, do  cheerfully  certify,  that  his  correct  moral  deportment — his  tal- 
ent for  school  discipline  &  government — his  literary  attainments,  &  par- 
ticular taste  for  the  Latin  and  Greek  Classics,  entitles  him,  in  their 
opinion,  to  rank  among  the  first  Academic  instructors  of  the  State. 

W.  M'Fheeters, 
Princl  of  R.  Academy, 
J.  Gales, 
Pres't  Board  of  Trustees, 
Jas.  M.  Henderson, 
John  Louis  Taylor, 
James  F.  Taylor, 
Baleigh,  Jan.  1,  1822.  A.  S.  H.  Burges. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  11,  1822. 

TVILLIAMSBOEOLGH   PEEPAEES    FOE   UMVEESITT. 

WILLIAMSBOBOUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  subscriber  continues  to  have  charge  of  this  Institution.  He 
pledges  himself  to  make  every  exertion  in  his  power  for  the  advance- 
ment of  the  Young  gentlemen  intrusted  to  his  care,  both  in  morals  and 
literature.  *  *  *  Students  may  here  be  prepared  for  the  Freshman 
or  Sophomore  Class  in  the  University.     *     *     * 

Williamsboro,  June  7.  Alex'r  Wilson. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  11,  1821+. 


126  Granville  County  Schools. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH   ANNOUNCEMENTS   FOE   1824. 
WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

THE  Exercises  of  the  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the 
20th  inst. 

The  situation  is  well  known  as  being  as  healthful  as  any  in  the  State, 
and  the  price  of  board  and  tuition  are  remarkably  low. 

Every  attention  is  paid  to  the  moral  and  literary  improvement  of  the 
students.  Alex.  Wilson, 

June  6.  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  10,  1825. 

PLAN  OF  STUDIES  IN  WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY,  1825. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Students  at  this  Institution  will  commence 
on  Thursday,  17th  November,  and  close  on  the  following  Saturday. 
Parents  and  Guardians  are  requested  to  attend.  A.  Wilson. 

The  department  immediately  under  my  own  care,  will  henceforth 
be  divided  into  four  classes,  preparatory  to  the  University: 

First  Class. 
Latin  Grammar  Historia  Sacra 

Viri  Romae  Mair's  Introduction. 

Second  Class. 

Caesar's  Commentaries  Ovid  Ed.  Expurg. 

Valpy's  G'k.  Grammar  Latin  Prosody. 

Third  Class. 

Virgil  Greek  Testament 

Graeca  Minora  Roman  Antiquities 

Modern  Geography  English  Grammar. 

Fourth  Class. 

Sallust  Cicero,  7  Orations 

Graeca  Majora  Algebra 

Adams'  Ancient  Geography  &  English  Grammar. 
Mythology 

The  time  of  attendance  at  the  Academy,  will  be  from  9  o'clock  until 
three  each  day;  so  that  one  and  a  half  hours  will  be  occupied  in  the 
instruction  of  each  class. 

Algebra,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  and  Reading,  will  be  at- 
tended to  on  Fridays. 

I  will  always  have  an  assistant,  well  qualified  to  attend  to  the  Eng- 
lish Department. 


Granville  County  Schools.  127 

The  price  of  Tuition  will  be  $15  per  session  in  the  Classical  Depart- 
ment, in  the  English,  $8  and  $12  1-2 

The  exercises  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  of  January,  1826. 
November  1.  Alexander  Wilson. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  k,  1825. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH   EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1826. 

WILLIAMSBOEOUGH  ACADEMY. 

THE  Semi-Annual  Examination  of  the  Students  connected  with  this 
Institution,  will  commence  on  Monday,  5th  of  June,  and  close  the  even- 
ing of  the  following  day. — Parents  and  Guardians  are  requested  to 
attend. 

The  Exercises  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  the  26th  of  June. 

Granville  County,  May  21st,  1826.  Alexander  Wilson. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  26,  1826. 

MRS.  O'BRIEN  TAKES  CHARGE  OF  FEMALE  ACADEMY,  1826. 

WILLIAMSBOEOUGH  EEMALE  ACADEMY. 

HAYING  taken  possession  of  the  house  recently  occupied  by  Col. 
Wm.  Eobards,  it  is  proposed  to  open,  in  this  place,  a  Seminary  for  the 
instruction  of  young  ladies,  which  will  be  principally  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mrs.  Ann  O'Brien.  In  order  to  require  the  patronage  that  is 
offered  the  school  as  well  as  from  choice,  I  shall  feel  it  incumbent  on 
me  to  devote  such  time  as  I  am  not  actually  engaged  in  my  professional 
pursuits,  to  the  advancement  of  the  best  interests  of  the  institution. 
Independently  of  this,  competent  additional  assistance  will  be  procured 
so  soon  as  it  shall  be  discovered  that  the  number  of  pupils  may  require 
it. 

The  usual  branches  of  female  education,  useful  and  ornamental,  will 
be  taught. 

As  it  is  believed,  that  the  most  that  can  be  expected  by  teachers,  in 
the  limited  time  spent  by  children  at  school,  is  to  lay  the  foundation  for 
future  attainments,  our  efforts  will  be  mainly  directed  that  way.  Such 
studies,  therefore,  as  either  the  present  condition  of  society  does  not  re- 
quire, or  the  successful  acquisition  of  which  may  be  rendered  imprac- 
ticable from  circumstances,  will  not  be  attempted. 

As  a  rapid  progress  of  the  pupils,  in  the  number  and  quantity  of  stud- 
ies is  what  we  design  to  avoid,  no  young  lady  will  be  advanced  to  a 
class,  to  which  proficiency  in  her  previous  classes  will  not  entitle  her. 

Occasional  exercises,  in  the  intervals  of  study,  in  composition,  in 
reading  and  commenting  on  the  English  Classics,  will  be  resorted  to, 
calculated  to  inspire  a  taste  for  polite  Literature. 

The  prices  of  board  and  tuition,  including  spelling,  reading,  writing, 
needle-work,   grammar,    arithmetic,   geography,    astronomy,   mythology, 


128  Granville  County  Schools. 

chronology,  belle-lettres,  logic,  and  moral  philosophy,  will  be  $60  per 
session;  music  $25;  painting  and  drawing  $20. 

Each  young  lady  will  provide  herself  with  a  blanket,  pair  of  sheets, 
counterpane  and  two  towels. 

The  first  session  will  commence  the  12th  of  June. 

Williamsboro',  1ST.  C,  May  25,  1826.  Spencer  O'Brien. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  26,  1826. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  OF  MRS.  O'BRIEN,  1827. 
WILLIAMSBORO'  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

UNDER  STANDING  from  recent  applications  from  a  distance,  that 
it  is  not  generaly  known  that  Mrs.  O'Brien's  School  is  in  operation,  we 
take  this  method  of  giving  it  further  publicity. 

The  present  Session  commenced  the  2d  Monday  of  the  present  month, 
and  will  close  sometime  in  June,  of  which  timely  notice  will  be  given. 

Parents  and  Guardians  are  apprized,  that  they  will  have  to  pay  from 
the  time  of  entrance  only,  though  it  is  desirable  for  many  reasons,  that 
they  should  come  in  as  early  as  possible. 

Terms.  For  Board  and  Tuition,  including  every  branch,  together 
with  the  Scientific  studies,  except  Music,  Painting  and  Drawing,  $60 
per  session.     Music  $25.     Painting  and  Drawing  $15. 

The  pupils  will  be  required  to  board  in  our  family,  as  much  useful 
information  may  be  imparted  in  the  intervals  of  study,  independently 
of  the  care  and  attention  due  to  their  conversation,  manners  and  morals, 
which  are  mostly  attended  to  during  those  hours. 

Each  young  lady  must  be  provided  with  a  coverlet,  blanket,  pair  of 
sheets  and  two  towels.  Spencer  O'Brien. 

Williamsboro',  Granville  co.  Jan.  22,  1827. 

The  Edenton  Gazette  and  Richmond  Equirer  will  insert  the  above  3 
times  weekly  and  forward  their  accounts  for  payment. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  2,  1827. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1828. 
WILLIAMSBORO'  ACADEMY. 

THE  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  connected  with  this 
Institution,  will  commence  on  Wednesday  the  4th  June.  Parents  and 
Guardians  are  requested  to  attend. 

The  Subscriber  has  had  charge  of  the  Williamsboro'  Academy  for 
upwards  of  six  years,  during  which  time,  he  believes  entire  satisfaction 
has  been  given  to  all  interested.  The  government  of  this  school  is 
strict,  but  parental.  Constant  attention  is  paid,  not  only  to  the  general 
improvement  of  the  Students  in  useful  learning,  but  also  to  the  forma- 
tion of  correct  morals.  The  Exercises  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  23d 
of  June.     Two  or  three  additional  Students  can  be  accommodated  with 


Granville  County  Schools.  129 

board  in  the  family. — Board  can  also  be  obtained  in  the  most  respect- 
able families  of  the  village  and  neighborhood,  on  moderate  terms. 

Willianisboro'  has  always  been  famed  for  its  healthful  situation,  and 
its  excellent  water.  No  student  has  been  absent  from  school  more  than 
one  day  ,on  account  of  sickness  for  several  years.  References — Judge 
Henderson,  of  the  Supreme  Court ;  Win.  Robards,  Esq.  State  Treas- 
urer; Rev.  Dr.  McPheeters,  Raleigh;  Mr.  Theo  Parker  and  Mr.  S.  D. 
Cotton,  Tarboro'.  Alexander  Wilson. 

23d  May,  1828. 

The  Tarboro'  Free  Press  and  Edenton  Gazette  will  insert  the  above 
three  times  and  forward  their  accounts  to  the  Seminary. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  21,  1828. 

ITCLLLUISBOROUGH  FEMALE  ACADEMY  FOR  1828. 

MRS.  O'BRIEN'S  SCHOOL. 

THE  present  Session  of  this  Institution  terminates  on  Friday  the 
18th  June. — The  next  wull  commence  on  Monday  week  following. 
Williamsboro'  May  29,  1828. 
—Raleigh  Register,  May  30,  1828. 

WILLIAMSBORO  ACADEMY  EXAMINATIONS,  1S29. 

WILLIAMSBORO'  ACADEMY. 

THE  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  connected  with  this 
Institution  will  be  held  on  Wednesday,  3d  June.  Parents  and  Guar- 
dians are  requested  to  attend. 

The  exercises  of  the  School  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  22d  June. 

Williamsboro',  May  19.  A.  Wilson,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  22,  1829. 

WILLIAMSBORO'    ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Students  connected  with  this  Institution 
will  be  held  on  Wednesday  the  18th  of  November.  Parents  and  Guar- 
dians are  requested  to  attend. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  2d  Monday 
of  January,  1830.  Alex.  Wilson,  Principal. 

Williamsboro'  Oct.  29,  1829. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  5,  1829. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH   FEMALE   ACADEMY,   1831. 

WILLIAMSBORO'  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

Mrs.    O'Brien   proposes   to   resume  her   school   at   this   place   on   the 
4th  Monday  of  the  present  month.     The  aid  which  she  will  have  will 
be  adequate  to  the  calls  of  the  seminary.     The  subscriber,  when  not  on 
9 


130  Granville  County  Schools. 

his  circuit,  will  feel  it  his  duty,  as  it  shall  be  his  pleasure,  to  devote 
his  leisure  hours  to  the  promotion  of  the  best  interests  of  the  pupils, 
entrusted  to  our  care  and  protection. 

Terms — For  Board  and  tuition  in  the  higher  branches  of  polite 
literature  and  science,  $60  per  session  of  five  months. 

Do.  do.  for  the  elementary  branches  or  first  rudiments,  $50.  Music, 
per  session,  $25.  Spencek  O'Brien. 

Williamsboro,  Granville  County,  January  8,  1831. 

The  Edenton  Gazette,  Tarboro'  Free  Press,  Roanoke  Advocate  and 
Warrenton  Reporter,  will  give  the  above  three  insertions  in  their  re- 
spective papers,  and  forward  their  accounts  to  the  above  address  for 
payment. 

— The  Star,  January  13,  1831. 

MRS.  SMITH  EN  CHARGE  OF  WILLIAMSBOROUGH  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH   FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

This  Institution  will  be  re-opened  for  the  reception  of  Boarders  and 
Pupils,  on  Monday  the  12th  of  January  next. 

The  course  of  Instruction  will  embrace  Orthography,  Reading, 
Arithmetic,  Writing,  English  Grammar,  Geography  with  the  use  of 
the  Globes,  Needle  Work,  Embroidery,  Painting,  The  Elements  of 
Natural  Philosophy  &  Chemistry,  Moral  Philosophy,  History  and  the 
Evidences  of  the  Christian  Religion.  Mrs.  Smith  returns  her  thanks 
to  a  heretofore  generous  public,  and  hopes  from  her  long  experience 
in  the  government  and  instruction  of  Young  Ladies,  to  merit  a  con- 
tinuance of  their  liberal  patronage.  Mrs.  Mary  Smith. 

Williamsboro',  Nov.  27. 


We  attended  the  Examination  of  the  Young  Ladies  belonging  to  the 
Williamsborough  Female  Seminary,  which  took  place  on  the  20th 
ultimo,  according  to  notice — and  with  pleasure  and  gratification  wit- 
nessed the  successful  mode  of  training  the  youthful  mind  in  this  Insti- 
tution. The  different  classes  were  rigidly  examined,  in  the  presence 
of  a  large  collection  of  ladies  and  gentlemen.  They  were  prompt  and 
explicit  in  their  answers,  and  evinced  a  thorough  knowledge  of  their 
studies.  The  discipline  enforced  by  Mrs.  Smith  is  strict,  but  at  the 
same  time  of  the  most  maternal  character,  and  we  can  truly  say  that 
she  has  spared  neither  pains  nor  expense  to  secure  for  her  pupils  every 
advantage  "likely  to  facilitate  the  acquirement  of  a  solid,  useful  and 


Granville  County  Schools.  131 

liberal  Education.  Regarding  the  locality  of  this  Institution,  it  is  sur- 
passed by  none,  and  equalled  by  few,  in  point  of  health  and  good 
society.  Wm.  Robards, 

Rich'd  Sneed, 
Wesley  Young, 
John   Bullock, 
A.  A.  Burton, 
A.  Sneed, 
A.  E.  Henderson, 
S.  E.   Sneed, 
W.  F.  Henderson, 
Robt.    Henderson, 
J.  L.  Henderson, 


A.  H.  Christian. 


— Raleigh  Register,  December  9,  183J+. 


WILLIAMSBOROUGH    FEMALE   ACADEMY,  1838. 

FEMALE  SCHOOL, 

Granville    county. 

The  above  Institution  will  be  open  for  the  reception  of  Pupils,  the 
second  Monday  in  January,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  same 
Teacher  who  has  taught  in  my  family  for  eighteen  months,  and  has 
given  entire  satisfaction  to  the  Parents  and  Guardians  who  have  en- 
trusted their  daughters  to  our  care.  I  feel  confident,  from  the  prog- 
ress of  the  Pupils  in  their  various  studies,  that  she  well  deserves  the 
high  recommendation  given  her  by  Mrs.  WILLARD,  as  being  a  thor- 
ough English  Scholar,  and  well  qualified  to  teach  Music,  French,  &c. 
&c.  The  situation  is  in  a  high  and  healthy  section  of  the  country, 
being  four  miles  west  from  Henderson  Depot,  and  ten  East  from 
Oxford. 
Terms,   per  session    (of  five  months,)     for    Board,    including 

bedding,  washing,   candles,   &c $45  00 

Tuition  in  the  various  branches,  including  Spelling,  Reading, 
Writing,  English  Grammar,  x\rithmetic,  Geography,  with 
the  use  of  Globes,  Philosophy,  Chemistry,  Geometry,  &c.  .  .  .        10  00 

Music,  with  the  use  of  the  Piano 15  00 

French 5  00 

Parents  and  Guardians  wishing  to  send  their  daughters  or  wards, 
would  do  well  to  make  early  application.  A  line  addressed  to  the  sub- 
scriber  (Williamsboro)   will  receive  prompt  attention. 

December  13,  1838.  Wesley  W.  Young. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  24,  1838. 


132  Granville  County  Schools. 

PLEASANT  GROVE  ACADEMY,  1812. 
EDUCATION. 

The  subscriber  respectfully  informs  the  public  that  he  intends  open- 
ing a  SCHOOL  at  Pleasant  Grove,  near  Bullock's  Store;  in  which  will 
be  taught  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Rhetoric,  Moral  Philosophy, 
Geography,  English  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Reading,  Writing,  &c. 
Tuition  will  be  Sixteen  Dollars  annually  to  be  paid  quarterly  in  ad- 
vance.   Boarding  may  be  had  at  respectable  houses  for  Fifty  Dollars. 

Granville,  4th  Dec.  1812.  Elijah  Graves. 

— The  Star,  December  11,  1812. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY,  1813. 

By  Authority  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina. 
Scheme  of  the  Oxford  Academy  Lottery. 


The  drawing  will  commence  on  the  first  day  of  October  next,  and 
be  finished  without  delay.  Th.  B.  Littlejohn, 

William  Robards, 
Willis  Lewis, 
Thomas  Hunt, 
Wm.   M.   Sneed. 

Managers. 

Tickets,  at  5  dollars  each,  for  sale  at  the  Minerva  Office,  Raleigh. 

March  25. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  2,  1813. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  UNDER  THOMAS  H.  WILIE. 

The  Trustees  of  Oxford  Academy  congratulate  the  citizens  of  Gran- 
ville and  the  public  in  general,  that  their  exertions  to  rear  and  estab- 
lish a  Seminary  of  Learning  have  been  crowned  with  success.  An 
elegant  two  story  Building,  50  feet  long  and  32  wide,  is  nearly  com- 
plete, and  will  be  ready  by  the  second  Monday  of  January  next,  at 
which  time  the  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence.  They  have 
employed  as  Principal  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Wilie,  a  Gentleman  who,  by 
his  sobriety,  assiduity  and  long  acquaintance  with  the  duties  of  his 
profession,  has  acquired  a  character  equalled  by  few,  and  surpassed 
by  no  person  in  this  part  of  the  country.  This  Gentleman  has  for 
two  years  last  past  superintended  the  Nutbush  Mineral  Springs 
Academy ;  he  has  taught  in  several  other  parts  of  the  State.     *     *     * 

December  1.  Wm.  M.  Sneed,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1813. 


Granville  County  Schools.  133 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  UNDER  WILLIE  AND  MISS  McINTIRE. 

The  exercises  of  the  next  Session  of  the  Oxford  Academy  will  com- 
mence on  the  1st  Monday  of  July  next.  The  Male  Department  of 
this  Institution  will  continue  as  heretofore,  under  the  care  of  Mr.  Thos. 
H.  Willie  and  Mr.  J.  Smith.  The  Female  Department  will  be  opened 
under  the  superintendence  of  Miss  Jane  Mclntire,  late  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy.  Wm.  M.  Sneed,  Sec. 

Oxford,  June  17,  1814. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  2J/.,  181k- 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  ODER  THOMPSON  AND   WILLIE. 


It  is  with  pleasure  announced,  that  the  Rev.  James  W.  Thompson 
is  engaged  for  the  ensuing  year  as  Principal.  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Willie 
will  continue  to  have  the  principal  share  in  the  tuition  of  the  Classical 
Students.     If  it  be  necessary,  an  Assistant  will  be  employed. 

The  Female  Department  is  still  confided  to  Miss  Ann  C.  Mclntyre. 

Nov.  4th,  1815.  William  M.  Sneed,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  17,  1815. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  UNDER  WILLIE  AND  SMITH. 


The  exercises  of  the  Institution  will  commence  on  the  6th  of  Janu- 
ary next,  as  heretofore.  The  female  department  under  the  care  of 
Miss  Annie  C.  Mclntyre,  and  the  male  under  that  of  Mr.  Thomas  H. 
Willie  as  Principal  and  Mr.  John  C.  Smith,  Assistant. 

Joseph   B.   Littlejohn, 
William   M.   Sneed, 
Thomas  B.  Littlejohn, 
December  3,  1814.  William  V.  Taylor. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  6,  1815. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  TEACHERS  IN  1818. 


The  Exercises  of  the  next  Session  will  commence  on  the  third  Mon- 
day of  June,  under  the  direction  of  the  present  teachers,  to  wit,  Mr. 
George  W.  Freeman,  Principal,  assisted  by  Mr.  Levi  McLane,  in  the 
Male  Department;  and  Miss  Arabella  M.  Bosworth,  assisted  by  Mr. 
Lotan  G.  Watson,  in  the  Female  Department.  Arrangements  are 
making  for  the  employment  of  a  Teacher  of  music.     *     *     * 

April  9.  1ST.  M.  Taylor,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  15,  1818. 


134  Granville  County  Schools. 

OXFORD   ACADEMY   MUSIC   DEPARTMENT,   1819. 

The  Trustees  have  engaged  Mr.  J.  D.  Phmkitt  to  superintend  the 
Musical  Department  of  this  Institution.  He  will  also  teach  10  or  12 
Students  the  French  Language.     *     *     * 

June  26. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  2,  1819. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  TEACHERS  IN  1819. 


The  next  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  22d  of  June.  Miss 
Griswold  will  continue  to  superintend  the  Female  Department,  and  will 
he  aided  by  Miss  Halcomb,  from  the  Northward,  who  has  taught  in  our 
Seminary  a  small  part  of  the  present  session,  and  is  well  qualified  to 
discharge  the  duties  confided  to  her. 

Mr.  Bugbee  will  continue  to  preside  in  our  Academy,  and  will  be 
assisted  as  heretofore  by  Mr.  Paschal  in  the  Male  Department. 

May  10,  1819. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  llf.,  1819. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  EXAMINATIONS,  1820. 

THE  semi-annual  examination  of  the  students  of  Oxford  Academy 
will  commence  on  Monday  the  9th  instant,  and  terminate  the  Saturday 
following.  All  patrons  of  this  institution  are  respectfully  invited  to 
attend.  Nathl.  M.  Taylor,  Secy. 

May  4,  1820. 

— The  Star,  May  12,  1820. 

THE  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Academy  will 
commence  on  Monday  the  13th  day  of  November  next,  and  end  on 
the  Saturday  following.  Parents  and  Guardians  are  respectfully  in- 
vited to  attend.  1ST.  M.  Taylor,  Sec'y. 

Oxford,  October  19,  1820. 

—The  Star,  October  21,  1820. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  TEACHERS,  1821. 


Mr.  Ransom  Hubbill  continues  to  preside  over  the  Seminary — Miss 
Griswold  superintends  the  Female  Department,  and  Miss  Mitchell  has 
charge  of  the  Department  of  Music.     *     *     * 

May  10,  1821.  ¥m.  M.  Sneed,  Sec'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  18,  1821. 


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OXFORD  ACADEMY  TEACHERS,  1822. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  re-commence  on  the  6th  day 
of  January  next. 

The  Trustees  have  much  pleasure  in  announcing  the  employment  of 
Teachers,  of  the  first  character  and  talents.  They  have  at  great  ex- 
pense and  pains  procured  Mr.  James  D.  Johnson,  of  Morristown,  New 
Jersey,  as  Principal  of  the  Male  Department. 

The  Female  Department  will  be  under  the  immediate  care  of  Miss 
Susan  Mitchell,  who  will  be  aided  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  L.  Graham. 

Mr.  Johnson  has  been  constantly  employed  in  teaching  for  the  last 
ten  or  twelve  years,  and  the  Trustees  believe  there  is  no  man  whose 
natural  disposition,  education,  and  experience,  more  eminently  qualify 
him  for  that  station.  The  following  extract  of  a  letter  we  trust  will 
be  sufficient  evidence  of  the  truth  of  our  remarks. 

"We,  the  subscribers,  composing  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Morris 
Academy,  in  Morristown,  New-Jersey,  cheerfully  give  our  united  testi- 
mony to  the  excellency  of  Mr.  James  D.  Johnson  as  a  Teacher  of 
Youth.  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  graduate  of  Yale  College,  a  man  of  good 
morals,  and  a  professor  of  Religion.  He  is  a  native  of  this  town,  and 
well  known  by  its  inhabitants.  For  several  years  he  has  superintended 
the  Academy  in  this  place,  and  has  proved  himself  well  qualified  to 
manage  a  Seminary,  and  to  instruct  in  any  department  in  science. 
His  plan  of  discipline  we  consider  excellent,  and  his  qualifications  to 
instruct  not  exceeded  by  any  man  of  our  acquaintance.  We  do  there- 
fore most  cheerfully  recommend  him  as  in  all  respects  an  excellent 
Teacher."  Wm.  A.  McDowel,  Pres't, 

Sylvester  D.  Russell, 
Lewis  Condit, 
Stevens  J.  Lewis, 

Morristown,  November  14,  1821.  Directors. 

Mr.  Johnson  intends  settling  himself  permanently  with  us  as  a 
Teacher.  Miss  Mitchell  is  a  Lady  who  has  been  connected  with  the 
Institution  for  the  last  two  years,  and  is  well  qualified  to  teach  the 
ornamental  and  other  branches  which  will  come  under  her  more  imme- 
diate care.  Mr.  Graham  is  a  graduate  of  Washington  College,  Vir- 
ginia, and  by  education,  habit  and  disposition,  is  every  way  qualified 
for  an  Instructor. 

Board  can  be  had  in  almost  all  of  the  respectable  families  in  the 
place,  at  $35  per  session. 

If  talents  and  experience  in  the  Teachers,  a  high  and  healthy  situa- 
tion in  a  pleasant  village,  cheapness  of  Board  and  Tuition,  form  any 


136  Gkanville  County  Schools. 

inducements,  and  have  any  claim  upon  the  public,  the  Trustees  natter 
themselves  that  this  Institution  will  receive  a  liberal  share  of  its 
generous  patronage. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  Wm.  M.  Sneed,  Secy. 

Oxford,  Nov.  24,  1821. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  11,  1822. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  TEACHERS,  1823. 

The  exercises  of  this  seminary  have  commenced,  the  male  department 
under  the  special  charge  of  Mr.  James  D.  Johnson,  principal  the  last 
year;  the  female  under  the  care  of  Miss  Emma  Stansbury,  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  A.  Stansbury,  late  of  Albany. 

Jan.  23.  Wm.  M.  Sneed,  Secy. 

—Raleigh  Star,  January  31,  1823. 

OXFORD  MALE  ACADEMY  FOR  1824. 

The  Exercises  in  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Mon- 
day of  January  next,  under  the  superintendance  of  Mr.  Jas.  D. 
Johnson.     *     *     * 

Dec.  19.  Wm.  M.  Sneed. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  23,  1823. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1824. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Students  in  the  Oxford  Male  Academy, 
will  take  place  on  Friday  the  13th  of  November,  next,  and  will  close 
on  the  following  day.  Parents  and  guardians  are  respectfully  invited 
to  attend.  The  first  session  of  1825  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday 
in  January,  under  the  special  care  of  Mr.  James  D.  Johnson. 

Oct.  21st,  1824.  Wm.  M.  Sneed,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  26,  1821f. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  LOTTERY,   1825-27. 

NORTH-CAROLINA 
LOTTERY. 

(For  the  benefit  of  the  Oxford  Academy.) 

THE  First  Class  of  which  will  be  drawn  at  Raleigh,  the  22d  of 
June  next,  and  completed  in  a  few  minutes. 

B.  Yates  &  A.  M'Intyee,  Managers. 


Granville  County  Schools. 


137 


SCHEME. 

1    Prize    of    $10,000 $10,000 

6,000 6,000 

4,000 4,000 

3,000 3,000 

2,000 2,000 

1,538 1,538 

1,000 6,000 

500 3,000 

200 1,200 

24 3,744 

12 3,744 

8 3,744 

4 31,200 


1 

U              I 

1 

u          a 

1 

it           a 

1 

u          a 

1 

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6 

«          a 

6 

a           a 

6 

a           u 

156 

a           a 

312 

a           a 

468 

a           U 

7,800 

a           u 

8,760 

Prizes  .  . 

15,600 

Blanks. 

$79,170 


24,360  Tickets $79,170 

This  Lottery  is  formed  by  the  ternary  combination  and  permutation 
of  30  numbers. 

Prizes  payable  30  days  after  the  drawing,  and  subject  to  the  usual 
deduction  of  15  per  cent. 

Whole  Tickets, $4  00 

Half         do 2  00 

Quarter    do 1  00 

*    *    *      TICKETS  and  SHARES,  in  the  above  Lottery,  for  sale 
at  the  office  of  the  Catawba  Journal,  where  adventurers  are  invited  to 
call,  and  secure  a  chance  for  $10,000,  at  the  very  low  price  of  $4. 
— Catawba  Journal,  May  3,  1825. 

SSIP An  additional  supply  of  TICKETS  in  the  Oxford  Academy  Lot- 
tery, has  been  received.  Those  who  were  unable  to  procure  them  be- 
fore, by  calling  too  late,  can  now  obtain  them,  if  early  application  be 
made. 

— Catawba  Journal,  May  31,  1825. 

The  drawing  of  the  First  Class  of  the  Oxford  Academy  Lottery, 
authorized  by  an  Act  of  our  last  Legislature,  took  place  in  this  City 
on  Wednesday,  under  the  direction  of  Managers  appointed  by  Messrs. 
Yates  &  M'Intyre,  the  Proprietors.  Thirty  numbers  were  deposited 
in  the  wheel,  and  the  four  following,  which  decide  the  Lottery,  were 
drawn  out : 

15.  9.  8.  29. 

One-fourth  of  the  highest  prize  $10,000  was  sold  at  the  Manager's 
Office  in  this  City,  but  by  whom  purchased,  is  not  yet  ascertained. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  2Jf,  1825. 


138  Granville  County  Schools. 

North-Carolina 
Lottery, 

(For  the  benefit  of  the  Oxford  Academy), 

Second  Class, 

To  be  drawn  positively  in  November  next,  and  completed  in  a  few 
minutes. 

B.  Yates  &  A.  M'Inryre,  Managers. 


Prize    of 


1 

1 

2 

2 

18 

18 

18 

186 

186 

1,488 

13,950 


15,870  Prizes  . 
26,970  Blanks. 


SCHEME. 

$20,000 $20,000 

10,000 10,000 

5,000 10,000 

1,990 3,980 

1,000 18,000 

500 

100 

50 

25 

10 


9,000 

1,800 

9,300 

4,650 

14,880 

5 69,750 


$171,360 


42,840  Tickets $171,360 

This  is  a  Lottery  formed  by  the  ternary  combination  and  permuta- 
tion of  36  numbers.  To  determine  the  prizes  therein,  the  36  numbers 
will  be  severally  placed  in  a  wheel  on  the  day  of  the  drawing,  and  five 
of  them  be  drawn  out;  and  that  ticket  having  on  it  the  1st,  2d  and  3d 
drawn  Nos.  in  the  order  in  which  drawn,  will  be  entitled  to  the  prize 
of  $20,000,  and  those  five  other  tickets  which  shall  have  on  them  the 
same  N"os.  in  the  following  orders,  shall  be  entitled  to  the  prizes  affixed 
to  them,  respectively,  viz : 

The  1st,  3d  and  2d  to  $10,000. 

2d,  1st  and  3d  to       5,000. 

2d,  3d  and  1st  to       5,000. 

3d,  1st  and  2d  to       1,990. 

3d,  2d  and  1st  to       1,990. 
The  18  other  tickets  which  shall  have  on  them  three  of  the  drawn 
numbers,  and  those  three  the  2d,  3d  and  5th,  the  2d,  4th  and  5th,  or 
the  3d,  4th  and  5th,  in  some  one  of  their  several  orders  of  combination 
or  permutation,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $1,000. 


Granville  County  Schools.  139 

Those  18  other  tickets  which  shall  have  on  them  three  of  the  drawn 
numbers,  and  those  three,  the  1st,  2d  and  4th,  the  1st,  2d  and  5th, 
or  the  1st,  3d  and  4th,  in  some  one  of  their  several  orders  of  combina- 
tion or  permutation  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $500. 

Those  18  other  tickets  which  shall  have  on  them  three  of  the  drawn 
numbers,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $100. 

Those  186  tickets  which  shall  have  two  of  the  drawn  numbers  on 
them,  and  those  two,  the  2d  and  4th,  in  either  order,  will  each  be 
entitled  to  a  prize  of  $50. 

Those  186  tickets  which  shall  have  two  of  the  drawn  numbers  on 
them,  and  those  two,  the  3d  and  4th,  in  either  order,  will  each  be 
entitled  to  a  prize  of  $25. 

All  others,  being  1,488,  having  two  of  the  drawn  numbers  on  them, 
will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $10. 

And  all  those  13,950  tickets,  having  but  one  of  the  drawn  numbers 
on  them,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $5. 

No  ticket  which  shall  have  drawn  a  prize  of  a  superior  denomination, 
can  be  entitled  to  an  inferior  prize. 

Prizes  payable  30  days  after  the  drawing,  and  subject  to  the  usual 
deduction  of  15  per  cent. 

Whole  Tickets $5  00 

Half         do 2  50 

Quarter  do 1  25 

Packages  of  12  tickets,  embracing  the  36  numbers  of  the  Lottery, 
which  must  of  necessity  draw  at  least  $21.25  nett,  with  so  many  chances 
for  capitals ;  or  shares  of  packages  may  be  had  at  the  same  rate,  viz : 

Packages    of    whole $60  00 

Of  halves,     30  00 

Of    Quarters,    15  00 

JglT'Orders  for  TICKETS  received  at  this  office. 
— Catawba  Journal,  July  26,  1825. 

NORTH-CAROLINA 
STATE  LOTTERY. 


First  Class. 


{Authorised    by    Acts    of    Congress    and    the    Legislature    of    North- 
Carolina.) 

Eor  the  benefit  of  Oxford  Academy  and  "Washington  Canal. 

J.  B.  Yates  &  A.  McIntyre,  Managers. 


To  be  drawn  on  the  15th  of  March,  1826,  at  the  City  of  Raleigh. 


140 


Gkanvllle  County  Schools. 


1 

u 

1 

u 

1 

u 

2 

a 

18 

a 

36 

u 

186 

u 

372 

it 

1,302 

a 

13,950 

a 

15,870  Prizes  . 

26,970 

Blanks. 

SCHEME. 

of  $20,000 $20,000 

15,000 15,000 

10,000 10,000 

5,276 5,276 

5,000 10,000 

1,000 18,000 

500 18,000 

50 9,300 

25 9,300 

12 15,624 

6 83,700 


$214,200 


42,840  Tickets.  PEICE  OF  TICKETS. 

Whole  Tickets   $6  00 

Half         do 3  00 

Quarter  do 1  50 

Eighth     do 75 

Packages  of  12  Tickets,  embracing  the  36  numbers  of  the  Lottery, 
which  must  draw  at  least  $25.50  nett,  (shares  in  proportion)  with  so 
many  chances  for  capitals,  may  be  had  at  the  following  rates : 

Whole  Packages $75  00 

Half         do 36  00 

Quarter  do 18  00 

Eighth     do 9  00 

If  preferred,  certificates  of  Packages  will  be  furnished  at  the  fol- 
lowing rates : 

Whole  Packages,  $46.50 — Shares  in  proportion. 

This  is  a  Lottery  formed  by  the  ternary  combination  and  permuta- 
tion of  36  numbers. 

Prizes  payable  40  days  after  the  drawing  and  subject  to  the  usual 
deduction  of  15  per  cent. 

Tickets  or  Shares  can  be  had  at  the  above  rates  at  the  Managers' 
Office,  Ealeigh,  or  their  Agent,  at  the  Post-Office,  Charlotte. 

— Catawba  Journal,  February  28,  1826. 

The  drawing  of  the  Lottery  for  the  benefit  of  the  Oxford  Academy 
and  the  Washington  Canal  took  place  in  Raleigh  on  the  15th  instant, 
when  the  following  numbers,  which  so  decided  the  fate  of  all  the  Tick- 
ets, were  drawn  from  the  wheel,  viz.  5,  4,  24,  32,  35. 

— Catawba  Journal,  March  28.  1826. 


Granville  County  Schools. 


141 


NORTH  &  S.  CAROLINA 
LOTTERY, 

For  the  benefit  of  Oxford  Academy  in  North-Carolina,  &c. 


First  Class — To  he  drawn  29th  Nov.  1826. 


J.  B.  Yates  &  A.  McIntyre,  Managers. 


Scheme. 

1  Prize  of    $12,000 is  $12,000 

6,000 
5,000 
4,000 
2,500 
1,340 
6,000 
6,000 
7,800 
7,800 
39,000 


1 

a          i 

'        6,000 

1 

a         i 

'    5,000 

1 

a         i 

<   4,000 

1 

u         t 

1        2,500 

1 

it         i 

'    1,340 

6 

a         ( 

'    1,000 

12 

it         i 

<     500 

156 

a         c 

<      50 

780 

a         t 

'     10 

,800 

a         t 

'      5 

8,760  Prizes 97,440 

15,600  Blanks— 24,360  Tickets. 

This  is  a  Lottery  formed  by  the  ternary  permutation  of  30  numbers. 
To  determine  the  prizes  therein,  the  30  numbers  will  be  publicly  placed 
in  a  wheel  on  the  day  of  drawing,  and  four  of  them  be  drawn  out ;  and 
that  ticket  having  on  it  the  1st,  2d  and  3d  drawn  numbers,  in  the  order 
in  which  drawn,  will  be  entitled  to  the  prize  of  $12,000. 

And  those  five  other  Tickets,  having  on  them  the  same  numbers,  shall 
be  entitled  to  the  prize  affixed  to  them  respectively,  viz: 

The  1st,  3d  and  2d  to $6,000 

The  2d,  1st  and  3d  to 5,000 

The  2d,  3d  and  1st  to 4,000 

The  3d,  1st  and  2d  to 2,500 

The  3d,  2d  and  1st  to 1,350 

The  6  tickets  which  shall  have  on  them  the  1st,  2d  and  3d  drawn  num- 
bers, in  some  of  their  orders,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $1,000. 

The  12  tickets  which  shall  have  on  them  any  other  three  of  the  drawn 
numbers,  in  any  order  of  permutation,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize 
of  $500. 

The  156  tickets  which  shall  have  two  of  the  drawn  numbers  on  them, 
and  those  two  the  3d  and  4th,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $50. 

Those  780  tickets  which  shall  have  on  them  some  other  two  of  the 
drawn  numbers,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $10. 


142  Granville  County  Schools. 

And  those  7,800  tickets,  which  shall  have  on  them  some  of  the  drawn 
numbers,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $5. 

No  ticket  which  shall  have  drawn  a  prize  of  superior  denomination 
shall  be  entitled  to  an  inferior  prize.  Prizes  payable  forty  days  after  the 
drawing  and  subject  to  the  usual  deduction  of  15  per  cent. 

Tickets  and  Shares  can  be  had  in  the  above  scheme  at  the  Manager's 
Offices. 

Whole  Tickets  $5.00 

Halves  2.50 

Quarters    1.25 

2t51r>  Tickets  and  Shares  in  the  above  Lottery  are  for  sale  at  the  office 
of  the  Catawba  Journal.  Orders  by  mail,  enclosing  the  cash,  will  be 
promptly  attended  to. 

— Catawba  Journal,  August  1,  1826. 

DRAWING 

On  the  21st  of  February,  1827. 

ONLY  7,980  TICKETS. 


NORTH  CAROLINA  LOTTERY, 

For  the  benefit  of 

THE  OXFORD  ACADEMY. 

Third  Class. 

To  be  drawn  at  Raleigh,  on  Wednesday,  the  21st  of  February  next. 

J.  B.  Yates  &  A.  McIntyke,  Managers. 

Scheme. 

1  Prizes  of     $7,000 is  $  7,000 

1  "  "       5,000 "  5,000 

1  «  "       2,500 "  2,500 

1  "  "       1,500 "  1,500 

1  "  «       1,320 "  1,320 

1  "  "       1,250 "  1,250 

108  "  "            40 "  4,320 

108  "  "            20 "  2,160 

108  "  "            10 "  1,080 

2,754  "  "              5 "    13,770 

3,084  Prizes,      )        7,980      )     $39,900 

4,896  Blanks,     )     Tickets,     ) 

In  this  Scheme,  composed  of  21  Numbers  by  permutation,  producing 
7,980  Tickets,  and  with  three  drawn  ballots,  there  will  be  six  prizes  with 


Granville  County  Schools.  143 

three  of  the  drawn  Numbers  on  them;  324  with  two  on;  and  2,754  with 
one  only,  of  the  drawn  numbers  on  them. 

To  determine  the  prizes,  the  21  ISTos.  from  1  to  21,  inclusive,  will  be 
placed  in  a  wheel  on  the  day  of  drawing,  and  three  of  them  be  drawn 
out,  and  that  ticket  having  on  it,  for  its  permutation  numbers,  the  three 
numbers  drawn  from  the  wheel,  in  the  order  in  which  drawn,  will  be  en- 
titled to  the  prize  of  $7,000. 

And  those  five  other  tickets  having  the  same  numbers  on  them  in  the 
following  orders,  shall  be  entitled  to  the  prizes  affixed  to  them  respect- 
ively, viz : 

The  1st,  3d,  and  2d,  to $5,000 

2d,  1st,  and  3d,  to 2,500 

2d,  3d,  and  1st,  to 1,500 

3d,  1st,  and  2d,  to 1,320 

3d,  2d,  and  1st,  to 1,250 

Those  108  tickets,  having  two  of  the  drawn  numbers  on  them,  and 
those  two  the  second  and  third  in  either  order,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a 
prize  of  $40. 

Those  108  tickets,  having  two  of  the  drawn  numbers  on  them,  and 
those  two  the  second  and  htird  in  either  order,  will  each  be  entitled  to  a 
prize  of  $20. 

All  others  with  two  of  the  drawn  numbers  on  them,  being  10S,  will  each 
be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $10. 

And  those  2,754  tickets,  having  one  only  of  the  drawn  numbers  on 
them,  will  be  entitled  to  a  prize  of  $5. 

No  ticket  which  shall  have  drawn  a  prize  of  a  superior  denomination 
can  be  entitled  to  an  inferior  prize. 

Prizes  payable  forty  days  after  the  drawing,  and  subject  to  the  usual 
deduction  of  fifteen  per  cent. 

35IF3 Tickets  and  Shares  in  the  above  Lottery  for  sale  at  this  Office. 
Present  prices  of  Tickets,  $6;  Halves  $3;  Quarters  $1.50. 
— Catawba  Journal,  January  30,  1827. 

OXFORD  MALE  ACADEMY  EXAMINATIONS,  1825. 

THE  Examination  this  day  closed.  A  vacation  will  take  place  until 
the  20th  inst.,  when  the  exercises  will  be  resumed  as  heretofore,  under 
the  direction  of  James  D.  Johnson.  "W.  M.  Sneed,  Sec'ry. 

June  2. 

The  Editors  of  the  Star,  Petersburg  Intelligencer,  and  Edenton 
Gazette,  will  insert  the  foregoing  for  three  weeks,  and  forward  their 
bills. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  10,  1825. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Students  in  this  Institution,  will  commence 
on  Monday  the  14th  of  November  next,  and  the  Report  thereof  be  read 
on  Wednesday  the  16th. 


144  Granville  County  Schools. 

The  first  Session  of  1826  will  commence  on  the  2d  Monday  in  Janu- 
ary, as  heretofore,  under  the  charge  of  Mr.  James  D.  Johnson. 
Oct.  16.  Wm.  M.  Sneed,  Secy. 

The  Editors  of  the  Star,  Western  Carolinian,  Edenton  Gazette  and 
Petersburg  Intelligencer,  will  publish  the  above  and  forward  their  bills 
to  Stephen  K.  Sneed,  Treasurer. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  If,  1825. 

OXFORD  MALE  ACADEMY  FOR  1826. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  school  will  commence  on  the  second  Monday 
in  January  next,  under  the  superintendance  of  Mr.  Jas.  D.  Johnson,  the 
gentleman  who  has  for  several  years  past  presided  over  this  Institution 
with  so  much  ability.  Wm.  M.  Sneed,  Sec'y. 

Oxford,  Granville  County,  1ST.  C,  December,  1825. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  16,  1825. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  TEACHERS  FOR  1826. 

OXFOED  MALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  again  open  on  Monday  the  26th 
of  June,  under  Mr.  James  D.  Johnson,  who  has  had  charge  of  it  for 
several  years. 

Oxford  Female  Academy  commences  its  Summer  Session  on  the  19th 
June.     The  Rev.  Joseph  Labaree,  Principal. 

June  13. 

To  be  published  in  the  Edenton  Gazette,  Petersburg  Intelligencer,  and 
Lynchburg  paper,  for  three  weeks,  and  then  send  their  accts.  to  the  Post- 
master at  Oxford  and  they  will  be  discharged  immediately. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  IS,  1826. 

OXFORD  EXAMINATION  IN  JUNE,  1826. 

(Communicated. ) 
OXFORD  ACADEMY. 

The  examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Oxford  Academy  closed  on  the 
9th  inst.  It  is  but  justice  to  state,  that  the  high  character  this  Insti- 
tution has  held  for  several  years,  is  fully  sustained  by  the  present  In- 
structors. It  affords  particular  pleasure  to  be  able  to  say  that  the 
Female  Department,  under  the  care  of  Rev.  Joseph  Labaree,  gave 
highly  satisfactory  proofs  to  all  present,  of  the  diligence  and  ability 
with  which  it  has  been  conducted  during  the  last  session.  Very  little 
attention  appeared  to  have  been  devoted  to  that  kind  of  preparation 
for  examination  which  is  designed  merely  for  display  to  captivate  the 
multitude.     The  young  ladies  generally,  evinced,  that  their  own  exer- 


Granville  County  Schools.  145 

tions  had  been  diligently  and  judiciously  directed  by  able  teachers  to 
the  several  branches  of  useful  learning  suitable  to  their  respective  ages 
and  capacities.  Their  progress  and  attainments  were  of  course  re- 
spectable and  of  a  profitable  kind.  The  ornamental  branches  of  needle- 
work, drawing,  painting,  and  music,  had  not  been  neglected,  and  the 
specimens  of  skill  in  each  were  highly  creditable  to  all  concerned. 

It  is  believed  that  Parents  may  entrust  their  children  to  the  care  of 
the  present  instructors  with  a  confidence  that  their  minds,  morals,  and 
manners,  will  receive  due  attention.  A  Spectator. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  16,  1826. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  EXAMINATIONS,  JUNE,  1827. 

OXFORD 
MALE  AND  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Friends  and  Patrons  of  the  above  Seminaries  are  respectfully 
invited  to  attend  the  Examinations;  on  Monday  the  4th  of  June,  the 
Examination  of  the  Male  Academy  will  commence.  Report  to  be  read 
and  honours  to  be  distributed  on  Wednesday  morning,  immediately  af- 
ter which  the  Examination  of  the  Female  Academy  will  commence  and 
close  with  a  Musical  exhibition,  &c.  on  Thursday  evening.  The  sum- 
mer session  of  the  Female  Academy  will  open  on  the  following  Mon- 
day. Rev.  Joseph  Labaree  Principal ;  that  of  the  Male  Academy  un- 
der James  D.  Johnson,  will  commence  on  Monday  the  25th  of  June. 

Oxford,  N.  Carolina,  May  5,  1827.  A.  Burton,  Sec. 

The  Petersburg  Intelligencer,  Edenton  Gazette,  Warrenton  Reporter, 
Tarborough  Free  Press  and  Norfolk  Herald,  will  publish  the  above  ad- 
vertisement four  times  and  forward  their  accounts  to  the  Postmaster, 
Oxford. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  11,  1827. 

OXFORD  ACADEMIES— EXAMINATIONS,  1828. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Oxford  Male  Academy  begins  on  Monday 
June  2d,  and  closes  by  reading  the  semi-annual  Report  on  Wednesday 
morning;  immediately  after  which  the  Examination  of  the  Female 
Academy  takes  place  and  will  be  concluded  on  Thursday  evening  by  an 
exhibition  of  Music.  All  that  feel  interested  are  respectfully  Invited 
to  attend. 

The  Summer  Session  of  these  Academies  opens  as  follows :  the  Fe- 
male under  the  care  of  Rev.  Jos.  Labaree  on  Monday  June  16th,  and 
the  Male  opens  on  Monday  23d  of  June,  James  D.  Johnson,  Principal 
as  heretofore.  Thos.  B.  Littlejohn,  Pres. 

P.  S.     The  Editors  of  the  Tarboro'  Press,  Edenton  Gazette  and  Nor- 
folk Herald  will  publish  the  above  two  weeks,  and  after  an  interval  of 
10 


146  Granville  County  Schools. 

two  weeks,  continue  for  three  weeks  longer  that  part  relating  to  the 
opening  of  the  Session,  and  forward  their  accounts  to  the  Oxford  Post 
Master. 

Oxford,  May  10. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  16,  1828. 

All  interested  are  invited  to  attend  the  Examination  of  the  Male 
Academy  on  Monday  the  10th  of  November.  Report  to  be  read  on 
Wednesday  morning;  immediately  after  which  the  Examination  of  the 
Female  Academy  will  commence,  and  conclude  on  Thursday  evening 
with  an  Exhibition  of  Music. 

The  Winter  Session  of  these  Seminaries  opens  on  Monday,  12th 
Jan.  1829.  James  D.  Johnson,  Principal  of  the  Male,  and  the  Rev. 
Joseph  Labaree  of  the  Female  Academy,  as  heretofore. 

Oxford,  Oct.  20,  1828.  Tho's  B.  Littlejohn,  Prest. 

The  Tarboro'  Press,  Edenton  Gazette,  and  Norfolk  Herald  will  pub- 
lish this  three  weeks  and  forward  their  acts,  to  the  Oxford  P.  M. 
— Raleigh  Register,  October  28,  1828. 

OXFORD  ACADEMIES— EXAMINATION,  1829. 

The  Examination  of  the  Male  Students  will  begin  on  Monday,  June 
1st,  and  close  with  the  semi-annual  Report  Wednesday  morning — imme- 
diately after  which  the  Examination  of  the  Female  Academy  takes 
place,  and  will  conclude  with  an  Exhibition  of  Music  on  Thursday  even- 
in.     All  interested  are  respectfully  solicited  to  attend. 

The  Summer  Session  of  these  Academies  opens  as  follows :  The 
Female  under  the  care  of  Rev.  Joseph  Larabee,  will  open  on  Monday, 
June  15th — The  Male  on  Monday,  June  22d,  James  D.  Johnson,  Prin- 
cipal. Tho's  B.  Littlejohn,  Prest. 

Oxford,  May  8th,  1829. 

P.  S.  The  Tarboro'  Press,  the  Edenton  Gazette  &  Norfolk  Herald, 
will  publish  the  above  two  weeks,  and  then,  after  an  interval  of  two 
weeks,  continue  for  three  weeks  that  part  relating  to  the  opening  of  the 
session,  and  forward  their  accounts  as  heretofore. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  12,  1829. 

S.  C.  LINDSLY  PRINCIPAL  OF  OXFORD  ACADEMY,  1880. 
OXFORD  MALE  ACADEMY,  K  C. 

THE  Trustees  are  gratified  in  being  able  to  announce  to  the  public, 
that  they  have  employed  Mr.  Silas  C.  Lindsly,  as  Principal  of  this  In- 
stitution, for  the  next  year — an  experienced  Teacher  of  eminent  quali- 
fications. Mr.  Lindsly  is  a  Graduate  of  Princeton  College,  N.  J.,  and 
comes  highly  recommended  by  Dr.  Archibald  Alexander  and  Dr.  Canar- 
han,  President  of  that  College.  Under  these  circumstances,  the  Board 
natter  themselves  that  their  Academy,  under  the  care  of  Mr.  Lindsly, 


Granville  County  Schools.  147 

will  continue  to  maintain  its  high  standing  as  well  as  to  merit  and  re- 
ceive a  liberal  patronage  from  an  enlightened  community. 

The  Winter  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  11th  day  of  Jan- 
uary, 1830. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  If,  1830. 

J.  H.  WILKES  PRINCIPAL  OXFORD  MALE  ACADEMY,  1832. 

The  Trustees  have  engaged  Mr.  James  H.  Wilkes  to  take  charge  of 
this  Seminary  the  ensuing  year.  The  Winter  Session  will  commence 
the  Second  Monday  of  January  next. 

The  qualifications  of  Mr.  Wilkes  are  well  known,  and  are  highly 
appreciated  by  all  who  are  acquainted  with  them. 

The  course  of  Studies  will  be  such  as  will  prepare  for  any  of  our 
Colleges. 

Board  in  respectable  families  is  cheap,  and  as  Oxford  is  famed  for 
health,  morality  and  good  society,  the  Trustees  feel  confident  that  their 
Academy  will  continue  to  receive  as  heretofore,  a  liberal  patronage. 

The  terms  of  Tuition  will  be  for  all  English  branches,  $9  per  ses- 
sion of  5  months,  and  for  the  Languages  $12.50 — payable  in  advance. 

Oxford,  jSTov.  14,  1832.  James  M.  Wiggins,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  November  23,  1832. 

A.  HART  PRINCIPAL  OXFORD  MALE  ACADEMY,  1838. 

THE  prominent  advantages  of  this  Institution,  render  it  peculiarly 
deserving  the  notice  of  Parents  and  Guardians. 

Oxford  is  surpassed  by  no  village  in  the  South  in  its  healthfulness, 
pleasant  location,  good  society,  and  freedom  from  dissipation. 

The  Principal,  Mr.  A.  HART,  is  a  gentleman  of  considerable  attain- 
ments in  classical  and  scientific  knowledge,  acquired  in  England,  Italy 
and  Erance.  He  is  not  only  well  versed  in  the  Greek  and  Latin  Clas- 
sics, but  familiar  with  Modern  Languages  and  all  the  numerous 
branches  of  Physical,  Mathematical,  Moral  and  Intellectual  Science. 

In  training  the  Students  to  respect  their  Teachers,  their  companions 
and  themselves,  strict  regard  will  be  had  to  inculcate  virtuous  princi- 
ples, honorable  feelings  and  gentlemanly  conduct.  The  government  will 
be  parental  rather  than  severe ;  and  the  Students'  minds  directed  to 
habits  of  industry,  accurate  observation  and  deep  enquiry. 

Mr.  T.  HIGGINS,  a  graduate  of  an  European  College,  and  an  excel- 
lent classical  scholar,  is  engaged  for  the  ensuing  year  to  instruct  the 
junior  classes. 

Classical  Students  will  be  prepared  to  enter  the  Freshman  or  Sopho- 
more class,  agreeably  to  the  course  of  studies  prescribed  by  the  Univer- 
sity of  the  State.  Terms,  Classical  Students  $15.00,  English,  from 
$6.00  to  $15.00  per  session. 

French,      )      ,  ,       (    $  7.50)  0 

„        .  ,      >3  les.  a  week,    <  ,nn^Per  Ses.  Extra. 

Spanish,    )  (    10.00 ) 


148  Granville  County  Schools. 

The  Tuition  fees  are  required  in  advance;  and  the  amount  of  half  a 
session  will  be  the  smallest  charge. 

The  first  session  of  1838  will  begin  on  the  22d  of  January,  and  the 
Examination  will  be  on  Monday  and  Tuesday  the  18th  and  19th  of 
June.  By  Order  of  the  Trustees. 

Oxford,  N.  C.,  Dec.  1,  1837. 

Col.  James  Nuttal  is  willing  to  receive  a  select  number  of  Students, 
to  be  under  the  immediate  care  of  the  Principal,  who  will  reside  with 
them.  Terms  eight  dollars  per  month  in  advance.  Board  can  also  be 
had  in  other  respectable  families  for  from  $8  to  $10  per  month. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  1,  1838. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  UNDER  D.  F.  ROBERTSON,  1838. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution  feel  much  pleasure  in  informing  the 
public  that  they  have  (through  the  agency  of  "The  American  Asso- 
ciation for  the  supply  of  Teachers,"  established  in  the  city  of  Phila- 
delphia,) engaged  the  services  of  Mr.  David  F.  Robertson,  as  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Male  Department;  and  that  he  is  now  engaged  in  per- 
forming the  duties  of  that  station. 

Mr.  Robertson  comes  commended  to  their  confidence  in  a  very  sat- 
isfactory manner,  "for  moral  and  literary  character,  and  for  talents 
that  will  recommend  him  as  an  accomplished  Instructor."  He  has  up- 
wards of  four  years'  experience  in  teaching;  and  has  been  connected,  as 
an  Instructor,  with  two  very  popular  institutions  in  N~ew  York. 

With  respect  to  Mr.  R's  past  success  and  popularity  as  a  Teacher, 
we  here  publish  the  following  certificate,  given  to  him  by  the  Trustees 
of  the  Albany  Academy,  Albany,  ISTew  York,  viz : 

"Mr.  D.  F.  Robertson,  the  bearer  of  this,  has  been  tutor  in  the  Al- 
bany Academy  for  the  last  sixteen  months.  He  was  appointed  to  that 
place  on  the  strength  of  recommendations  from  his  native  country 
(Scotland:)  from  individuals  in  Virginia,  where  he  had  been  a  private 
teacher;  and  from  the  other  Academy  in  this  city  (Albany.)  Mr.  Rob- 
ertson has  proved  himself  able  and  faithful  in  his  duties,  assiduous  and 
kind  to  the  youth  under  his  care,  and  we  believe  he  will  merit  the  con- 
fidence and  approbation  of  his  future  patrons.  His  moral  character  is 
unimpeachable,  and  he  leaves  the  Albany  Academy,  of  which  we  are 
Trustees,  on  his  own  resignation,  having  obtained  what  he  considers  a 
preferable  situation.      (Signed)  Gideon  Hawley, 

J.  R.  Campbell, 
D.  R.  Beck, 

Albany,  April,  1838.  Fos.  B.  Spkague. 

The  Trustees  feel  pleasure  in  offering  to  parents  and  guardians,  the 
benefits  of  their  Institution,  under  the  superintendence  of  a  gentleman 
thus  qualified. 


Granville  County  Schools.  149 

The  prices  of  tuition  remain  as  heretofore;  and  board  can  be  obtained 
in  respectable  families  at  the  common  prices. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  Tho.  B.  Littlejohn,  Pres't. 

James  M.  Wiggins,  Sect'y. 

July  26,  1838. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  30,  1838. 

OXFORD  ACADEMY  TEACHERS,  1889. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  closed  on  the  7th  December,  and 
will  be  resumed  on  Wednesday,  the  4th  January. 

The  Trustees  would  state,  in  reference  to  Mr.  D.  F.  Robertson,  the 
Principal  of  the  Academy,  that  he  was  first  appointed  to  his  present 
station  by  the  Association  for  the  Supply  of  Teachers  in  Philadelphia ; 
that  the  appropriate  testimonials  were  from  highly  creditable  and  well 
known  individuals  in  the  State  of  jSTew  York,  Scotland  and  Philadel- 
phia; that  his  residence  here  during  the  last  five  months  affords  satis- 
factory evidence  that  his  abilities  were  not  overrated  in  these  testi- 
monials; and  that  they  believe  his  moral  and  intellectual  attainments 
distinguish  him  as  an  able  Instructor  and  Disciplinarian. 

The  Committee  of  Visitation  report  that  they  were  particularly 
pleased  to  witness  the  strict  ORDER  that  pervades  the  various  classes, 
the  minuteness  and  accuracy  of  the  System  of  Instruction  adopted,  and 
the  correct  and  dignified  deportment  of  even  the  smaller  boys.  Mr. 
Robertson  acknowledges  no  system  of  Morals,  or  of  Academical  Gov- 
ernment, that  is  not  founded  on  the  plain  teaching  of  Scripture,  as 
commonly  understood  by  all  good  men ;  and  the  serious  perusal  of  the 
Bible  forms  a  part  of  the  daily  exercises  of  the  Academy. 

The  Trustees  confidently  offer  to  the  public  the  benefits  of  an  Eligible 
School.  The  prices  of  tuition  are  the  same  as  heretofore;  and  Board 
can  be  obtained  in  respectable  families  on  reasonable  terms. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hughes  have  been  employed  in  the  Female  Depart- 
ment both  of  whom  have  had  considerable  experience,  and  bring  with 
them  testimonials  of  a  flattering  character  from  gentlemen  of  high 
standing  in  Virginia,  where  they  have  been  principally  engaged  in 
teaching.  The  Exercises  of  the  School  will  commence  on  the  15th  of 
January. 

Persons  patronizing  this  School,  can  either  board  with  the  Prin- 
cipal, or  with  families  in  the  village. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  Thos.  B.  Littlejohn,  Pres't. 

James  Wiggins,  Sec'y. 

Dec.  12th,  1838. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  2Jf,  1838. 

FALL  TERM  OXFORD   ACADEMY,  1839. 

This  Institution  (incorporated  in  the  year  1811)  occupies  an  eligible 
and  spacious  edifice,  and  is  situated  in  a  village  proverbial  for  the  good 
health  of  the  inhabitants.     The  last  Session  closed,  bv  a  Public  Exam- 


150  Granville  County  Schools. 

ination,  on  the  21st  inst.  The  next  Session  will  commence  on  the  first 
Monday  in  July,  under  the  superintendence  of  Dr.  D.  F.  Robertson, 
who  has  had  charge  of  the  Academy  during  the  past  year.  The  moral 
and  Literary  character  of  the  Principal,  his  experience  and  success 
as  an  Instructor  of  youth,  and  the  accurate  proficiency  in  Classical 
and  English  studies,  manifested  by  the  Students  at  the  late  Examina- 
tion, do,  in  our  opinion,  commend  this  Institution  to  the  confidence  of 
the  Public. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  Thos.  B.  Littlejohn,  Pres't. 

Jas.  M.  Wiggins,  Secy. 

Oxford,  June,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  13,  1839. 

THOMAS  H.  WILLIE  AGAIN  PRINCIPAL. 

OXFORD  MALE  ACADEMY. 

The  exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence  the  ensuing  year  on 
the  first  Monday  in  January,  under  the  care  of  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Willie. 
The  prices  of  tuition  will  be,  for  1st  class  (beginners)  $7.50 ;  2nd  Do 
including  Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetick,  $10.00 ;  3rd  Do.  the 
former  including  English  Grammar  and  Geography  $12.50;  4th  Do. 
Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Sciences  etc.  $15.00  per  session  of  five 
months,  and  75  cents  contingent  expenses.  Board  in  respectable  families 
at  $8  per  month.  The  character  and  qualifications  of  Mr.  Willie,  his 
experience  as  a  teacher,  the  healthy  and  pleasant  location  of  Oxford, 
the  moral  and  intellectual  character  of  the  village  and  its  vicinity,  it 
is  believed,  will  ensure  to  this  Institution  a  liberal  share  of  public 
patronage.  Thos.  B.  Littlejohn,  Presdt. 

Oxford,  Nov.  26th,  1839. 

J.  M.  Wiggins,  Secy. 

— The  Raleigh  Star,  December  11,  1839. 

OXFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1822. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

Removal. 

JOSEPH  ANDREWS  &  THOMAS  P.  JONES,  Principals  of  the 
above  Academy,  having  disposed  of  their  interest  in  the  Premises  now 
occupied  by  them,  will,  immediately  after  the  close  of  the  present  Ses- 
sion, remove  to  the  healthy  and  pleasant  village  of  Williamsborough, 
in  Granville  County,  18  miles  west  from  Warrenton.  The  School  will 
open  on  the  second  Monday  in  January,  1823.  The  same  course  of 
studies  heretofore  pursued,  will  be  continued  under  all  the  same  teach- 
ers, (they  being  members  of  the  family.)  The  Pupils  are  instructed, 
not  only  in  the  rudiments  of  knowledge,  but  also  in  the  highest  branches 
of  science  ever  taught  in  Female  Seminaries,  including  Grammar  and 
Parsing,  Belles  Lettres,  Geography,  Chemistry,  Botany,  Natural  Phil- 


GkANVILLE    COUNTY    SCHOOLS.  151 

osophy,  Astronomy,  &c.  The  Principals  possess  a  better  philosophical 
apparatus  than  most  of  our  colleges;  and  lectures  are  delivered  on  the 
different  subjects,  accompanied  with  experiments.  Board  and  Tuition 
in  all  the  above  branches,  $50  per  Session.  Music,  Drawing  and  Paint- 
ing, and  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages  are  also  taught  and  are 
charged  as  follows :  Music  30  dollars,  Drawing  and  Painting  20  dol- 
lars, and  the  Languages  10  dollars  per  Session. 

The  amount  for  Board  and  Tuition  is  payable  in  advance,  and  each 
lady  is  to  furnish  herself  with  a  coverlid,  a  pair  of  sheets,  blankets 
and  towels. 

New  Pupils  pay  only  from  the  part  of  the  Session  in  which  they  are 
admitted.  There  are  eight  competent  teachers,  whose  time  is  devoted 
to  the  business  of  this  Institution. 

Warrenton,  Oct.  29,  1822. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  1,  1822. 

[This  school  was  conducted  at  Williamsborough  for  one  Year  and 
then  moved  to  Oxford. — C.  L.  C] 

JONES  AND  ANDREWS  MOVE  TO  OXFORD. 

ANDREWS   &  JONES'   NORTH   CAROLINA  FEMALE 
ACADEMY. 

This  Institution,  which,  during  the  present  year  has  been  located  in 
Williamsborough,  will  open  in  Oxford,  on  the  first  Monday  in  Febru- 
ary next.  The  principals  have  been  induced  to  a  change  of  residence, 
with  a  view  to  a  permanent  establishment  where  the  premises  will  com- 
fortably accommodate  their  pupils;  and  they  have  altered  the  time  of 
commencing  the  scholastic  Year,  for  the  convenience  and  at  the  general 
request  of  their  patrons. 

The  pupils  are  instructed  in  Needle-work,  Reading,  Writing,  Arith- 
metic, Grammar  and  Parsing,  Geography,  Mythology,  History,  Belles 
Lettres,  Natural  Philosophy,  Chymistry,  Botany  and  Astronomy. 

The  terms  for  board,  washing  and  tuition,  in  all  the  above  branches 
are  Sixty  Dollars  per  session  payable  in  advance.  Music,  vocal  and  in- 
strumental, Thirty  Dollars  per  session.  Drawing  and  Painting,  Twenty 
Dollars  per  session.  Dancing  is  also  taught  by  a  competent  master. 
*  *  *  The  system  of  education  is  in  all  the  departments  radical: 
by  the  aid  of  an  excellent  apparatus,  the  truths  of  Natural  Philosophy, 
Chymistry  and  Astronomy,  are  experimentally  illustrated,  and  are 
thus  rendered  objects  of  sense.  There  are  six  teachers  constantly  en- 
gaged; three  excellent  Piano  Fortes  are  employed  in  the  musical  de- 
partment, and  the  models  for  Drawing  and  Painting,  are  numerous 
and  good. 

No  expenditures  are  allowed,  but  such  as  are  authorized  by  parents 
or  guardians;  and  the  principals  are  determined  strictly  to  inforce  the 


152  Granville  County  Schools. 

rule  prohibiting  finery  in  dress;   in  summer,   coloured  cotton  dresses, 
and  in  winter,  worked  stuffs,  will  be  worn   by  all  the  young  ladies. 

Joseph  Andrews, 
Thomas  P.  Jones, 

Oxford,  Granville  co.  Dec.  1823.  Principals. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  12,  1823. 

OXFORD   FEMALE   SEMINARY   EXAMINATION,  JUNE,   1824. 

EXAMINATION. 
NORTH-CAROLINA  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

ANDREWS  &  JONES  inform  the  friends  of  this  Institution,  that 
the  semi-annual  Examination  of  their  Pupils  will  commence  on  Wed- 
nesday the  30th  of  June,  and  close  on  the  2d  of  July.  GOLD  MEDALS 
will  be  presented  to  those  young  ladies  who  have  completed  their  studies. 

The  Fall  Session  will  commence  on  the  5th  of  July,  there  being  no 
summer  vacation.  About  twenty  new  pupils  can  be  admitted.  Board 
and  Tuition  sixty  dollars  per  session ;  Music,  Drawing,  and  Dancing, 
if  taught,  are  charged  extra. 

Oxford,  June  6. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  15,  182Jf. 

JONES  AND  ANDREWS  RETURN  TO  PHILADELPHIA,  1825. 

We  learn  that  in  consequence  of  the  determination  of  Messrs. 
Andrews  and  Jones  to  leave  the  North-Carolina  Female  Academy,  Mr. 
Jos.  B.  Warne,  who  has  for  seven  years  past  been  a  tutor  in  that  in- 
stitution, intends  to  commence  a  school  upon  the  plan  of  that  cele- 
brated establishment,  which  will  go  into  operation  at  the  beginning  of 
next  year. 

In  this  undertaking,  he  is  to  be  assisted  by  his  son-in-law  Mr.  Baker, 
and  three  other  competent  teachers,  members  of  their  family,  includ- 
ing Miss  Emma  Baker  who  is  now  assistant  Music  Teacher  in  the 
Academy  at  Oxford.  Mr.  Warne  and  Miss  Baker  are  the  only  two  of 
the  teachers,  concerned  in  the  present  establishment  who  do  not  leave 
the  Southern  States,  at  the  end  of  the  year.  They  are  now  seeking 
an  eligible  situation  in  which  to  locate  themselves,  and  when  that  is 
decided  on,  the  plan,  terms,  &c,  will  be  made  known. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  16,  1825. 

SELECT   FEMALE    SEMINARY, 

IN  PHILADELPHIA. 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Andrews,  and  Dr.  &  Mrs.  Jones,  now  of  the  North- 
Carolina  Female  Academy,  are  about  to  return  to  Philadelphia,  where 
they  propose  to  receive  twelve  pupils  only,  to  board  and  educate.     The 


Granville  County  Schools.  153 

course  of  instruction  will  embrace  all  the  branches  of  English  Litera- 
ture and  Science,  ever  taught  in  Female  Seminaries,  together  with  the 
French  Language,  Music,  Drawing  and  Lancing.  In  every  Depart- 
ment, the  most  competent  teachers  will  be  employed.  On  Natural 
History,  Botany,  Natural  Philosophy,  Chemistry  &  Astronomy,  the 
pupils  will  attend  regular  courses  of  lectures,  accompanied  by  experi- 
mental demonstrations. 

Children  will  take  their  meals  with  the  family,  be  its  constant  asso- 
ciates, and  will  be  regarded  with  parental  anxiety  and  tenderness :  they 
will  alternately  visit  with  the  members  of  the  family,  and  every  means 
calculated  to  cultivate  the  understanding  and  polish  the  manners  will 
be  carefully  pursued. 

Books,  Music,  Instruments,  and  every  other  article  necessary  for  the 
instruction  and  comfort  of  the  pupils  (wearing  apparel  excepted)  will 
be  supplied  by  the  principals,  and  the  whole  included  in  one  general 
charge  of  $450  for  the  scholastic  year,  so  that  parents  and  guardians 
will  know  the  exact  amount  to  be  paid.  When  the  smallness  of  the 
number  of  pupils,  the  talents  employed,  and  the  advantages  offered  are 
considered,  the  terms  will  not  appear  high.  It  is  intended  to  open 
the  Seminary  on  the  1st  of  April,  1826. 

Persons  wishing  for  further  information,  respecting  the  plan,  may 
obtain  it,  together  with  the  most  satisfactory  references,  as  regards 
the  standing,  character  and  abilities  of  the  principals,  by  addressing 
a  letter  (post  paid)  to  Andrews  and  Jones,  Oxford,  1ST.  C.  An  early 
application  is  desired. 

Oxford,  Sept.  1,  1825. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  2,  1825. 

We  have  received  the  Prospectus  of  a  new  paper  to  be  printed 
weekly,  at  Philadelphia,  under  the  title  of  the  "Franklin  Journal  and 
Mechanic's  Magazine."  It  is  to  be  under  the  patronage  of  the  Frank- 
lin Institute  of  Pennsylvania,  and  is  to  be  edited  by  Dr.  Thos.  P.  Jones, 
at  present  one  of  the  Principals  in  the  Oxford  Female  Academy,  and 
who  is  appointed  Professor  of  Mechanics  in  the  Institute.  The  object 
of  this  publication  will  be  to  diffuse  information  on  every  subject  con- 
nected with  the  useful  arts,  but  is  particularly  intended  for  the  benefit 
of  those  engaged  in  Mechanical  pursuits.  Our  acquaintance  with  the 
Editor,  warrants  us  in  recommending  his  proposed  Journal  to  the 
patronage  of  the  public,  confident  that  his  abilities  and  resources  are 
such  as  will  render  it  interesting  and  valuable. 

Subscriptions  received  at  this  office.  Terms,  $3.50  a  year,  paid  in 
advance. 

We  take  pleasure  in  stating  that  Dr.  Thomas  P.  Jones  of  Philadel- 
phia, late  of  Oxford,  in  this  State,  is  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of 
State  to  succeed  Dr.  Thornton,  as  Superintendent  of  the  Patent  Office, 
at  Washington.  The  Franklin  Journal,  which  has  given  so  much  celeb- 
rity to  Dr.  Jones  as  its  Editor,  will  be  continued,  it  is  presumed,  by 


154  Gkanville  County  Schools. 

him.      His   acquirements  in   practical   science   and   chemistry,   and   his 
great  knowledge  of  Mechanics,  has  procured  him  the  most  honorable 
distinction  in  the  estimation  of  scientific  and  literary  men. 
— Raleigh  Register,  April  25,  1828. 

Dr.  Thomas  P.  Jones,  formerly  of  Granville  County,  in  this  State, 
and  late  a  Professor  of  the  Franklin  Institute,  Philadelphia,  is  ap- 
pointed Professor  of  Chemistry  in  the  Medical  Department  of  the 
Columbian  College.  This  appointment  will  not  interfere  with  his 
duties  as  Superintendent  of  the  Patent  Office. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  3,  1828. 

JOSEPH  LABARRE  SUCCEEDS  JONES  AND  ANDREWS,  1826. 

EXAMINATION. 

NORTH-CAROLINA  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  of  the  pupils  in  this  Institution,  will  commence 
on  Monday  the  28th  of  November,  and  continue  for  three  days,  when 
Gold  Medals  will  be  publicly  presented  to  several  young  ladies. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  2d  Monday  in 
January,  under  the  care  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Labarre,  from  New  York, 
who  has  engaged  able  assistants,  and  is  determined  to  preserve  the 
reputation  of  the  establishment. 

Oxford,  October,  1825. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  1,  1825. 

LAST  EXAMINATION  AT  JONES  AND  ANDREWS'  SCHOOL. 

EXAMINATION  AND  BALL. 

THE  subscriber  returns  thanks  to  his  friends  and  the  public  for  the 
very  liberal  patronage  heretofore  extended  to  his  house  of  PUBLIC 
ENTERTAINMENT;  and  he  takes  this  method  thus  publicly  to  in- 
form them,  that  the  examination  of  the  pupils  of  Messrs.  Andrews  and 
Jones  will  take  place  on  the  28  th  of  November  next,  and  that  on  the 
29th,  he  will  furnish  a  Ball  to  the  Visitors.  As  this  will  be  the  last 
exhibition  those  gentlemen  will  have  in  this  State,  it  is  expected  that 
the  company  will  be  numerous  and  fashionable. 

Oct.  15,  1825.  David   Mitchell. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  8,  1825. 

OXFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY  TEACHERS  FOR  1826. 

NORTH  CAROLINA  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THIS  Institution,  which  for  several  years  past,  has  been  conducted 
by  Messrs  Andrews  and  Jones,  will  in  future  be  superintended  by 
Revd.  Joseph  Labaree,  assisted  by  Revd.  Thomas  Skelton  and  wife, 
from   Massachusetts,    Miss   Hannah   Kennedy,   who    for    several   years 


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past  has  taught  Painting  and  Drawing,  in  the  school  of  Messrs. 
Andrews  and  Jones,  and  three  other  able  and  experienced  teachers. 
The  plan  of  instruction  in  the  institution,  'will  be  the  same  as  that 
heretofore  pursued. 

Except  when  parents  or  guardians  have  near  relatives  in  town,  the 
pupils  will  board  with  the  principal,  will  take  their  rneals  at  the  same 
table  with  his  family,  and  in  all  respects  be  treated  as  his  own  children. 

Board  and  tuition,  in  all  the  branches  of  English  study,  and  needle- 
work, will  be  charged  at  only  sixty  dollars  per  session.  Music  at 
thirty,  Painting  and  Drawing  at  twenty.  The  foreign  and  dead  lan- 
guages, if  required,  will  be  taught  by  competent  instructors.  The 
school  will  be  a  cheap  one.  The  principal  is  determined  that  there 
shall  be  no  cause  of  complaint  in  future  of  extra  and  unexpected 
charges.  JNTo  charges  will  be  allowed  except  such  as  are  particularly 
required  by  the  parent  or  guardian.  The  government  of  the  school 
will  be  strictly  parental — the  government  of  kindness  and  of  reason. 

The  principal  will  feel  himself  responsible  for  the  morals  and  man- 
ners of  his  pupils,  and  while  everything  sectarian  on  the  subject  of 
religion  will  wholly  be  avoided,  he  will  do  all  in  his  power  to  give 
them  genteel  manners,  and  to  imbue  their  minds  with  those  moral 
truths,  which  elevate  the  views,  ennoble  the  feelings,  and  give  some 
just  notions  of  the  real  dignity  of  our  nature. 

The  first  session  will  commence  on  the  2d  Monday  of  January  next. 
Each  pupil  will  be  required  to  furnish  her  own  sheets,  blankets  and 
counterpane. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  16,  1825. 

EXAMINATIONS   AND    ANNOUNCEMENTS,   1S28. 

THE  Summer  Examination  of  the  Oxford  Female  Academy,  will 
commence  on  Wednesday  the  7th  of  June  next.  Parents  and  Guar- 
dians, and  those  friendly  to  Female  Education,  are  invited  to  attend. 

The  Second  Session  of  the  Institution  will  commence  on  the  19th 
of  June.  Joseph   Labarre, 

Oxford,  May  23d,  1826.  Principal. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  26,  1826. 

THE  Fall  examination  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on 
"Wednesday  the  8th  of  November  next,  and  close  on  the  Friday  evening 
following.  The  first  session  of  the  next  year  will  commence  on  the 
2nd  Monday  of  January.  The  very  liberal  patronage  which  has  been 
given  to  the  Seminary  the  past  year  has  encouraged  the  Principal  to 
increase  the  number  of  Teachers,  and  to  make  some  important  additions 
to  the  course  of  studies  heretofore  pursued.  He  has  engaged  a  Gentle- 
man and  Lady  for  the  ensuing  year,  who  have  had  a  long  and  success- 
ful experience  in  teaching  in  some  of  the  first  Academies  in  our 
Country. 


156  Granville  County  Schools. 

A  Cabinet  of  Minerals,  a  Chymical  and  Philosophical  Apparatus  will 
be  added  before  the  commencement  of  the  next  session,  and  every 
recitation  in  Chymistry,  Natural  Philosophy,  Astronomy  and  Miner- 
alogy will  be  accompanied  with  a  Lecture,  and  the  principles  in  those 
Sciences  illustrated  by  appropriate  experiments. 

Particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  plain  and  ornamental  penman- 
ship, to  the  projection  and  drawing  of  Maps,  and  to  plain  and  orna- 
mental Needle-work.  A  stated  Lecture  will  be  given  to  the  two  higher 
classes,  on  Moral  Philosophy,  able  and  experienced  instructors  will 
be  engaged  in  the  departments  of  Music,  Drawing  and  Painting.  The 
Seminary  is  well  furnished  with  Maps,  Globes,  &c. 

No  alteration  to  be  made  in  the  price  of  board  and  tuition. 

Oxford,  Sept.  21st,  1826.  Joseph  Labaree. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  26,  1826. 

COURSE  OF   STUDY  OXFORD  FEMALE   SEMINARY,  1827. 

OXFORD  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

SEVERAL  Gentlemen  from  a  distance,  having  requested  informa- 
tion respecting  the  course  of  Studies  pursued  in  this  Institution,  the 
manner  of  teaching,  price  of  board,  tuition,  &c.  we  embrace  the  present 
opportunity  of  making  a  public  statement  on  those  subjects. 

The  following  branches  are  taught,  .viz.  Reading,  Spelling,  Plain 
and  Ornamental  Penmanship,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geogra- 
phy with  the  use  of  the  Globes,  Projecting  and  Drawing  Maps,  Biog- 
raphy, Belles  Lettres,  Grecian,  Roman  and  Jewish  Antiquities,  Botany, 
Mineralogy,  Chemistry,  Natural  Philosophy,  Astronomy,  Philosophy 
of  the  Mind,  and  Plain  and  Ornamental  Needle- work. 

The  price  of  Board  and  Tuition  in  the  above  Branches,  is  $60  per 
session  of  5  months.  Music  thirty — Painting  and  Drawing  twenty — 
Latin  Language  ten — Erench  ten  dollars. 

With  regard  to  the  manner  of  Teaching,  the  Instructors  keep  one 
object  constantly  in  view,  viz.  to  bring  the  understanding  into  exer- 
cise without  burdening  the  memory.  We  do  not  think  we  have  accom- 
plished great  things,  simply  because  we  can  persuade  a  child  to  repeat 
a  long  lesson  from  the  book.  It  is  our  object  to  fix  the  attention  on 
particular  facts  and  to  get  the  pupil  to  understand  the  nature  of  those 
facts;  and  this  not  only  in  the  higher  branches,  but  in  the  first  ele- 
ments. In  simple  Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar,  we  commence 
in  this  way;  and  by  this  method,  we  gain  not  only  much  more  rapid 
progress  in  the  first  stages,  but  what  in  our  opinion  is  of  vastly  greater 
importance,  we  get  the  pupil,  almost  without  exception,  to  be  fond  of 
the  study  in  which  she  is  engaged.  Study  is  then  not  an  odious  task, 
but  a  delightful  employment.  Nothing  is  more  pleasing  to  youth  than 
to  discover  the  strength  of  their  own  powers  of  understanding.  This 
discovery  we  endeavor  to  get  them  to  make,  and  when  this  is  accom- 
plished we  have  no  fears,  but  corresponding  efforts  will  be  made  to 


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bring  these  powers  into  exercise.  Since  the  commencement  of  the 
Session,  we  have  received  a  Chemical  and  Philosophical  Apparatus; 
and  now,  each  recitation  in  Chemistry,  Philosophy  and  Astronomy,  is 
accompanied  with  a  Lecture  and  Experiments  illustrating  the  princi- 
ples of  these  sciences. 

A  close  and  parental  watchfulness  is  exercised  over  the  young  ladies 
who  board  with  the  Principal,  and  while  every  necessary  indulgence 
for  exercise  and  recreation  will  be  allowed  them,  nothing  inconsistent 
with  strict  decorum  <&  genteel  manners  will  be  permitted. 

The  local  situation  of  this  Institution  is  peculiarly  propitious.  The 
healthfulness  of  the  place  is  extraordinary.  ISTot  an  instance  of  serious 
illness  has  ever  been  known  among  the  pupils,  since  a  boarding  school 
had  been  established  here;  and  since  the  commencement  of  the  last 
summer  session,  they  have  enjoyed  uninterrupted  health.  The  moral 
character  of  the  society  of  Oxford  and  the  vicinity,  needs  not  our  com- 
mendation ;  and  what  we  consider  equally  favorable  for  the  institution 
is,  that  a  lively  interest  is  manifested  for  its  prosperity,  and  our  first 
families  pay  every  attention  to  the  young  ladies  from  abroad,  consist- 
ent with  the  attainment  of  the  object  for  which  they  were  sent  here 
by  their  Parents  and  Guardians.  The  Principal  has  four  Assistants, 
three  ladies  and  one  gentleman,  all  constantly  engaged — and  we  take 
this  opportunity  of  assuring  the  public,  that  no  exertions  or  expense 
within  their  power  shall  be  wanting  to  make  the  Institution  what  it 
ought  to  be.  Joseph  Labaree. 

Oxford,  March  17. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  23,  1827. 

JOSEPH  LABAREE  MOTES  TO  OHIO,  1829. 

On  the  19th  of  November,  the  Rev.  J.  Labaree,  was  released  from 
the  Pastoral  charge  of  the  Church  of  Oxford,  and  dismissed,  at  his 
request,  and  recommended  to  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  The 
Church  of  Oxford  is  now  vacant. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  11+,  1830. 

E.  HOLLISTER,  PRINCIPAL  OF  OXFORD  FE3IALE  SEMINARY,  1830. 

SOUTHERN  FEMALE  CLASSICAL  SEMINARY. 

MR.  &  MRS.  HOLLISTER  have  removed  their  Seminary  for  Young 
Ladies  to  Oxford,  N.  C.  and, have  engaged  the  assistance  of  Miss  E. 
Humphreys,  in  the  Department  of  Music.  Of  the  qualifications  of 
Miss  Humphreys,  the  public  need  no  better  proof  than  the  high  repu- 
tation which  she  has  maintained  during  the  two  last  years  as  a  Teacher 
of  Music  in  Oxford,  and  the  fact  that  previous  to  her  coming  to  this 
place  she  was  the  principal  Teacher  of  Music  in  the  celebrated  Mora- 
vian School  at  Bethlehem,  Pennsylvania. 

This  Seminary,  which  has  been  in  operation  in  Mecklenburg,  Va. 
for  two  years  past,  has  received  unequivocal  proofs  of  the  approbation 


158  Granville  County  Schools. 

of  an  enlightened  public.  The  plans  employed  for  promoting  habits 
of  diligence  and  correct  deportment,  are,  for  the  most  part  original, 
and  very  powerful  in  their  influence. 

The  next  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  11th  of  January 
next.  For  further  particulars,  enquiries  may  be  addressed  to  Rev.  E. 
Hollister,  Oxford,  N".  C. 

Dec.  1829. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  21,  1829. 

EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1830. 

SOUTHERN  FEMALE  CLASSICAL  SEMINARY, 
OXFORD,  N.  C. 

The  Semi-annual  Examination  at  this  Seminary  will  take  place  on 
the  9th  and  10th  of  June.  On  the  evening  of  the  10th,  there  will  be 
a  Musical  Entertainment;  at  the  close  of  which  the  reports  of  recita- 
tions, &c.  will  be  read,  and  honours  and  premiums  awarded. 

The  next  Session  will  commence  on  Wednesday,  the  16th  of  June. 

May  20,  1830.  E.  Hollistek. 

— The  Star,  May  27,  1830. 

HOLLISTER'S  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOE  1831. 

SOUTHERN  FEMALE  CLASSICAL  SEMINARY, 

Oxford,  N.  C. 

The  next  session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  10th  of  January 
next.  The  School  will  continue  to  be  conducted  by  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Hollis- 
ter, to  be  assisted  by  a  young  lady  well  qualified  for  the  business  and 
acquainted  with  their  plan  of  instruction.  Miss  Huntley,  whose  supe- 
rior qualifications  are  well  known,  will  continue  to  instruct  in  Music. 
She  will  bring  with  her  on  her  return  from  Philadelphia,  an  additional 
Piano,  so  that  the  pupils  in  Music  will  have  the  use  of  two  good  Pianos. 

The  course  of  instruction  is  more  extensive  than  in  most  female 
academies,  calculated  to  improve  the  judgment  and  the  reasoning  pow- 
ers, as  well  as  the  memory  of  the  pupils,  and  adapted  to  their  moral  as 
well  as  intellectual  nature. 

The  pupils  who  reside  with  the  instructors,  are  under  a  parental 
care,  and  have  the  advantage  of  a  genteel  and  intelligent  society  in  a 
circle  where  their  moral  feelings  as  well  as  manners  may  be  improved. 

The  terms  for  board  and  tuition  in  the  branches  comprised  in  the 
course  of  study,  are  $55  per  session ;  Music  $25 ;  Drawing  and  Paint- 
ing $10 ;  French  or  Latin  $10,  payable  in  advance.  No  other  extra 
charges  are  made.  Books  and  stationary  are  furnished,  if  desired,  at 
the  New  York  prices.  Scholars  are  received  at  any  time,  and  charged 
only  from  the  time  of  their  entrance.  Application  for  admission  of 
scholars  may  be  made  to  the  Rev.  E.  H.  Hollister,  Oxford,  N.  C. 

Dec.  14,  1830. 

— Star  and  North  Carolina  Gazette,  Thursday,  December  30,  1830. 


Granville  County  Schools.  159 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  AND  TEACHEES  FOR  1832. 

SOUTHERN"  FEMALE  CLASSICAL  SEMINARY, 

Oxford,  N.  C. 

The  next  session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  9th  of  January. 
The  school  will  continue  to  be  conducted  by  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Hollister, 
assisted  by  Miss  A.  M.  Norment.  Music  will  continue  to  be  taught 
by  Miss  Humphreys. 

TERMS. — Board  and  tuition,  55  dollars  per  session ;  lessons  on  the 
piano,  $25 ;  drawing  and  painting,  $10 ;  languages,  $10 — payable  in 
advance.  No  other  extra  charges  are  made.  Application  for  admis- 
sion of  scholars  may  be  made  to  Rev.  E.  Hollister,  Oxford.  For  in- 
formation respecting  the  school,  the  public  are  referred  to  the  follow- 
ing gentlemen :  Geist.  Jos.  H.  Bryan-,  Oxford, 

Rev.  Dr.  McBheeters,  Raleigh, 
Rev.  D.  Gould,  Statesville, 
Dr.  S.  Graham,  Duplin, 
R.  Washington,  Esq.  Waynesborough, 
November  1831.  Wm.  B.  Wright,  Esq.  Fayetteville. 

— The  Star,  December  9,  1831. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1833. 

SOUTHERN  FEMALE  CLASSICAL  SEMINARY, 
Oxford,  N.  C. 

This  Seminary  is  designed  as  a  High  School,  affording  all  the  ad- 
vantages of  such  Schools  at  the  North,  and  at  a  moderate  expense. 
It  is  furnished  with  a  Philosophical  and  Chemical  Apparatus,  a  Col- 
lection of  Minerals  and  a  Botanical  Collection.  The  Languages  and 
Ornamental  Branches  are  taught  when  desired.  The  School  is  still 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Hollister,  who  expect  to  obtain  from 
the  North  a  Teacher  of  Music  of  the  highest  qualifications.  There  are 
ample  accommodations  for  boarders  with  the  Teachers,  who  occupy  the 
spacious  boarding-house  adjoining  the  Academy.  Young  Ladies  com- 
mitted to  them,  enjoy  the  advantages  of  good  society,  and  are  under 
a  parental  care  as  to  health,  manners  and  morals.  The  next  Session 
will  commence  on  Monday,  January  14. 

Dec.  12. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  llf,  1832. 

JESSE  RANKIN,  PRINCIPAL  OF  OXFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1835. 

SOUTHERN  FEMALE  CLASSICAL  SEMINARY, 

Oxford,  N.  C. 

THE  EXERCISES  of  this  Institution  will  be  commenced  on  the 
Second  Monday  of  January,  under  the  direction  of  the  Subscriber, 
assisted  by  his  wife,   and  other  competent  persons   as  their   aid  may 


160  Granville  County  Schools. 

become  necessary.  The  Subscriber  proposes  to  conduct  the  School  on 
the  same  general  plan  pursued  by  his  predecessor,  under  whom  it  has 
become  so  extensively  and  so  favorably  known.  The  prices  will  be 
continued,  in  all  respects,  as  heretofore. 

The  School  is  furnished  with  Globes,  Maps  and  Pianos,  a  collection 
of  Geological  Specimens,  and  a  Chemical  Apparatus. 

The  health  of  the  place,  the  moral  and  literary  character  of  the 
society,  and  the  cheapness  of  board  and  tuition,  present  inducements 
of  no  small  importance  to  parents  wishing  to  place  their  daughters 
in  a  Boarding  School. 

A  number  of  Young  Ladies  can  be  accommodated  with  boarding 
in  the  family  of  the  Subscriber,  where  a  parental  care  will  be  extended 
to  them.  We  are  so  extensively  known,  and  Mrs.  Rankin,  especially, 
in  the  character  of  a  Teacher,  that  special  reference  is  deemed  un- 
necessary. 

MRS.  O'BRIEIST,  who  has  so  satisfactorily  taught  Music,  will  be 
continued  in  that  Department.  Jesse  Rankin. 

Nov.  20. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Tuesday,  December  2,  183Jf. 

OXFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY  HAS  NO  PRINCIPAL,  1838. 

OXFORD  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution  wish  to  procure  the  services  of  a 
competent  Teacher  for  the  ensuing  year.  Heretofore,  the  School  has 
been  well  sustained — and  to  persons  wishing  a  permanent  situation, 
but  few  places  offer  as  many  advantages.  Oxford  is  a  handsome 
Village,  and  has  always  been  remarkable  for  health.  The  buildings 
attached  to  the  Academy  consist  of  the  Principal's  house,  and  all  neces- 
sary out  houses  for  the  accommodation  of  a  large  family. 

As  heretofore,  the  undertaker  will  be  inquired  to  rent  the  Principal's 
house,  and  to  take  the  School  upon  his  own  responsibility. 

Letters  upon  the  subject,  "POST  PAID,"  addressed  to  THO.  B. 
LITTLEJOHN,  Esq.  President  of  the  Board,  will  be  promptly 
attended  to.  James  M.  Wiggins,  Secy. 

Oxford,  K  C.  Oct.  1838. 

The  National  Intelligencer  will  publish  the  above,  twice  a  week, 
for  four  weeks,  and  forward  their  account  to  Tho.  H.  Willie,  Treas- 
urer, for  payment.  J.  M.  W. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  8,  1888. 

A.  G.  HUGHES  PRINCIPAL  OF  OXFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1839, 

OXFORD  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

Instruction  will  be  given  in  all  the  branches  taught  in  the  best 
Female  Schools  in  the  country.  The  recitations  will  be  accompanied 
with  suitable  explanations  and  illustrations  from  the  Teachers;  so  as 
to  give  the  Scholars  a  thorough  and  practical  knowledge  of  their 
studies. 


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The  government  of  the  School  will  be  strictly  parental,  uniting 
affection  with  firmness  and  efficiency.  The  unreserved  confidence  of 
the  Scholars  will  be  encouraged,  and  a  deep  interest  felt  in  their  wel- 
fare. Such  attention  will  be  paid  to  young  ladies  from  abroad,  as 
will  render  their  connection  with  the  School  agreeable  and  satisfactory. 

The  Music  room  is  well  furnished  with  Pianos,  and  it  is  designed 
soon  to  have  a  Chemical  and  Philosophical  Apparatus,  suited  to  all 
the  purposes  of  the  School,  and  every  exertion  will  be  made  to  render 
this  what  a  good  Female  School  should  be.  Dr.  JAMES  YOUXG,  in 
whose  family  the  Principals  reside,  has  charge  of  the  Boarding 
Establishment. 

Terms  per  session  of  5  months : 

Board    from    $40  to  45  00 

Rudiments  of  English  Education 7  50 

Reading,  Writing,  Elements  of  Geography,   and  Arithmetic.  .  10  00 
English    Grammar,    History,    Philosophy,    Chemistry,    Botany, 

Mineralogy,   Geology,   Languages,   &c 12  50 

Music 20  00 

Contingencies 75 

The  next  Session  will  commence  July  1st. 

Anderson    G.    Hughes, 
Anne  E.  Hughes, 

Principals. 

"The  exercises  of  the  first  session  of  the  Oxford  Female  Academy 
for  the  year  1839  closed  by  a  Public  Examination  on  the  14th  inst. 
The  Trustees  in  attendance  take  much  pleasure  in  offering  their  testi- 
mony as  to  the  satisfactory  manner  in  which  the  duties  of  the  School 
have  been  performed  during  the  first  Session.  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Hughes 
have  laboured  assiduously  in  cultivating  the  mind  and  manners  of  their 
Pupils,  and  their  exertions  have  been  rewarded  with  a  degree  of  suc- 
cess as  honourable  to  them  as  it  is  gratifying  to  the  friends  and  patrons 
of  the  Institution.  The  Musical  Department  under  the  care  of  Mrs. 
O'Brien  has  likewise  been  conducted  with  great  skill  and  success,  and 
furnishes  continued  evidence  of  the  diligence  and  ability  of  the  In- 
structress." 

"The  Trustees  confidently  recommend  this  Institution  as  eminently 
deserving  a  continuance  of  that  patronage,  which  it  has  received  from 
the  public  f6r  years  past." 

The  Standard,  ISTewbern  Spectator  and  Edenton  Gazette  will  please 
publish  the  above  for  two  weeks,  and  send  their  accounts  to  this  Office 
for  collection. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  22,  1839. 

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162  Granville  County  Schools. 

A.  G.  HUGHES  CONTINUES  AT  OXFORD  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1840. 

OXFOKD  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  15th  of 
January  under  the  direction  of  its  former  principals,  who  occupy  the 
commodious  boarding  house  connected  with  the  Academy,  and  who 
will  be  prepared  to  receive  young  ladies  from  a  distance  as  boarders. 
Board  can  also  be  had  in  the  best  private  families,  on  good  terms. 
The  course  of  study,  and  terms  per  session  of  5  months,  payable  in 
advance,  are  as  follows: 

For  those  in  the  Rudiments  of  English  Education $7  50 

For  those  in  Reading,  Writing,  Grammar,  etc 10  00 

For  those  pursuing  any  or  all  the  following,  viz.     Natural  or 
Moral    Philosophy,    Chemistry,    History,    Rhetoric,    Logic, 

Astronomy,  Botany,  Algebra,  Geometry,  etc 12  50 

Music,  with  use   of  Piano 20  00 

Board 40  00 

Contingencies 50 

Ornamental  Needle  work,  Painting,  Languages,  etc.  also  taught  if 
desired.  Anderson  G.  Hughes,  A.  M., 

Annie  E.  Hughes, 
Miss  Jane  L.  Hughes,  Assistant.  Principals. 

Mrs.  Anne  O'Brien,  Instructress  in  Music. 
— The  Raleigh  Star,  December  11,  1839. 

GRASSY  CREEK  PRIVATE  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  13th  of 
January,  under  the  direction  of  Thos.  II.  Willie.  The  prices  for  tui- 
tion will  be,  for  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar 
$7.50  per  Session ;  Geography  $10 ;  Latin,  Greek  and  the  Sciences 
$12.50  per  Session.     *     *     * 

This  Institution  is  situate  four  miles  north  of  Oxford. 

Benj.   Hillyard, 
Joseph   Taylor,   Sen. 

Granville,  12th  Jan.  1823.  Thomas  B.  Lewis. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  21/.,  1823. 

HENDERSON'S  LAW  SCHOOL,  1826. 
LAW  SCHOOL. 

I  have  four  offices  for  the  reception  of  Law  Students,  and  shall  have 
a  fifth  prepared  in  a  short  time. 

I  shall  not  deliver  formal  lectures,  but  will  give  explanations  when- 
ever requested,  examinations  will  be  frequent,  &  conversations  held  on 


Granville  County  Schools.  163 

law  topics  connected  therewith  occasionally,  most  usually  at  table  after 
meals.  Instruction  and  boarding,  exclusive  of  washing  and  candles, 
at  $225  a  year.  L.   Henderson. 

Near  to  Willianisborough,  Granville  Co.  Feb.  25,  1826. 

—-Raleigh  Register,  March  7,  1826. 

HENDERSON  CONTINUES  HIS  SCHOOL,  1828. 

LAW  SCHOOL. 

MY  LAW  OFFICES  continue  open  for  the  reception  of  Students. 
I  shall  occasionally  deliver  Lectures,  but  at  no  stated  time;  and  will  at 
all  times  give  explanations,  as  far  as  I  am  able ;  and  will  indulge  in 
and  invite  free  discussion  and  interchange  of  opinion  upon  legal  subjects. 

It  is  not  required  that  any  thing  should  be  paid  in  advance. 

Near  Williamsboro',  Feb.  1828.  L.  Henderson. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  k,  1828. 

SHILOH  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL,  1827. 

SHILO  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL, 

Granville  County,  N".  C. 
January  10,  1827. 

THIS  is  to  inform  the  Public,  with  a  view  of  making  this  School 
preparatory  to  a  College  course  as  far  as  circumstances  will  permit,  we 
have  engaged  Mr.  Robert  Tinnin,  a  young  gentleman  of  excellent  classi- 
cal attainments,  and  from  our  knowledge  of  his  talents  as  an  instruc- 
tor of  youth,  we  have  the  fullest  confidence  that  he  will  most  faith- 
fully devote  himself  to  the  instruction  of  his  pupils,  as  a  disciplinarian, 
he  will  be  impartial  and  efficient,  and  as  a  teacher  eminently  successful. 
From  full  opportunity  of  judging,  we  believe  his  method  of  Teaching 
is  well  suited  to  make  thorough  scholars,  and  that  no  parent  or  Guar- 
dian, who  may  commit  youth  to  his  care,  will  have  any  reasonable  hopes 
of  their  progress  in  learning  disappointed. — The  school  will  commence 
the  3d  Monday  in  January  inst. — -Board  can  be  obtained  in  respectable 
families  of  the  neighborhood,  and  at  moderate  prices. — The  price  of  tui- 
tion for  the  languages  is  $12.50  per  session. 

Thos.  H.  Reed, 
Alexander   Smith, 
Henry  L.  Graves, 

January  31.  Charles  L.  Reed. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  2,  1827. 

TV.  C.  SUTTON  PRINCIPAL  OF  SHILOH,  1839. 

The  second  Session  of  the  Shiloh  Classical  School  will  commence  on 
the  15th  of  July.  The  school  is  under  the  care  of  Mr.  William  C. 
Sutton,  whose  success  as  a  teacher,  during  the  past  session  is  such,  as 


164  Granville  County  Schools. 

fully  to  meet  the  recommendations  of  his  friends,  and  establish  him- 
self in  the  confidence  of  his  patrons.  The  situation  is  healthy,  and 
boarding  may  be  had  on  moderate  terms,  with  the  most  respectable 
families  of  the  neighborhood. 

Terms. 

Latin  and  Greek,  per  session $15.00 

English,   Geography,    and   Arithmetic 12.50 

Beginners    in    English 10.00 

Robert  K.  Clark. 
References. 

Rev.  Alexander  Wilson,  D.D.,  Caldwell  Institute,  Greensboro',  1ST.  C. 

W.  J.  Bingham,  Hillsborough,  "N.  C. 

Rev.  P.  D.  McCuenn,  Shiloh. 

A.  W.  Venable,  Esq.  \ 

S.  S.  Downey,  Esq.     /  Granville 

J.  J.  Speed,  Esq.  )    County 

Col.  J.  Amis,  \     K  C. 

F.  M.  Clark,  Esq.        / 

Brownsville,  Granville,  North  Carolina,  June  22,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  6,  1839. 

C01YCORD  ACADEMY,  1834. 

The  subscriber  would  inform  the  public,  that  he  continues  the  school, 
which  was  commenced  by  him  last  summer,  at  Concord  schoolhouse, 
in  Granville  county.  It  is  in  the  immediate  neighborhood  of  John 
"Wesley  Whitfield,  and  about  two  miles  from  Samuel  Young's,  where 
the  Raleigh  and  Oxford  stage  stops  to  dine.  The  rates  of  tuition  are  as 
follows :  Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  5  dollars  per  session. 
English  Grammar,  Geography,  History  and  Rhetoric,  6  dollars.  The 
Latin  Language,  Algebra,  Surveying,  Natural  Philosophy,  Chemistry, 
Book  Keeping,  &c.  7  dollars.  The  next  session  will  commence  the  first 
Monday  in  the  present  month,  and  continue  five  months.  Board  can 
be  had  in  the  neighborhood  at  4  dollars  per  month.  Persons  at  a  dis- 
tance, wishing  any  additional  information,  can  address  the  subscriber 
at  Lemay's  Cross  Roads,  Granville  county,  1ST.  C. 

Jan.  3,  1834.  J.  H.  Perry. 

— The  Star,  January  10,  1831f. 

UlVIOtf  ACADEMY,  1837. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  the  30th  instant,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Mr.  Richard  N".  Bennett,  who  comes  highly  recom- 
mended as  an  English  and  Latin  Teacher. 

The  prices  of  instruction  will  be  10  dollars  for  10  months,  for  all  the 
branches  usually  taught  in  an  English  school,  and  for  Latin  an  addi- 


Granville  County  Schools.  165 

tional  charge  of  five  dollars ;  board  can  be  had  in  the  neighborhood  for 
6  or  7  dollars  per  month. 

This  Academy  is  situated  in  the  county  of  Granville,  about  one  mile 
South  West  of  Lemay's  X  Roads,  as  healthy  a  neighborhood  as  any 
in  the  country;  every  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  moral  deportment  of 
the  students,  and  the  Trustees  flatter  themselves  that  general  satisfac- 
tion will  be  given. 

—The  Star,  January  26,  1837. 

FORD  CREEK  ACADEMY,  1837. 

I  take  pleasure  in  announcing  to  the  public  that  the  exercises  of  this 
institution  will  re-commence  on  Monday  the  24th  of  July,  and  terminate 
on  the  20th  of  December.     Tuition  will  be  as  follows,  per  session : 
Spelling,   Reading,   Writing,   Grammar,   Geography,   Arithmetic, 

and  History $6.00 

Latin  and   Greek  Languages 12.50 

%     %     %     % 

Robert  S.  Anderson. 

Address,  at  Ford  Creek,  Granville  County,  ~N.  Carolina. 
— The  Star,  July  5,  1837. 

FORD  CREEK  ACADEMY  FOR  1S39. 

FORD  CREEK  MALE  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  School,  located  near  Banks'  Chapel,  Granville 
County,  will  re-commence  the  first  of  February,  under  the  control  of 
an  experienced  Instructor.  The  Scholastic  year  will  consist  of  two 
Sessions  of  five  months  each.     Tuition,  from  12  to  $25. 

Those  who  fail  to  pay  for  the  first  Session,  at  the  expiration  thereof, 
will  be  bound  for  the  whole  Scholastic  year.  Day  Scholars  are  ex- 
cluded. Board  may  be  had  near  the  Academy  on  accommodating  terms. 
The  patronage  of  Parents  and  Guardians  is  respectfully  solicited. 

January  14,  1839.  Board  of  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  21,  1839. 

FORD  CREEK  ACADEMY  FOR  1840. 

The  Exercises  of  this  School,  located  in  Granville  County,  twelve 
miles  South  of  Oxford,  will  be  resumed  on  the  Second  Monday  in  Janu- 
ary next,  by  Wm.  P.  Forrest,  who  has,  by  his  close  attention  and  skill  in 
teaching,  given  entire  satisfaction,  the  present  year. 

Board  can  be  obtained  at  low  rates,  either  with  the  Principal,  or  other 
respectable  families  in  the  neighborhood. 


166  Granville  County  Schools. 

Terms  of  Tuition,  per  Session  of  five  months : 

Latin   and   Greek $12.50 

English  Grammar  &  Geography 7.50 

Lower  Branches   of   English 6.00 

Jas.  ¥yche, 
W.    Cannaday, 
P.  Floyd, 

Trustees. 

Day  Scholars  are  excluded,  and  no  Student  will  be  taken  for  a  less 
time  than  one  session. 

December  7,  1839.  W.  P.  Forrest. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  14,  1839. 


GREENE  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

GREENE  ACADEMY  NEEDS  A  PRINCIPAL,  1807. 

GKEENE  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  are  happy  to  announce  to  the  Public  their  satisfaction 
at  the  progress  of  the  Institution  under  their  former  Teacher,  Mr.  A. 
M.  Eogers.  In  consequence  of  their  being  without  a  Principal  Teacher 
at  this  time,  they  are  desirous  to  contract  with  some  Gentleman  to  take 
charge  of  said  School.  Any  person  that  wishes  to  be  employed  as 
above,  that  can  come  well  recommended,  will  receive  liberal  encourage- 
ment, etc.  By  Order  of  the  Board, 

Greene  County,  Feb.  20,  1807.  J.   Lassiter,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  16,  1807. 

HOOKERTON  ACADEMY  REVIVED,  1818. 

HOOKEKTON  ACADEMY. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in 
May,  under  the  superintendance  of  Mr.  Austin  A.  Hersey.  Mr.  Hersey 
is  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  University,  and  has  the  most  ample  testi- 
monials of  fair  moral  character. 

Hs  *  *  *  *  *  * 

Students  of  this  Academy  will  have  it  in  their  power  to  obtain  the 
privilege  of  reading  the  Books  of  the  Pithoian  Library,  which  already 
contains  about  two  hundred  volumes,  for  twenty-five  cents  a  quarter. 

It  is  deeply  to  be  regretted,  that  this  Institution  has  been  so  long 
suffered  to  languish ;  but  it  is  sanguinely  hoped,  that  its  resuscitation 
is  at  hand,  and  that  its  future  condition  will  be  flourishing.     *     *     * 

Wm.  Pope, 
P.  J.  Powell, 
Wm.  Hooker, 
Charles  Edwards, 
J.   B.   Hooker, 
J.  M.  Patrick, 
Hookerton,  Greene  county,  April  27th,  1818.  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  15,  1818. 


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GUILFORD  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

GREENSBORO  ACADEMY,  1806. 

The  Guilford  Academy  will  again  commence  on  the  1st  of  May, 
under  the  direction  of  John  W.  Caldwell;  where  will  be  taught  the  Latin 
and  Greek  Languages  and  the  Sciences.  Boarding  can  be  procured  on 
low  Terms.     Tuition  will  be  16  Dollars  per  Annum. 

April  4th,  1806. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  28,  1806. 

GREENSBORO  ACADEMY  UNDER  N.  H.  HARRIS. 

The  Trustees  beg  leave  to  inform  the  Public,  that  the  Exercises  of 
this  Institution  commenced  on  Monday  the  4th  inst.  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mr.  Nathaniel  H.  Harris,  and  is  now  open  for  the  reception  of 
Students.     *     *     *     *  John  M.  Dick,  Secretary. 

January  9,  1818. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  16,  1818. 

GREENSBORO  ACADEMY  UNDER  HARRIS  AND  KERR. 

*  *  *  The  exercises  of  the  2nd  Session  will  commence  on  Monday 
the  6th  of  July  next,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Nathaniel  Harris, 
assisted  by  Mr.  James  Kerr.     *     *     *  Jno.  M.  Dick,  Sec'ry. 

June  3. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  12,  1818. 

GREENSBORO   ACADEMY   UNDER   WILLIAM   PAISLEY. 

The  exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday 
January  next,  under  the  care  of  the  Rev.  William  Paisley,  late  of  Or- 
ange County,  IsT.  C.  *  *  *  The  Trustees  have  also  the  pleasure  of 
announcing  to  the  public  that  a  Female  Academy  will  be  opened  in 
Greensboro  on  the  1st  of  Jan'y  next  by  Miss  Polly  Paisley,  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  ¥m.  Paisley.  Miss  Paisley  is  well  qualified  to  teach  all 
the  useful  and  ornamental  branches  of  Science  usually  taught  in  Female 
Academies  in  this  State,  Music  excepted.     *     *     * 

By  order  of  the  Board, 

Greensboro,  Guilford  County,  Dec.  5.  A.  Geren,  Sec'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1819. 

GREENSBORO  ACADEMY  UNDER  I.  L.  BROOKS. 

*  *  *  rpne  -Qgxt  session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  5th  of  July 
next,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  Iveson  L.  Brooks,  who  Gradu- 
ated at  the  University  of  this  State  a  few  days  ago.     *     *     * 

June  2.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  11,  1819. 

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Guilfoed  County  Schools.  169 

GREENSBORO  ACADEMY  TEACHERS,  1821. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
of  January  next,  under  the  care  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  D.  Paisley  in  the 
Male,  and  Miss  Polly  Paisley  in  the  Female  Department.  Both  will 
be  ably  assisted.  By  order  of  the  Board, 

jSTov.  8.  A.  Geren,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  17,  1820. 

GREENSBORO  ACADEMY  AGAIN  UNDER  J.  W.  CALDWELL. 

In  consequence  of  the  resignation  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  D.  Paisley  as 
Principal  of  this  Institution,  the  Managers  have  employed  John  W. 
Caldwell,  Esq.  for  the  next  year,  who  will  teach  English  Grammar, 
Geography,  with  the  use  of  the  Globes,  Latin  and  Greek  Languages, 
Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  and  the  Mathematics.     *     *     * 

The  Eemale  Department  as  usual  will  be  conducted  by  Miss  Paisley. 
Mr.  Paisley's  leisure  hours  will  also  be  devoted  to  it.     *     *     * 

Greensboro,  Nov.  21,  1821.  A.  Geren,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  30,  1821. 

PAISLEY  AGAIN  PRINCIPAL  OF  GREENSBORO   ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  The  Exercises  of  this  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st 
day  of  January  next,  under  the  care  of  the  Eev.  William  D.  Paisley 
in  the  Male,  and  Miss  Polly  Paisley  in  the  Female  Department.  The 
Students  in  this  Institution  will  have  the  advantage  of  a  good  Library. 

Nov.  3.  A.  Geren,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  9,  1821. 

GREENSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  COURSE  OF  STUDY,  1821. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  commenced  on  the  first  Monday  of 
January  last,  under  the  superintendance  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  D.  Paisley; 
but  as  the  English  Language  has  heretofore  been  only  partially  taught, 
the  Trustees  think  it  necessary  to  announce  to  the  public  that  they  have 
employed  Mr.  Jonathan  Worth,  as  an  Assistant  Teacher.  ]STo  Young 
gentleman,  we  believe,  sustains  a  fairer  character  than  Mr.  Worth ;  and 
we  can  confidently  pronounce  him  well  qualified  to  discharge  the  duties 
of  his  station. 

The  Female  Department  will  as  usual  be  conducted  by  Miss  Paisley, 
under  the  superintendance  of  the  Principal  of  the  Male  Department, 
and  the  Managers.     *     *     * 

Male   Department. 

1st.  Spelling,  Reading  and  Writing,  $5.00  and  50  cents  for  contin- 
gent fund  per  session. 

2d.  Arithmetic,  Grammar,  Geography,  with  the  use  of  the  Globes, 
Moral  Philosophy,  Rhetoric  and  Logic  $9.00  and  50  cents  for  contin- 
gent fund. 


170  Guilford  County  Schools. 

3d.  Latin  and  Greek  Languages  $10.50  and  50  cents  for  contingent 
fund. 

4th.  Natural  Philosophy,  Astronomy  and  Mathematics  $12  and  50 
cents  for  contingent  fund. 

Female  Department. 

1st.  Spelling,  Reading  and  Writing  $5.00  and  50  cents  for  contin- 
gent fund. 

2d.  Grammar,  Geography,  with  the  use  of  the  Globes,  and  Natural 
Philosophy  $6.50  and  50  cents  for  contingent  fund. 

3d.  Moral  Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Ancient  and  Modern  History, 
Arithmetic,  Chemistry,  Needle- Work,  Painting,  etc.  $9.00.     *     *     * 

Donald  Stewart, 
John  D.  Caldwell, 
Justin  Pield, 
C.  Mooring, 
John  M.  Dick, 
John  W.  Dick, 
Lotan  G.  Watson, 

Managers. 
Greensboro,  Guilford  County,  February  1st,  1821. 
— Raleigh  Register,  February  9,  1821. 

GREENSBORO  ACADEMY  TEACHERS,  1822. 

GREENSBORO  ACADEMY. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  Second 
Monday  of  July  next,  under  the  care  of  the  Rev.  William  D.  Paisley 
in  the  Male,  and  Miss  Paisley  in  the  Female  Department. 

Greensboro,  N.  C,  June  21.  Lotan  G.  Watson, 

Secretary  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  28,  1822. 

GREENSBORO  ACADEMY  UNDER  JOHN  D.  CLANCY,  1828. 

MARRIED. 

At  Greensborough,  on  Thursday  evening  last,  Mr.  John  D.  Clancy, 
principal  of  the  Greensborough  Male  Academy,  to  Miss  Laura  A.  Lind- 
say. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  25,  1828. 

JAMESTOWN  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1815. 

Judith  Mendenhall,  Jun.  has  opened  a  Boarding  School,  near  James- 
town, Guilford  county,  N.  C,  in  which  Girls  at  any  age  over  five  years, 
and  Boys  between  five  and  fifteen  Years,  will  be  instructed  in  Reading, 
Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  the  Use  of  the 
Globes,  Needle-Work,  and  Painting.  Tuition,  without  Boarding,  may 
be  had  on  reasonable  terms. — 


Guilford  County  Schools.  171 

1ST.  B.  The  School-Room  is  furnished  with  a  pair  of  Carey's  Globes, 
a  complete  set  of  large  Maps  and  one  of  the  United  States  six  feet 
square. 

11th  month,  27th  day,  1815. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  1,  1815. 

JAMESTOWN  FEMALE  SEMINAEY,  1818. 

All  persons  who  are  desirous  to  initiate  Pupils  at  this  Institution,  are 
informed  that  letters  directed  to  the  Subscribers  (post  paid)  will  be 
promptly  attended  to.  Richard    Mendenhall. 

Jamestown,  JN".  C,  July  7.  David   Lindsay. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  17,  1818. 

JAMESTOWN   FEMALE  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1819. 

An  examination  took  place  at  this  Seminary  on  Saturday,  July  30, 
1819,  from  which  the  Committee  produce  the  following. 

REPORT. 
[The    *    *  indicate  names  of  pupils  omitted.] 

Spelling  by  Rote. 

*  *  were  examined  on  spelling  in  two  syllables,  and  articulated  dis- 
tinctly. 

Introduction. 

*  *  were  examined  on  Reading  in  Murray's  Introduction,  and  pro- 
nounced with  correctness. 

English  Reader. 

*  *  were  examined  on  reading  in  Murray's  English  Reader,  and  per- 
formed in  an  accurate  manner,  with  due  attention  to  punctuation,  and 
with  a  suitable  and  proper  variation  of  voice.     *     *     * 

Sequel. 

*  *  were  examined  on  Reading  in  Murray's  Sequel,  Prose  and  Verse, 
both  in  concert,  which  they  performed  with  great  exactness.     *     *     * 

Writing. 

Several  specimens  of  writing  were  exhibited,  some  of  which  were  very 
elegant.     *     *     * 

Arithmetic. 

*  *     were  examined  on  Arithmetic.     *     *     * 

Grammar. 

*  *  were  received  on  English  Grammar,  and  for  the  time  they  have 
been  engaged  in  this  study  have  made  considerable  progress. 


172  Guilford  County  Schools. 

Geography. 

*     *     were  examined  on  Geography,  on  the  Map  of  the  World  and  of 
the  United  States,  and  were  found  to  answer  with  readiness     *     *     * 

Painting  and  Needle  Worh. 

Some  specimens  of  Fruit  and  Flower  Painting  were  exhibited,  and 
some  pieces  of  white  Needle  Work,  and  five  pieces  of  Embroidery.  Some 
of  these  pieces  were  elegant,  and  displayed  a  degree  of  natural  imita- 
tion, brilliancy  and  taste.     *     *     * 

By  order  of  the  Committee, 

August  6.  David   Lindsay. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  13,  1819, 

SHIELDS'  LANCASTER  SCHOOL,  1820. 

A  School  on  the  Lancastrian  plan  is  established  in  Greensborough  in 
this  state,  The  Teacher  Mr.  WILLIAM  W.  SHIELDS,  we  are  in- 
formed, is  a  gentleman  well  qualified,  as  the  examination  of  his  stu- 
dents of  only  a  few  months  standing  will  amply  prove. 

Young  men  disposed  to  qualify  themselves  to  teach  on  this  plan,  and 
who  have  become  pretty  well  acquainted  with  the  English  Language, 
can  do  so  at  the  expense  of  about  sixty  dollars,  including  board.  We 
hope  many  will  embrace  the  opportunity. 

— The  Star,  June  23,  1820. 

UNION  ACADEMY,  1821. 

In  Guilford  County 
Five  Miles  South  of  Greensborough. 

The  Trustees  have  to  inform  the  public  that  they  have  employed  Dr. 
Simon  Landreth  as  Principal  of  this  Institution,  whose  abilities  as  a 
Scholar,  are  not  surpassed  by  any  teacher  in  the  State,  in  the  Greek, 
Latin  and  English  Language  and  Sciences.     *     *     * 

Nov.  26,  1821.  The  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  7,  1821. 

CALDWELL  INSTITUTE,  1837. 

This  Institution,  located  at  Greensboro',  Guilford  County,  North 
Carolina,  will  resume  its  Exercises  on  the  first  Monday  in  November. 

The  Trustees,  believing  that  this  School  is  now  so  far  organized  as  to 
accomplish,  in  a  great  degree,  the  design  contemplated  in  its  establish- 
ment, would  more  particularly  call  the  attention  of  Parents,  especially 
Christian  Parents,  to  it.  This  design,  as  has  been  already  stated  to  the 
public,  is  to  rear  up  a  Seminary,  which  shall  not  only  afford  the  means 
of  thorough  instruction  in  all  the  necessary  branches  of  a  liberal  Edu- 


Guilford  County  Schools.  173 

cation,  but  in  which,  also,  the  Bible  will  occupy  its  proper  place,  and 
the  paramount  claims  of  a  Christian  Education  be  duly  and  fully  recog- 
nized. 

The  Ancient  Classics,  in  connection  with  the  pure  and  mixed  Mathe- 
matics, forming,  it  is  believed,  the  only  sure  basis  of  solid  learning,  will 
occupy  chiefly  the  attention  of  Students.  The  Classical  department  is 
under  the  direction  of  Rev.  A.  Wilson,  Principal,  and  S.  C.  Lindsley, 
A.  M. ;  and  the  Mathematical,  (which  embraces  a  popular  course  of 
Natural  Philosophy)  under  that  of  Rev.  John  A.  Gretter. 

All  the  Students  are  required  to  attend  Public  Worship  on  the  Sab- 
bath, and  to  spend  a  portion  of  the  afternoon  in  the  recitation  of  por- 
tions of  the  Bible  and  Westminster  Catachism. 

Expenses. 

Tuition,  per  session  of  5  months $15.00        $15.00 

Board,  (everything  provided)  from 30.00  to     50.00 

Contingent    Fund, 00.50  00.50 

Total  from $45.50  to  $65.50 

Besides  these  expenses,  there  are  others  incurred  for  Books,  which  are 
trivial. 

Students  may  enter  at  any  period  in  the  session,  and  will  be  charged 
only  from  the  time  of  entrance ;  but  no  deduction  will  be  made  after  en- 
trance, except  in  cases  of  sickness.  Tuition  must,  in  all  cases,  be  paid 
in  advance. 

There  are  two  vacations  in  the  year,  of  one  month  each — in  April 
and  October;  and  a  Public  Examination  at  the  close  of  each  session. 

By  order  of  the  Board, 

Greensboro',  Oct.  16,  1837.  E.  W.  Caruthers,  Secy. 

—Raleigh  Register,  October  23,  1837. 

THE  CALDWELL  INSTITUTE,  1838. 

THIS  Institution  has  been  in  successful  operation  for  two  years.  A 
suitable  building  has  been  erected  in  an  eligible  and  elevated  part  of  the 
town  of  Greensboro'  in  Worth  Carolina  about  half  a  mile  south  of  the 
Court  House. 

The  plan  of  Education  is  thorough  and  extensive  embracing 

1st.     A  complete  course  of  English  Instruction. 

2nd.  The  Greek  and  Roman  Classics,  and  Antiquities,  Ancient  Geog- 
raphy, Mythology  and  History. 

3rd.     The  Mathematical  and  Natural  Sciences. 

The  great  object  in  establishing  this  Institution,  was  to  afford  to  par- 
ents and  guardians  the  opportunity  of  educating  their  sons  and  wards 
thoroughly,  and  under  christian  influence,  on  as  moderate  terms  as  pos- 
sible. In  accordance  with  the  views  of  some  of  the  most  distinguished 
men  of  the  country,  it  has  appeared  advisable  that  the  students  should 


174  Guilford  County  Schools. 

board  in  private  families,  and  thus  be  subject  to  family  restraints  rather 
than  be  grouped  together  in  one  large  building.  This  plan  has  been 
pursued  hitherto  with  success.  A  considerable  number  of  respectable 
families  is  now  prepared  for  the  accommodation  of  students. 

The  Classical  and  English  department  is  under  the  direction  of  the 
Eev.  A.  Wilson,  A.  M.,  and  Mr.  S.  C.  Lindsay,  A.  M.,  and  the  Mathe- 
matical under  that  of  the  Rev.  Jno.  A.  Gretter,  a  graduate  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Virginia.  Instructions  in  the  French  Language  will  also  be 
afforded  to  such  as  desire  it. 

Tuition  $15  per  session  of  five  months,  and  every  student  must  pro- 
duce a  certificate  from  the  Treasurer  before  admitted  to  recitation. 

The  price  of  board  varies  from  $7  to  $9  per  month.  The  next  ses- 
sion will  commence  on  the  7th  May  next. 

Greensboro'  April  6,  1838. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  23,  1838. 


HALIFAX  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

BE<YSO?TS  ENGLISH  SCHOOL,  1806. 

ENGLISH   SCHOOL. 

I  will  commence  teaching  an  English  School  at  my  former  place  of 
residence  in  the  town  of  Halifax,  on  Monday  the  6th  instant.  My 
prices  for  teaching  will  be  12  dollars  per  learner,  a  year — and  quarterly 
payments  in  advance.  I  will  board  four  orderly  well  bred  boys,  in  the 
most  ample  and  genteel  manner.  My  ability  and  attention  will  be  united 
to  merit  the  approbation  of  such  gentlemen  as  may  think  proper  to  give 
me  encouragement.  James  B.  Benson. 

Halifax,  October  1,  1806. 

— Halifax  Journal,  October  6,  1806. 

HALIFAX  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL,  1807. 

A  SCHOOL 

Will  be  opened  on  Monday  12th  instant  in  the  town  of  Halifax,  for 
the  reception  of  Students,  where  will  be  taught  the  Latin  &  English 
grammatically,  together  with  writing,  arithmetic,  the  mathematics, 
geography,  and  the  use  of  the  Globes.  Board  on  moderate  terms  may  be 
had  in  genteel  families,  for  any  number  of  Scholars,  from  the  country. 
All  persons  desirous  of  promoting  a  good  school  in  this  neighborhood, 
are  requested  to  meet  at  Mr.  Hopkins's  Tavern  on  the  24th  instant,  in 
order  to  appoint  managers  to  superintend  this  institution,  and  to  settle 
on  the  terms  of  tuition,  &c.  Robert  Fenner. 

Richard  H.  Loxg. 

January  10,  1S07.  W.  W.  Jones. 

— Halifax  Journal,  January  12,  1807. 

VD<E   HILL   ACADE3IY,   1811. 

EDUCATION. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Vine-Hill  Academy  have  great  pleasure  in  an- 
nouncing to  the  Public,  that  they  have  engaged  as  Principal  of  that  In- 
stitution, Mr.  DANIEL  ADAMS  who  has  long  devoted  himself  to  the 
instruction  of  youth,  and  for  the  last  two  years  has  been  the  Principal 
of  a  very  respectable  Academy  at  Stratford,  in  Connecticut.  Mr. 
Adams  will  teach  the  learned  Languages  and  the  various  branches  of 
sciences  preparatory  to  a  College  Education;  and  from  the  great  respec- 
tability of  his  character,  (Which  is  personally  known  to  one  of  the 
Trustees)  his  experience  and  success,  it  is  hoped  this  institution  will  re- 
ceive the  patronage  and  support  its  infant  state  so  much  requires. 

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176  Halifax  County  Schools. 

The  English  Department  will  be  under  the  superintendance  of  Mr. 
Hawkins,  whose  great  attention  to  his  school  the  present  year,  and  con- 
duct generally  has  been  highly  satisfactory.  The  Trustees  are  candid 
when  they  declare,  for  the  satisfaction  of  Parents,  their  belief  that 
the  site  of  Vine-Hill  Academy  and  its  vicinity,  is  excelled  by  few  in 
the  state  for  its  salubriety.  The  school  will  commence  the  first  of  Jan- 
uary next.  A  boarding-house  will  be  kept  at  the  Academy  by  Maj.  Also- 
brook,  which  will  be  under  the  particular  superintendance  and  control 
of  the  Trustees :  Price  of  board  50  dollars  per  annum. — Board  may 
also  be  obtained  in  respectable  houses  in  the  neighborhood  for  any  num- 
ber of  students.  It  is  expected  a  quarter  both  for  board  and  tuition  will 
be  paid  in  advance. 

Scotland  Neck,  Nov.  24,  1810. 

— The  Star,  January  3,  1811. 

VINE  HILL  ACADEMY  NEEDS  AH  ENGLISH  TEACHER. 
VINE  HILL  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Vine  Hill  Academy,  wish  to  employ  a  Teacher, 
for  the  English  Department.  Any  person  wishing  such  employment 
will  please  apply  to  David  Clark  and  P.  R.  Tunstall,  near  the  Academy. 

The  Lottery  authorized  for  the  Academy  above  mentioned  will  not  be 
drawn.  Those  that  purchased  Tickets  will  apply  for  their  money,  to 
those  of  whom  they  purchased  David  Clakk. 

— The  Star,  April  3,  1812. 

VINE  HILL  ACADEMY  HAS  NEW  PRINCIPAL. 

VINE  HILL  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  Vine  Hill  Academy  have  employed  Mr.  Jones,  of 
Connecticut,  as  Teacher  the  ensuing  year,  under  whose  direction  the 
exercises  of  said  Academy  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in  Jan- 
uary next. 

Tuition. 

Reading,   Writing   and   Arithmetic $12  per  annum. 

Grammar     15 

The  Languages,  Geography  per 25 

Payable  quarterly  in  advance. 
November  10,  1812. 
— The  Star,  November  20,  1812. 

VINE  HILL  ACADEMY  TEACHERS  AND  COURSE  OF  STUDY,  1837. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution,  take  pleasure  in  announcing  to  the 
public,  that  they  have  procured  competent  Teachers,  under  whose  direc- 
tion the  school  will  commence  on  Monday  the   17th  July  next.     The 


Halifax  County  Schools.  177 

male  department  will  be  under  the  charge  of  Dr.  William  Flint,  who 
brings  the  most  satisfactory  testimonials  of  his  moral  worth,  scholar- 
ship and  practical  experience  as  a  teacher. 

The  Female  department  will  be  conducted  by  Miss  Matilda  B.  Rowan, 
who  comes  highly  recommended  by  the  Principal  of  the  Female  Semi- 
nary of  Schenectady,  and  the  Professors  of  Marion  College  and  others 
as  a  Young  Lady  of  finished  education,  and  possessing  that  amiability  of 
disposition  and  discipline  of  mind,  which  admirably  qualify  her  for  the 
duties  of  an  instructress. 

In  the  male  department  the  tuition  for  a  session  of  five  months  will  be 
as  follows: 

Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Grammar,  Geography,  Par- 
ley's history  and  Arithmetic $  8.00 

Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Algebra, 

Geometry,  Navigation  and  Surveying 12.50 

French    12.50 

In  the  female  department — 1st  Division. 

Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Grammar,  Elementary  Geog- 
raphy,   Parley's   History,   and   Arithmetic   per   session.  .  .$  8.00 

2d  Division. 

Ancient  and  Modern  History,  Universal  Geography, 
American  History,  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Natural  Philoso- 
phy, Chemistry,  Astronomy,  Moral  and  Intellectual 
Philosophy,  Natural  Theology,  Elements  of  Criticism, 

per    session    10.00 

French    12.50 

Botany    3.00 

Drawing    8.00 

Flower  Painting  10.00 

Oil  Painting    10.00 

Board  can  be  had  at  the  Academy,  and  in  the  most  respectable  fami- 
lies in  the  neighborhood  at  $7  per  month. 

Simmons  J.  Baker, 
Collin  M.  Clark, 
Wm.  R.  Smith,  Jr., 
Wm.  R.  Smith,  Sen'r., 
James  L.  G.  Baker, 
Whitmell  J.  Hill, 
Charles  Shield, 

Trustees. 
May  10th,  1837.  Charles  Shield,  Sect'y. 

^-The  Star,  May  11,  1837. 
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178  Halifax  County  Schools. 

UNION  ACADEMY,  1815. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Union  Academy,  in  the  county  of  Halifax,  re- 
spectfully inform  the  Public,  that  the  Institution  is  now  in  full  and 
complete  operation,  the  Exercises  having  commenced  on  the  second  in- 
stant, under  the  direction  of  William  E.  Webb,  formerly  Professor  of 
Languages  in  the  University  of  this  State.     The  Plan  of  Education  will 
be  such  at  least  as  to  qualify  young  gentlemen  to  enter  with  credit  and 
propriety  on  the  establishment  of  any  College  or  University  of  this 
country.     For  the  present  however,    the    following    scheme    hath    been 
adopted,  according  as  the  several  forms  or  classes  can  be  arranged,  viz: 
I.     Rudiments  of  the  Latin,  Greek  and  Erench  Languages. 
II.     Geography,  including  the  nature  and  use  of  the  Globes,  with  their 
application  to  the  solution  of  Geographical  and  Astronomical 
Problems. 

III.  Mathematics,  viz : 

The  higher  branches  of  Arithmetic. 
Surveying  on  the  most  recent  and  approved  plans. 
Euclid's  Elements. 

Plain  and  Spherical  Trigonometry  and  Geometry,  with  their  ap- 
plication to  the  purposes  of  Astronomy  and  Navigation. 
The  mensuration  of  Heights,  Distances,  Surfaces  and  Solids. 

IV.  Natural  or  Experimental  Philosophy  including  Astronomy. 
V.     Chronology  and  General  History. 

VI.     English  Grammar,  Rhetoric  and  Belles-Lettres. 

*  *     * 

Tuition  will  be  Ten  Dollars  per  session  paid  in  advance. 

*  *     *  Jesse  N.  Faulcon, 
February  10,  1915.                                             President  of  the  Board. 

Attached  to  the  Academy  is  an  English  School,  under  the  direction  of 
a  gentleman  well  qualified  for  the  duties  of  his  profession. 
- — Raleigh  Register,  February  17,  1815. 

UNION  ACADEMY  IN  1818. 

UNION  ACADEMY— HALIFAX,  N.  C. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  January  next,  under  the  superintendance  of  William  E.  Webb, 
A.  M.  as  Principal.  The  course  of  Instruction  will  comprise  the  Rudi- 
ments of  the  Latin,  Greek  and  French  Languages;  Geography  and  the 
Use  of  the  Globe ;  the  Mathematics ;  Natural  and  Experimental  Philoso- 
phy ;  English  Grammar,  Rhetoric  and  Belles  Letters. 

Those  who  intend  that  their  children  or  wards  shall  complete  their 
education  in  N.  C,  will  do  well,  it  is  presumed,  by  availing  themselves 
of  this  opportunity — the  Preceptor  having  been  educated  at  the  Univer- 


Halifax  County  Schools.  179 

sity  and  acted  for  some  time  therein  as  a  Tutor  and  Professor.  He  has 
also  a  competent  Knowledge  of  the  plans  of  education  at  Princeton  and 
Yale.     *     *     *  Jesse  "N.  Faulcon, 

President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Attached  to  the  Academy  it  is  in  contemplation  to  establish  a  Pre- 
paratory School,  under  the  care  of  a  Gentleman  well  qualified  to  teach 
Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  2,  1818. 

UNIOtf  ACADEMY  Itf  1821. 

*     *     *     The  Exercises  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  in  Janu- 
ary following.     *     *     *  J.   Voorheis,  Precpt. 
Nov.  17. 
— Raleigh  Register,  November  30,  1821. 

FARMWELL  GROVE  ACADEMY,  1820. 

EDUCATION. 

THE  Trustees  of  the  Earmwell-Grove  Academy  in  the  upper  end  of 
Halifax  County,  takes  pleasure  in  informing  the  public  that  they  have 
employed  Mr.  Levi  H.  McLean,  of  Guilford  county,  to  take  charge  of 
the  said  institution,  who  comes  well  recommended  for  morals,  scholar- 
ship and  good  school  discipline.  Board  in  genteel  families  can  be  had  at 
6  dollars  per  month.  The  terms  of  Tuition  are,  for  the  Latin  and  Greek 
Languages,  and  the  branches  of  science  taught  in  such  seminaries  $20 
per  annum;  for  the  English  Language  $16.  The  Trustees  flatter  them- 
selves that  the  great  assiduity  and  attention  given  by  Mr.  McLean,  where 
he  has  been  teaching — the  healthiness  of  the  place,  and  the  deserved 
celebrity  of  Mrs.  Hines'  Eemale  School  at  the  same  place,  will  entitle 
them  to  a  liberal  share  of  public  patronage.  The  school  will  commence 
the  second  Monday  in  January  next — the  early  attention  of  Guardians 
and  Parents  is  invited.  James  Grant,  Sec'y. 

December  5,  1820. 

— The  Star,  December  8,  1820. 

FARMWELL  GROVE  ACADEMY  IN  1824. 

THE  Trustees  of  Earmwell  Grove  Academy  having  employed  Mr. 
Bragg,  a  graduate  of  our  University,  to  take  charge  of  the  Institution, 
the  exercises  of  the  school  will  be  resumed  on  the  2d  Monday  in  Janu- 
ary next.  The  terms  of  Board  and  Tuition  are  still  continued  at  the 
same  low  rates  as  heretofore.  J.  Grant. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  3,  182J+. 

FARMWELL  GROVE  ACADEMY  Ltf  1826. 

AN  Examination  of  the  Students  of  Farmville  Grove  Academy,  under 
the  superintendence  of  Mr.  John  J.  Wyche,  the  Principal  of  said  Insti- 
tution, will  take  place  on  Thursday  and  Eriday,  the  first  and  second 


180  Halifax  County  Schools. 

day  of  June  next.     Select  Orations  will  be  delivered  on  Evenings  of  said 
days.     Parents,   Guardians   and   others   are   invited   to   attend. 

May  20,  1826.  James  Grant. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  26,  1826. 

FARMWELL  GROVE  ACADEMY  IN  1837. 

For  the  Star. 

Mr.  Editor:  Having,  on  the  9th  inst.,  attended  an  examination  of 
the  Earmwell  Grove  Academy,  I  cannot  forbear  offering  you,  for  publica- 
tion, a  brief  notice  of  the  same,  or  of  my  favorable  impressions  from  the 
result.  Suffice  to  say  of  the  examination,  that,  being  conducted  by  sev- 
eral well  educated  gentlemen,  before  a  numerous  and  highly  respectable 
assembly,  but  one  impression  could  not  but  be  made  on  the  minds  of  all, 
as  to  the  handsome  qualifications  and  untiring  industry  of  Mr.  J.  Judge 
the  principal,  and  the  assiduous  application  of  the  students  during  the 
past  session.  The  dialogues  and  single  pieces  appeared  to  be  well  se- 
lected, and  calculated  as  well  to  instruct,  as  to  amuse  and  entertain. 

The  exhibition  was  closed  by  a  highly  appropriate  and  well  delivered 
address,  by  the  Rev.  S.  J.  Harris.  From  the  mouth  of  the  speaker 
alone  could  be  had  a  correct  impression  of  the  merits  of  this  address. 
But  it  may  be  remarked  here,  that,  the  all  important  point  enforced  was 
the  moral  necessity  of  uniting  religion  and  literature  in  order  to  ensure 
the  grand  result  of  usefulness  and  happiness.  And  the  students  were 
emphatically  warned  against  three  most  potent  enemies  of  such  result, 
viz :    idleness,  intemperance  and  infidelity. 

The  writer  is  one  no  otherwise  interested  in  the  Earmwell  Grove  Acad- 
emy, or  those  taking  a  part  in  its  late  exercises,  than  by  philanthropy 
and  love  of  education,  and  therefore  signs  himself 

A  Spectator. 

—The  Star,  June  21,  1887. 

ENFIELD  ACADEMY,  1823. 

The  exercises  of  this  School  in  the  male  department  of  this  institution, 
will  recommence  the  first  Monday  in  January  next,  under  the  direction 
of  Mr.  Philip  B.  Wiley  of  Newbern.     *     *     * 

Enfield,  N.  C.  Dec.  1823.  ¥m.  Bradford,  Secry. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  30, 1823. 

ENFIELD  ACADEMY  UNDER  THOMAS  RAGSDALE,  1828. 

ENFIELD  ACADEMY. 

The  exercises  of  this  seminary  will  be  resumed  the  first  day  of  Jan. 
under  the  continued  superintendence  of  Thos.  L.  Ragsdale,  a  gentleman 
of  acknowledged  capacity  and  correct  moral  deportment,  who  possesses 
the  rare  faculty  of  imparting  his  knowledge  to  his  pupils  with  much 
facility. 


Halifax  County  Schools.  181 

The  course  of  studies  will  be  preparatory  to  the  classes  of  the  Univer- 
sity. 

Tuition  to  be  paid  in  advance. 

For  Spelling,  Reading  and  Writing,  $10.00  per  Session. 

Arithmetic,  English  Grammar  and  Parsing,  Geography,  with  the  con- 
struction of  Maps,  $12.50. 

Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  $12.50. 

Ehetoric,  Logic,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  $15.00. 

Geometry,  including  plane  and  Spherical  Trigonometry,  Surveying, 
Levelling,  &c.  $20.00. 

Bookkeeping,  by  single  and  double  entry,  $20.00. 

A  student  of  a  higher  class  may  prosecute  any  study  of  an  inferior 
class,  without  any  additional  tuition  fee. 

Board  can  be  had  at  5  dollars  per  month  in  families  convenient  to  the 
Academy.  A  public  examination  in  June,  of  which  timely  notice  will 
be  given. 

The  Academy  occupies  a  high  and  healthful  site,  remote  from  all 
scenes  of  dissipation. 

The  strictest  attention  will  be  paid  to  impressing  upon  the  students, 
the  necessity  of  a  gentlemanly  deportment,  both  in  and  out  of  school. 

Letters  (postpaid)  directed  to  the  principal,  will  be  promptly  noticed. 

Board  of  Trustees, 
By  John  Branch. 

The  Editor  of  the  Edenton  Gazette  will  please  insert  the  above  until 
forbid. 

— The  Star,  December  4,  1828. 

HYDE  PARK  ACADEMY,  1828. 

HYDE  PARK,  HALIFAX,  K  C. 
ACADEMY  FOR  YOUNG  LADIES. 

MRS.  PHILLIPS  announces  to  the  public,  that  the  first  session  of 
her  Academy  for  young  ladies  closed  on  the  2d  instant,  by  an  examina- 
tion, which  was  attended  by  a  numerous  assemblage  of  the  ladies  and 
gentlemen  of  the  vicinity.  It  becomes  her  not  publicly  to  express  an 
opinion  relative  to  the  attainments  or  merits  of  her  pupils;  but  from 
the  annexed  certificate,  she  flatters  herself  that  they  acquitted  them- 
selves with  credit  &  propriety,  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  who  were 
present.  The  second  session  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in 
January,  1829,  and  close  by  a  public  examination  on  the  first  Tuesday 
in  June. 

Having  had  the  benefit  of  an  experience  of  sixteen  years  in  different 
parts  of  the  United  States,  Mrs.  Phillips  professes  to  teach  all  the 
branches  of  education  usually  taught  in  the  best  Female  Seminaries, 
viz.  Orthography,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar, 
Ancient  and  Modern  Geography  with  the  use  of  the  Globes,  Ancient 


182  Halifax  County  Schools. 

and  Modern  History,  Rhetoric,  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy; 
Chemistry  and  Botany,  Composition,  Needle  "Work  and  Embroidery, 
Drawing,  Painting  and  Music  on  the  Piano.  Arrangements  have  also 
been  made  with  an  accomplished  Lady  of  New  York,  who,  should  neces- 
sity require,  will  come  on  immediately  as  an  Assistant. 

The  prices  of  Tuition  by  the  Academical  year  of  ten  months,  and  to 
be  paid  half  yearly  in  advance,  will  be  as  follows,  viz : 

For  the  ordinary  branches  of  English  Education $20.00 

Needle  Work  and  Embroidery 10.00 

Drawing  and  Painting 10.00 

Music  on  the  Piano 40.00 

The  situation  of  the  Academy  unites  advantages,  excelled,  perhaps, 
by  no  place  in  the  State.  It  is  14  miles  westward  of  Halifax,  on  the 
direct  road  to  Warrenton ;  is  remote  from  all  scenes  of  extravagance  and 
dissipation,  has  pure  air  and  water,  and  a  neighborhood  society,  who, 
for  urbanity  of  manners,  are  inferior  to  none  in  the  country. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Webb,  who  reside  at  Hyde  Park,  will  be  prepared  to 
receive  young  ladies  as  boarders  in  their  private  family,  at  the  rate 
of  eighty  dollars  for  the  scholastic  year  of  ten  months.  No  contingen- 
cies. They  pledge  themselves  to  afford  them  ample  and  wholesome  diet, 
to  take  particular  care  of  their  apparel,  and  in  all  respects  to  contribute 
to  their  comfort  and  convenience. 

December  10th,  1828. 

CERTIFICATE. 

Hyde  Park,  N.  C,  Dec.  2,  1828. 

The  undersigned,  who,  by  invitation,  attended  the  examination  of  the 
pupils  of  Mrs.  Phillips,  would  feel  themselves  wanting  in  respect  for 
her  well  known  ability  and  exertions,  were  they  not  publicly  to  express 
their  unanimous  approbation  of  the  accuracy  and  manner,  in  which  all 
the  young  ladies  went  through  their  various  exercises.  We  believe,  that 
if  rapidity  in  their  progress,  fair  and  correct  writing,  and  elegant  speci- 
mens of  painting  and  needle  work,  can  entitle  any  female  students  to 
commendation,  these  are  entitled  to  the  highest.  We  also  cannot  refrain 
from  expressing  our  opinion,  that  if  diligence  and  capacity,  combined 
with  strict  and  uniform  attention  to  the  health,  the  improvement,  the 
morals  and  general  deportment  of  those  who  may  be  committed  to  her 
care,  can  entitle  the  lady  who  presides  in  this  institution,  to  a  share 
of  the  public  patronage,  the  expectations  and  hopes  of  parents  and 
guardians,  will  not  be  disappointed. 

(Signed)  Jno.  Alston, 

Marion    Sanders, 
Tippoo   S.   Brownlow, 
M.  A.  Willcox, 
John  Carter. 
— The  Star,  December  25,  1828. 


Halifax  County  Schools.  183 

SCOTLAND   NECK  FEMALE   SEMINARY. 

SCOTLAND  NECK 
FEMALE   SEMINARY. 

The  public  are  most  respectfully  informed  that  the  examination  of 
the  above  named  Seminary  will  take  place  on  Friday,  16th  inst.,  at 
the  residence  of  the  subscriber;  at  which  time  the  Parents  and  Guar- 
dians are  particularly  invited  to  attend. 

The  exercises  of  the  Institution  will  recommence  on  Monday  the  16th 
of  January  next,  under  the  direction,  as  heretofore,  of  Miss  Rowan,  of 
New  York.  Miss  Hanks,  of  New  York,  will  superintend  the  Music 
Department. 

The  following  will  be  the  course  of  studies :  Reading,  Writing,  Geog- 
raphy, Grammar,  Spelling,  Composition,  Arithmetic,  Ancient  and 
Modern  History,  History  of  the  United  States,  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Natural 
Philosophy,  Astronomy,  Moral  and  Intellectual  Philosophy,  Natural 
Theology,  Elements  of  Criticism,  Chemistry  and  Botany. 

For  the  above  branches  per  session  of  5  months,  $10. 

Latin $5.00 

Drawing 5.00 

Flower  Painting 5.00 

Painting  in  Oil  Colors 10.00 

French 10.00 

Music 15.00 

Board  $7  per  month.  Lem.  L.  Parker. 

Dec.  9th,  1836. 

— The  Star,  January  12,  1837. 

SCOTLAND  NECK  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 

The  examination  of  the  pupils  of  this  Institution  will  take  place  on 
Friday  the  16th  instant.  Parents  and  Guardians  of  young  Ladies  are 
particularly  and  most  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

The  Scotland  Neck  Female  Seminary  will  re-open  on  the  second 
Monday  in  July  next,  under  the  care  and  instruction  of  Miss  Eugenia 
Hanks,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.  Miss  Hanks,  has  heretofore  had  charge  of  the 
Music  Department.  The  entire  control  of  this  Seminary  will  hereafter 
be  entrusted  to  her  care,  and  the  subscriber  takes  much  pleasure  in 
assuring  the  public  and  his  friends  that  her  qualifications  are  believed 
to  be  of  the  first  order,  having  finished  her  education  at  Mrs.  Willard's 
celebrated  school. 

Every  attention  to  the  morals,  health  and  comfort  of  young  ladies 
will  be  paid  by  Mrs.  P.  and  himself.  The  following  will  be  the  course 
of  studies:  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Grammar,  Composition,  Geog- 
raphy, Parley's  History,  Arithmetic,  Ancient  and  Modern  History, 
United  States  History,  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Natural  Philosophy,   Chemis- 


184  Halifax  County  Schools. 

try,  Astronomy,  Moral  and  Intellectual  Philosophy,  Natural  Theology, 
and  Karnes  Elements  of  Criticism.  For  the  above  branches  per  session 
of  five  months,  $10. 

Botany $3.00 

Drawing 5.00 

Music 15.00 

It  is  believed  there  is  not  a  healthier  situation  in  the  county  of  Hali- 
fax, and  certainly  very  few  in  the  Eastern  part  of  the  State. 
Board  $7  per  month. 

June  6th,  1837.  Lem.  L.  Parker. 

— The  Star,  June  21,  1831. 

LA  YALLEE  FEMALE   SEMINARY,  1837. 

The  exercises  of  the  above  Institution  will  recommence  on  the  third 
Monday  (16th)  of  January — the  subscriber  with  much  pleasure  informs 
his  friends  that  Mrs.  Emma  McElvie  continues  Principal  in  the 
Seminary. 

The  following  will  be  the  course  of  studies :  Beading,  Writing,  Spell- 
ing, Composition,  Grammar,  Elementary  Geography,  United  States 
History,  Arithmetic,  Ancient  and  Modern  History,  Universal  Geog- 
raphy, including  Ancient  Geography,  American  History,  Bhetoric, 
Logic,  Natural  Philosophy,  Euclid,  Algebra,  Astronomy,  Moral  and 
Intellectual  Philosophy,  Natural  Theology,  Elements  of  Criticism, 
Chemistry  and  Botany,  for  the  above  branches  per  session  of  five 
months,  $10. 

Latin $5.00 

French 7.50 

Drawing 5.00 

Painting  in  Oil  Colors 10.00 

Music  on  the  Piano  Forte 15.00 

Music   on  Guitar 10.00 

Board 40.00 

Half  the  board  in  advance. 
•     Halifax  Co.,  N.  C,  Dec.  7,  1836.  Tippoo  S.  Brownlow. 

—The  Star,  January  12,  1887 '. 

LA  YALLEE  FEMALE   SEMINARY,  1838. 

The  above  Institution  will  be  open  for  the  reception  of  pupils  on 
the  first  Monday  in  January,  under  the  care  of  two  northern  ladies  of 
the  first  qualifications — a  full  advertisement  in  due  time. 

Halifax  co.,  N.  C,  Nov.  6,  1838.  Tippoo  S.  Brownlow. 

— The  Star,  December  26,  1838. 


Halifax  County  Schools.  185 

LA  YALLEE  FEMALE  SEMINARY  COURSE  OF  STUDY,  1839. 

Situated  in  Halifax  county  (equidistant)  20  miles  between  the  towns 
of  Halifax  and  Warrenton.  The  subscriber  respectfully  notifies  his 
friends  and  the  public  generally,  that  the  above  institution  will  be  open 
for  the  reception  of  pupils  on  Monday  the  7th  of  January.  The  insti- 
tution will  be  under  the  care  of  two  Ladies  from  the  aSTorth,  who  bring 
with  them  the  highest  recommendations  from  gentlemen  of  the  first 
standing,  of  their  moral  and  literary  attainments. 

Thankful  for  the  very  liberal  patronage  hitherto  received,  he  flatters 
himself  that  with  all  advantages  in  point  of  healthy  location,  ample 
accommodations  of  buildings  and  instructions  of  the  highest  grade,  the 
school  will  rise  still  higher  in  merit  and  public  estimation. 

The  following  branches  will  be  taught  in  the  above  institution : — 
Eeading,  Writing,  Spelling,  Grammar,  Elementary  Geography,  United 
States  History,  and  Arithmetic;  Geology,  Ancient  and  Modern  History, 
Universal  Geography,  American  History,  Rhetorick,  Logic,  Natural 
Philosophy,  Comstocks;  Arnott's  Physics,  Geometry,  Algebra,  Astron- 
omy, Moral  and  Intellectual  Philosophy,  Physiology,  Elements  of 
Criticism,  Chemistry  and  Botany. 

Eor  the  above  branches  per  session  of  five  months $10.00 

French  per  session  of  five  months 7.50 

Latin do do 5.00 

Music  on  the  Piano  Forte 15.00 

Music  on  the  Harp 30.00 

Music  on  the  Guitar 10.00 

Drawing  and  Painting  in  "Water  Colors 5.00 

Mezzotinting,  wax  flowers  and  fruit  together 15.00 

When  taken  separately,  each 8.00 

Board,  one  half  in  advance 40.00 

Halifax  co.,  K  C,  Dec.  20.  1838.  Tippoo  S.  Beownlow. 

David  Outlaw,  Bertie, 
Samuel  Arrington,   Wash, 
J.  E.  J.  Daniel,  Ealeigh, 
Isaac  Hilliakd,         ^ 
Eev.  S.  Weller,        V  Halifax, 
Mason  L.  Wiggins,  J 

Trustees. 

—The  Star,  January  9,  1839. 

GRANT'S  FEMALE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1837. 

MES.  E.  C.  GRANT'S  FEMALE  BOARDING  SCHOOL 

Will  recommence  on  the  third  Monday  in  January,  1838.  Every 
attention  will  be  paid  to  the  health,  morals,  and  literary  advancement 
of  the  pupils  under  her  care. 


186  Halifax  County  Schools. 

Terms. 

Board  and  tuition,  including  all  the  English  branches,  per  ses- 
sion of  five  months $55.00 

Latin  and  French,  each 5.00 

Music  on  the  Piano  Forte 15.00 

Near  Enfield,  Halifax  county,  JST.  C,  November,  1837. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  1^,  1831. 


IREDELL  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

STATESVILLE    ACADEMY,   1815. 

The  Trustees  of  Statesville  Academy  inform  the  public  that  the  Rev- 
erend John  Mushatt  has  commenced  teaching  in  that  institution.  The 
Latin,  Greek  and  Hebrew  Languages,  English  Grammar,  Geography, 
Euclid's  Elements,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Rhetoric  and  Logic, 
will  be  taught.     *     *     *  B.  Worke,  Sec. 

9th  Dec.  1815. 

— The  Star,  December  29,  1815. 

MUSHAT  CONTINUES  STATESVILLE  ACADEMY,  1820. 

EDUCATION 

The  connexion  formerly  existing  between  the  Trustees  of  Statesville 
Academy  and  the  subscriber  as  Teacher  having  dissolved,  Parents  and 
Guardians  are  hereby  informed,  that  the  different  branches  heretofore 
taught  in  this  academy,  he  will  still  continue  to  teach  in  a  suitable 
house  prepared  for  this  purpose.  The  satisfaction  which  the  discharge 
of  his  office  has  given  during  the  term  of  five  years,  and  the  respectable 
standing  of  his  students  in  the  different  higher  seminaries  which  they 
have  entered,  afford  a  well  grounded  hope  that  the  usual  liberal  support 
and  encouragement  will  be  continued.  Parents  and  Guardians  may  rest 
assured,  that  every  necessary  attention  shall  be  paid  to  the  deportment, 
the  progress  and  accuracy  of  pupils. 

The  School  will  commence  on  the  first  of  January  next.  To  accom- 
modate the  people  of  South  Carolina,  there  will  be  but  one  vacation 
in  the  year,  to  commence  on  the  16th  of  November,  1821. 

Boarding  can  be  had,  as  usual,  at  the  houses  of  Messrs.  Work,  Hart, 
and  McKnight,  &c. 

Statesville,  Nov.  24,  1820.  John  Mtjshat,  V.  D.  M. 

— Western  Carolinian,  December  5,  1820. 

[On  January  30,  1821,  the  above  with  the  following  note  to  adver- 
tisement of  Statesville  Academy  appeared :] 

N.  B. — Erom  the  inexperience  of  youth,  it  often  happens  they  are 
too  easily  led  into  habits  of  extravagance.  In  these  they  too  success- 
fully indulge,  notwithstanding  the  care  and  vigilance  of  the  trustees. 
The  teacher,  especially,  suffers  the  blame,  although  errors  of  this  kind 
are  committed  without  his  knowledge  and  permission.  Aware  of  this, 
and  at  the  same  time  desirous  to  afford  every  security  to  parents  and 
guardians,  the  following  rules  will  be  strictly  attended  to : 

Every  student  shall  be  confined  to  one  particular  store  for  the  pur- 
chase of  those  articles  of  which  he  may  stand  in  need;  his  account 
in  said  store  to  be  carefully  examined  once  in  every  month. 

(187) 


188  Iredell  County  Schools. 

ISTo  student  shall  be  permitted  to  play  at  unlawful  games,  nor  in- 
dulge in  the  use  of  ardent  spirits;  and  to  prevent  these  evils  their 
accounts  in  taverns  shall  be  examined  and  a  report  obtained  from  the 
owners  of  boarding  houses  respecting  the  conduct  of  their  boarders, 
once  in  every  month. 

These  and  the  other  regulations  of  the  school  will  be  carried  into 
execution  by  the  following  gentlemen :  Col.  Richard  Allison,  Dr.  Joseph 
Guy,  Rev.  Dr.  McRee,  Robert  Worke,  Esq.,  Wm.  McKnight,  Esq.,  Gen. 
George  L.  Davidson,  John  Huggins,  Esq.,  Capt.  Alexander  Dunlap, 
Thomas  Allison.  J.  M. 

— Western  Carolinian,  January  30,  1821. 

MR.  MUSHAT  LEAVES  STATESVILLE,  1825. 

EDUCATION. 

Through  the  solicitation  of  his  friends  and  employers,  the  subscriber 
has  agreed  to  continue  the  usual  course  of  his  academical  instructions 
at  Fort  Defiance,  near  Statesville,  Iredell  County,  N.  C,  during  the 
ensuing  year.  The  terms  are  as  follows :  Every  young  man  will  be 
required  to  produce  satisfactory  testimonials  of  his  sobriety  and  tem- 
perance. No  young  man  will  be  admitted  who  has  been  expelled  or 
suspended  from  any  similar  institution.  No  student  will  be  admitted 
for  a  term  less  than  two  sessions;  the  first  to  commence  on  the  2d  of 
January  and  end  on  the  7th  of  June;  the  second  to  commence  on  the 
8th  of  June  and  end  on  the  16th  of  November.  The  price  of  tuition 
will  be  $10  per  session,  to  be  paid  at  the  close  of  each  session.  The 
price  of  boarding,  including  washing,  firewood  and  candles,  will  be 
$7  per  month,  to  be  paid  at  the  end  of  each  session. 

Nov.  18,  1825.  John  Mushat. 

- — Catawba  Journal,  November  29,  1825. 

GARDEN'S  LANCASTER  SCHOOL,  1822. 

A  Real 

Lancasterian    School, 

Is  now,  for  the  first  time,  introduced  in  this  county,  for  both  sexes, 
attended  by  male  and  female  ushers,  under  the  superintendence  of 
Alexander  Garden,  from  the  Spratt's  Ville  Lancasterian  School,  where 
he  studied  this  new  and  expeditious  system  with  great  success,  under 
Mr.  Peter  Ulrick,  who  has  recently  arrived  from  Philadelphia  with 
the  latest  improvements,  &c.   and  possesses  certificates  of  that  fact. 

The  branches  taught  in  his  school  are  such  as  are  comprised  in  an 
English  education,  &c.  Parents  and  Guardians,  who  may  feel  disposed 
to  place  their  children  under  his  care,  may  depend  that  nothing  on  his 
part  shall  be  wanting  to  expedite  their  progress  in  learning,  and  to 
instill  moral  principles  into  their  minds;  and  will,  he  trusts,  be  able 
to  satisfy  every  reasonable  expectation. 


Ikedell  County  Schools.  189 

The  object  of  these  schools  is  to  lessen  the  load,  of  human  misery; 
and  to  better  the  religious,  moral,  and  social  condition  of  society,  by 
teaching  those  who  attend  not  only  to  read  and  write,  &c.  but  what  is 
infinitely  of  more  moment,  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  veneration  for  his  holy 
word — for  the  ordinances  of  the  Lord's  house,  and  a  due  observance  of 
the  Lord's  day. 

The  permanent  institutions  of  this  happy  country,  render  it  a  proper 
theatre  for  the  display  of  all  the  numerous  blessings  which  flow  from 
its  general  introduction,  as  this  system  has  done  more  to  civilize  the 
barbarian,  enlighten  the  ignorant,  and  inculcate  the  principles  of  virtue, 
than  any  scheme  of  reformation  of  human  origin  ever  presented  to  the 
world. 

The  public  are  earnestly  invited  to  visit  the  school,  every  Friday 
afternoon,  when  they  may  fully  satisfy  themselves  with  the  propriety 
of  the  system;  where  seats  are  prepared  for  them,  and  they  can  enter 
and  retire  at  pleasure,  without  interrupting  the  school. 

Centre,  Iredell  Co.  Nov.  8,  1822.  Alexander    Garden. 


THE  LANCASTERIAlSr  SYSTEM. 

To  the  Public. 

Having,  with  many  others,  attended  the  examination  of  Mr.  Alexan- 
der Garden  as  a  Lancasterian  teacher,  by  Mr.  Peter  Ulrick,  we  embrace 
this  early  opportunity  to  testify  the  satisfaction  we  derived  from  the 
spectacle ;  and  do  not  hesitate  to  declare  that  we  deem  this  system  as 
important  to  the  morals  and  religion,  as  to  the  literature  of  the  rising 
race.  We  are  happy  to  find  that  the  Lancasterian  system,  as  now  eluci- 
dated, incorporates  the  rudiments  of  religion  with  the  rudiments  of 
language ;  and  we  cannot  too  warmly  recommend  it  to  the  patronage 
of  our  fellow-citizens.  We  think  it  no  more  than  an  act  of  justice  to 
declare,  that  though  Mr.  Ulrick  proposed  many  hundred  questions,  and 
required  Mr.  Garden  to  go  through  a  great  quantity  of  detail,  which 
lasted  several  hours,  yet  Mr.  Garden  answered  with  great  expertness, 
and  practiced  with  dexterity  with  a  number  of  his  scholars.  We  are 
decidedly  of  opinion,  that  if  all  public  teachers  were  subjected  to  such 
severe  and  public  examination,  so  much  quackery  in  education  would 
not  be  practiced  as  has  been. 

In  short,  we  are  firmly  of  opinion,  that  the  Lancasterian  system,  as 
now  practised  by  Mr.  Ulrick,  embraces  advantages  unknown  to  any 
other. 

Jas.  Spratt,  President;  J.  Dinkins,  Thos.  Greer,  A.  H.  Erwin,  S.  W. 
Fox,  J.  D.  Boyd,  Jno.  Barnett,  Thos.  Spratt,  Thos.  Boyd. 


United   States    of    America,    State    of    North    Carolina,    Mecklenburg 

County. 

Certificate  of  a   real  Lancasterian  Teacher,  which  system  can  only 
be  learnt  by  personal  application  and  study  in  a  well  organized  school. 


190  Iredell  County  Schools. 

I,  PETER  ULRICK,  (who  learnt  the  system  of  the  original  school 
in  Philadelphia,  under  the  direction  of  Edward  Baker,  a  pupil  of 
JOSEPH  LANCASTER,  the  inventor,  and  having  practised  it  for  a 
considerable  time  with  numbers  of  children  with  all  the  improvements 
since  its  first  introduction,  and  possess  a  regular  certificate  of  the  fact,) 
do  hereby  certify,  that  Alexander  Garden  has  practised  and  studied  in 
Spratt's  Ville  Model  School,  under  my  direction;  and  that  having  un- 
dergone a  public  examination,  I  do  believe  him  qualified  to  teach  one 
hundred  children  the  elements  of  a  common  education  by  this  system, 
and  to  apply  the  same  principles  in  teaching  several  other  branches  of 
knowledge. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  subscribed  my  name  and  affixed  the 
seal  of  St.  Peter's  Model  School,  this  15th  day  of  October,  1822. 

Peter  Ulrick. 

At  the  above  examination  made  as  above  stated,  present,  Thos.  Spratt, 
A.  EL  Erwin,  J.  D.  Boyd,  William  Flaniken,  Thos.  Boyd,  John  McDow- 
ell, Jno.  Barnett,  Hugh  McDowell,  Alex.  Porter,  J.  Dinkins,  S.  W.Eox, 
Thos.  Greer,  J.  Smith. 

I,  as  President,  testify  to  the  fact  of  such  meeting  and  examination. 

Jas.  Spratt,  Pres'dt. 

— Western  Carolinian,  November  12,  1822. 

EBENEZER  ACADEMY,  1823. 

This  institution  was  incorporated  during  the  session  of  the  General 
Assembly  in  1822.  It  is  now  open  to  all  who  wish  either  to  pursue  a 
course  of  liberal  education,  or  study  English  Grammar  and  Geography. 
All  branches  of  education  required  for  admission  into  college,  will  here 
be  taught.  We  are  happy  in  stating  to  the  public,  that  a  new  and  com- 
modious Academy  will  be  completed  in  a  few  days,  *  *  *.  The 
Academy  is  in  a  rural  situation,  six  miles  from  Statesville,  so  that 
students  will  be  measurably  free  from  temptations  to  vice.  It  is  con- 
venient to  church,  where  there  is  preaching  statedly.     *     *     * 

Iredell  County,  1ST.  C,  Nov.  1823.  Wm.  A.  Hall. 

— Western  Carolinian,  December  9,  1823. 

EBENEZER  ACADEMY   PREPARES   FOR   THE   UNIVERSITY,   1829. 

This  institution,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  subscriber,  is  now 
open  for  the  reception  of  students.  A  course  of  studies  is  here  pursued 
preparatory  to  admission  into  the  University  of  this  State.  In  addi- 
tion to  this,  instruction  will  be  given  in  all  the  branches  of  an  English 
education. 

The  healthy  situation  of  this  Academy,  the  good  state  of  morals  in  the 
neighborhood,  and  the  advantages  of  an  enlightened  ministry,  which  the 
students  can  always  enjoy,  are  objects  worthy  the  attention  of  those 


Ikedell  County  Schools.  191 

wishing  to  educate  their  sons.     Board  can  be  had  in  respectable  families. 
at  one  dollar  per  week.     Tuition  proportionably  low. 

H.  R.  Hall. 

Bethany  Church,  Iredell  county,  H".  C,  July  7,  1829. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  July  1%.,  1829. 

CHAPMAN'S  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL,   1828. 

A  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL, 

FOR  both  sexes,  is  now  taught  by  the  subscriber  and  a  female  assist- 
ant, at  Centre  Meeting  House  in  Iredell  county,  25  miles  west  of 
Salisbury,  22  north  of  Charlotte,  and  18  south  of  Statesville.  The 
place  is  remarkably  healthy,  and  retired  from  the  noise  and  bustle  of 
the  world.  Youth  may  here  be  prepared  for  entering  any  of  the  classes 
of  college,  or  they  may  be  conducted  through  the  whole  course  of  a 
collegiate  education. 

Females  will  be  taught  the  different  branches  of  useful  science,  needle- 
work, painting  on  velvet,  and  the  French  Language.  The  object  of  the 
Teachers  in  this  Seminary  will  be  not  merely  to  exercise  the  memory, 
but  to  inform  the  judgment,  improve  the  understanding  and  lead  their 
pupils  to  a  practical  acquaintance  with  Science.  Particular  attention 
will  be  paid  to  the  morals  of  youth,  and  the  whole  course  conducted  in 
the  fear  of  God  and  with  reference  to  the  virtue  of  the  Gospel. 

The  prices  of  tuition  are  $2.50  a  quarter,  for  reading,  writing,  arith- 
metic; $3.75  for  English  Grammar  and  Geography;  $5  for  Mathematics, 
Painting,  the  higher  branches  of  science  and  Latin,  Greek  and  French 
languages.  Boarding  may  be  obtained  in  the  family  of  the  subscriber, 
and  in  reputable  families  in  the  neighborhood,  at  the  moderate  price 
of  $1.50  a  week,  payable  quarterly. 

Mount  Mourne,  Feb.  4,  1828.  Robert  H.  Chapman-. 

— Catawba  Journal,  February  12,  1828. 


JOHNSTON  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

AVERASBOROUGH   ACADEMY,   1804. 

On  the  23d  Day  of  June  next,  at  Averasborough,  will  be  let  to  the  low- 
est Bidder,  the  Building  of  a  framed  House  in  said  Town,  thirty-six 
by  twenty  Feet  and  twenty  Feet  Pitch,  for  a  Seminary  of  Learning. 
Materials  are  now  on  the  Spot.  Further  Particulars  will  be  exhibited 
on  the  day  by  the  Commissioners.  Isaac  Williams, 

Robert    Draughon, 
Gerard  Banks. 

Commissioners. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  11,  1801/-. 

SMITHFIELD  ACADEMY,  1812. 

TO   CARPENTERS. 

Will  be  let  to  the  lowest  bidder,  in  the  Town  of  Smithfield,  Johnston 
County,  on  Monday  the  10th  day  of  August  next,  the  building  of  an 
Academy  in  said  Town.  The  dimensions  will  be  22  feet,  by  40  feet,  two 
stories  high,  with  such  conveniences  as  is  necessary  for  an  Academy. 
This  undertaking  will  be  well  worth  the  attention  of  Workmen.  The 
terms  of  pay  will  be  made  known  on  the  above  day.  Bond  and  approved 
securities  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  contract,  will  be  required 
by  Commissioners:         Daniel  Boon, 

David  Turner, 
William    Sasser, 
W.  W.  Hopkins, 
Robert    H.    Helme, 
Henry    Gut, 
Ellick    Sanders, 
W.  W.  Bryan, 
Samuel    Mitchnor. 

Smithfield,  Johnston  County,  BT.  C,  July  21,  1812. 
— The  Star,  July  31,  1812. 

SMITHFIELD  ACADEMY  U1VDER  DR.  WHITE,  1813. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Smithfield  Academy, 

Will  commence  on  Monday  the  11th  day  of  October  next  under  the 
direction  of  Dr.  Willie  "N.  White. — Board  can  be  had  at  four  or  five 
dollars  a  month  at  convenient  and  respectable  houses. 

Oct.  7,  1813.  William  Sasser,  Secy. 

—The  Star,  October  8,  1813. 

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1,400  Tickets  at  $5  are  $7, 

1  Prize    of  $1,000 

2  500 

5 

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Johnston  County  Schools.  193 

SMITHFIELD  ACADEMY  LOTTERY,  1820. 

LOTTEKY. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Smithfield  Academy. 

THE  subscribers  having  been  appointed  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature 
of  the  State  of  North  Carolina,  managers  of  the  above  lottery;  and 
having  entered  into  bond  for  the  faithful  performance  of  duties;  and 
the  payment  of  all  prizes  according  to  law,  now  offer  the  public  the 
following 

SCHEME. 

000. 

of  $1,000  is $1,000 

1,000 

500 

750 

600 

1,650 

1,500 

468  7,000 

Subject  to  a  deduction  of  15  per  cent,  and  not  two  blanks  to  a  prize. 

The  managers  trusting  to  the  public  spirit,  which  has  hitherto  and 
still  ought  to  animate  every  town  in  support  of  education,  upon  which 
more  than  anything  else,  our  national  honor  and  independence  depends, 
confidently  hope  that  the  patronage  of  enlightened  individuals  and  the 
public  at  large  will  soon  enable  them  to  complete  the  sale  of  tickets, 
and  the  drawing  of  the  Lottery. 

The  present  scheme  does  not  embrace  the  capital  for  which  the  man- 
agers have  given  bond,  nor  does  it  contemplate  to  raise  the  sum  author- 
ized by  law ;  yet  as  the  experiment  is  untried,  they  have  thought  proper 
to  propose  the  first  class  on  as  small  a  scale  as  possible,  reserving  to 
themselves  the  right  of  proceeding  in  future  to  one  or  two  additional 
classes. 

As  soon  as  a  sufficient  number  of  tickets  are  disposed  of,  the  draw- 
ing will  commence,  and  the  public  will  be  notified  through  the  medium 
of  papers  when  the  drawing  has  closed. 

The  prizes  will  be  paid  in  sixty  days  after  the  drawing,  and  all  prizes 
not  demanded  within  one  year  from  the  drawing  will  be  considered  as 
forfeited  for  the  benefit  of  the  institution.  Sam'l    Mitchneb 

Thomas  Rice, 
M.   Lloyd  Hill, 

Smithfield,  Johnston  Co.  N".  Carolina.  Managers. 

ZsT.  B. — If  no  drawing  takes  place  within  twelve  months  of  the  first 
day  of  March  next,  the  purchase  money  is  to  be  refunded  for  all  tickets 
bought,  when  demanded. 

— The  Star,  January  28,  1820. 
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194  Johnston  County  Schools. 

SMITIIFIELD  ACADEMY  UNDER  ROBERT  POOR,  1820. 

SMITHFIELD  ACADEMY. 

THE  exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday 
in  March  next,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  Robert  Brevard  Poor, 
A.  B.  Mr.  Poor  graduated  at  Cambridge  (Mass.)  last  August,  with 
the  distinguished  honor  of  that  University,  and  comes  recommended  to 
us  in  the  most  nattering  terms. 

By  order  of  the  Trustees,  M.  Lloyd  Hill,  Secy. 

February  21,  1820. 

— The  Star,  February  25,  1820. 

SMITHFIELD  ACADEMY  UNDER  A.  W.  GAY,  1827. 

SMITHFIELD  ACADEMY. 

THE  Public  are  informed,  that  the  exercises  of  this  Institution  are 
in  successful  operation,  under  the  immediate  superintendence  of  Rev. 
A.  W.  Gay.  The  Trustees  can  with  pleasure  state,  that  their  expecta- 
tions concerning  this  gentleman,  have  been  more  than  realized  since 
witnessing  his  superior  management  in  the  business  of  instruction. 
The  school  year,  in  this  Academy,  is  divided  into  two  sessions,  of  5 
months  each ;  provides  for  two  examinations,  a  private  and  public,  and 
but  one  vacation,  to  continue  from  the  middle  of  August  until  the  middle 
of  October,  allowing  the  scholars  the  privilege  of  being  at  home  two 
months  in  the  fall.  Students  may  here  prepare  themselves  for  either 
of  the  classes  in  the  University. 

S.    Mitchenok,   Pres't. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  9,  1821. 

TEACHERS  IN  SMITHFIELD  ACADEMY.,  1827. 
SMITHFIELD  MALE  AND  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  third  quarter  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  Monday  the 
15th  of  October  next. 

The  subscriber  is  happy  to  be  able  to  inform  the  public  that  he  has 
employed  Miss  A.  D.  Salmon  of  Fayetteville,  to  take  charge  of  the 
Female  Department. 

Instruction  will  be  given  in  all  branches  usually  taught  in  Academies. 

A.  W.  Gay,  Principal. 

The  Editors  of  the  ISTewbern  Sentinal  will  please  insert  the  above 
once  a  week  for  3  weeks. 
Sept.  17. 
— Raleigh  Register,  September  28,  1827. 


Johnston  County  Schools.  195 

SMITHEIELD  ACADEMY  UNDER  J.  WABffOCK,  182S. 

SMITHFIELD   ACADEMY. 

THIS  Institution  will  be  opened  after  the  Christmas  vacation  on  the 
1st  January,  1828,  under  the  superintendence  of  Rev.  J.  Warnock,  as 
Principal.  Mr.  W.  is  a  graduate  of  Glasgow  University,  from  his 
testimonials,  which  are  numerous  and  satisfactory,  from  his  ex- 
perience and  success  in  teaching  during  the  last  six  years  in  this  coun- 
try, the  Trustees  feel  confident  in  saying  that  the  advantages  of  this 
Academy  will  equal  any  in  the  State.  The  classical  course  will  be 
adapted  to  that  observed  at  Chapel  Hill.  From  the  unremitting  atten- 
tion which  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  and  improvement  of  Students 
sent  to  this  Academy,  the  Trustees  expect  that  it  shall  receive  a  liberal 
share  of  public  support. 

Six  or  eight  Students  can  be  accommodated  with  Boarding  in  the 
family  of  the  Principal. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Sam'l   Mitchnee,  Pres't. 

Smithfield,  Dec.  20. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  28,  1827. 

SMITHFIELD  ACADEMY  UNDER  1YM.  BROOME,  1835. 

SMITHFIELD   ACADEMY. 

The  exercises  of  this  Institution  are  now  in  operation,  under  the 
superintendence  of  the  subscriber.  Having  for  some  years  been  engaged 
in  School  Teaching,  he  flatters  himself  that  he  will  be  able  to  render 
general  satisfaction.  Eight  or  ten  Boarders  can  be  conveniently  accom- 
modated in  the  family  of  the  subscriber.  Payments  to  be  made  quar- 
terly, for  Board  and  Tuition.     Terms  of  tuition : 

Spelling,  Reading  and  Writing,  pr.  session $6.00 

Arithmetic 8.00 

English  Grammar  and  Geography 18.00 

The  art  of  Surveying 10.00 

"Wm.   Broome. 
Smithfield,  Johnston  county,  February  19th,  1835. 
— The  Standard,  Raleigh,  February  27,  1835. 


LINCOLN  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

PLEASANT  RETREAT  ACADEMY,  1820. 

LINCOLNTON  ACADEMY. 

THE  Trustees  have  lately  succeeded  in  engaging  the  Rev.  Joseph  E. 
Bell,  late  of  Union  Seminary,  in  Tennessee,  as  principal  teacher.  They 
have  good  reason  to  believe  that  Mr.  Bell  is  eminently  qualified  to  teach 
the  Latin  and  Greek  languages,  and  the  various  branches  of  English 
education,  which  will  be  taught  at  this  academy. 

The  situation  of  the  Academy,  the  trustees  consider  advantageous  in 
every  point  of  view;  it  is  well  known  to  be  healthy,  and  pleasant.  The 
country  adjacent,  is  fertile,  and  the  inhabitants  both  of  the  neighbor- 
hood around  it,  are  remarkable  for  their  frugal  and  steady  habits, 
morality  and  industry.  Boarding  may  be  obtained  in  the  village  and 
its  vicinity  for  from  thirty-seven  to  fifty  dollars  per  session. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  the  first  day  of 
February;  and  the  first  session  will  end  on  the  20th  day  of  June.  The 
second  session  will  commence  the  11th  day  of  July,  and  expire  the  22d 
day  of  December  following. 

The  price  of  tuition  for  the  first  class,  consisting  of  Reading,  Writing 
and  Arithmetic,  five  dollars  per  session — the  second  class  to  include  the 
arts  and  sciences,  the  Latin  and  Greek  languages,  ten  dollars  per  session. 
The  strictest  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  of  the  students,  by 
the  principal  teacher.  D.  Reinhakdt,  Secretary 

Lincolnton,  1ST.  C.  Jan.  24,  1820.  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

— The  Star,  February  J/.,  1820. 

ACT  OF  INCORPORATION',  1821. 

Posted  here  Eeby  6th,  1875,  D.  Schenck. 

An  Act  to  Incorporate  the  Lincolnton  Female  Academy  Dec.  27,  1821. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina, 
and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That  James 
Bivings,  Vardry  McBee,  Daniel  Hoke,  James  Hill,  John  Mushatt, 
Joseph  E.  Bell,  and  Joseph  Morris  be,  and  they  are  hereby  declared  to 
be  a  body  politic  and  corporate,  to  be  known  and  distinguished  by  the 
name  of  the  Trustees  of  Lincolnton  Female  Academy,  and  by  that  name 
shall  have  perpetual  succession  and  a  common  seal,  and  that  they,  the 
said  Trustees,  and  their  successors,  by  the  name  aforesaid,  or  a  majority 
of  them,  shall  be  able  and  capable  in  law  to  take,  demand,  receive,  and 
possess  all  monies,  goods  and  chattels  that  shall  be  given  to  them  for 
the  use  of  said  Academy,  and  the  same  shall  apply  according  to  the  will 
of  the  donor;  and,  by  gift,  purchase,  or  devise,  to  take,  have,  receive, 

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Lincoln  County  Schools.  197 

possess,  enjoy  and  retain  to  them  and  their  successors  forever  any  lands, 
rents,  tenements,  hereditaments  of  what  kind,  nature  or  quality  soever 
the  same  may  be  in  trust  and  confidence,  that  the  same  or  the  profits 
thereof  shall  be  applied  to  and  for  the  use  and  purposes  of  establishing 
and  endowing  the  said  Institution. 

II.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  said  Trustees  and  their  suc- 
cessors, or  a  majority  of  them,  by  the  name  aforesaid,  shall  be  able  and 
capable  in  law  to  bargain,  sell,  grant,  alien,  or  dispose  of  and  convey 
and  assure  to  the  purchaser  or  purchasers  such  lands,  rents,  tenements 
and  hereditaments  aforesaid,  when  the  conditions  of  the  grant  to  them, 
or  the  will  of  the  devisor  does  not  forbid  it,  and  that  the  said  Trustees 
and  their  successors,  or  a  majority  of  them,  shall  be  able  and  capable  in 
law  by  the  name  aforesaid,  to  sue  and  be  sued,  plead  and  be  impleaded, 
in  any  court  within  this  State,  and  to  do  and  perform  all  such  acts 
and  things  as  are  incident  to,  or  usually  exercised  by,  bodies  politic 
and  corporate,  not  inconsistent  with  the  law  of  this  State,  touching 
the  object  of  their  incorporation. 

III.  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  this  act  shall  be  in  force  from  its 
ratification.     (This  act  is  dated  Dec.  27th,  1821.     D.  Schenck.) 

[On  first  page  of  record  book  David  Schenck  copied  the  above. — 
C.  L.  C] 

PLEASANT  RETREAT  ACADEMY  IX  1822. 

EXAMINATION. 

The  second  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Pleasant  Retreat  Acad- 
emy, under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  John  Mushat  and  Mr.  Nathaniel 
N.  Smith,  commenced  on  Monday,  the  11th  of  the  present  instant,  and 
closed  on  the  succeeding  Wednesday. 

The  trustees  are  again,  from  a  sense  of  the  duty  they  owe  to  the 
teachers,  to  the  public  and  themselves,  obliged  to  express  their  high 
satisfaction  in  relation  to  the  accuracy  and  progress  of  the  students. 
Not  to  find  one  individual  among  a  number  of  students,  amounting  to 
about  eighty,  who  did  not  afford  satisfactory  evidence  of  the  care  and 
ability  of  the  instructors  and  of  the  improvement  of  the  students  them- 
selves, was  calculated  to  excite  a  pleasure  and  present  prospects  more 
easily  conceived  than  described.  This,  and  the  good  order  of  the  stu- 
dents, show  in  a  clear  point  of  view  the  happy  effects  that  result  from 
the  combined  operation  of  talents  and  faithfulness  in  those  to  whom 
the  education  of  youth  is  entrusted. 

The  exercises  of  the  academy  will  again  commence  on  the  first  of 
January  next,  under  the  direction  of  the  same  gentlemen  who  have 
conducted  it  during  the  last  year.  Boarding,  including  fire  wood,  lodg- 
ing, washing  and  candles,  can  be  had  at  the  usual  price  of  $7.50  per 
month. 

To  accommodate  parents  and  guardians,  who  live  more  southwardly, 
and  whose  patronage  has  been  liberal,  there  will  be  but  one  vacation 


198  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

in  the  year,  which  will  commence  about  the  middle  of  November; 
although  the  term  of  teaching  will  be  considered  as  divided  into  two 
sessions,  the  first  commencing  in  January,  and  the  second  in  the  month 
of  June.  D.  Reinhardt,  Secretary. 

Lincolnton,  Nov.  16,  1822. 

— Western  Carolinian,  November  26,  1822. 

EXAMINATION. 

And  Exhibition,  Pleasant  Retreat  Academy,  in  Lincolnton,  N.  C. 

The  Examination  of  the  students  in  the  Lincolnton  Male  Academy, 
will  commence  on  the  2nd  July,  and  end  on  the  3d.  The  succeeding 
day  the  students  will  have  an  exhibition,  which,  it  is  hoped,  will  be 
highly  entertaining,  as  it  will  consist  of  a  number  of  select  speeches 
and  interesting  dramatic  performances. 

Parents  and  Guardians,  and  friends  to  literature,  are  requested  to 
attend.  D.  Reinhaedt,  Sec'ry. 

May  25,  1822. 

— Western  Carolinian,  June  11,  1822. 

PLEASANT  RETEEAT  EXAMINATION,  JULY,  1822. 
LINCOLNTON  ACADEMY. 

The  Examination  of  the  students  of  Pleasant  Retreat  Academy,  at 
Lincolnton,  N.  C,  commenced  on  Monday  morning,  the  1st  of  July, 
and  closed  on  the  evening  of  the  succeeding  Wednesday.  The  different 
classes  were  examined  on  the  following  branches  of  study : 

First  Class — Webster's  Spelling  Book. — Thos.  H.  Bevens,  Alfred 
Bevens,  George  L.  Davidson,  George  W.  Henderson,  John  L.  Ramsour. 

Second  Class — do. — William  W.  Mushat,  Washington  Roderick, 
Daniel  Ramsour,  Robert  Williamson,  Rufus  Williamson. 

Reading — New  Testament. — George  W.  Henderson,  John  L.  Ram- 
sour, George  L.  Davidson,  Alfred  Bevens,  Thos.  H.  Bevens. 

Reading  and  Definitions — Columbian  Orator. — John  F.  Burton,  Hugh 
L.  Henderson,  Luther  M.  M'Bee,  William  Williamson,  John  Motz, 
George  W.  Motz. 

Spelling — Walker's  Dictionary. — Luther  M.  M'Bee,  Hugh  L.  Hen- 
derson, John  F.  Burton,  William  Williamson,  James  Denson,  James  P. 
Henderson,  Robert  A.  Allison,  John  Motz,  George  W.  Motz. 

The  Child's  Catechism. — Daniel  Ramsour,  George  W.  Henderson, 
George  L.  Davidson,  Thomas  H.  Bevens,  Alfred  Bevens. 

The  Shorter  Catechism. — Robert  A.  Allison,  John  F.  Burton,  Hugh 
L.  Henderson,  George  L.  Davidson,  Luther  M.  M'Bee,  William  William- 
son, John  Motz,  George  W.  Motz. 

Blair's  Catechism. — Hugh  L.  Henderson,  John  F.  Burton,  George  W. 
Henderson,  Luther  M.  M'Bee,  William  Williamson,  Thos.  H.  Bevens, 
Alfred  Bevens,  John  Motz,  George  W.  Motz,  George  L.  Davidson. 


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Pike's  Arithmetic. — James  Denson,  Robert  A.  Allison,  James  P. 
Henderson. 

Murray's  English  Grammar,  as  far  as  Syntax. — Eli  M'Ree,  James  P. 
Henderson,  Robert  A.  Allison. 

Murray's  English  Grammar  and  Exercises. — James  Benson,  Irby 
Wells. 

Bonnycastle's  Algebra,  through  Irrational  Quantities. — Washington 
Ballard,  Robert  Ballard,  Richard  Brumby,  Theodorus  W.  Brevard, 
William  Davidson,  James  Harbison,  Thomas  Lee,  William  Worke. 

Hutton's  Algebra,  through  Quadratic  Equations. — Thomas  Dews, 
Charles  C.  Henderson,  Henry  Fullenwider. 

Latin  Grammar,  Corderius,  and  Selectae  veteri. — Henry  Fernandes, 
Samuel  Abernathy,  William  Adamson,  Benjamin  Morris,  Green  F. 
M'Aphee,  Marcus  W.  Reinhardt,  John  Ballard,  John  Grier — ex  S.  V. — 
Robert  Beatie — ex  C.  and  S.  V. — Robert  Keils. 

Mair's  Introduction. — A.  C.  M'Donald,  James  Boyd,  William  Boyd, 
Silas  MBee,  Sidney  Johnson,  James  Johnson,  John  Hugging,  Thomas 
Williams. 

First  Virgil  Class. — Samuel  Connor,  James  Connor,  Reuben  Gerald, 
Ranson  Hunly,  Michael  Hoke,  Jacob  Ramsour,  Richard  ISTorris,  Frank- 
lin Henderson,  John  Williamson,  Moses  White,  John  Lowry,  James 
Abernathy. 

Second  Yirgil  Class. — James  Boyd,  William  Boyd,  John  Huggins, 
Osmyn  B.  Irvine,  Silas  M'Bee,  A."  C.  M'Donald,  William  Telliller, 
Thomas  Williamson. 

Cicero's  Orations,  Horace's  Odes,  and  Art  of  Poetry. — Washington 
Ballard,  Richard  Burmby,  Henry  Canty,  John  Hoke,  George  Hoke, 
William  Coppedge,  William  Jones,  William  Worke,  James  Rudisil, 
Alphonzo  Worke,  William  Thomas,  Washington  Williams,  Thomas 
Dews,  Thomas  Lee,  William  Davidson. 

Greek  Grammar. — Samuel  Connor,  James  Connor,  Henry  Canty, 
George  Hoke,  John  Hoke,  Michael  Hoke,  Franklin  Henderson,  Ranson 
Hunly,  William  Jones,  Reuben  Gerald,  John  Lowry,  Richard  ISTorris, 
Jacob  Ramsour,  James  Rudisil,  William  F;  Thomas,  John  Williamson, 
Alphonzo  Worke,  Moses  White. 

Greek  Testament. — Samuel  Connor,  James  Connor,  William  A. 
Coppedge,  John  Hoke,  George  Hoke,  Michael  Hoke.  Franklin  Hender- 
son, John  Lowry,  Richard  ISTorris,  Jacob  Ramsour,  James  Rudisil,  Wil- 
liam F.  Thomas,  Alphonzo  Worke,  John  Williamson. 

Xenophon's  Cyropasdia. — William  Worke,  James  Harbison,  Wash- 
ington Ballard,  Richard  Brumby,  Thomas  Lee,  Thomas  Dews,  Washing- 
ton Williams. 

Watts'  Logic  and  Blair's  Lectures. — Charles  C.  Henderson,  Robert 
Ballard,  Henry  Fullenwider,  Thomas  Dews. 

With  respect  to  the  examination  of  the  above  classes,  the  Trustees 
have  deemed  it  the  most  expedient  to  make  no  distinction ;  being  con- 
vinced that  it  is  impossible  for  those,  who  peruse  the  columns  of  a  news- 


200  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

paper  containing  an  account  of  the  examination  of  the  students  of  an 
Academy,  to  draw  any  correct  conclusion  relative  to  their  progress  and 
accuracy.  And  at  the  same  time,  sensible  of  the  duty  they  owe  to 
society,  they  only  observe,  that  the  above  examination  reflected  high 
honor  upon  the  industry  and  talents  of  the  students,  and  afforded  the 
most  satisfactory  evidence  of  the  care,  diligence  and  abilities  of  the 
teachers. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  are  still  continued  under  the  superin- 
tendence of  the  Rev.  John  Mushat  and  Nathaniel  N.  Smith. 

It  is,  likewise,  with  pleasure  the  Trustees  mention  the  orderly  con- 
duct of  the  students,  the  friendly  disposition  of  the  citizens  toward  the 
institution,  and  the  zeal  they  manifest  in  promoting  its  interest. 

These  circumstances,  while  they  excite  gratitude  to  Him,  who  is  the 
"giver  of  every  good  and  perfect  gift,"  cannot  but  strengthen  the  confi- 
dence of  society,  and  interest  them  in  promoting  the  prosperity  of  an 
institution,  which  bids  fair  to  promote  science  and  virtue. 

D.  Reinhardt,  Secry. 

— Western  Carolinian,  July  16,  1822. 

PLEASANT   RETREAT   ACADEMY   TEACHERS,   1823. 

*  *  *  The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  again  commence  on  the 
16th  of  the  present  inst.  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  John  Mushat, 
and  Mr.  James  J.  Watson.  In  this  gentleman,  Mr.  Mushat,  from  his 
experience,  is  warranted  to  place  the  highest  confidence ;  and  has  no 
doubt  but  he  will  prove  himself  worthy  of  the  patronage  of  his  employers. 

Lincolnton,  June  12,  1823.  Jacob  Forney,  Secy. 

— Western  Carolinian,  June  2!+,  1823. 

PLEASANT   RETREAT  ACADEMY   TEACHERS,   1824. 

EDUCATION. 

The  trustees  of  the  Pleasant  Retreat  Academy,  in  Lincolnton,  1ST.  C, 
have  succeeded  in  procuring  another  Principal  Teacher  to  supply  the 
place  of  the  Rev.  John  Mushat,  viz. :  Mr.  Allen  D.  Metcalf,  a  graduate 
of  Hamden  Sydney  College,  Va.,  who  is  recommended  by  Dr.  Gushing, 
the  President  of  said  College,  as  a  man  of  unexceptionable  moral  char- 
acter, and  eminently  qualified  to  teach  in  our  best  public  schools,  and 
under  whom  the  exercises  of  said  Academy  have  commenced.     *     *     * 

Jacob  Forney,  Sec'y. 

— Western  Carolinian,  January  20,  1821/.. 

PLEASANT  RETREAT  TEACHERS,  1825. 
EDUCATION". 

THE  Trustees  of  the  Pleasant  Retreat  Academy,  of  Lincolnton,  N. 
C,  have  contracted  with  Samuel  P.  Simpson  and  Nathaniel  N.  Smith, 
to  take  charge  of  this  institution  the  ensuing  session,  which  will  com- 


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mence  on  the  first  Monday  in  November  next,  and  which,  is  to  be  car- 
ried on  permanently  under  the  care  of  Doctor  S.  P.  Simpson.  The 
testimonials  which  he  has  produced  (from  highly  respectable  authority) 
of  his  irreproachable  moral  character  and  his  qualifications  to  teach, 
and  the  well  known  and  established  moral  character  and  tried  abilities 
of  Nathaniel  1ST.  Smith  in  the  instruction  of  youth,  have  impressed 
the  Trustees  of  this  Academy  with  the  highest  confidence,  that  the  great- 
est attention  will  be  paid,  not  only  to  the  correct  instruction  of  the 
students  in  the  Languages  and  Sciences,  but  likewise  to  their  morals. 
Froni  these  considerations,  together  with  the  healthful  situation  of  the 
Academy,  and  the  low  price  of  boarding,  it  is  confidently  expected  they 
will  receive  due  encouragement  from  a  liberal  and  enlightened  public. 

Dr.  Simpson  expects  to  continue  the  practice  of  physic,  as  usual; 
and  having  four  students  of  medicine  under  his  care,  some  of  whom 
have  been  with  him  for  some  length  of  time,  and  who  can  assist  him 
in  his  professional  duties,  he  expects  to  be  able  to  attend  to  the  Academy 
without  loss  of  time. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Henry  Fttlenwider,  Secy. 

— Catawba  Journal,  June  22,  1825. 

RECORD  OF  THE  TRUSTEES  OF  LOCOLMOX  FEMALE  AC  ADE3TY. 

1.  Monday  24th  May,  1824.  At  V.  McBee's.  Trustees  met.  Present 
— James  Bivings,  Vardry  McBee,  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Jacob  Forney,  Charles 
E.  Reinhardt,  and  John  Zimmerman.  Dr.  Bivings  in  the  chair.  The 
question  "Shall,  The  Academy  House  be  long  or  square?"  was  decided 
thus. 

Tor  a  long  house  Tor  a  square  house 

J.  Forney  V.  McBee 

C.  E.  Reinhardt 
J.  Zimmennan 
J.  E.  Bell 

2.  The  question  "Shall  we  have  a  bell  for  the  academy?"  was  unani- 
mously decided  in  the  affirmative. 

3.  Shall  we  build  a  portico  to  the  academy? 

Yeas  Nays 

J.  Forney  V.  McBee 

C.  E.  Reinhardt  J.  E.  Bell 
J.  Zimmerman 

4.  Resolved  unanimously  that  the  building  be  brick.  Length  40  feet, 
breadth  25  feet;  height,  2  stories;  11  feet  below;  2  brick  thick;  10  feet 
above;  1%  brick  thick. 

5.  On  motion  of  Vardry  McBee,  James  Bivings  and  John  Zimmer- 
man were  appointed  a  committee  to  draft  a  plan  for  the  house,  and 
to  make  a  bill  for  the  rock,  timber,  lime,  etc.,  and  report  the  same  to 
the  Secretary  against  the  29th  Inst. 


202  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

6.  Ordered  that  the  Secretary  publish  by  advertisement  at  several 
places,  that  on  Saturday  the  5th  of  June,  next,  the  Trustees  will  attend 
at  the  Court  House  in  Lincolnton,  from  12  till  4  o'clock;  for  the  pur- 
pose of  making  contracts  for  the  materials,  and  the  work  necessary  for 
the  erection  and  completion  of  the  Female  Academy. 

Adjourned.  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

Saturday  5th  June,  1824.  Trustees  met  according  to  the  adjourn- 
ment of  the  Secretary.  Present : — Dr.  James  Bivings,  Joseph  E.  Bell, 
Charles  E.  Bernhardt,  John  Zimmerman  and  Jacob  Forney.  Dr.  Biv- 
ings in  the  chair.  The  committee  appointed  to  assist  Mrs.  Matthews 
to  form  rules,  etc.,  discharged  their  duty. 

The  Secretary  discharged  his  duty  contained  in  the  6  Besolution  of 
the  last  meeting. 

Bills  were  handed  in  by  the  several  carpenters,  but  as  they  did  not 
contain  the  same  specifications, 

1.  Ordered  that  Dr.  James  Bivings  make  out  a  specific  bill  with  the 
prices  blank,  and  furnish  each  carpenter  with  a  true  copy  that  they 
may  fill  the  blanks  with  their  own  prices  and  hand  them  to  the  Trustees 
on  the  19th  Inst,  between  1  and  three  o'clock,  P.  M. 

Mr.  Thomas  Webster  and  Mr.  Lemuel  Moorman  handed  in  bills  for 
the  brickwork,  &c.     Laid  upon  the  table  for  consideration. 

Samuel  Yount  is  to  deliver  3500  feet  of  flooring  plank  1%  inches 
thick,  and  3000  feet  of  %  ceiling,  and  1000  feet  inch  plank,  all  well 
seasoned  against  the  1st  day  of  March  next  for  which  he  is  to  receive 
$1.25  cts  per  hundred. 

Phillip  Hines  is  to  deliver  4000  feet  of  inch  plank  and  500  feet  of 
inch  and  half,  well  seasoned,  against  the  1st  day  of  March,  next,  at 
$1.25  cts  pr.  hundred. 

Michal  Reinhardt  is  to  deliver  75,000  brick  all  hard  burnt,  fit  to 
lay  to  the  weather,  against  the  1st  day  of  November  next,  at  $6.50  cts 
pr.  thousand.  Bonds  to  be  executed  the  19th  Inst,  for  the  performance 
of  contracts. 

Messrs.  Webster  and  Moorman  lifted  their  bills,  retired,  and  handed 
in  others,  which  were  higher  than  the  former  ones. 

2.  Whereupon,  resolved,  that  the  board  make  no  engagements  with 
them,  because  of  their  alterations  above  stated :  and  that  the  contracts 
for  the  said  work  be  postponed  ad  indefmitum. 

Adjourned  till  the  19th  Inst,  at  1  o'clock  P.  M. 

Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secry. 

Saturday  19th  June,  1824.  Trustees  met  according  to  adjournment. 
Present — Dr.  James  Bivings,  Daniel  Hoke,  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Yardry 
McBee,  John  Zimmerman  and  Jacob  Forney.    Dr.  Bivings  in  the  chair. 

1.  The  trustees  unanimously  agreed  that,  as  the  expense  of  portico 
will  be  considerable,  they  will  not  have  one  to  the  Academy. 

Samuel   Yundt,   Philip   Hines,   Michael   Reinhardt,   John   Williams, 


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and  Lemuel  Moorman  executed  bonds  to  the  trustees.  So  did  Andrew 
Ramseur  and .     See  Bonds. 

Philip  Hines  is  to  furnish  all  the  scantling  at  $1.69  pr  hundred  feet. 
See  bond. 

Daniel  Hoke  is  to  furnish  all  the  hewn  timber  for  $35. 

Thomas  Webster  is  to  furnish  all  the  window  sills  of  good  soapstone 
at  621/-)  cents  per  foot,  and  door  sills  of  granite  at  $1  per  foot,  neatly 
hewn,  &c. 

Adjourned  Sine  Die.  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

Trustees  met  at  V.  McBee's,  16th  Oct'r.  1824.  Present— V.  McBee, 
Joseph  E.  Bell,  Jacob  Forney,  Charles  E.  Beinhardt,  and  John  Zimmer- 
man.    V.  McBee  was  chosen  chairman  of  the  board. 

Resolved  that  John  Zimmerman  make  a  contract  for  scantling  to 
make  lintels  for  the  doors  and  windows  of  the  Academy  house,  which 
scantling  is  to  be  well  seasoned. 

A  letter  from  Colo.  Michael  Reinhardt  dated  October  8th,  1824,  was 
laid  before  the  board,  in  which  letter  Mr.  Reinhardt  requests  a  longer 
time  to  perform  his  contract.  The  board  are  of  the  opinion  that  as 
other  contracts  depend  upon  Mr.  Reinhardt's,  they  cannot,  at  present, 
indulge  him.  Vardry  McBee  is  requested  to  write  to  Mr.  Reinhardt, 
and  inform  him  of  the  opinion  of  the  board,  and  to  urge  him  to  be  ready 
if  possible,  against  the  time  specified  in  his  contract.  Adjorned  Sine 
Die.  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

November  5,  1824.  Trustees  met  at  Yardry  McBee's.  Present : — 
V.  McBee,  John  Zimmerman,  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Dr.  James  Bivings,  and 
Jacob  Forney.     James  Bivings  in  the  chair. 

Resolved  that  the  board  give  Lemuel  Moorman  and  Andrew  Ram- 
seur,  one  month  longer  to  perform  their  contract,  than  is  specified  in 
their  bonds.  And  that  Michael  Reinhardt  have  three  months  in  like 
manner. 

Resolved  that  John  Zimmerman  be  appointed  to  receive  and  take 
care  of  all  the  materials  for  building  the  female  Academy.  And  that  he 
superintend  the  finishing  of  the  same ;  and  that  the  board  allow  him  a 
compensation  for  his  services. 

Resolved  that  Jacob  Forney  be  treasurer  of  the  Board. 

Adjourned  Sine  Die.  Jos.  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

At  a  Call  Meeting  at  V.  McBee's,  Esq.,  21st  March,  1S25.  Present— 
Dr.  James  Bivings  in  the  chair — Jacob  Forney,  Charles  E.  Reinhardt, 
John  Zimmerman,  Yardry  McBee  and  Daniel  Hoke. 

Resolved  that  the  seasoned  plank  now  at  the  Academy  site  be  hauled 
to  the  shop  of  Andrew  Ramsour  at  the  expense  of  the  Board,  That,  if 
necessary  John  Zimmerman  purchase  plank  for  the  scaffolds  for  the 
carpenters. 


204  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

Resolved  that  the  Secretary  furnish  Col.  Daniel  Hoke  with  a  bill  of 
the  hewn  timber  for  the  Academy. 

Resolved  that  the  Secretary  publish  that  a  contract  will  be  let  for 
furnishing  doors,  &c,  window  sills,  for  the  Academy,  on  the  second  Sat- 
urday in  April  next.  In  the  meantime  John  Zimmerman  &  James  Biv- 
ings  (or  either  of  them)  are  authorised  to  make  a  private  contract  for 
them.  Jacob  Forney  is  authorised  to  contract  for  the  delivery  of  four 
hundred  and  fifty  bushels  of  lime,  at  the  Academy  as  soon  as  possible; 
and  the  Secretary  is  requested  to  notify  Mr.  Forney  of  this  resolution. 
Adjourned. 

N.  B.  Vardry  McBee  was  Secretary  pro  tern. 

July  23rd,  1825.  At  V.  McBee's.  Trustees  met.  Present:— V.  Mc- 
Bee, Jos.  E.  Bell,  Jacob  Forney,  John  Zimmerman  and  Charles  E.  Bern- 
hardt.    V.  McBee  in  the  chair. 

Whereas  it  appears  to  the  board,  that  there  is  a  sufficient  quantity 
of  brick  at  the  Academy  to  finish  the  building,  therefore,  resolved  that 
the  secretary  request  Col.  Michael  Bernhardt  to  deliver  no  more  brick 
at  the  Academy.  J.  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

Saturday,  October  22nd,  1825.  The  Trustees  met  at  V.  McBee's. 
Present : — V.  McBee  in  the  chair — J.  E.  Bell,  J.  Forney,  John  Zimmer- 
man and  James  Bivings. 

The  board  took  into  consideration  the  propriety  of  procuring  some 
lady  to  take  charge  of  the  female  Academy. 

Proposals  from  Miss  Harriet  Allen  were  laid  before  the  Board;  and 
after  mature  deliberation  the  board  resolved,  that  a  subscription  paper 
be  drawn,  and  presented  to  the  people,  that  the  board  may  know  what 
amount   to   offer   a   preceptress   for   an    annual   salary.      And   likewise 

resolved  that  the  Secretary  write  to  Mr. and  inform  him 

that  a  subscription  paper  is  in  circulation,  and  that  as  soon  as  possible, 
the  Board  will  inform  him  of  the  result. 

Adjourned  to  meet  at  this  place  on  Monday  next  at  6  o'clock  P.  M. 

Jos.  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

To  the  Honorable  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina: 
The  Petition  of  the  Subscribers,  Inhabitants  of  Lincoln  County  in 
the  State  aforesaid,  humbly  sheweth  to  your  honorable  body  that  some 
years  ago,  an  act  of  Assembly  was  passed  authorizing  the  laying  off  and 
selling  in  lots  a  part  of  the  Town  Commons  of  Lincolnton  for  the  pur- 
pose of  raising  a  fund  to  erect  a  Male  Academy  house  in  said  Town,  To 
procure  a  Fire  Engine,  etc.,  and  by  virtue  of  said  act,  the  commission- 
ers appointed,  proceeded  to  sell  said  lots,  and  out  of  money  arising  from 
said  sale  they  have  erected  an  Academy  house,  and  procured  a  Fire  En- 
gine, etc.  as  directed  by  said  law,  and  there  still  remains  in  the  hands 
of  Jacob  Ramsour,  Esq.,  not  appropriated  to  any  specific  purpose,  and 
whereas,  repairs  of  said  Academy  house  are  frequently  needed,  your  Pe- 


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titioners  pray  that  the  balance  of  money  so  remaining  in  the  hands  of 
the  said  Jacob  Ramsour,  may  be  directed  to  be  appropriated  for  the 
purpose  of  repairing  said  Academy  house,  from  time  to  time  as  the 
Trustees  thereof  may  deem  necessary,  and  your  Petitioners  will  ever 
pray,  ¥m,  Henderson, 

Jacob  Ramsour, 
Robert  Williamson, 
G.   McCulloh, 
Vardrt  McBee. 

In  House  of  Commons,  ISTov.  29,  1825 :  Read  and  referred  to  to  Com. 
on  Propositions  and  Grievances.1 

JSTovember  19th,  1825.  The  Trustees  met  at  V.  McBee's.  Dr.  Biv- 
ings  in  the  chair.  Present : — J.  E.  Bell,  V.  McBee,  J.  Zimmerman,  J. 
Forney. 

Agreed  with  Mr.  Lemuel  Moorman  to  plaster  the  Academy  with 
three  coats  of  plaster,  to  be  executed  in  a  workmanlike  manner  &  to 
furnish  everything  (together  with  the  attendance  and  boarding)  except 
the  lime  and  plaster  of  paris,  for  seventy  dollars. 

Jacob  Forney  was  authorized  to  send  for  a  barrel  of  plaster  of  paris. 

John  Zimmerman  was  authorized  to  contract  for  writing  tables  and 
seats  for  the  Academy  and  to  have  three  other  tables  made,  one  three 
feet  square,  and  the  other  six  feet  long  and  four  feet  wide.  Also  to  get 
stone  steps  for  the  Academy  doors. 

Agreed  to  give  Rev.  Joseph  E.  Bell  five  dollars  for  his  extra  services 
in  writing  bonds,  Bill  &c,  for  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

Saturday,  December  the  31st,  A.  D.  1825,  at  Jacob  Forney's.  The 
Trustees  met.  Present : — John  Zimmerman,  Joseph  E.  Bell,  James 
Bivings,  and  Vardry  McBee.     Dr.  James  Bivings  in  the  chair. 

A  communication  from  Mrs.  Lucretia  Matthews  was  laid  before  the 
Board  by  Dr.  Bivings.  (See  said  communication  filed  with  the  Secre- 
tary.) After  deliberation  the  Board  Resolved,  that,  as  the  substance 
of  Mrs.  Matthews'  communication  is  a  subject  of  importance;  and  as 
three  of  the  Trustees  are  absent,  therefore  it  be  postponed  until  all  the 
Trustees  can  be  assembled. 

Adjourned  to  meet  at  this  place  on  Tuesday  the  3rd  day  of  January 
next,  at  6  o'clock,  P.  M.  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

Tuesday,  January  3rd,  1825.  Trustees  met  according  to  adjourn- 
ment. Present  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Charles  E.  Reinhardt,  Daniel  Hoke, 
Vardry  McBee,  James  Bivings  and  John  Zimmerman.  Dr.  Bivings 
in  the  chair.     Mrs.  Matthews  letter  was  read. 

Whereupon  Col.  Daniel  Hoke  moved  that  the  Board   should  deter- 

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206  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

mine  whether  they  would  employ  Mrs.  Matthews  as  Tutress  of  the 
Female  Academy  or  not?  This  motion  was  seconded  by  Col.  John 
Zimmerman.  After  discussion  upon  the  motion,  it  was  decided  in  the 
affirmative,  viz : — 

Yeas.  Nays. 

C.  E.  Bernhardt  2.  John    Zimmerman    2. 

Daniel  Hoke  1.  Joseph  E.  Bell  1. 
Y.  McBee  3. 

It  was  resolved  that  Mrs.  Lucretia  Matthews  be  tutress  of  the  Female 
Academy  of  Lincolnton  until  the  Board  can  procure  another  Tutress, 
and  no  longer.  And  as  soon  as  the  Board  can  procure  another  Tutress 
Mrs.  Matthews  shall  give  up  the  Academy  and  the  pupils. 

Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

July  13th,  1826.  The  Trustees  met  at  the  Court  House.  Present: — 
Yardry  McBee,  Esq.,  Col.  Daniel  Hoke,  Charles  E.  Bernhardt,  Esq., 
and  Joseph  E.  Bell.     Col.  Daniel  Hoke  in  the  chair. 

The  design  of  this  meeting  was  to  consult  the  citizens  of  the  Town 
and  vicinity  upon  the  expediency  of  procuring  a  suitable  person  to  take 
charge  of  the  Female  Academy.  A  few  of  the  citizens  assembled  and  the 
subject  was  amicably  discussed. 

Besolved  that  the  Secretary  write  to  Miss  Mariah  Allen  and  inform 
her,  that  if  she  will  engage  to  teach  all  the  branches  that  are  required 
to  be  taught  in  the  Lincolnton  Female  Academy,  the  Trustees  will  en- 
gage to  pay  her  the  sum  of  $400.00  per  annum;  with  the  profits  arising 
from  tuition  to  the  sum  of  $500.00.  And  the  Secretary  is  requested  to 
write  to  &  inquire  of  Miss  Allen,  whether  she  will  teach  for  us  upon 
these  conditions,  and  at  what  time  she  could  commence. 

Besolved,  further,  that  a  subscription  paper  be  circulated  among  the 
citizens  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  the  number  of  scholars  that  can 
be  raised. 

Adjourned  Sine  Die.  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

August  11th,  1826.  The  Trustees  met  at  Y.  McBee's.  Present:— 
Daniel  Hoke,  Charles  E.  Bernhardt,  Jacob  Forney,  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Yar- 
dry McBee,  and  John  Zimmerman.     V.  McBee  in  the  chair. 

The  Board  took  into  consideration  the  compensation  of  Col.  John 
Zimmerman,  who  was  appointed  to  superintend  the  building  of  the  Fe- 
male Academy,  for  his  services  in  attending  to  said  building. 

Ordered  that  the  Treasurer  pay  John  Zimmerman  $50.00  for  his 
services  aforesaid.  And  that  the  Secretary  issue  an  order  in  favor  of 
the  said  Zimmerman  to  the  Treasurer  for  the  said  sum;  which  order 
shall  be  a  sufficient  voucher  for  the  Treasurer  in  his  settlement  Avith  the 
Board. 


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Ordered  that  the  Trustees  or  any  two  of  them  settle  with  the  Treas- 
urer, at  next  Court,  and  report  to  the  Board. 

Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

December  8th,  1826.  Trustees  met  at  David  Reinhardt's.  Present: — 
Col.  Daniel  Hoke,  Col.  John  Zimmerman,  Charles  E.  Bernhardt,  Esq., 
James  Bivings  and  Joseph  E.  Bell.     Col.  D.  Hoke  in  the  chair. 

Resolved  that  Miss  Mariah  Allyn  be  and  she  is  hereby  appointed 
Principal  Tutress  of  the  Lincolnton  Female  Academy,  with  all  the 
rights,  powers  and  privileges  pertaining  to  the  said  office.  And  that  she 
commence  the  exercises  of  tuition  on  the  11th  Inst. 

Resolved  further,  that  the  first  session  end  on  the  25th  day  of  May, 
next;  and  that  the  second  session  commence  on  the  25th  day  of  June, 
1827,  and  expire  on  the  7th  of  December  following. 

Ordered  that  the  Secretary  cause  it  to  be  published  in  the  Western 
Carolinian  for  three  weeks  that  tuition  will  commence  in  the  Lincolnton 
Female  Academy  on  the  11th  Inst,  under  the  care  of  Miss  Allyn,  prin- 
cipal of  the  institution. 

Ordered  that  Charles  E.  Reinhardt,  Vardry  McBee  and  Dr.  James 
Bivings  be  a  committee  to  settle  with  the  Treasurer  and  report  to  the 
Board. 

Agreed  that  if  the  stove  in  the  Old  Academy  be  unfit  to  put  in  the 
new  academy,  it  will  be  sold  and  the  money  be  put  in  the  Treasury. 

Adjourned  to  meet  at  the  Academy  on  Monday  next  at  9  o'clock, 
A.  M.  J.  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

Female  Academy,  Dec.  11th,  1826.  Trustees  met.  Present: — 
Charles  E.  Reinhardt,  Dr.  James  Bivings,  Col.  John  Zimmerman  and 
Joseph  E.  Bell. 

Miss  Maria  Allyn  was  presented  to  the  young  ladies  as  principal 
Tutress ; — the  roll  was  given  to  her  and  branches  composing  the  differ- 
ent classes  with  a  brief  address  to  her  and  her  pupils.  The  school  was 
then  opened  with  prayer  and  tuition  commenced. 

Adjourned  Sine  Die.  Jos.  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

David  Reinhardt's.  January  15th,  1S27.  Trustees  met.  Present — 
Daniel  Hoke,  John  Zimmerman,  Charles  E.  Reinhardt,  and  Joseph  E. 
Bell.     Daniel  Hoke  in  the  chair. 

Resolved  that  the  following  be  the  established  prices  of  tuition  in 
the  Female  Academy,  viz : 

Lower  Class — Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Definition,  Arithmetic, 
Marking,  and  Plain  Sewing,  $5.00  per  session.  On  English  Grammar 
studied  by  this  class,  an  extra  charge  of  $1.00  per  session  (Amended 
July  Sth,  1827.) 

Higher  Class — History,  Geography,  Chemistry,  Moral  and  Natural 
Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Logic  and  English  Grammar,  $10.00  per  session. 


208  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

On  Drawing,  Painting  and  Embroidery  or  Fancy  Needle  Work,  studied 
by  either  class  an  extra  charge  of  $2.00  per  session. 

The  Tutress  laid  before  the  Board  some  general  rules  of  government, 
which  were  examined,  approved  and  returned. 

Jacob  Forney  laid  before  the  Board  his  resignation  as  trustee  of  the 
institution,  which  was  received  and  filed  with  the  secretary.  Mr.  For- 
ney also  verbally  resigned  as  Treasurer  of  the  Board.  Vouchers  punched 
and  filed. 

Resolved  that  John  Zimmerman  have  shutters  made  and  hung  to  the 
windows  in  the  lower  story  of  the  house,  and  have  the  windows  in  which 
the  glass  is  broken,  neatly  glazed,  and  cause  the  same  to  be  paid  for  out 
of  the  funds  of  the  institution.  Jos.  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

February  12th,  1827.  At  Yardry  McBee's.  Trustees  met.  Present : 
— Yardry  McBee,  John  Zimmerman,  Charles  E.  Bernhardt,  Joseph  E. 
Bell  and  James  Bivings.    Dr.  Bivings  in  the  chair. 

Resolved  that  the  shutters  to  the  windows  of  the  Academy  House  be 
baton,  dove-tailed,  and  strong,  and  that  John  Zimmerman,  who  was 
appointed  at  a  former  meeting,  cause  this  resolution  to  be  executed, 
as  soon  as  possible. 

Joseph  E.  Bell  resigned  as  Secretary  of  the  Board  after  this  even- 
ing. John  D.  Hoke  was  elected  as  a  trustee  in  the  place  of  Jacob 
Forney  resigned,  and  was  also  elected  secretary  of  the  board  in  the  place 
of  Joseph  E.  Bell,  resigned. 

Joseph  E.  Bell  was  elected  Treasurer  of  the  Board  and  ordered  to 
take  charge  of  all  monies,  etc.,  belonging  to  the  Board;  to  receive  the 
money  due  to  the  Board  for  tuition,  and  to  pay  the  tutress  half  the 
amount  of  the  first  session,  if  he  receive  so  much,  or  as  much  as  he  may 
receive,  and  to  keep  the  accounts  between  the  subscribers,  the  tutress 
and  the  Board. 

Adjourned.  Joseph  E.  Bell,  Secretary. 

Thursday  Evening,  May  17th,  1827.  A  majority  of  the  Board  met 
according  to  previous  notice.  Dr.  James  Bivings  in  the  chair.  Present 
— J.  E.  Bell,  Col.  Zimmerman,  Charles  E.  Bernhardt,  Esq.  and  John 
D.  Hoke. 

Mr.  Bell  tendered  his  resignation  as  Treasurer  of  the  Board  and  it 
was  accepted. 

In  settlement  with  the  Board  Mr.  Bell,  former  treasurer  paid  one 
hundred,  thirty-nine  dollars  13%  cents  amount  in  his  hands. 

And  also  the  amount  of  his  own  subscription  to  Miss  Allen,  two 
dollars  and  fifty  cents,  making  the  aggregate  paid  to  the  board  one 
hundred,  forty-one  and  sixty-three  &  %  cents. 

Resolved  that  Dr.  Bivings  request  Miss  Allen  to  notify  each  employer 
through  the  scholars  to  send  12%  cents  each  for  fire  wood. 

The  business  finished  the  Board  adjourned. 

John  D.  Hoke,  Secr'y. 


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FEMALE  ACADEMY,  MAY  2 1ST,  1827. 

Thursday  Morning  the  Board  met.  Dr.  James  Bivings,  V.  McBee, 
Mr.  Bernhardt,  Mr.  Bell,  Col.  John  Zimmerman,  &  J.  D.  Hoke.  The 
examination  of  students  under  the   care  of  Miss  Allen  commenced. 

First  Class — Beading  Tytler's  History. — Sarah  Williamson,  Elizabeth 
Norris,  Anne  Hoke,  Catherine  Schenck,  Nancy  Bivings,  Emiline  Bern- 
hardt, Eliza  Bamseur,  Jane  Caldwell,  Mary  Henderson,  Jane  Bern- 
hardt, Jane  Johnson,  Bebecca  A.  H.  Bell.     Approved. 

Second  Class — Beading  Murray's  Beader. — Adeline  Bamsour,  Eliza- 
beth Bamsour,  Clarissa  Zimmerman,  Elizabeth  Motz,  Eliza  Hoke,  Har- 
riet Bamsour,  ISTancy  Moorman,  Mary  Zimmerman,  Sarah  Darr,  Batsy 
McBee, Bernhardt,  Sarah  Hoke,  Amelia  Beinhardt. 

This  class  of  little  girls  read  very  correctly.  Clarissa  Zimmerman, 
Eliza  Hoke,  &  Nancy  Moorman  are  declared  the  best  and  equal. 

Third  Class — Walker's  Dictionary,  Spelling  and  Definition. — Con- 
sisting of  the  same  as  the  second.     Highly  approved. 

Fourth  Class — Murray's  English  Grammar  through  Syntax.  Pars- 
ing  Murray's  Exercises. — Sarah  Williamson,  Elizabeth  Norris,  Ann 
Hoke,  Catherine  Schenck,  ISTancy  Bivings,  Emaline  Beinhardt,  Eliza 
Bamseur,  Jane  Caldwell,  Nancy  Easier,  Anne  Zimmerman,  Mary  Hen- 
derson, Jane  Beinhardt,  Jane  Johnson,  Adaline  Bamsour,  Elizabeth 
Motz,  Harriet  Bamsour.  This  class  generally  displayed  a  correct  knowl- 
edge of  the  principles  of  English  Grammar.  If  any  distinction  it  is 
awarded  to  Miss  Sarah  Williamson,  Miss  Nancy  Bamsour  and  Miss 
Emaline  Beinhardt. 

Fifth  Class — Catechism. — Sarah  Hoke,  Mary  Zimmerman,  Batsy 
McBee.     Approved  and  equal. 

Sixth  Class — Catechism. — Sarah  Darr.     Approved. 

Seventh  Class — Catechism. — Elizabeth  Bamseur,  Eliza  Hoke.  Ap- 
proved and  equal. 

Eighth  Class — Bules  of  Arithmetic,  through  Beduction. — Emaline 
Beinhardt,  Jane  Caldwell,  Jane  Beinhardt,  Eliza  Bamseur,  Nancy 
Kistler,  Anne  Zimmerman,  Mary  Henderson,  Jane  Johnston,  Bebecca 
A.  H.  Bell,  Clarissa  Zimmerman.     Approved  and  equal. 

Ninth  Class — On  the  Multiplication  Table. — Consisting  of  some 
little  girls  of  the  second  and  third  classes.     Highly  approved. 

Afternoon — Trustees  met.  All  present.  Col.  John  Hoke  was  unani- 
mously elected  Treasurer  for  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  accepts  the 
appointment.     Examinations  continued. 

Tenth  Class — Beading  History. — Same  as  the  first.     Approved. 

Eleventh  Class — Geography. — Miss  Jane  Johnston.     Approved. 

Twelfth  Class — Ancient  Geography. — Sarah  Williamson.  Highly 
approved. 

Thirteenth     Class — Modern     Geography. — Elizabeth     Norris,     Anne 

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210  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

Hoke,  Katherine  Schenck,  Nancy  Bivings,  Emaline  Reinhardt,  Eliza 
Ramseur,  Anne  Zimmerman,  Jane  Reinhardt.     All  approved. 

Fourteenth  Class — Questions  on  (Ty  tier's)  History. — Catherine 
Schenck,  Emaline  Reinhardt,  Eliza  Ramseur,  Jane  Caldwell,  Jane 
Reinhardt.  All  highly  approved.  Emaline  Reinhardt  is  believed  to 
be  the  best. 

Fifteenth  Class — Natural  Philosophy. — Catherine  Schenck,  Nancy 
Bivings,  Emaline  Reinhardt.     Very  good  and  equal. 

Sixteenth  Class — Blair's  Rhetoric. — Sarah  Williamson,  Catherine 
Schenck.     Very  good.     Approved  and  equal. 

Seventeenth  Class — Original  Composition. — Sarah  Williamson,  Anne 
Hoke,  Catherine  Schenck,  Nancy  Bivings,  Emaline  Reinhardt,  Eliza 
Ramseur,  Jane  Reinhardt,  Jane  Johnston. 

After  which  an  interesting  variety  of  painting,  needle  work,  penman- 
ship, etc.,  was  displayed,  and  the  examination  closed  by  the  recitation 
of  two  short  poems  by  Elizabeth  Ramseur  and  Eliza  Hoke. 

The  Board  adjourned.  John  D.  Hoke,  Secretary. 

July  8th,  1827.  The  Board  met  at  Mr.  McBee's  office  for  the  pur- 
pose of  settling  with  Mr.  Burton  respecting  the  building  of  the  Female 
Academy,  &c.  It  appeared  that  the  amount  paid  into  his  hands,  aris- 
ing from  sale  of  lots,  was  two  thousand,  eight  hundred  and  one  dollars 
and  sixty  seven  cents,  against  which  amount  he  produced  the  following 
vouchers,  amounting  to  $2,718.98,  leaving  a  balance  due  in  his  hands 
of  $82.69.     To-wit. : 

Dr.  Cr. 

Amount  of  sale  of  lots $2,801  67 

By  amount  paid  to  J.   Forney $2,622  73 

By  amount  paid  to  H.  Cansler  for  surveying,  etc 33  25 

By  amount  paid  to  B.  S.  Johnson,  crying  sale 4  00 

By  amount  paid  to  Jacob  Reinhardt  for  work 2  00 

By  amount  paid  for  taxes  in  1823  and  1824 1  00 

By  amount  paid  for  printing  advertisements 100 

Commissions  allowed  to  Mr.  Burton 55  00 

$2,718  98 

Note  on  Michael  Schenck $63  69 

Cash 19  00 

82  69 


$2,801  67 


After  which  settlement  there  was  a  balance  as  stated  above  in  Mr. 
Burton's  hands  of  $82.69,  to-wit:     A  note  on  Michael  Schenck,  amount 


Lincoln  County  Schools.  211 

due,  $63.69;  and  cash,  $19.00;  which  amount  was  paid  over  by  Mr. 
Burton  to  Major  Henderson,  to  be  accounted  for  in  his  settlement  be- 
tween the  Trustees  of  the  male  and  female  academies. 

After  the  above  settlement  was  completed  the  trustees  passed  the 
following  resolution.  Resolved  that  those  students  who  belong  to  the 
lower  class,  according  to  the  regulations  of  tuition  are  only  allowed 
in  the  study  of  grammar  to  memorize  and  recite  the  rules,  &c,  and  the 
exercises  of  parsing  and  the  like  are  considered  as  higher  class  branches. 

The  board  adjourned.  John  D.  Hoke,  Secretary. 

Wednesday  Evening,  July  18th,  1827.  Trustees  met.  Present — 
Vardry  McBee,  Charles  E.  Bernhardt,  John  Zimmerman  and  John  D. 
Hoke.     V.  McBee  in  the  chair. 

Resolved,  That  the  window  shutters  be  painted  and  fastenings  be 
procured  for  the  shutters  and  a  lock  be  placed  on  the  table  drawer,  and 
that  Col.  Zimmerman  carry  the  resolution  into  effect,  and  that  he  issue 
orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  amount  of  the  same,  and  also  for  the 
making  of  the  shutters. 

The  business  finished,  the  Board  adjourned. 

John  D.  Hoke,  Secretary. 

Thursday  Evening,  15th  Nov.,  1827.  The  Trustees  of  the  Female 
Academy  met  at  David  Reinhardt's.  Present : — Dr.  James  Bivings, 
Daniel  Hoke,  John  Zimmerman,  Charles  E.  Reinhardt  and  V.  McBee. 

It  was  agreed  that  John  Zimmerman  and  Vardry  McBee  be  appointed 
to  purchase  a  sufficient  quantity  of  calico  to  make  a  curtain  in  the 
Academy  for  the  exhibition  at  the  ensuing  examination,  which  is  to 
be  paid  for  out  of  the  funds  belonging  to  the  institution,  and  that  they 
superintend  the  fixing  and  hanging  of  the  same.  It  was  further  agreed 
that  Col.  Daniel  Hoke  furnish  fire  wood  for  the  use  of  the  Academy 
for  the  ensuing  winter  at  the  price  of  $1.00  per  load. 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  the  students  that  have  attained  to  the 
stand  in  which  they  are  required  to  write  and  show  compositions  that 
if  they  fail  to  do  so  hereafter  they  are  to  be  reported  by  the  tutress 
to  the  trustees  for  such  neglect,  and  that  they  would  be  excluded  from 
any  marks  of  distinction  or  honors  at  the  examination  unless  they 
should  render  satisfactory  excuses  for  such  delinquency. 

Recorded  by  V.  McBee,  Secretary  Pro  Tern. 

SECOND  SEMI-ANNUAL  EXAMINATION,  1827. 

Monday  Morning,  Dec,  17th.     The  second  semi-annual  examination 
of  the  pupils  of  the  Female  Academy  under  the  care  of  Miss  Maria 
Allyn,  opened  with  prayer  by  Rev.  Patrick  Sparrow. 
The  examination  was  conducted  in  the  following  order : 
First    Class. — Reading    Murray's    Reader. — Harriet    C.    Reinhardt, 
Amelia  Reinhardt.     Approved  and  equal. 


212  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

Second  Class — Spelling  Two  Syllables. — Harriet  C.  Reinhardt, 
Amelia  Bernhardt,  Mary  Dews.    All  performed  and  well. 

Third  Class — Reading  Murray's  English  Reader  and  Spelling  and 
Definition  in  Walker's  Dictionary. — Eliza  Hoke,  Margaret  Moore, 
Elizabeth  Ramsour,  Adaline  Reinhardt,  Nancy  Moorman,  Mary  Zim- 
merman, Harriet  Ramsour,  Elizabeth  Motz,  Patsy  McBee,  Adaline 
Ramsour,  Barbara  Schenck,  Eliza  Burton,  Sarah  Hoke,  Rebecca 
Rudisill,  Elizabeth  Brem,  Mary  Dews,  Julia  Dews.  All  highly 
approved;  the  distinction  is  in  the  order  of  the  names. 

Fourth  Class — Reading. — Sarah  Williamson,  Catharine  Shenck, 
Nancy  Bivings,  Emaline  Reinhardt,  Rosanna  Reinhardt,  Lavenia 
Schenck,  Ann  Zimmerman,  Mary  Burton,  Jane  Reinhardt,  Mary 
Henderson,  Catherine  Bivings.  This  class  of  young  ladies  read  very 
correctly  and  distinctly  and  were  all  highly  approved  and  equal. 

Fifth  Class — Catechism. — Eliza  Burton.     Performance  good. 

Sixth  Class — On  Shorter  Catechism. — Mary  Henderson,  Margaret 
Moore,  Eliza  Brem,  Julia  Dews,  Mary  Dews.  Performed  well  and 
equal. 

Seventh  Class — On  Murray's  English  Grammar  through  Syntax. — 
Adaline  Ramsour,  Elizabeth  Motz,  Julia  Dews,  Harriet  Ramsour, 
Sarah  Hoke,  Barbara  Schenck,  Mary  Zimmerman,  JSTancy  Moorman, 
Elizabeth  Bivings,  Eliza  Burton,  Patsy  McBee.  Adaline  Ramsour, 
Elizabeth  Motz,  Julia  Dews  and  Harriet  Ramsour  are  pronounced  the 
best,  the  others  very  good  and  equal. 

Eighth  Class — On  the  Rules  of  Arithmetic. — Anne  Zimmerman, 
Mary  Burton,  Catherine  Bivings,  Rosanna  Reinhardt,  Mary  Hender- 
son.   Mary  Burton,  Catherine  Bivings  and  Ann  Zimmerman  are  best. 

Ninth  Class — Questions  on  Modern  History. — Sarah  Williamson, 
Emaline  Reinhardt,  Ann  Zimmerman.     Very  highly  approved. 

Tenth  Class — Geography. — Catherine  Bivings.     Approved. 

Tuesday  evening  before  the  opening  of  the  examination  the  Trustees 
met.  A  majority  present.  Jacob  Ramsour  was  proposed  and  unani- 
mously elected  a  Trustee  to  supply  the  vacancy  of  J.  E.  Bell,  resigned. 

EXAMINATIONS  CONTINUED  TUESDAY. 

First  Class — Arithmetic- — Elizabeth  Motz,  Adaline  Ramsour,  Julia 
Dews,  Eliza  Burton,  Harriet  Ramsour,  Barbara  Schenck,  Adaline 
Reinhardt,  Nancy  Moorman,  Patsy  McBee.     All  approved. 

Second  Class — On  Memorizing  English  Grammar. — Eliza  Hoke, 
Elizabeth  Ramsour.     Both  approved. 

Third  Class — Parsing. — Sarah  Williamson,  Catherine  Schenck, 
Nancy  Bivings,  Emaline  Reinhardt,  Lavenia  Schenck,  Anne  Zimmer- 
man, Mary  Burton,  Catherine  Bivings.     Approved  without  distinction. 

Fourth  Class — Geography. — Catherine  Schenck,  Nancy  Bivings, 
Lavenia  Schenck,  Ann  Zimmerman,    Jane    Reinhardt,    Mary    Burton. 


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All  approved  and  equal.  Miss  Mary  Burton  was  also  separately  exam- 
ined on  the  Geography  of  the  United  States  and  gave  general  satis- 
faction. 

Fifth  Class — Ancient  Geography. — Emaline  Reinhardt.  Highly 
approved. 

Sixth  Class — Rhetoric. — Emaline  Reinhardt,  Nancy  Bivings.  Young 
ladies  underwent  a  strict  and  satisfactorv  examination. 

Seventh  Class — Natural  Philosophy.- — Emaline  Reinhardt,  Catherine 
Schenck,  JSTancy  Bivings,  Lavinia  Schenck.    All  very  good  and  equal. 

Eighth  Class — Chemistry. — Catherine  Schenck.  Emaline  Reinhardt, 
Nancy  Bivings.     Approved  and  equal. 

After  which  several  very  interesting  original  compositions  were  read 
by  the  young  ladies,  displaying  a  very  eorrect  taste,  and  a  variety  of 
neat  paintings  and  pieces  of  embroidery  were  exhibited,  and  the  exam- 
ination closed  with  an  address  and  Approbatory  Resolutions  in  favor 
of  the  students  and  preceptress. 

EXAMINATION  MONDAY  MORNING,  JUNE  23RD,  1828. 

The  Trustees  met  in  the  Academy.  A  majority  present.  The  Rev. 
Patrick  J.  Sparrow  addressed  the  Throne  of  God  in  a  feeling  prayer, 
when  the  examination  commenced  and  was  conducted  in  the  following 
order : 

First  Class — Reading  and  Spelling. — Catherine  Hoke,  Caroline 
Reinhardt. 

Second  Class — Reading  in  the  Testament. — Julia  A.  Fisher,  Ann 
Phifer. 

Third  Class — Reading  English  Reader;  Spelling  Five  Syllables. — 
Charlotte  McCulloh,  Mary  Dews,  Jane  Kerr,  Amanda  Reinhardt,  Mary 
Quin,  Elizabeth  Zimmerman,  Eliza  Hoke,  Elizabeth  Ramsour,  Amelia 
Reinhardt,  Adeline  Clyne,  Harriet  Reinhardt,  Ann  Butts. 

Fourth  Class — Catechism,  Historical. — Jane  Kerr,  Mary  Quin, 
Amanda  Reinhardt,  Elizabeth  Zimmerman,  Ann  Butts,  Adaline  Clyne, 
Harriet  Reinhardt. 

Fifth  Class — English  Grammar  through  Etymology. — Clarissa  Zim- 
merman, Charlotte  McCulloh,  Mary  Dews,  Rebecca  Rudisill,  Amelia 
Reinhardt. 

Sixth  Class — Parsing;  Prose  in  English  Reader. — Eliza  Hoke, 
Elizabeth  Motz,  Elizabeth  Ramsour,  Adaline  Ramsour,  Mary  Zimmer- 
man, Mary  Henderson,  Jane  Johnson,  Sarah  Hoke,  Harriet  Ramsour, 
Patsy  McBee. 

Seventh  Class — Reciting  Rules  of  Arithmetic. — Edelda  Quin.  Emily 
Quin,  Mary  Henderson,  Elizabeth  Motz,  Adaline  Ramsour,  Clarissa 
Zimmerman,  Patsy  McBee. 

Tuesday  Morning.  The  examinations  opened  with  prayer  by  Rev. 
P.  J.  Sparrow,  and  was  continued  in  the  following  order : 


214  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

EXAMINATION'S  CONTINUED,  JUNE,  1828. 

First  Class — Tytler's  History. — Lavenia  Schenck,  Anne  Hoke,  Edelda 
Quin,  Eliza  Graham,  Emily  Quin,  Jane  Johnson,  Anne  Zimmerman, 
Mary  Henderson,  Jane  Bernhardt,  Clarissa  Zimmerman,  Catherine 
Bivings,  Elizabeth  Motz,  Sarah  Hoke,  Harriet  Ramsour,  Martha 
McBee,  Adaline  Ramsour,  Rebecca  Rudisill,  Mary  Zimmerman. 

Second  Class — Parsing  Poetry. — Anne  Hoke,  Lavenia  Schenck,  Jane 
Reinhardt,  Ann  Zimmerman,  Catherine  Bivings. 

Third  Class — Geography. — Martha  McBee,  Eliza  Hoke,  Elizabeth 
Ramsour,  Mary  Henderson,  Jane  Johnson,  Adaline  Ramsour,  Elizabeth 
Motz,  Sarah  Hoke,  Harriet  Ramsour,  Mary  Zimmerman. 

Fourth  Class — Geography  of  South  America. — Ann  Hoke,  Ann 
Zimmerman,  Jane  Reinhardt,  Catherine  Bivings. 

Fifth  Class — Tytler's  History. — Anne  Hoke,  Anne  Zimmerman, 
Jane  Reinhardt,  Jane  Johnson. 

Sixth  Class — Natural  Philosophy. — Luvenia  Schenck,  Anne  Hoke, 
Anne  Zimmerman,  Jane  Reinhardt,  Catherine  Bivings. 

Seventh  Class — Chemistry. — Lavenia  Schenck,  Jane  Reinhardt. 

Ordered  by  the  Board  that  the  Secretary  issue  an  order  to  the  Treas- 
urer in  favor  of  Daniel  Shuford,  for  the  amount  of  his  bill  for  erecting 
a  stage  in  the  Female  Academy. 

Ordered  by  the  Board  that  publication  of  the  commencement  of  the 
next  session  be  made  in  some  of  the  papers  which  may  be  deemed  most 
expedient. 

By  order  John  D.  Hoke,  Secretary. 

NOVEMBER  26TH,  1828. 

At  a  call  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Female  Academy  at  the 
House  of  David  Reinhardt,  Esq. 

Present  Dr.  James  Bivings,  Chairman;  Charles  E.  Reinhardt,  John 
Zimmerman,  and  Vardry  McBee,  who  was  appointed  Secretary  pro  tern. 

Resolved  unanimously  that  each  student  of  the  last  and  present  ses- 
sion be  charged  with  12%  cents  to  defray  the  expenses  of  fire  wood 
and  likewise  with  121/2  cents  at  the  commencement  of  the  next  session. 
The  Secretary  to  notify  the  Treasurer  of  this  resolution,  whose  duty 
it  shall  be  to  make  this  additional  charge  at  the  time  he  collects  the 
tuition  money. 

It  was  further  ordered  that  Col.  John  Zimmerman  and  Jacob  Ram- 
sour be  appointed  to  settle  all  the  accounts  owing,  and  ascertain  what 
monies  will  be  divided  between  the  Male  and  Female  Academies,  to 
settle  with  the  Trustees  of  the  Male  Academy  or  any  Committee  ap- 
pointed by  them  for  that  purpose. 

It  was  further  resolved  that  Dr.  James  Bivings,  John  Zimmerman 
and  Vardry  McBee  be  a  committee  to  view  the  writing  desks,  and  if 
they  deem  it  expedient  to  have  them  altered,  make  a  contract  to  have 


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them  altered  and  call  upon  Daniel  Shuford,  who  made  them,  if  they 
are  to  be  altered. 

That  John  D.  Hoke  have  the  windows  in  the  female  academy  re- 
painted and  render  his  account  to  the  Treasurer  for  payment. 

V.  McBee,  Pro  Tern. 

Eecorded  by  order  of  John  D.  Hoke,  Secretary. 

EXAMINATIONS,  DECEMBER,  1828. 
Thursday  Evening,  December  18th,  1828. 

The  Trustees  met  at  the  Academy  for  the  purpose  of  examining 
classes  on  the  various  branches  studied  during  the  past  session. 

The  exercises  commenced  after  an  address  to  the  Throne  of  God  by 
Mr.  C.  E.  Reinhardt. 

ORDER   OF   EXAMINATION. 

First   Class — Spelling. — Mary  Ramsour.     Approved. 

Second  Class — Reading  Testament  and  Spelling. — Catherine  Hoke, 
Catherine  Reinhardt. 

Fourth  Class — Reading  Murray's  Introduction. — Adaline  Cline, 
Elizabeth  Zimmerman,  Agnes  Fisher,  Amelia  Reinhardt,  Ann  Butts, 
Harriet  Reinhardt,  Ann  Phifer. 

Fifth  Class — Spelling. — Same  as  in  the  fourth,  with  Catharine  Hoke, 
Caroline  Reinhardt. 

Sixth  Class  Grammar,  through  Syntax  (memorized). — Elizabeth 
Shuford,  Adaline  Reinhardt,  Ann  Derr,  Elmira  Hoyle,  Amelia  Rein- 
hardt, Rebecca  Forney,  Elizabeth  Zimmerman. 

Seventh  Class — Multiplication  Table. — Adaline  Cline,  Ann  Butts, 
Agnes  Fisher,  Harriet  Reinhardt. 

Eighth  Class — Rules  of  Arithmetic. — Harriet  Ramsour,  Adaline 
Ramsour,  Martha  McBee,  Nancy  Moorman,  Mary  Henderson,  Jane 
Reinhardt,  Barbara  Schenck,  Adaline  Reinhardt,  Folly  Zimmerman, 
Sally  Hoke,  Jane  Kerr. 

Ninth  Class — Polite  Learning. — Eliza  Hoke,  Elizabeth  Ramsour. 

Tenth  Class — Parsing. — Lavenia  Schenck,  Elizabeth  Ramsour,  Eliza 
Hoke,  Jane  Reinhardt,  Elizabeth  Fulenweider,  Adaline  Ramsour,  Har- 
riet Ramsour,  Mary  Henderson,  Adaline  Reinhardt,  Mary  Zimmerman, 
Barbara  Schenck,  Sarah  Hoke,  Martha  McBee,  Nancy  Moorman. 

Eleventh  Class — Geography. — Amelia  Reinhardt. 

Twelfth  Class — Geography. — Barbara  Schenck,  Julia  Dews,  Nancy 
Moorman,  Adaline  Reinhardt. 


216  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

Friday,  December  19th— Examination  Continued. 

Opened  by  prayer  by  the  Rev.  P.  J.  Sparrow. 

Thirteenth  Class — Reading  Titler's  History.  Lavenia  Schenck,  Ema- 
line  Reinhardt,  Elizabeth  Fullenweider,  Mary  Henderson,  Jane  Rein- 
hardt,  Sophia  Graham,  Julia  Dews,  Elizabeth  Shuford,  Nancy  Moor- 
man, Adaline  Ramsour,   Sally  Hoke. 

The  examination  closed  on  Tuesday.  Only  two  of  the  Trustees  pres- 
ent, viz :  John  Zimmerman  and  V.  McBee,  who  concurred  in  their 
opinions  that  the  students  not  only  displayed  the  Vigilance  of  their 
Trust,  but  that  ■ —  than  ordinary  application. 

On  Thursday  evening,  October  15th,  1829  the  Trustees  met.  Present 
— Doctor  Bivings,  Col.  Zimmerman,  Jacob  Ramsour,  and  John  D. 
Hoke,  after  a  social  interchange  of  opinions  upon  the  concerns  of  the 
Academy,  it  was  agreed  that  Doctor  Bivings,  Vardry  McBee,  Esq.,  and 
John  D.  Hoke  be  a  committee  to  devise  some  suitable  plan  of  Education 
and  prices  of  tuition  to  the  various  branches,  and  report  the  same. 
The  meeting  adjourned.  J.  D.  Hoke,  Secy. 

At  Mr.  McBee's  Office. 

Friday  Evening,  October  23rd,  1829. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Female  Academy  met.  Present — Dr.  James 
Bivings,  Chairman;  Vardry  McBee,  Jacob  Ramsour,  and  John  D. 
Hoke.  The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  reported.  Which 
report  was  accepted,  whereupon 

Resolved  unanimously,  That  the  extra  charge  of  one  dollar  per 
session  in  the  Lower  Class  in  Grammar  henceforth  be  taken  away  and 
the  regulation  heretofore  on  that  charge  be  repealed. 

Resolved,  That  children  only  reading  History,  memorizing  English 
Grammar  and  Geography,  be  considered  as  belonging  to  the  lower  class. 

Resolved  unanimously,  That  we  employ  Miss  Mariah  Alyn  as  Tutress 
of  the  Female  Academy  for  the  next  session  commencing  on  the  1st 
Monday  in  November,  and  as  a  compensation  for  her  services  that  she 
be  allowed  the  profits  of  the  school  agreeably  to  the  prices  of  tuition 
as  heretofore  laid  down. 

Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  inform  her  of  this  resolution  and  also 
furnish  a  copy  of  the  studies  and  prices  of  tuition  as  regulated  for  the 
institution. 

The  Board  adjourned  sine  die.  John  D.  Hoke,  Secy. 

February  9th  1830.  The  Trustees  of  the  Female  Academy  met. 
Present — Dr.  James  Bivings,  Chairman;  V.  McBee,  J.  Ramsour,  John 
Zimmerman  and  John  D.  Hoke. 

Ordered  by  the  Board  that  a  committee  of  two  with -the  Treasurer 
make  a  settlement  with  Mrs.  Reinhardt,  formerly  tutress  of  the  female 


Lincoln  County  Schools.  217 

academy,  observing  the  contract  entered,  into  between  the  Trustees  and 
tutress,  and  that  they  report  at  the  next  meeting. 

The  chairman  appointed  Jacob  Ramsour  and  John  D.  Hoke  the 
committee.  John  D.  Hoke,  Secy. 

EXAMINATION  APRIL  15TH,  1S30. 

The  examination  of  the  students  of  the  female  academy  under  Miss 
Harriet  Alyn  opened  and  was  conducted  in  the  following  order. 

[Record  of  examination  was  not  entered  in  the  record  book. — 
C.  L.  C] 

Monday  Evening,  November  22nd,   1830. 

The  Trustees  met  at  Mr.  McBee's  office.  Present — Doct.  Bivings, 
Mr.  McBee,  Col.  Zimmerman  and  John  D.  Hoke,  to  take  into  con- 
sideration a  letter  received  from  Miss  Harriet  Allyn  enquiring  whether 
she  is  to  take  charge  of  the  Academy  next  Session. 

It  was  unanimously  Resolved  that  the  Secretary  inform  Miss  Allyn, 
that  they  have  been  satisfied  with  her  management  of  the  Academy 
and  that  she  may  take  charge  of  it  again  commencing  on  the  1st  Mon- 
day in  January  next  five  V2  months  thereafter,  that  she  have  the  profits 
of  the  school  at  the  usual  rate  of  tuition. 

Resolved  that  the  Academy  be  repaired  and  put  in  good  order  and 
that  the  teachers  in  future  be  required  to  return  it  in  alike  good  order. 

Resolved  that  the  Secretary  make  publication  that  the  Academy  will 
be  vacant  and  that  a  tutress  or  tutresses  will  be  wanted  to  supply  it, 
qualified  to  teach  the  usual  branches  together  with  musick  and  the 
ornamental  branches. 

Ordered  that  the  publication  be  made  in  the  Raleigh  Star  and  a 
New  York  paper,  and  that  the  Secretary  call  on  the  Treasurer  for 
the  money  to  pay  the  expenses. 

At  Mr.  McBee's  office,  on  the  evening  of  the  20th  April  the  Trustees 
of  the  Female  Academy  met.  Present — Doct  James  Bivings,  V.  McBee, 
Jacob  Ramsour,  Charles  E.  Reinhardt,  and  John  D.  Hoke. 

Resolved  that  Jacob  Ramsour  have  the  shutters  repaired  and  such 
other  repairs  as  may  be  necessary. 

On  motion  of  John  D.  Hoke,  Peter  Summy  was  unanimously  elected 
a  trustee  to  fill  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  death  of  Col.  Zimmerman. 

It  was  suggested  that  Mrs.  Horton  wished  the  privilege  of  teaching 
her  school  in  the  Academy.  The  trustees  were  unanimously  disposed 
to  accommodate  her  but  fearing  the  precedent  might  place  them  in  a 
delicate  situation  in  future,  hoped  she  would  withdraw  her  application. 

Resolved  that  the  publication  ordered  at  last  meeting  be  made. 


218  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

AN   ELIGIBLE    SITUATION 

For  one  or  two  young  ladies  qualified  to  teach  the  various  branches 
of  female  education,  viz. :  Literary,  Ornamental,  and  Music  on  the 
Piano  Forte,  can  be  procured  upon  application  to  the  trustees  of  the 
Female  Academy  in  Lincolnton,  N.  C. 

This  academy  is  a  commodious  brick  building,  pleasantly  situated 
in  one  of  the  healthiest  and  handsomest  villages  in  the  Southern  States. 

Applications,  addressed  to  the  trustees  or  the  subscriber,  will  meet 
their  earliest  attention,  and  any  further  information  given  that  may 
be  required. 

By  order  of  the  Board.  Jno.  D.  Hoke,  Secretary. 

Lincolnton,  N.  C.,  April  20,  1831. 

Price  adv.  $1. 

— The  Star,  May  5,  1831. 

AT  JACOB  BAMSOUB'S. 

The  Trustees  met  at  Jacob  Bamsour's,  Novr.  2nd  1831.  Present — 
Jacob  Bamsour,  Daniel  Hoke,  Peter  Summy  Vardry  McBee  and  John 
D.  Hoke. 

The  resignation  of  Dr.  James  Bivings  was  read  and  accepted.  John 
D.  Hoke  nominated  Carlos  Leonard  and  Jacob  Bamsour  nominated 
C.  C.  Henderson  to  fill  the  vacancy.     Mr.  Leonard  was  elected. 

Besolved  that  the  contract  entered  into  by  Mr.  J.  Bamsour  with  Miss 
Thompson  be  sanctioned  by  and  binding  on  the  board  of  Trustees. 

EXAMINATION  SEPTEMBEB,  1832. 

A  publication  of  the  Scholars  of  the  Female  Academy,  under  charge 
of  Miss  Amelia  Thompson  commenced  on  Tuesday,  25th  September, 
and  ended  the  next  day  in  the  following  order : 

[No  record  entered. — C.  L.  C] 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  at  Mr.  McBee's  Office  Septr.  25th,  1832. 
Present — V.  McBee,  Charles  E.  Bernhardt,  Jacob  Bamsour,  Peter 
Summy,  Carlos  Leonard  and  J.  D.  Hoke. 

Besolved  that  the  Treasurer  pay  Jacob  Bamsour  $100  and  interest 
from  the  5th  Septr  1831  until  paid  and  that  he  pay  Miss  Thompson 
$500,  inclusive  of  what  he  has  heretofore  advanced  her. 

Besolved  that  the  Treasurer  pay  Jacob  Bamsour  for  the  Piano  pur- 
chased by  him  for  the  Academy  with  interest  out  of  the  fund  belong- 
ing to  the  Academy. 

Besolved  that  the  Treasurer  pay  out  of  the  funds  of  the  Academy 
the  amount  of  Mr.  McBee's  account  for  fire  wood. 

Besolved  that  the  trustees  being  well  pleased  with  Miss  Amelia 
Thompson's  management   of  the   school   they  will   obligate   themselves 


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to  pay  her  $300  for  teaching  the  next  Session  in  the  same  manner  as 
heretofore. 

Wednesday   Evening,   June   19th,    1833. 

The  Trustees  met  at  Mr.  McBee's  Office,  previous  notice  having  been 
given  to  each.  Present — Vardry  McBee,  Jacob  Ramsour,  Peter  Summy, 
Carlos  Leonard  and  John  D.  Hoke. 

After  interchanging  opinions  relative  to  the  school  it  was  Resolved 
that  the  Secretary  write  to  Miss  Amelia  Thompson  informing  her  that 
the  Trustees  wish  again  to  employ  her  to  take  charge  of  the  Academy 
by  renewing  the  former  contract  and  that  they  will  allow  her  to  engage 
an  assistant  to  teach  music,  etc.,  giving  her  the  proceeds  of  the  School, 
and  that  they  would  be  pleased  to  hear  from  her  and  know  that  she 
would  be  willing  on  her  part. 

No  other  business  being  proposed  the  meeting  adjourned. 

John  D.  Hoke,  Secy. 

Monday  Evening,  July  1st,  1833. 

Pursuant  to  previous  notice  the  Trustees  met  at  Mr.  McBee's  office. 
Present — All  the  Trustees. 

On  motion  of  Jacob  Ramsour,  ordered  that  the  Treasurer  pay  the 
amount  of  Daniel  Shuford's  bill  for  repairs  done  to  the  Academy. 

Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  pay  Mr.  McBee  his  bill  for  fire  wood. 

John  D.  Hoke,  Secy. 

Monday  Evening,  July  28th,  1834. 

The  Trustees  met.  Present — Jacob  Ramsour,  Vardry  McBee,  Carlos 
Leonard  and  John  D.  Hoke. 

Resolved  unanimously  that  Miss  Amelia  Thompson  have  the  Acad- 
emy next  year  with  all  the  profits  arising  from  the  school. 

The  resignation  of  Charles  E.  Reinhardt  was  accepted  and  on  motion 
of  John  D.  Hoke,  Jacob  A.  Ramsour  was  unanimously  elected  to  fill 
the  vacancy.  John  D.  Hoke,  Secretary. 

Monday  Morning,  January  4th,  1838. 

The  Trustees  met  at  Jacob  Ramsour's.  Present — Vardry  McBee, 
Jacob  Ramsour,  Carlos  Leonard  and  J.  A.  Ramsour.  On  motion  of 
Vardry  McBee,  J.  A.  Ramsour  was  appointed  Secretary  and  Jacob 
Ramsour  was  appointed  Chairman.  Mr.  Jacob  Ramsour  exhibited  the 
Resignation  of  Peter  Summy,  which  was  accepted,  and  also  in  conse- 
quence of  the  Removal  of  Col.  Daniel  Hoke  and  John  D.  Hoke  the 
following  persons  were  nominated  and  unanimously  appointed  in  their 
places,  viz :     Michael  Hoke,  David  Reinhardt  and  Perry  Roberts. 


220  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

Resolved  that  the  Secretary  apprise  the  above  named  persons  of  their 
appointment  as  trustees. 

Adjourned.  J.  A.  Ramsour,  Secretary. 

LINCOLJSTTON  ACADEMY  (MALE). 

The  Examination  of  the  students  under  the  care  of  George  "W.  Mor- 
row, will  commence  the  26th  inst.  and  terminate  the  day  following. 
Parents  and  Guardians  are  particularly  requested  to  attend.  The  Ex- 
ercises will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  in  January. 

Geo.  W.  Morrow. 

"N.  B.  The  price  of  Tuition  per  Session  (in  advance)  for  the  Lan- 
guages and  Mathematics  $12.50  cts;  for  English  Grammar,  Geogra- 
phy and  Arithmetic  $8. 

Nov.  18,  1834. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Tuesday,  December  2,  1831).. 

Friday  evening,  January  8th,  1836. 

The  Trustees  met  at  Jacob  Ramsour's.  Present: — Vardry  McBee, 
Jacob  Ramsour,  Carlos  Leonard,  Perry  Roberts,  Michael  Hoke  &  J.  A. 
Ramsour.  Jacob  Ramsour  in  the  Chair.  Jacob  Ramsour  gave  his  res- 
ignation which  was  accepted,  and  B.  S.  Johnston  was  appointed  to  fill 
his  vacancy. 

It  was  unanimously  agreed  by  the  Trustees  that  Miss  Amelia  Thomp- 
son have  charge  of  the  Academy  for  the  next  Session  &  it  was  farther 
agreed  that  the  Secretary  apprise  her  of  this — &  learn  from  her  whether 
she  would  wish  to  teach  longer  than  the  next  session. 

Adjourned.  J.  A.  Ramsour  {Secy.). 

Monday  evening,  August  15th,  1836. 

The  Trustees  met  at  the  house  of  J.  A.  Ramsour.  Present : — David 
Reinhardt,  Carlos  Leonard,  B.  S.  Johnston  &  J.  A.  Ramsour.  B.  S. 
Johnston  was  appointed  Treasurer  of  Board  of  Trustees.  He  reported 
on  hand  $158.23.  Presented  a  bill  for  tuning  &  repairing  the  piano 
for  $8.00,  which  was  accepted  leaving  a  balance  of  $150.23.  It  was 
resolved  by  the  trustees  that  Mr.  Johnston,  Mr.  Reinhardt  &  Mr.  Leon- 
ard make  arrangements  for  having  the  academy  repaired.  It  was  like- 
wise resolved  by  the  Trustees  that  Mr.  Johnston  procure  for  the  Acad- 
emy a  pair  of  good  globes  when  he  visits  the  North.  J.  A.  Ramsour 
was  appointed  Secretary  of  the  board  of  trustees. 

It  was  likewise  agreed  by  the  trustees  present — that  provided  that 
Miss  Smith  does  not  take  charge  of  the  academy  until  the  1st  January 
next — that  Miss  Wood  have  the  profits  of  the  school  from  the  time  she 
commences  until  Miss  Smith  comes.  J.  A.  Ramsour,  Sect. 


Lincoln  County  Schools.  221 

Monday  Evening,  January  2nd,  1837. 
The  Trustees  met  at  the  house  of  J.  A.  Ramsour's.  Present  D. 
Bernhardt,  C.  Leonard,  B.  S.  Johnston,  P.  Roberts,  J.  A.  Ramsour. 
David  Reinhardt  was  called  to  the  chair.  On  motion  of  B.  S.  Johnston 
C.  C.  Henderson  was  nominated  as  trustee  in  the  place  of  Yardry  McBee 
removed — &  unanimously  accepted.  B.  S.  Johnston,  C.  C.  Henderson 
&  J.  A.  Ramsour  were  appointed  a  committe  to  receive  the  several  bills 
for  repairs  &c.  done  to  the  Academy  &  make  settlement. 

J.  A.  Ramsour,  Secy. 

Tuesday  Jan.  3rd,  1837. 
B.  S.  Johnston,  C.  C.  Henderson  &  J.  A.  Ramsour  the  committee  ap- 
pointed to  make  settlement  met  at  the  office  of  Mr.  Johnston — &  after 
receiving  the  several  bills,  found  a  deficiency  in  the  hands  of  the  Treas- 
urer. The  committee  thought  it  the  most  advisable  to  scale  the  several 
different  bills  to  the  amount  of  money  in  the  hands  of  the  treasurer  & 
give  the  several  persons  credit  on  their  several  bills  of  the  amount  paid 
to  them  by  the  Treasurer  annexed  on  the  amount  of  the  several  bills  pre- 
sented with  them  respect  in  credit. 

At  a  meeting  of  Trustees.  It  was  agreed  that  a  tax  of  twenty  five 
cents  be  laid  on  every  Scholar  for  each  session  for  the  purpose  of  rais- 
ing a  fund  for  the  use  of  the  Academy.  It  was  also  agreed  that  a  sub- 
scription be  raised  for  the  purpose  of  raising  funds  for  enclosing  the 
academy  lot  &  building  a  small  house — which  was  done. 

Trustees  present     C.  C.  Henderson 
D.  Reinhardt 
C.  Leonard 
B.  S.  Johnston 
M.  Hoke 
J.  A.  Ramsour 

August  10th,  183S. 

The  Trustees  met  &  agreed  that  the  sum  of  forty  three  dollars  be  paid 
to  John  McGill  for  work  done  by  him  to  Academy  lot. 

At  this  same  time  James  R.  Dodge  was  proposed  as  a  trustee  in  place 
of  P.  G.  Roberts  deed  &  elected. 

paid  the  above  amounts — by  B.  S.  S. 

Lincolnton  30th  June  1841. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  met  at  C.  Leonard's  Esq. 

J.  A.  Ramsour  offered  his  resignation  which  was  accepted. 

H.  W.  Guion  was  proposed  to  supply  the  vacancy,  which  was  unani- 
mously agreed. 

B.  S.  Johnston  the  Treasurer  to  the  Board  has  Rec'd  of  J.  A.  Ram- 
sour $21.  and  of  C.  C.  Henderson  $2.  and  paid  C.  C.  Henderson  for 
purchase  a  Bill  $15. 

T.  R.  Shuford  for  repairing  stove  50  cents. 


222  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

Lincolnton,  Feby  3rd  1841. 

The  Board  met  at  H.  W.  Guions.  Present  C.  Leonard,  C.  C.  Hen- 
derson, S.  P.  Simpson,  J.  P.  Dodge  and  H.  W.  Guion. 

On  motion  of  J.  R.  Dodge  the  following  Pates  of  Tuition  were  consid- 
ered and  submitted  to  the  citizens  of  the  town  on  the  next  evening  in  a 
meeting. 

Rudiments  of  reading,  &  writing,  and  Parley's  or  similar  rudiments  of 
Arithmetic  &  Geography  $5  per  Sch. 

Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography  7  pr.  do. 
Philosophy,  Astronomy,  Arithmetic. 

Botany,  History,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Geography,  &c.  $10. 

Plain  needle  work  no  additional  charge  in  any  class. 

Ornamental  Needle  Work,  Painting,  Music,  &c,  charged  in  addition. 

S.  P.  Simpson  proposed  that,  hereafter  an  instructress  of  the  Acad- 
emy be  paid  a  stipulated  sum  per  annum,  &  that  the  tuition  in  all  the 
above  branches,  be  the  same  as  then  fixed  &  the  proceeds  thereof  be  put 
into  the  treasury. 

The  meeting  adjourned  to  the  fifth  month  with  the  view  of  submit- 
ting Rates  of  Tuition  to  the  Citizens.  H.  W.  Guion,  Secy. 

February  5,  1841. 

The  Board  met  at  C.  Leonard's.  Present  C.  Leonard,  C.  C.  Hender- 
son, S.  P.  Simpson,  J.  R.  Dodge  and  H.  W.  Guion.  The  citizens  having 
met  &  approved  of  the  rates  proposed  at  the  last  meeting.  On  motion 
made  &  seconded — they  were  adopted  unanimously — As  the  Rates  of  the 
Female  Academy. 

On  motion  made  &  seconded  it  was 

Resolved  that  the  Trustees  procure  the  Services  of  some  competent 
lady  as  Instructress  of  the  Academy  &  for  such  services  bind  the  Cor- 
poration to  pay  to  such  Instructress  not  more  than  Five  hundred  dol- 
lars for  the  first  year.  It  was  further  resolved  that  James  R.  Dodge  and 
C.  C.  Henderson  write  to  their  respective  friends  at  the  North,  to  point 
out  &  name  persons  competent,  &  willing  to  serve  under  the  terms  pro- 
posed. H.  W.  Guion,  Secy. 

April  10th,  1841. 

The  Board  met  pursuant  to  a  Call  of  the  President  at  Guion's  office. 
Present — C.  C.  Henderson,  Carlos  Leonard,  Benjamin  S.  Johnston, 
Sam'l  P.  Simpson  and  H.  W.  Guion.  C.  C.  Henderson,  esq.,  laid 
before  the  Board  a  letter  addressed  to  him  by  Miss  Anna  M.  Rogers 
of  the  City  of  New  York,  requiring  the  voice  of  the  Board  as  to  certain 
queries  therein  Contained.  After  considerable  consideration  the  follow- 
ing resolution  was,  on  motion,  adopted. 

"Resolved  that  H.  W.  Guion,  the  Secretary,  answer  the  letter  of 
Miss  Anna  M.  Rogers  &  that  he  be  authorized  to  say  to  her  that  the 
Trustees  have  agreed  to  bind  the  Institution  under  their  charge,  to  pay 
annually  the  sum  of  Four  hundred  &  Fifty  dollars  as  a  Salary  to  the  In- 


Lincoln  County  Schools.  223 

structress  called  by  them  to  superintend  the  duties  of  education  &  that 
he  he  further  authorized  to  say  that  at  the  expiration  of  the  first  session 
or  the  first  year  the  Instructress  so  employed,  may  at  her  option  take 
the  school  &  the  profits  thereof,  to  herself  &  discontinue  her  salary — or 
may  continue  to  receive  her  salary  as  her  only  compensation  that  in 
either  event  the  Price  established  by  the  Trustees  on  the  3rd  of  February 
ratified  on  the  5th  be  adhered  to." 

It  was  further  ordered  that  the  answer  of  H.  W.  Guion  be  laid  before 
a  Meeting  of  the  Board  to  be  held  on  Monday  evening  the  12th  instant. 

H.  W.  Guioisr,  Secy. 

April  12  th,   1841. 

The  Trustees  met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present  C.  C.  Leon- 
ard, B.  S.  Johnson,  L.  P.  Simpson,  C.  C.  Henderson  &  H.  W.  Guion. 

The  letter  prepared  by  the  Secretary  as  a  reply  to  the  one  received 
from  Miss  Anna  M.  Rogers  was  presented  by  H.  W.  Guion  Ordered  to 
be  read — and  was  duly  considered — The  same  was  amended  by  respect- 
fully requesting,  the  usual  references  from  Miss  Pogers  in  case  she  might 
feel  disposed  to  accede  to  the  terms  proposed.  The  wbole  letter  was 
read  and  unanimously  approved.  Ordered  that  a  copy  of  the  same  be 
filed.  H.  W.  Guion,  Secy. 

Lincolnton,  July  13th,  1841. 

Pursuant  to  a  call  of  the  President  a  special  meeting  was  held  at  the 
house  of  C.  C.  Henderson.  Present  C.  Leonard,  B.  S.  Johnson,  C.  C. 
Henderson,  L.  P.  Simpson,  James  P.  Bodge,  &  H.  W.  Guion. 

C.  C.  Henderson  made  known  to  the  Board  that  in  a  day  or  two  he 
should  make  a  visit  to  the  North,  and  whilst  there  he  would  cheerfully 
undertake  the  execution  of  any  authority  or  commission  the  Board  might 
confer  upon  him,  especially  in  procuring  a  suitable  Instructress  for  the 
Institution.  Whereupon  after  considerable  consultation,  the  following 
resolution  was  on  motion  adopted. 

Resolved  that  C.  C.  Henderson  be  authorized  and  empowered,  dur- 
ing his  visit  to  the  North,  to  enquire  for  and  if  possible  engage  the  ser- 
vices of  a  suitable  &  competent  Instructress  for  Lincolnton  Female 
Academy ;  upon  the  terms  that  she  will  individually  undertake  the  charge 
of  the  school  with  all  the  profits  & thereof,  at  the  rates  estab- 
lished by  the  board ;  or  that  she  will  undertake  the  charge  thereof,  at 
a  stated  salary  to  be  allowed  &  paid  by  the  Trustees  of  and  sum  not 
exceeding  five  hundred  dollars;  which  sum  the  said  C.  C.  Henderson 
is  authorized  to  fix  &  establish  for  one  year,  provided  it  be  necessary 
to  the  procurement  of  a  competent  Instructress. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned  Sine  die.  H.  TV.  Guion,  Secy. 

Lincolnton,  September  20,  1841. 
Pursuant  to  a  call  of  the  President,  a  special  meeting  of  the  Board 
was  held  in  the  house  of  C.   C.  Henderson.     Present   C.  Leonard,  L. 
P.  Simpson,  C.  C.  Henderson,  and  H.  "W.  Guion. 


224  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

C.  C.  Henderson  stated  to  the  Board  that  he  had  made  an  engagement 
with  Miss  Abigail  Mason  of  Pennsylvania  at  a  stated  salary  of  $450. 
per  year  with  permission  to  her  to  take  charge  of  the  school  &  receive 
the  profits  thereof  instead  of  her  salary  either  during  the  first  session 
of  the  first  year.  Mr.  Henderson  further  stated  that  Miss  Mason  would 
arrive  in  all  probability  by  the  middle  of  October. 

Whereupon  it  was  resolved,  that  the  Exercises  of  the  Academy  would 
be  resumed  on  or  about  the  middle  of  October  &  that  publication  be 
made  in  the  Republican. 

Col.  James  R.  Dodge  at  this  meeting  sent  in  his  Resignation  as  a 
Trustee.  Whereupon  after  deliberation  Thomas  R.  Shuford  was  elected 
to  fill  the  vacancy  &  H.  W.  Guion  deputed  to  inform  Mr.  Shuford  of  his 
election. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned.  H.  W.  Guion,  Sec. 

CATAWBA   SCHOOL,   1823. 

The  first  semi-annual  examination  of  the  students  of  the  institution, 
took  place  on  Thursday,  the  20th  inst. 

The  different  classes  were  examined  on  the  following  studies,  viz : 
Homer's  Iliad,  4  books;  Lucian's  Dialogues,  the  Odes  of  Horace,  Vir- 
gil's Bucolicks,  Nixon's  Latin  Prosody,  together  with  scanning  the  dif- 
ferent measures  of  Horace,  Corderius,  and  the  Latin  Grammar,  Arith- 
metick,  Algebra  and  Geometry  in  Hutton's  course  of  Mathematicks, 
Pike's  Arithmetic,  Willett  and  Adams'  Geography,  Pickett  and  Mur- 
ray's English  Grammar,  reading  and  synonomising  in  Pickett's  Ex- 
positor, spelling  in  Walker's  Dictionary  and  Webster's  Spelling  Book, 
the  shorter  and  child's  catechism;  also  on  reading,  writing  and  com- 
position. 

The  subscribers  having  had  the  experience  of  Nathaniel  JST.  Smith  for 
the  last  session,  feel  a  confidence  in  recommending  him  as  a  Teacher 
qualified  and  disposed  to  discharge  his  duty.  Under  his  instruction, 
young  gentlemen  can  be  prepared  for  entering  any  college  in  our  country. 

While  due  attention  is  paid  to  the  classicks,  particular  pains  will  be 
taken  in  teaching  the  English  language  critically,  penmanship,  arith- 
metic, geography,  history  and  composition.  Students,  for  the  future, 
will  be  required  to  attend  school  on  Saturday  forenoon,  for  the  purpose 
of  reciting  English  Grammar,  reading,  parsing,  composition,  declama- 
tion, etc.  It  often  happens  that  boys  who  have  neglected  those  previous 
studies,  enter  college,  and  graduate,  without  being  able  to  write  a  tol- 
erable letter,  much  less  to  arrange  their  thoughts  in  a  clear,  pure  and 
eloquent  style.  The  reason  of  the  above  regulation  is  to  obviate  this 
fault.     *     *     *  Robert    Johnston, 

Henry   Connor, 

Lincoln  County,  Nov.  20,  1823.  John  Hayes. 

— Western  Carolinian,  December  2,  1823. 


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CATAWBA   SCHOOL   COURSE,   1824. 

The  subscriber,  induced  by  the  encouragement  heretofore  received, 
and  by  the  growing  prospects  of  the  Catawba  School,  has  consented  to 
extend  his  engagements  with  the  managers  of  this  institution.  In  this 
school  the  course  of  instruction  is  such  as  to  qualify  students  for  admis- 
sion into  the  University  of  this  State,  or  to  prepare  them  for  the  useful 
discharge  of  the  duties  of  active  life. 

To  attain  these  objects,  the  course  of  instruction  will  embrace  the 
English,  Latin  and  Greek  languages;  the  elements  of  abstract  and  prac- 
tical Mathematics,  Geography,  History  and  Astronomy.  In  the  English 
language,  no  pains  will  be  spared  in  instructing  students  in  reading, 
orthography,  etymology  and  syntax;  and  those  lower  branches  of  an 
English  education,  too  much  neglected  in  our  public  schools,  but  abso- 
lutely necessary  in  the  ordinary  concerns  of  life,  shall  be  strictly  at- 
tended to. 

In  the  study  of  the  ancient  languages,  particular  attention  will  be 
paid  to  analysis,  prosody,  mythology,  and  composition;  while  the  beau- 
ties of  the  classics  will  be,  at  the  same  time,  carefully  explained. 

In  the  mathematics,  the  course  of  study  will  include  arithmetic,  use 
and  construction  of  Logarithms.  Algebra,  Geometry,  Trigometry,  with 
their  application  to  surveying,  Navigation,  etc.     *     *     * 

Also,  the  second  semi-annual  examination  of  the  students  of  this 
School  will  commence  on  the  17th  and  end  on  the  20th  of  May,  On  the 
17th,  the  English  department  will  be  examined;  on  the  18th,  the  classi- 
cal; on  the  20th,  there  will  be  a  public  exhibition,  in  which  will  be  de- 
livered several  original  and  select  orations,  together  with  dialogues  and 
dramatic  pieces.  Parents,  Guardians  and  friends  of  literature,  in  gen- 
eral, are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

Lincoln  County,  April  20,  1824.  N.  X.  Smith,  Rector. 

— Western  Carolinian,  April  27,  182 1^. 

EXAMINATION    CATAWBA    SCHOOL,    1824. 
EXAMINATION. 

THE  examination  of  the  Catawba  School  commenced  on  the  17th 
and  ended  on  the  20th  inst.  And  we,  the  undersigned,  feel  a  pleasure 
in  announcing,  that  the  specimens  of  improvement  exhibited  by  the 
students,  in  each  department,  were  such  as  realized  our  most  sanguine 
expectations;  and  that  there  was  not  an  individual  who  did  not  give 
satisfactory  evidence  of  diligence  and  application  on  the  part  of  the 
pupil,  and  of  the  ability  and  attention  of  the  Instructor. 

This  school  will  commence  its  operation  on  the  7th  of  June,  under 
the  entire  superintendence  of  Mr.  Nathaniel  N.  Smith.  The  institution 
is  intended  to  afford  such  course  of  study  as  will  comprise  the  various 
branches  requisite  to  perfect  a  young  gentleman  for  entering  the  most 

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226  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

respectable  Colleges  in  our  country,  or  to  qualify  him  for  the  discharge 
of  the  duties  of  active  life. 

Boarding,  with  good  accommodations,  including  washing,  candles, 
fuel,  &c.  can  be  had  at  the  rate  of  $65  per  annum,  to  be  punctually  dis- 
charged at,  or  before,  the  close  of  each  session. 

Robert    Johnston, 

Lincoln  County,  May  22,  1824.  Henry   Conner. 

— Western  Carolinian,  May  25,  182^. 

O'BEILLY'S    SCHOOL,    1826. 
EDUCx\TION. 

The  subscribers  having  engaged  Mr.  M.  O'Reilly  to  take  charge  of 
a  School,  beg  leave  to  inform  those  who  may  be  disposed  to  educate 
their  children,  that  a  school  will  be  opened  on  the  first  of  March ;  board- 
ing can  be  had  on  reasonable  terms,  and  a  few  scholars  taken  in.  Mr. 
O'Reilly  is  highly  recommended  for  moral  character,  and  as  being  well 
qualified  to  teach  the  English,  Latin  and  Greek  languages ;  and  we  feel 
confident  will  give  satisfaction  to  such  as  may  entrust  their  children 
to  his  charge.  The  situation  is  healthy,  being  within  one  mile  and  a 
half  of  Beattie's  Ford,  and  within  three  miles  of  the  Catawba  Springs 
in  Lincoln  County.  Robert   Abernathy, 

Alfred    M.    Burton, 

Feb.  1,  1826.  Robert    H.   Burton. 

—Catawba  Journal,  February  7,  1826. 

BUFFALO    ACADEMY,    1827. 

THE  Examination  of  the  students  of  Buffalo  Academy,  in  Lincoln 
County,  under  the  care  of  P.  J.  Sparrow,  was  held  on  the  22d  inst. 
The  subscribers  having  attended  it,  they  think  it  a  duty  which  they 
owe  to  the  teacher  and  students  of  this  institution  to  say,  that  the 
students  gave  evidence  of  their  having  been  assiduously  and  correctly 
taught  in  the  different  branches  of  education,  and  that  they  appear  to 
possess  that  laudable  ambition  to  excel,  which  is  the  life  of  such  institu- 
tions. The  classes  examined  in  the  English  language,  consisted  in 
Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic^  Grammar,  Definition  of  Words 
and  Geography;  and  in  the  dead  languages,  one  class  on  the  Latin  Gram- 
mar, one  on  Virgil's  Bucolics,  one  on  Virgil's  Eneid,  Horace's  Art  of 
Poetry,  and  the  Greek  Testament ;  and  another  on  Graeca  Minora.  The 
examination  was  conducted  with  the  utmost  propriety  and  decorum, 
before  a  number  of  respectable  visitors,  who  attended  on  the  occasion, 
and  who  appeared  to  be  highly  gratified.  After  a  short  vacation,  the 
exercises  of  this  institution  will  again  commence,  under  the  care  of 
Mr.  Sparrow,  whom  we  would  recommend  as  worthy  of  public  patron- 


Lincoln  County  Schools.  227 

age.  This  Academy  is  situated  in  a  healthy  place,  about  17  miles  to 
the  southwest  of  Lincolnton,  in  a  respectable  and  plentiful  neighborhood, 
where  boarding  can  be  had  on  ready  terms. 

Lawson   Henderson, 
— Cataivba  Journal,  January  2,  1827.  David   Kiddoe. 

BUFFALO    SHOAL    SCHOOL,   1829. 

AN  enfeebled  constitution,  renders  it  impossible  for  me  to  take  an 
extensive  circuit  in  the  practice  of  my  profession  as  a  Lawyer ;  and 
I  therefore  propose,  assisted  by  my  brother,  to  open  a  School  at  my 
house  in  Lincoln  County,  on  the  Catawba  River,  nine  miles  from  States- 
ville,  and  twenty-four  miles  from  Lincolnton,  on  the  first  Monday  in 
March  next ;  by  which  time  my  buildings  will  be  completed.  My  house 
is  large  and  roomy;  and  I  have  begun  to  erect  small  but  comfortable 
cabins,  similar  to  those  at  the  Winnsborough  and  Piatt  Spring  Acad- 
emies of  South  Carolina.  The  situation  is  a  handsome  one — is  known 
to  be  perfectly  healthy,  and  has  the  advantage  of  being  entirely  removed 
from  all  places  of  dissipation.  No  scholar  will  be  taken  who  cannot 
board  with  me  as  a  member  of  my  family. 

I  will  teach  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  the  Mathematics,  and 
the  Elements  of  the  other  Sciences ;  and  also,  if  required  by  parents 
or  guardians,  I  will  teach  with  great  care  the  elementary  branches  of 
an  English  education.  Tuition  and  boarding,  including  candles,  wash- 
ing, &c.  &c.  will  be  furnished  for  one  hundred  dollars  per  annum, 
twenty-five  of  which  must  be  paid  in  advance.  ISTo  scholar  will  be  taken 
for  a  less  term  than  one  quarter ;  but  entrances  may  be  had  for  one  or 
more  quarters  at  any  time  after  the  opening  of  the  school. 

I  now  have  one  Law  Student,  and  am  anxious  to  get  a  few  more;  to 
whose  examination  and  instruction  I  would  devote  a  sufficient  portion 
of  time  to  enable  them  to  proceed  with  much  greater  ease  than  they 
generally  do  in  lawyers'  offices,  in  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  their  pro- 
fession ;  for  it  is  a  notorious  fact,  that  practicing  lawyers  have  neither 
time  nor  inclination  to  direct  the  studies  of  their  students,  and  that 
they  do  not  examine  them  as  often  as  once  a  month.  Under  such  cir- 
cumstances a  young  man  must  pursue  his  studies  to  great  disadvantage ; 
and  often  license  to  practice  without  a  competent  fund  of  practical  in- 
formation. I  do  not  propose  to  deliver  law  lectures;  but  I  will  point 
out  the  authors,  or  the  parts  of  them,  which  ought  to  be  read ;  examine 
the  young  men  daily  upon  them,  converse  with  them  upon  the  changes 
which  have  been  made  in  the  English  law  by  the  Constitution  and 
laws  of  the  United  States,  the  Constitution  and  laws  of  this  State,  and 
by  the  decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court.  I  have  a  very  good  library 
of  elementary  law  books ;  for  the  use  of  which,  for  instruction,  and  for 
boarding,  including  candles  and  washing,  I  will  charge  each  student  one 
hundred  dollars  per  annum,  twenty-five  of  which  must  be  paid  in 
advance. 


228  Lincoln  County  Schools. 

All  applications  must  be  made  to  me  in  person,  or  by  letter,  directed 
to  Thomas'  Terry,  Iredell  County,  or  to  Statesville. 

For  particulars  as  to  my  qualifications,  I  refer  to  Judge  Badger  of 
Raleigh,  or  to  Mayor  Henderson  of  Lincolnton. 

Dec.  11,  1829.  Richard  T.  Brumby. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  1J/.,  1829. 


MECKLENBURG  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

MES.  MILLIGRAM'S    SCHOOL,   1807. 
LADIES   SCHOOL. 

Mrs.  Milligan  respectfully  informs  the  Public  that  she  has  opened 
School  in  Charlotte,  N".  C,  on  the  25th  of  May,  for  the  purpose  of 
teaching  Young  Ladies  Reading,  Writing,  English  Grammar,  Geog- 
raphy, and  all  kinds  of  Needle-Work.  She  promises  particular  attention 
to  the  manners  and  conduct  of  the  Ladies  immediately  under  her  inspec- 
tion, and  hopes  to  give  ample  satisfaction  to  Parents,  having  taught 
with  success  for  many  years  in  Charleston,  and  in  several  families  of 
the  highest  standing  in  S.  Carolina  being  able  to  produce  Certifi- 
cates of  her  Abilities  in  Teaching  and  also  of  her  Character,  from 
Gentlemen  whose  Children  she  has  taught.  Terms,  five  dollars  for  each 
Scholar  for  every  three  months  from  the  above  date. 

t=gp Several  respectable  private  Families  will  accommodate  Young 
Ladies  with  Board  on  moderate  terms. 

Charlotte,  June  9,  1807. 

— From  Raleigh  Register,  July  9,  1807. 

DEATH    OF    BEY.    JOSEPH    ALEXANDER,    1809. 
DIED, 

On  the  29th  ult.  in  York  District,  S.  C,  the  Rev.  Joseph  Alexander, 
D.D.,  Minister  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  approaching  to  80  years  of 
age.  He  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  graduated  at  Princeton 
College  in  1760.  He  came  to  Carolina  soon  after  the  Peace  of  1763, 
and  was  eminently  instrumental  in  planting  Churches  both  in  North 
and  South  Carolina,  at  that  early  period  of  the  settlement  of  the  back 
country,  when  both  states  were  in  a  very  destitute  condition  with  re- 
spect to  religious  instruction.  He  was  an  excellent  classical  scholar,  and 
one  of  the  fathers  of  learning  in  the  Western  Woods  of  Carolina. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  21+,  1809. 

MBS.    BEVELS'    SCHOOL,    1812. 

LADIES  BOARDING  SCHOOL, 

At  Charlotte,  N.  C. 

On  Monday  the  25th  inst.  the  Subscriber  will  open  a  School  for 
Young  Ladies,  in  which  will  be  taught  those  branches  of  Female  Educa- 
tion usually  taught  .in  similar  institutions.     Those  Parents  or  Guardians 

(229) 


230  Mecklenburg  County  Schools. 

who  may  entrust  their  Children  or  Wards  to  her  care,  may  depend  on 
the  strictest  attention  heing  paid  to  their  morals  and  improvement. 

The  price  of  Boarding  will  be  75  dollars  per  annum — Tuition,  5 
dollars  per  quarter.  Mrs.  E.  Bevens. 

Charlotte,  May  7,  1812. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  22,  1812. 

HOPEWELL    ACADEMY,   1821. 
HOPEWELL  ACADEMY. 

This  Institution,  situated  in  a  quiet  country  seat,  remote  from  any 
town  or  village,  enjoying  the  superior  advantages  of  a  remarkably 
healthy  situation,  and  near  the  center  of  an  improved,  moral,  and  re- 
ligious society,  is  now  about  to  commence  its  literary  course,  under  the 
immediate  superintendence  of  the  Rev.  John  Williamson.  Good  board- 
ing is  fixed  at  $65  per  annum,  and  tuition  at  $20. 

This  institution  is  fixed  near  the  road  from  Charlotte  to  Beattie's 
ford,  (about  10  miles  south-east  of  said  ford,)  in  Mecklenburg  county, 
MT.  C. 

The  patronage  of  a  grateful  and  generous  public  is  solicited,  and 
every  exertion  to  merit  their  approbation  will  be  made  by  the  superin- 
tendent, and  by  Robert    Davidson, 

John    Davidson, 
William  J.  Wilson, 

Feb.  20,  1821.  James  G.  Ferrence. 

—Western  Carolinian,  March  20,  1821. 

CHARLOTTE   ACADEMY,   1822. 

CHARLOTTE    FEMALE    ACADEMY. 

The  Examination  in  this  infant  institution  took  place  on  Wednesday 
last.  There  being  but  one  day  set  apart  for  the  purpose,  business  was 
too  much  hurried  to  do  justice  either  to  the  tutoress  or  her  pupils. 
Spelling,  reading,  writing,  English  grammar,  geography,  and  needle- 
work, together  with  Bible  Questions  (Sabbath  exercises)  were  all  on  the 
carpet.  There  was  too  little  difference  in  classes,  owing,  in  a  great 
measure,  to  their  prudential  arrangement,  that  no  particular  distinctions 
was  thought  necessary  or  right.  We  do  not  hesitate  to  say  that  all 
acquitted  themselves  with  much  honor ;  and  that  those  who  were  exam- 
ined on  geography  and  grammar,  perhaps,  have  not  been  excelled  by 
any.  Some  who  began  to  memorize  grammar  since  the  commencement 
of  the  session,  parsed  blank  verse  with  uncommon  ease  and  propriety. 
Were  we  even  to  attempt  to  do  justice  to  Miss  Leavenworth's  character 
as  our  tutoress,  by  many,  no  doubt,  we  would  be  accused  of  exaggera- 
tion; suffice  it  therefore  to  observe,  that  her  piety  is  exemplary,  and  the 


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advancement  of  her  pupils  satisfactorily  proves  her  capability  of  per- 
forming the  duties  assigned  her,  and  discharging  the  trust  reposed  in 
her.  D.  R.  Dunlap, 

June  22,  1822.  In  behalf  of  the  Trustees. 

—Western  Carolinian,  July  9,  1822. 

CHARLOTTE    ACADEMY    UNDER    MISS    LEAVENWORTH. 

CHARLOTTE  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  second  session  of  this  institution  has  just  commenced  under  the 
management  of  Miss  Leavenworth,  who  superintended  the  last  session 
with  the  highest  approbation.  All  the  branches  usually  studied  by 
young  ladies  (music  excepted)  are  taught  in  this  institution.  The  Trus- 
tees natter  themselves,  from  the  talents  of  Miss  Leavenworth  as  a 
tutoress,  and  their  attention  to  the  exercises  of  the  school,  that  very 
general  satisfaction  will  be  given. 

Tuition  from  six  to  eleven  dollars  per  semi-annual  session,  with  two 
dollars  additional  for  fine  needle  work.  Genteel  boarding  at  from 
twenty-five  to  forty  dollars  per  session.  A  few  more  scholars  will  be 
received  before  the  school  is  closed.  John  Iewin,  Treasurer. 

— Western  Carolinian,  September  3,  1822. 

CHARLOTTE    ACADEMY   BUILDINGS,   1824. 

CHARLOTTE  MALE  AKD  FEMALE  ACADEMIES. 

The  undersigned  are  authorized  to  contract  for  building  two  Acad- 
emies in  Charlotte,  of  brick,  fifty  feet  long  by  thirty  feet  wide,  or  there- 
abouts ;  two  stories  high,  on  a  stone  foundation,  with  two  partition  walls 
in  each,  and  basement  story  for  cellar,  etc.  under  the  female  depart- 
ment. Doors  and  windows  proportioned  in  size  and  number  to  the  size 
of  the  building. 

Proposals  will  be  received  by  either  of  the  subscribers,  until  the  first 
of  March  next,  for  the  mason  and  carpenter's  work  separately,  but  all 
to  go  on  at  the  same  time.  Painting  and  plastering  will  be  distinct  jobs, 
to  be  contracted  for  hereafter.  Contractors  must  furnish  all  the  mate- 
rials, except  the  brick.  J.  Iewin, 

David  R.  Dunlap, 

February  2,  1824.  William  Davidson. 

— Western  Carolinian,  February  10,  182!±. 

THE   TRUSTEES. 

Of  the  Charlotte  Male  and  Female  Academy,  are  requested  to  attend 
at  the  Court  House,  in  Charlotte,  on  Monday,  the  22d  inst.  precisely 
at  10  o'clock.  Robert  J.  Dinkins,  Secy. 

Nov.  13,  1824. 

— Cataivaba  Journal,  November  23,  1821f. 


232  Mecklenburg  County  Schools. 

CHARLOTTE    ACADEMY    UNDER    THE  COTTRELLS,    1825. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Charlotte  Female  Academy  have  the  pleasure  of 
announcing  to  the  public,  that  the  exercises  of  this  Institution  will 
commence  on  the  first  Monday  in  January  next,  under  the  superintend- 
ence of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell  and  Lady.  A  large  and  convenient 
brick  building,  located  in  one  of  the  most  healthy  situations  in  this 
village,  has  been  erected,  which  will  be  occupied  by  the  Rev.  T.  Cottrell 
and  family.  Ample  funds  for  the  support  of  this  Institution,  have  been 
placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Trustees  by  the  liberal  donations  of  the  citi- 
zens of  Charlotte  and  its  immediate  vicinity,  who  stand  pledged,  as  well 
as  the  Trustees,  for  its  respectability.  The  Trustees  feel  assured,  from 
the  high  recommendations  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cottrell,  with  which  they 
have  been  furnished  from  the  most  unquestionable  sources,  and  from 
their  long  experience  in  the  management  of  Institutions  of  this  kind, 
that  those  who  feel  a  lively  interest  in  the  success  of  this  Academy  will 
not  be  disappointed.  The  various  branches  of  Female  Education,  both 
literary  and  ornamental,  will  be  taught;  and  the  most  unremitting  at- 
tention is  pledged  to  the  manners  and  morals  of  the  pupils.  Boys,  not 
exceeding  ten  years  old,  will  be  admitted.  The  first  session  will  close 
on  the  fifteenth  of  June,  and  the  next  session  commence  on  the  next 
day  and  close  on  the  15th  of  November.  Boarding  can  be  had  in 
respectable  families  in  town,  at  forty  dollars  per  session.  Terms  of 
tuition,  in  the  literary  branches,  per  session,  $10.  The  ornamental 
branches  will  be  taught  on  the  following  terms,  viz : 

Muslin  Work  and  Marking,  pr.  Session $5.00 

Embroidery  and  Marking,  pr.  Session 10.00 

Drawing  and  Painting  on  Paper,  per  Session 10.00 

Drawing  and  Painting  on  Velvet,  pr.  Session 10.00 

Music  on  the  Piano,  pr.  Session 20.00 

Each  payable  in  advance. 

1ST.  B. — A  few  pupils  can  be  accommodated  with  board  at  the 
Academy.  David  R.  Dunlap, 

John    Irwin, 
Wm.  J.  Alexander, 

Committee. 


'The  editors  of  the  Camden  Chronicle  and  the  Western  Carolinian, 
will  give  the  above  advertisement  four  insertions  in  their  respective 
papers,  and  forward  their  accounts  for  payment. 

[jglr'A  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Charlotte  Academy  will  be  held 
at  the  Court-House  in  this  place  on  Saturday,  the  31st  of  December 
instant.     A  general  attendance  is  requested. 

— Catawba  Journal,  December  13,  1825. 


Mecklenburg  County  Schools.  233 

CHAELOTTE   MALE    ACADEMY,   1826. 

EDUCATION. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Academy  in  Charlotte  have  the  pleasure  to  an- 
nounce, that  a  Classical  School,  taught  by  the  Rev.  Allen  D.  Metcalf, 
A.  B.,  will  be  opened  in  this  place  on  the  23d  of  January,  1S26.  In 
this  school  "will  be  taught,  in  the  most  approved  manner,  the  Latin  and 
Greek  languages,  together  with  all  other  branches  which  enter  into  the 
foundation  of  a  thorough  and  liberal  education,  viz :  Mathematics, 
pure  and  practical,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  &c.  &c. 

From  their  knowledge  of  Mr.  Metcalf's  character,  as  well  as  from 
the  respectable  references  he  makes,  the  Trustees  do  not  hesitate  to 
place  their  entire  confidence  in  him;  and  all  who  are  disposed  to  pat- 
ronize the  school,  are  respectfully  invited  to  do  so  immediately.  Should 
it  be  necessary,  students  in  the  common  branches  of  English  can  be 
admitted. 

The  session  will  commence  on  the  23d  January  and  end  on  the  23d 
June. 

Prices — For  Latin  and  Greek,  Mathematics  and  Sciences,  $12  per 
session. 

For  English  Grammar  and  Geography,  $10  per  session.  All  payable 
at  the  end  of  the  term.     By  order  of  the  Board, 

Robt.  J.  Dinkins,  Secry. 

— Catawba  Journal,  January  17,  1826. 

CHAELOTTE    FEMALE    ACADEMY    EXAMINATIONS,    1826. 

CHARLOTTE  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

June  1,  1826. 

THE  semi-annual  examination  of  the  students  of  this  Institution  will 
take  place  on  Thursday  and  Friday,  the  15th  and  16th  instant,  which 
will  close  the  first  Session.  It  is  hoped  the  patrons  and  friends  of  this 
infant  Seminary  will  countenance  it  by  their  attendance; — the  public 
are  respectfully  invited. 

The  second  Session  will  commence  on  the  Monday  following. 

Teems  of  Tuition. 

For  literature,  for  each  student,  per  Session $10.00 

Ornamental,    including    drawing,    painting,     and    needle-work, 

per  do 10.00 

Music  on  the  Piano,  per  do 20.00 

"We  are  authorised  to  state  that  8  or  10  young  ladies  can  be  boarded 
in  the  Academy  at  $50  per  session,  under  the  immediate  care  of  the 
Tutor  and  Tutoress,  they  furnishing  their  bed  clothing  and  hand  towels. 
In  every  instance  the  money  will  be  payable  in  advance. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  R.  J.  Dinkins,  Secry. 

— Cat  aw  aba  Journal,  June  6,  1826. 


234  Mecklenburg  County  Schools. 

CHARLOTTE   FEMALE   ACADEMY. 

The  Examination  in  this  infant  Institution  took  place  on  Thursday, 
the  15th  of  June,  in  presence  of  a  respectable  number  of  the  trustees 
and  citizens  from  the  town  and  country;  and  we  are  happy  to  have 
it  in  our  power  to  state,  that  our  highest  expectations  were  more  than 
realized  on  the  occasion.  The  classes  were  so  judiciously  arranged, 
and  such  equality  existed,  that  no  attempt  was  made  to  signalize  in- 
dividuals ;  the  trustees  believing  that  honors  could  not  be  conferred  on 
some,  without  doing  injustice  to  others.  A  considerable  number  of 
very  small  scholars,  most  of  whom  commenced  in  the  alphabet,  were 
examined  in  spelling  from  2  to  5  syllables,  to  the  admiration  of  all. 
Those  who  were  examined  in  reading  manifested  the  strictest  attention 
to  punctuation  and  emphasis.  The  different  classes  in  Grammar,  Pars- 
ing, Geography,  Painting,  &c.  have  probably  not  been  excelled  by  any 
in  the  same  time. 

The  Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell  and  lady  were  accompanied  to  this  place 
with  various  letters  of  recommendation  from  the  most  intelligent  and 
respectable  sources  in  Warren  county,  where  they  formerly  taught;  and 
such  has  been  the  almost  unexampled  progress  of  the  pupils  under  their 
care  during  the  first  session,  that  we  feel  no  hesitation  in  recommending 
our  Institution  to  the  attention  and  patronage  of  the  public  in  general, 
under  the  firm  persuasion,  that  the  various  branches  of  the  female  edu- 
cation will  be  taught  as  radically  as  in  any  other  part  of  the  State. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  R.  J.  Dinkins,  Secretary. 

1ST.  B. — In  this  Academy,  all  the  branches  usually  attended  to  in 
female  academies,  are  thoroughly  taught ;  and  three  teachers  constantly 
employed.     The  prices  of  tuition  are  as  follows : 

Literature,  $10  per  Session. 

Drawing,  Painting  and  JSTeedle-work,  $10  do. 

Music  on  the  Piano,  $20  do. 

All  payable  in  advance. 

The  editors  of  the  Cheraw  Gazette  and  Camden  Journal,  will  give 
the  above  three  insertions  in  their  respective  papers,  and  forward  their 
accounts  for  payment. 

— Cataivba  Journal,  July  If,  1826. 

FOK    THE    CATAWBA  JOURNAL. 

Mr.  Bingham :  I  attended,  on  Saturday  last,  an  examination  and 
concert  of  the  young  ladies  of  the  Charlotte  Female  Academy,  under 
the  immediate  superintendence  and  direction  of  Eev.  Thomas  Cottrell, 
his  Son,  and  their  two  Ladies.  The  exercises  of  the  respective  classes 
were  such  as  to  do  honor  to  the  amiable  and  respectable  persons  who 
are  at  the  head  of  the  Institution,  as  well  as  to  give  entire  satisfaction 


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to  the  parents  and  guardians  who  attended  on  the  occasion.  It  is  at 
all  times  gratifying  to  the  friends  of  literature,  and  ever  must  be  so, 
to  the  admirers  of  beauty  and  female  worth,  to  see  the  minds  of  the 
fair  sex  cultivated  and  embellished  in  such  a  manner,  as  to  make  woman 
not  only  the  wife  of  man,  but  his  intelligent  friend  and  amiable  com- 
panion. The  land  of  Lafayette  affords  innumerable  instances,  to  what 
an  elevation  the  female  mind  can  attain  by  a  correct  and  well  regulated 
education.  "  'Tis  true,  and  pity  'tis,  'tis  true,"  that  in  our  coun- 
try, with  all  our  boasted  freedom,  stars  of  this  description  have  never 
shown  in  the  literary  firmament.  None  will  pretend  to  assert,  that  it 
has  been  owing  to  a  want  of  genius  in  the  American  ladies ;  for  in  this 
respect,  we  can  vie  with  the  proudest  kingdom  of  Europe.  To  what, 
then,  is  it  owing,  but  to  a  neglect  of  a  proper  direction  being  given  to 
the  minds  of  our  fair  daughters — to  the  intellectual  attainments  of 
those  who,  at  an  after  period,  are  to  become  mothers  to  the  heroes, 
statesmen  and  warriors  of  our  country? 

From  the  acknowledged  talents  of  the  persons  who  are  at  the  head 
of  this  infant  institution,  and  from  the  admirable  specimen  they  have 
given  of  their  method  of  teaching,  I  hazard  nothing  in  recommending 
the  Institution  to  the  liberal  patronage  of  the  public. 

— Catawba  Journal,  September  19,  1826.         Madame  de  Stael. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  students  in  the  Academy  at  this 
place  will  commence  on  the  22d  instant,  and  will  probably  continue  two 
days.  Parents  and  guardians,  and  all  indeed,  who  feel  an  interest  in 
this  institution,  will,  it  is  hoped,  attend  and  judge  for  themselves  of 
its  claims  to  their  confidence  and  support. 

The  next  session,  we  are  requested  to  mention,  will  commence  on 
Monday,  the  2d  day  of  January  next. 

— Catawba  Journal,  November  7,  1826. 

FOK    THE    CATAWBA  JOUKSAL. 

The  annual  examination  of  the  students  of  the  Charlotte  Female 
Academy  commenced  on  the  22d  ult.  and  ended  on  the  evening  of  the 
23d,  in  presence  of  a  respectable  number  of  citizens  from  the  town  and 
country.  Classes  of  almost  every  grade,  from  the  Spelling  Book  up  to 
Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy,  throughout  the  examination,  gave 
such  evidence  of  a  thorough  understanding  of  all  the  fundamental  prin- 
ciples, as  far  as  they  had  advanced,  as  to  excite  the  admiration  of  all 
present.  Several  gentlemen  of  liberal  education,  and  who  have  been 
conversant  with  such  scenes,  perhaps  all  their  lives,  declared,  they  never 
had  heard  students  undergo  a  more  satisfactory  examination.  Without 
any  disposition  to  puff,  we  feel  it  an  imperious  duty  we  owe  to  the 
teachers  in  this  Institution,  to  declare  to  the  public,  that  they  possess 
an  art  of  adapting  instruction  to  the  understanding  of  Children,  which, 
we  believe,  is  seldom  equalled,  and  perhaps  never  surpassed.     As  evi- 


236  Mecklenburg  County  Schools. 

dence  of  this  declaration,  we  state,  that  children  of  not  exceeding  9  or 
10  years  of  age,  who  have  spent  but  one  session  in  attention  to  English 
Grammar,  and  who  had,  during  that  time,  attended  to  various  other 
branches,  proved  to  our  satisfaction,  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  con- 
struction of  sentences,  by  parsing  the  most  difficult  word  selected  by 
any  present,  without  a  moment's  hesitation.  We  also  had  satisfactory 
evidence,  that  the  abstruse  principles  of  Natural  Philosophy  and  As- 
tronomy were  fully  comprehended  and  understood  by  those  who  are 
yet  but  children.  We  verily  believe,  that  the  fundamental  principles  of 
literature  and  some  of  the  fine  arts  are  as  radically  taught  here  as  any 
other  place  in  the  Union.  To  say  less,  would  be  doing  injustice  to  our 
teachers,  the  institution  and  our  own  candor.  Very  few  personal  dis- 
tinctions could  be  made  justly,  had  the  Trustees  been  so  disposed;  be- 
cause the  invariable  rule  of  the  institution  is,  to  suffer  no  scholar  to 
progress  faster  than  they  learn  thoroughly.  During  the  fall  season, 
some  sickness  prevailed  for  a  time  in  the  village,  which  was  much 
exaggerated  abroad :  the  whooping  cough  was  prevalent  and  considerably 
retarded  the  business  of  the  Academy:  but  few,  perhaps  not  more  than 
3  or  4  were  affected  with  fever — Charlotte  is  certainly,  naturally,  a 
healthy  and  pleasant  Village  as  any  other  in  the  up  country,  and  the 
fevers  which  we  have  occasionally  experienced  have  unquestionably 
arisen  from  local  causes,  which  the  Commissioners  of  the  town  assure 
us  will  be  removed  before  the  next  session.  We  invite  the  attention  of 
the  public  and  solicit  that  patronage  which  we  think  our  infant  institu- 
tion really  merits.  The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on 
the  first  Monday  in  January,  1827.  The  course  of  instruction  will 
embrace  spelling,  reading,  writing,  arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geog- 
raphy, Astronomy,  Natural  Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Chemistry,  Ethics, 
History,  plain  and  ornamental  needle-work,  Drawing,  Painting  on 
Paper  and  Velvet,  and  music  on  the  Piano  Forte. 

Price  of  tuition,   exclusive  of  ornamental  branches   and  music,  for 
each  Student  per  Session,  $10. 

Drawing,  Painting,  and  Needle  Work $10.00 

Music 20.00 

Wm.  Davidson, 
Wm.  Smith, 
G.   Kendrick, 
J.  M.  Hutchinson, 
John    Irwin, 
D.  P.  Dunlap, 
Joab    Alexander, 
Samuel    M'Comb, 
N.  W.  Alexander, 
Thos.  B.  Smartt, 
Adam    Cooper. 


Mecklenburg  County  Schools.  237 

EglPA  meeting  of  the  Trustees  will  be  held  at  the  Court-House  on 
Wednesday,  the  loth  instant.  As  business  of  importance  will  come 
before  the  meeting,  it  is  hoped  a  punctual  attendance  will  be  given. 

— Catawba  Journal,  December  5,  1826. 

CHARLOTTE    FEMALE    ACADEMY   TEACHERS,   1S27. 

CHAELOTTE  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Academy,  under  the  superintendence  of  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell,  his  son,  and  their  ladies,  will  be  resumed  on  the 
1st  Monday  in  January,  1827.  The  course  of  instruction  will  embrace 
spelling,  reading,  writing,  arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography, 
Astronomy,  Natural  Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Chemistry,  Ethics,  History, 
Plain  and  Ornamental  Needle  Work,  Drawing,  Painting  on  Velvet,  and 
Music  on  the  Piano  Forte. 

Price  of  tuition,  exclusive  of  ornamental  branches  and  music,  for  each 
Student  per  Session,  $10. 

Drawing,  Painting  and  Needle  Work $10.00 

Music 20.00 

Boarding  can  be  had  on  moderate  terms,  either  at  the  Academy,  or 
at  respectable  private  houses  in  town. 

— Catawba  Journal,  December  12,  1826. 

CHARLOTTE  ACADEMY   EXAMINATIONS,   1827. 

The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  students  of  the  Charlotte  Acad- 
emy, will  be  held  on  the  5th  and  6th  of  June.  Parents  and  Guardians, 
and  all  who  feel  an  interest  in  the  prosperity  of  the  institution,  are 
requested  to  attend,  and  judge  for  themselves  of  its  claims  to  continued 
patronage. 

— Catawba  Journal,  May  29,  1827. 

The  examination  of  the  students  of  the  Charlotte  Academy  took  place 
on  the  5th  and  6th  instants,  in  the  presence  of  a  respectable  number  of 
citizens  from  the  town  and  country.  The  proficiency  of  the  students 
gave  great  satisfaction  and  bore  ample  testimony  to  the  superior  qualifi- 
cations of  those  who  have  charge  of  the  institution.  We  express  it  as 
our  firm  belief,  that  there  is  not  an  Academy  in  the  State,  where  the 
pupils  are  more  thoroughly  instructed,  and  more  fully  understand  what 
they  are  taught;  than  in  the  institution  in  this  town;  and  we  trust  its 
merits  will  be  so  appreciated  by  the  community  as  to  insure  it  such 
support  as  will  render  it  permanent. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy,  we  are  requested  to  state,  will  be  re- 
sumed on  Monday,  the  18th  instant. 

— Catawba  Journal,  June  12,  1827. 


238  Mecklenburg  County  Schools. 

CHARLOTTE    FEMALE    ACADEMY. 

THE  young  ladies  and  little  misses  of  this  Institution  will  be  exam- 
ined on  Thursday,  22d  instant.  Parents,  patrons,  and  friends,  are  re- 
quested to  attend. 

The  exercises  of  the  school  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st  of  January, 
1828,  and  continue  until  the  last  of  July,  including  a  term  of  seven 
months.     Terms  as  heretofore,  in  proportion  to  the  time. 

— Catawba  Journal,  November  13,  1827.  P.  J.  Dinkins. 

CHARLOTTE    FEMALE   ACADEMY   FOR   1828. 

THE  subscriber  respectfully  informs  the  public,  that  the  exercises 
of  this  Institution,  under  the  direction  of  his  lady,  with  suitable  assist- 
ance, will  be  resumed  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1828,  and  continue 
until  the  1st  of  August,  including  a  term  of  seven  months. 

He  flatters  himself  that  the  long  experience  of  Mrs.  Cottrell  in  the 
teaching  and  management  of  young  ladies,  and  the  general  satisfaction 
she  has  given,  will  continue  to  her  a  liberal  share  of  public  patronage. 

Prices  of  Tuition. 

Literature,  for  the  above  mentioned  term $14.00 

Ornamental   Branches 14.00 

Music,  on  the  Piano  Forte 28.00 

One  half  payable  in  advance,  the  balance  at  the  end  of  the  session. 

One  dollar  deposit  money  will  be  required  of  each  student,  to  defray 
the  expense  of  fire-wood  for  the  use  of  the  school  and  to  keep  the  win- 
dows, &c.  in  repair. 

A  few  young  ladies  can  be  boarded  at  the  Acadamy,  on  reasonable 
terms;  and  merchantable  produce,  at  current  prices,  will  be  received  in 
payment  for  boarding.  Trios.  Cottrell. 

— Catawba  Journal,  December  If,  1827. 

CHARLOTTE    FEMALE    ACADEMY    EXAMINATIONS,  JULY,  1828. 

AN  examination  of  the  students  of  this  institution,  will  commence 
on  Wednesday,  30th  inst.  and  continue  from  day  to  day  until  com- 
pleted ;  which  will  close  the  present  session  of  seven  months.  The 
ensuing  session  of  three  months,  will  commence  on  the  1st  Monday  in 
September.     Terms  as  heretofore. 

July  10,  1828.  Thos.  Cottrell. 

— Yadkin  and  Catawba  Journal,  July  15,  1828. 

CHARLOTTE     FEMALE     ACADEMY    ANNOUNCEMENTS,   1828. 

CHARLOTTE   FEMALE   ACADEMY. 

THE  exercises  of  this  institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  day  of 
October,  under  the  direction  of  the  undersigned   and  his  lady.     The 


Mecklenburg  County  Schools.  239 

course  of  education  will  embrace  Spelling,  Heading,  Writing,  Arith- 
metic, English  Grammar,  Geography,  Astronomy,  Natural  Philosophy, 
Chemistry,  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Ethics  and  History;  Drawing,  Painting, 
Music,  Plain  and  Ornamental  Needlework. 

To  give  tone  and  energy  to  the  minds  of  their  pupils,  by  pursuing 
such  a  method  of  instruction  as  will  insure  a  radical  and  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  sciences  they  may  study,  will  be  the  object  of  the 
teachers.  Lectures  on  the  higher  branches  will  be  frequently  delivered 
to  the  classes  after  recitation.  Strict  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  man- 
ners and  morals  as  well  as  the  literary  advancement  of  all  who  may 
be  intrusted  to  their  care. 

Price  of  tuition  per  Session,  {five  months)  $10.50. 

Drawing  and  Painting,  per  Session $10.00 

Needlework,    per    Session 5.00 

Music 20.00 

Payable  in  advance.  Benjamin  Cottrell. 

N.  B. — Board  can  be  obtained  in  the  best  families  at  seven  dollars 
per  month : — six  or  eight  young  ladies  can  be  accommodated  in  the 
Academy. 

The  editor  of  the  Camden  Journal  and  Yorkville  Pioneer  will  insert 
the  above  three  times,  and  forward  their  accounts  for  payment. 

— Yadkin  &  Cataivba  Journal,  August  26,  1828. 

CHARLOTTE    ACADEMY    EXAMINATIONS,  1829. 
CHARLOTTE   EEMALE   ACADEMY. 

THE  examination  will  commence  on  the  27th  and  close  on  the  even- 
ing of  the  28th,  when  the  present  session  will  have  ended.  The  attend- 
ance of  the  friends  of  literature  is  respectfully  requested.  The  exercises 
will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  the  2d  of  March,  and  continued  until  the 
1st  of  August.  Benjamin    Cottrell,  Principal. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  February  10,  1829. 

THE    EXAMINATION 

Of  the  students  in  the  Charlotte  Female  Academy,  will  take  place  on 
Thursday  and  Friday,  the  30th  and  31st.  The  friends  and  patrons  of 
the  Institution  are  requested  to  attend. 

July  9,  1829.  Benjamin  Cottrell,  Principal. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  July  llf.,  1829. 

COURSE    OF    STUDY    CHARLOTTE    ACADE3IY,    1829. 

CHARLOTTE   FEMALE   ACADEMY. 

THE  exercises  of  this  institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  of 
October.      The   course    of   instruction   includes    Spelling   and   Reading. 


240  Mecklenburg  County  Schools. 

with  particular  attention  to  Orthoepy  and  Orthography;  "Writing, 
Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Astronomy,  Natural  Phil- 
osophy, Chemistry,  History,  Ehetoric,  Logic  and  Ethics;  Drawing, 
Painting,  Needlework  and  Music. 

The  price  of  tuition  per  session,  (five  months)  payable  in  advance,  is 

$10. 

Contingent   expenses $0.50 

Drawing  and  Painting 10.00 

Music 20.00 

Board  can  be  obtained  in  the  best  families  in  town  at  $7  per  month. 
Six  or  eight  young  ladies  can  be  boarded  in  the  Academy. 

Benjamin    Cottrell,  Principal. 
— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  August  11,  1829. 

SFBATTSVILLE    LANCASTRIAN    SCHOOL,    1822. 

SPRATTSVILLE  LANCASTRIAN 

School  for  both  sexes,  six  miles  south  of  Charlotte,  on  the  Old  Nation 

road. 

THE  trustees  of  this  institution  have  the  pleasure  to  inform  its 
friends,  and  the  public  generally,  that  their  school-house  is  elegantly 
fitted  up,  and  is  now  open  for  the  reception  of  scholars,  and  still  con- 
tinues under  the  management  of  Mr.  Ulrick,  who  has  pursued  this 
admirable  system  with  much  ability  and  energy,  to  the  credit  of  the 
institution  and  the  great  improvement  of  his  pupils.  The  trustees  con- 
sider it  a  duty  they  owe  to  Mr.  Ulrick,  to  thus  publicly  acknowledge, 
that  too  much  cannot  be  said  in  his  favor,  as  regards  his  particular 
attention  to  his  pupils,  and  his  ability  to  perform  the  duty  committed 
to  his  charge.  All  those  who  may  feel  disposed  to  patronize  this  school, 
may  depend  upon  having  every  reasonable  expectation  satisfied.  The 
branches  taught  are  such  as  are  comprised  in  a  complete  English  edu- 
cation. Tuition  from  seven  to  nine  dollars  per  session,  and  the  follow- 
ing articles  are  found,  without  any  extra  charge,  viz :  quills,  ink, 
slates,  pencils,  books  for  the  junior  classes,  mathematical  instruments, 
maps  of  the  United  States  and  of  the  world,  together  with  the  use  of 
an  elegant  pair  of  globes.  Early  application  will  be  necessary,  as  the 
number  of  scholars  is  limited.  Genteel  boarding  can  be  had  at  the 
school-house,  or  within  one  quarter  of  a  mile  of  the  same,  at  from 
twenty  to  thirty  dollars  per  session.  The  public  are  earnestly  invited 
to  pay  this  institution  a  visit,  and  satisfy  themselves  with  the  propriety 
of  the  system,  and  success  of  the  school. 

Signed  by  order  of  the  board,  J.  Smith,  Sec'ry. 

Mecklenburg  County,  N.  C,  Dec.  14,  1822. 

— Western  Carolinian,  December  21+,  1822. 


Mecklenburg  County  Schools.  241 

SUGAK  CHEEK  ACADEMY,  1827. 

TO  THE  PUBLIC. 

The  school  at  Sugar  Creek  Church,  superintended  by  the  Eev.  Sam- 
uel C.  Caldwell,  deceased,  will  be  continued  by  the  subscriber.  Young 
men  wishing  to  study  Geography  or  Astronomy,  can  enjoy  the  benefits 
of  a  set  of  Globes.  Board  can  be  had  in  the  neighborhood  for  sixty  or 
sixty-five  dollars  per  annum,  the  student  finding  his  own  candles.  Tui- 
tion, twenty  dollars  per  annum.  The  subscriber  hopes  to  merit  the  lib- 
eral patronage  of  an  enlightened  public,  by  his  punctuality  and  fidelity 
in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  a  preceptor.  The  patronage  of  the  pub- 
lic will  be  kindly  received  and  thankfully  acknowledged  by 

January  30,  1S27.  Walter  S.  Pharr. 

—Catawba  Journal,  February  13,  1827. 

MBS.   CUSHMAN'S   SCHOOL,   1828. 

EDUCATION. 

THE  subscribers,  five  miles  south  of  Charlotte,  having  built  a  com- 
modious house,  have  employed  Mrs.  Jane  Cushman  as  Teacher.  The 
situation  is  as  healthy  as  any  in  Mecklenburg.  Mrs.  Cushman  will 
teach  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography, 
Drawing  and  ISTeedle  Work,  or  any  part,  as  may  be  wished;  or  suit  the 
student. 

Boarding  may  be  had  at  either  of  the  subscribers,  or  at  Dr.  Joseph  W. 
Ross,  (the  farthest  not  more  than  three-quarters  of  a  mile  from  the 
school,)   at  sixty  dollars,  including  tuition,  per  year. 

William  P.  Springs. 
Andrew  Springs. 

— Catawba  Journal,  May  20,  1828. 


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MILITARY  SCHOOLS 

DAVIE   FAVORS   MILITARY   INSTRUCTION   AT    UNIVERSITY,   1795. 

During  the  last  year  military  schools  were  taught  in  several  counties 
of  this  state  by  two  gentlemen  from  Virginia.  The  very  liberal  encour- 
agement they  met  with  *  *  *  has,  we  hope,  still  retained  the  em- 
ployment of  their  valuable  services,  and,  we  could  wish,  had  also  excited 
the  enterprise  of  others.  A  Mr.  Archibald  Murphy,  who  had  schools  in 
Stokes  and  adjacent  counties,  received  about  1,500  dollars  a  year  for  his 
services;  and  a  Mr.  Wren,  who  taught  in  Northampton,  was  very  liber- 
ally compensated.  These,  we  believe,  were  the  only  attempts  ever  made 
to  establish  military  schools  in  this  state.     *     *     * 

General  Davie,  on  the  first  establishment  of  the  University,  endeav- 
ored, unsuccessfully,  to  introduce  military  exercises  among  the  students ; 
and  more  lately,  a  gentleman,  who,  without  any  pretensions  either  to 
the  General's  talents  or  influence,  yet  emulous  of  tracing  at  a  distance 
the  footsteps  of  so  great  an  example,  also  submitted  a  proposition  to  that 
effect  to  the  Trustees.  No  order,  we  believe,  was  taken  upon  it  by  the 
Board,  but  as  we  have  a  copy  of  the  letter  containing  the  proposition 
we  will  publish  it,  in  the  hope  that  it  may  yet  produce  some  effect,  either 
on  the  minds  of  the  Trustees  of  the  University,  or  of  some  of  our  Ac- 
ademies, or  the  patrons  and  teachers  of  common  Schools. 

To  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  University  of  N.  C. 

Gentlemen- — I  am  informed  that  a  highly  respectable  member  of 
your  Board  some  years  ago  proposed  the  introduction  of  military  exer- 
cises among  the  students  of  the  University,  but  that  circumstances 
existed  in  the  then  infant  state  of  the  institution  which  prevented  his 
proposition  being  acceded  to. 

Salzmann,  a  German  authour,  in  a  celebrated  treatise  on  Education, 
has  recommended  these  exercises  as  of  the  highest  importance  to  pre- 
serve the  health  of  the  studious,  and  to  give  energy  to  the  faculties  of 
the  mind. 

In  many  of  the  northern  Schools  and  Colleges  they  have  been  intro- 
duced with  all  the  advantages  that  they  had  been  taught  by  theorists  to 
expect  from  them. 

The  adoption  of  a  measure  of  this  kind  in  North  Carolina,  I  think 
peculiarly  desirable.  The  discipline  of  our  militia  requires  a  radical  re- 
form; and  by  laying  the  foundation  of  the  future  soldier  in  the  accom- 
plished scholar,  we  shall  derive  an  important  advantage  in  addition  to 
those  mentioned  by  Salzmann. 

If  the  Trustees  should  at  this  time  think  proper  to  require  or  recom- 
mend these  exercises  to  be  performed  by  the  Students  of  the  University, 

(242) 


Military  Schools.  243 

I  will  present  to  the  Institution  an  elegant  Stand  of  Colours,  a  Drum 
and  Fife,  and  a  model  for  such  a  Gun  as  will  be  suitable  for  the  use  of 
the  students. 

In  order  to  ensure  the  success  of  this  design,  if  adopted,  I  will  pub- 
lish and  give  to  each  student,  "A  Manual  of  Military  Discipline/'  which 
I  have  already  composed  for  my  own  use.  I  will  submit  this  Manual  to 
the  inspection  of  some  military  man  of  talents  and  experience  for  correc- 
tion, and  will  then  publish  it,  at  my  own  expence,  if  the  Trustees  approve 
of  my  design,  and  by  a  resolution  of  their  Board  will  authorize  me  to 
do  so. 

However  strong  might  have  been  my  conviction  of  the  utility  of  a 
measure  of  this  kind,  I  should  never  have  hazarded  this  expression  of  the 
sentiment  if  I  had  not  been  preceded  by  the  example  of  the  high  au- 
thorities I  have  mentioned.  They  confirm  what  I  had  before  learned 
from  my  own  experience;  and  I  have  entire  confidence  that  the  same 
patriotism  which  has  uniformly  vindicated  the  rights  of  the  University, 
and  been  assiduous  in  the  promotion  of  useful  science,  will  be  extended 
to  patronize  this   design,   if  the   Trustees   shall  believe  it  will   add  to 

the  value  of  the  institution,  or  be  productive  of  benefits  to  the  state. 
%     ?ji     $ 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Star,  May  3,  1810. 

MURPHEY'S  MILITARY   SCHOOLS. 

MILITARY  SCHOOLS. 

The  Subscriber,  having  met  with  considerable  encouragement  in  his 
line,  intends  teaching  the  Military  Discipline  at  the  following  places 
during  the  ensuing  summer,  viz.,  at  Hillsborough,  Chapel  Hill.  Raleigh, 
Louisburg,  Warrenton,  Granville,  Chatham,  and  Rockingham.  He  will 
commence  at  Chapel  Hill,  on  Monday  18th  inst.  at  Hillsborough,  on 
the  17th  of  June,  at  Raleigh,  the  20th  of  July,  and  at  Louisburg.  on  the 
23rd  of  July. — Arrangements  have  not  yet  been  made  at  the  other  places 
mentioned.  It  is  hoped  that  the  Militia  generally,  and  the  young  men 
in  particular,  will  avail  themselves  of  this  opportunity  of  acquiring  a 
correct  knowledge  of  the  modern  and  established  system  of  Military 
Discipline  in  the  United  States.  A.  Murphet. 

May  15,  1812. 

— The  Star,  May  15,  1812. 

LEXOIR    COOT!    MILITARY    SCHOOL,    1S13. 

Education. — A  Society  has  been  recently  established  in  Lenoir  county, 
of  which  Col.  Simon  Bruton  is  president,  for  the  purpose  of  promoting 
military  knowledge.  It  is  understood  that  a  school  for  youth  will  be 
established  at  Kinston,  under  the  patronage  of  this  Society,  to  embrace 
at  the  same  time,  literature  and  military  tactics. 

A  handsome  building  for   an   academy  has   just  been  completed   at 


244  Military  Schools. 

Sniithfield,  26  miles  to  the  eastward  of  this,  and  the  business  of  tuition 
is  expected  to  commence  in  a  month  or  two. 

An  academy  is  in  progress  at  Tarborough. — We  indulge  the  proud 
hope  that  the  time  is  not  far  distant  when  every  county  in  the  State  will 
have  an  Academy  and  Public  Library. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Star,  September  3,  1813. 

BINGHAM'S   MILITARY    SCHOOL,   1826. 

New  Military  Academy. — We  understand  that  a  gentleman,  at  pres- 
ent in  this  city,  has  it  in  contemplation  to  establish  a  Military  and 
Scientific  Academy  at  Williamsborough,  in  this  State,  on  the  plan  of 
that  conducted  by  Capt.  Partridge  in  Connecticut.  We  are  informed 
that  he  has  been  an  officer  in  the  French  Army  for  several  years,  and  is, 
in  every  respect,  well  qualified  for  the  undertaking ;  and  that  the  Teach- 
ers who  will  be  associated  with  him,  will  be  of  the  first  standing  and 
talents. 

The  want  of  such  an  institution  in  the  Southern  States  must  be  ap- 
parent to  all,  when  the  difficulty  of  obtaining  admission  into  the  Acad- 
emy at  West  Point,  from  the  number  of  its  Students  being  restricted, 
and  the  distance  of  that  in  Connecticut,  are  taken  into  consideration. 
We  shall  be  able,  in  a  short  time,  to  lay  the  plan  of  the  proposed  School 
before  the  public,  and  therefore,  deem  it  unnecessary  to  say  anything 
further  on  the  subject  at  present. 

— The  Star,  August  If,  1826. 

Military  School. — We  understand,  that  the  gentleman  who  proposes 
the  establishment  of  a  Scientific  and  Military  Academy  in  this  State, 
has  purchased  a  house  and  lot  in  Williamsborough,  where  it  is  to  be 
located — the  former  large  and  commodious,  situated  on  an  eminence, 
the  latter  admirably  adapted  for  a  parade  ground,  being  finely  shaded 
with  trees  of  native  growth.  We  have  seen  an  outline  of  the  general 
plan  of  Institution,  the  operations  of  which  are  to  commence  on  the 
first  day  of  January  ensuing.  It  appears,  that  the  course  of  education 
at  this  Seminary,  will  be  very  comprehensive,  embracing  the  following 
branches  of  Literature,  Science  and  practical  Instruction,  viz.  the 
Latin,  Greek,  French,  Spanish  and  English  Languages;  Arithmetic, 
the  instruction  and  use  of  Logarithms,  Algebra,  Geometry,  Plane  and 
Spherical  Trigonometry,  Planometry,  Stereonometry,  Mensuration  of 
heights  and  distances  by  Trigonometry,  also  Geometrically,  practical 
Geometry  generally,  including  particularly,  Surveying  and  Leveling, 
Astronomy,  Navigation,  Geography,  including  the  use  of  Maps  and 
Globes,  Composition,  Logic,  History,  Military  Law,  permanent  and 
Field  Fortifications,  Artillery  and  Field  Engineering  generally,  with 
a  complete  view  of  Military  Tactics.  The  rules  and  regulations  for 
the  government  of  the  School,  will  be  on  the  plan  of  the  West  Point 
Seminary  and  of  Capt.  Partridge's  Academy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  22,  1826. 


Military  Schools.  245 

TO    FAEMEES    AND    WEAVEES. 

IT  is  desirable  to  find  a  person  who  may  be  willing  to  undertake  to 
furnish  the  Southern  Military  School,  at  Williamsboro'  in  Granville 
Co.  with  all  the  Homespun  Cloth  necessary  to  make  the  undress  Uni- 
form of  the  Cadets  of  that  Institution.  The  said  cloth  to  be  of  a  dark 
grey  color,  and  corresponding  in  every  respect  with  a  pattern  which  will 
be  left  at  the  Register  Office  for  the  inspection  of  the  applicant.  It  is 
necessary  that  application  be  made  before  the  15th  of  September  next. 
A  pattern  is  also  left  at  the  store  of  Messrs.  Hamilton  in  Williamsboro'. 

Raleigh,  August  22. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  25,  1826. 

PLAN    AM)    COUESE    OF    STUDY    OF    BINGHAM'S    SCHOOL. 

ROANOKE  INSTITUTION 

For  Practical   Scientific  Instruction. 

THE  Course  of  Education  at  this  Institution  will  embrace  the  fol- 
lowing Departments : 

I.  Classical. — -This  Department  will  include  the  Greek,  Latin, 
French  and  Spanish  Languages. 

II.  The  Mathematical  will  embrace  Arithmetic,  Algebra,  Logarith- 
ems,  Geometry,  Trigonometry,  Mensuration,  Surveying,  Conic  Sections, 
Natural  Philosophy,  Astronomy  and  Navigation,  and  the  Natural 
Sciences,  as  Botany,  Mineralogy  and  Natural  History. 

Particular  attention  will  be  paid  at  this  Institution  to  Practical  Ed- 
ucation. Classes  in  Mathematics  will  be  practically  taught  the  appli- 
cation of  Trignometry  to  Heights  and  Distances ;  Triangular  Survey- 
ing; Levelling  and  Engineering;  Gradation  of  Roads  and  Streets,  the 
use  of  the  Barometer,  when  applied  to  taking  the  altitude  of  mountains 
and  other  eminences.  They  will  frequently  be  taken  out  to  practice 
with  the  Compass  and  Chain,  Theodolite  and  Levelling  Rods,  and  ac- 
companied by  their  instructors,  will  occasionally  take  excursions  for 
the  purpose  of  making  observations  in  Botany  and  Mineralogy. 

III.  English. — This  Department  will  include  English  Grammar, 
Penmanship,  Book-keeping,  Public  Reading  and  Declamation,  Ancient 
and  Modern  Geography  with  the  use  of  the  Maps  and  Globes,  Ancient 
and  Modern  History,  Rhetoric,  Composition,  Criticism,  Logic  and 
Moral  Philosophy,  Construction  of  Maps  with  the  principles  of  Pro- 
jection. 

The  rudiments  of  Education,  as  Reading,  Spelling,  Penmanship,  &c. 
will  be  thoroughly  taught,  and  the  Junior  Classes  will  in  this  respect, 
receive  particular  attention. 

Physical  Education. — For  the  improvement  of  the  health  and  the  de- 
velopment of  the  Physical  as  well  as  mental  energies  of  the  cadets, 
they  will  be  required  to  practice  daily  and  regularly,  Military  Exer- 


246  Military  Schools. 

cises.  These  having  for  their  main  object  the  preservation  of  health, 
will  be  pursued  so  far  only  as  may  be  requisite  for  this  purpose ;  in  no 
instance  will  they  be  permitted  to  interfere  with  other  pursuits — but 
will  occupy  those  hours  in  the  day,  that  would  otherwise  be  devoted  to 
useless  and  frivolous  amusement. — They  will  consist  of  the  Elementary 
schools  of  the  Soldier,  Company  and  Battalion  Evolutions,  Light  In- 
fantry and  Rifle  Drills — formation  of  regular  Military  Parades — Guard 
Duty — the  duty  of  officers  of  the  Guard  and  of  the  Day — the  Broad 
Sword  Exercise. 

Uniform  Drill. — The  dress  worn  at  the  Institution  will  consist  of  a 
dark  blue  Coatee,  single  breasted  and  standing  collar.  Blue  cloth  Yest 
and  Pantaloons  for  winter,  and  white  domestic  cotton  for  summer, 
leather  Caps  with  appropriate  trimmings,  black  silk  or  leather  Stocks. 
An  undress  will  be  worn  in  summer,  consisting  of  a  cotton  striped 
Roundabout,  single  breasted  and  standing  collar. 

As  the  coat  cannot  be  made  elsewhere  than  at  the  Institution,  a  more 
particular  description  of  it  is  omitted.  Each  member  of  the  Institution 
will  want  the  following  articles,  viz :  one  single  mattress  either  of  hair 
or  straw,  pillow,  two  pillow  cases,  four  sheets,  two  yards  in  length  and 
one  in  breadth,  one  pair  of  blankets,  two  towels,  four  shirts,  four  pair 
of  white  cotton  pantaloons,  four  white  vests  for  summer  and  one  blue 
cloth  for  winter  single  breasted,  six  pair  of  cotton  and  four  pair  of 
woolen  socks,  draws  and  waistcoats  if  worn,  two  pair  of  thin  and  one 
pair  of  thick  shoes,  at  least  two  pocket  handkerchiefs,  tooth  brush,  pen- 
knife, quills,  wafers,  &c.  Parents  can  furnish  their  sons  with  such 
articles  of  clothing  of  the  above  description  as  they  may  have,  if  they 
prefer  it :  or  they  may  be  supplied  at  the  Institution  on  the  most  rea- 
sonable terms.  The  above  quantity  of  clothing  is  deemed  sufficient  to 
answer  a  cadet  one  year — should  he  leave  the  Institution  at  the  expira- 
tion of  that  time,  such  articles  as  the  cap,  bed  and  bedding,  if  furnished 
at  the  Institution  and  well  taken  care  of,  will  be  received  back  at  a  fair 
price.  Each  cadet  must  have  his  name  marked  in  full,  on  every  article 
of  his  clothing. 

Qualification,  Admission,  &c. — No  candidate  will  be  admitted  into 
this  Institution,  who  is  under  ten  years  of  age,  who  cannot  read  and 
spell,  and  who  is  not  of  good  moral  character.  It  is  deemed  advisable 
to  admit  none  for  a  less  term  than  one  year,  as  the  expense  for  a  less 
period  would  be  proportionably  greater,  and  the  advantages  to  be  de- 
rived proportionably  less. 

Expenses. — The  cadets  will  be  divided  into  two  Departments.  Those 
under  fourteen  years  of  age  will  constitute  the  Junior,  and  those  over, 
the  Senior.  The  whole  expense  per  Academic  year,  will  be  for  the 
Junior  $160,  and  for  the  Senior  $175,  payable  $100  on  admission  and 
the  remainder  at  the  expiration  of  six  months.  This  expense  will  in- 
clude every  charge  for  Board,  Tuition,  Euel,  Lights,  Washing,  Public 
Lectures,  use  of  Arms  and  Accoutrements,  Room  Rent,  and  in  short 


Military  Schools.  247 

every  expense  except  Clothing  and  Books.  The  academic  year  will 
consist  of  46  weeks,  and  will  be  divided  into  two  sessions. 

Board. — The  cadets  will  board  in  the  same  family  with  their  instruc- 
tors, some  one  or  more  of  whom  will  be  at  all  times  in  company  with 
them,  paternally  to  direct  them  both  in  their  studies  and  amusements, 
and  to  assist  in  forming  a  courteous,  moral  and  gentlemanly  deport- 
ment. Instructors  and  instructed  shall  mingle  together  as  members  of 
the  same  family,  and  pursue  towards  each  other,  that  familiar  and  re- 
spectful course,  calculated  to  inspire  the  pupil  with  a  manly  confidence 
and  zeal,  and  the  instructor  with  emotions  of  pleasure. 

Examinations. — There  will  be  two  public  Examinations  in  each  year. 
The  first  to  commence  on  the  Monday  nearest  the  10th  of  December 
and  the  second  on  the  first  Monday  in  June,  to  continue  each,  one  week. 
There  will  be  private  examinations  of  the  Classes  every  Saturday,  on 
the  studies  of  the  preceding  week. 

Vacations. — There  will  be  two  vacations,  the  first  immediately  after 
the  December  examination,  and  will  continue  until  the  second  Monday 
in  January ;  the  next  at  the  close  of  the  June  examination,  and  will 
continue  two  weeks.  JSTo  leave  of  absence  will  be  granted  in  term  time, 
except  in  cases  of  urgent  necesity. 

Catalogue  of  Books. 

Latin. — Adams'  Latin  Grammar,  (Gould's  Edition,)  Historise  Sacra?, 
Yirii  Roma?,  Cassar's  Commentaries,  Sallust,  Virgil,  Cicero's  Select 
Orations,  De  Oratore,  De  Amicitia,  De  Senectute,  Livy,  Tacitus,  five 
first  books  of  each,  Ainsworth's  Dictionary. 

Greek. — Goodrich's  Greek  Grammar,  Jacob's  Greek  Reader,  ISTeil- 
son's  Exercises,  Valpy's  Delectus,  Grseca  Majora,  Xenophon's  Anabasis, 
Homer's  Iliad,  six  first  books. 

Mathematics,  &c. — Tyler's  Arithmetic,  Hutton's  Mathematics,  Bow- 
ditch's  Navigation,  Simpson's  Conic  Sections,  Enfield's  Natural  Phil- 
osophy, Sganzin's  Civil  Engineering,  Woodbridge  and  Williard's  Geog- 
raphy, (last  edition)  Tytler's  Elements  of  History,  Hale's  History  of 
the  United  States,  Murray's  Grammar  and  Exercises,  Blair's  Rhetorick, 
Hedge's  Logic,  Paley's  Moral  Philosophy,  Constitution  of  the  United 
States  and  States  severally. 

Those  intending  to  join  the  Institution  are  advised  to  bring  any  of 
the  above  mentioned  books  they  may  have  in  their  possession,  any 
Mathematical  Instruments  or  Works,  also  any  Historical  or  Literary 
Works. 

Supplies. — Arrangements  will  be  made  at  the  Institution  to  supply 
the  cadets  with  the  necessary  Books,  Stationary  and  Clothing,  if  it  is 
preferred,  at  cost,  provided  payment  is  made  down ;  if  not,  and  a  credit 
of  four  months  is  given,  an  advance  of  ten  per  cent,  will  be  charged 
on  the  original  cost,  which  will  be  the  longest  indulgence.  Every  cadet 
will  be  required  to  have  a  pass  book,  in  which  will  be  registered  every 


248  Militaey  Schools. 

article  of  clothing,  books,  &c.  that  may  be  necessary  for  his  comfort 
or  improvement.  The  object  being  more  to  accommodate  the  cadets 
than  to  make  a  profit  out  of  them. 

THE  KOANOKE  INSTITUTION  is  located  at  Littleton,  Warren 
County,  State  of  Worth  Carolina,  in  a  delightful  and  healthy  part  of 
the  country;  it  is  situated  between  Warrenton  and  Halifax,  sixteen 
miles  from  the  former  and  twenty-one  miles  from  the  latter,  surrounded 
by  a  beautiful  country  and  in  the  neighborhood  of  a  refined  and  polished 
society.  Isolated  as  this  Institution  is,  no  opportunity  will  be  afforded 
to  the  pupils  to  contract  habits  of  vice  and  dissipation;  the  temptations 
held  out  by  our  towns  and  villages  will  here  be  removed  and  their  con- 
taminating influence  avoided.  Every  attention  will  be  paid  to  the 
health,  manners,  morals  and  improvements  of  the  cadets ;  and  it  is  be- 
lieved that  under  the  discipline  that  will  be  pursued  in  the  Institution, 
aided  by  the  superior  natural  advantages  of  its  situation,  youths  may 
be  trained  up  to  habits  of  temperance,  perseverance,  industry  and  moral- 
ity without  the  danger  of  corruption.  The  object  of  this  Institution 
will  be  to  give  a  youth  a  good  practical  scientific  education,  to  prepare 
him  for  the  correct  and  efficient  discharge  of  the  duties  of  any  situation 
in  life,  in  which  fortune  or  inclination  may  place  him;  to  rear  up  a 
sound  mind  in  a  sound  body;  to  qualify  him  to  enter  the  world  with  a 
head  to  conceive  and  an  arm  to  execute,  to  teach  him  habits  of  perse- 
verance, industry  and  economy,  and  to  cherish  those  manly,  noble  and 
independent  sentiments  which  should  form  the  character  of  a  good  citi- 
zen. Youths  may  here  be  prepared  for  admission  into  any  of  our  Col- 
leges or  Universities,  either  one  or  two  years  in  advance ;  for  admission 
to  the  Military  Academy  at  West  Point  or  the  Navy;  or  they  will  be 
carefully  instructed  in  the  various  branches  necessary  to  a  finished  edu- 
cation. The  Institution  will  be  under  the  general  direction  of  Capt. 
Partridge,  and  under  the  immediate  superintendence  and  control  of 
Mr.  I).  H.  Bingham,  who  will  be  assisted  by  the  requisite  number  of 
well  qualified  instructors,  to  whom  applications  for  admission  into  the 
Institution,  or  for  further  information  can  be  made. 

Parents  will  please  to  signify  to  what  branches  they  wish  their  sons 
to  attend,  upon  entering  them.  The  Institution  is  now  in  operation, 
and  students  will  be  admitted  at  any  time. 

Littleton,  K  C,  June  Sth,  1829. 

Mr.  B.  has  been  favored  with  the  following  testimonial  by  his  friends 
in  Maryland. 

Frederick  City,  Md.,  April  28,  1829. 

Mr.  D.  II.  Bingham  being  about  to  remove  to  North-Carolina  for  the 
purpose  of  engaging  in  a  Classical  and  Military  Institution,  to  be  un- 
der the  general  direction  of  Capt.  Partridge,  the  undersigned  take 
pleasure  in  offering  him  a  testimonial,  to  which  his  character  and  gen- 
tlemanly deportment  fully  entitle  him.  Mr.  Bingham  has  resided  some 
years  in  this  city,  and  has  been  engaged  in  a  Seminary  similar  in  its 


Military  Schools.  249 

character  to  that  contemplated  in  Xorth  Carolina.  We  have  thus  had 
an  opportunity  to  judge  of  his  qualifications ;  but  on  that  point  we  deem 
it  unnecessary  for  us  to  offer  any  recommendation  in  aid  of  the  circum- 
stance, that  he  has  been  selected  for  the  station  by  so  distinguished  a 
professor  as  Capt.  Partridge,  from  amongst  his  very  numerous  and  well 
informed  pupils.  We  may  observe  however  that  he  has  distinguished 
himself  here  by  a  degree  of  diligence,  perseverance  and  regularity,  calcu- 
lated to  insure  him,  anywhere  that  success  which  we  hope  will  reward 
his  present  undertaking. 

Signed,        Hon.  Jno.  Nelson, 

Hon.  Henry  B.  "Warfield, 
Hon.   Thos.   C.  "Worthington, 
Dr.  W.  Bradley  Tyler, 
Benj.  Price,  Esq. 
J  as.  M.  Palmer,  Esq. 
Singleton  Dtjvall,  Esq. 
Stuart  Gaither,  Esq. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  29,  1829. 

BINGHAM    MOTES    HIS    SCHOOL    TO    OXFORD,    1829. 

Roanoke  Literary  and  Scientific  Institution. 

THE  location  of  this  Institution  has  been  changed  from  Littleton  to 
Oxford,  1ST.  C.  In  announcing  this  change  to  the  public,  some  remarks 
in  relation  to  the  causes  which  induced  it,  may  be  necessary.  The  ob- 
ject is  to  establish  in  the  State  of  North-Carolina,  the  institution  upon 
a  premanent  basis.  At  Littleton,  although  it  possesses  the  advantages 
of  health  and  retirement  in  a  eminent  degree,  it  was  found,  that  the 
conveniences  and  opportunities  for  carrying  it  on,  would  be  incommen- 
surate with  the  object  in  view,  particularly  since  the  death  of  the  late 
proprietor  of  that  place.  In  selecting  a  new  location,  regard  has  been 
paid  to  public  opinion ;  and  so  far  as  it  could  be  ascertained,  the  feeling 
of  the  public  has  centered  upon  Oxford  as  the  most  suitable  location  in 
the  State. 

Oxford  has  long  been  known  as  a  place  of  flourishing  and  well  con- 
ducted schools.  For  its  health,  its  moral  and  refined  society,  it  stands 
pre-eminent.  The  site  selected  for  the  Institution  is  pleasant  and  re- 
tired, the  buildings  and  grounds  are  spacious ;  and  such  measures  will 
be  adopted  in  the  government  of  the  institution  as  will  prevent  the 
students  from  any  unseasonable  communication  with  the  village.  The 
plan  heretofore  laid  before  the  public  will  still  be  pursued. 

In  further  information  in  relation  to  the  institution,  may  be  had  on 
application  to  the  subscriber. 

Sept.  30,  1829.  P.  H.  Bingham,  Supt. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  15,  1829. 


250  Military  Schools. 

TEACKEBS    IN    BINGHAM'S    SCHOOL,    1830. 

North  Carolina  Literary,  Scientific  and  Military  Institution. — The 
exercises  of  this  institution  commenced  at  Oxford  on  Monday  last,  un- 
der the  superintendence  and  control  of  Capt.  D.  H.  Bingham.  The 
following  is  the  division  of  the  departments  of  instruction :  Mathe- 
matics and  Natural  Philosophy — D.  IT.  Bingham.  2.  Practical  Math- 
ematics and  Civil  Engineering — J.  H.  Tracy.  3.  Latin  and  Greek 
Languages,  Literature  and  Belles  Lettres — Wm.  J.  Nevins,  A.B.  4. 
Ancient   and   Modern   Geography,   English   and   Belles   Lettres — J.   XL 

Tracy.     5.  Modern   European    Languages,    and   Literature * 

6.  Natural  Sciences — Chemistry,  Botany,  Mineralogy  and  Geology — 
.*  7.  Orthography,  Reading,  Penmanship,  English  Gram- 
mar,   Elements    of    Geography,    &c.    eve.    &c. .*     8.  Military 

Science,  Tactics  and  Physical  Exercises — D.  H.  Bingham  and  J.  H. 
Tracy. 

*These  departments  will  soon  be  filled — until  then,  the  present  in- 
structors will  officiate  in  them. 

We  are  authorized  to  state  that  Capt.  Partridge  does  not  intend  to 
establish  a  Military  School  in  Fayetteville. 

— Star,  January,  1830. 

BRANCH   SCHOOL   AT   FAYETTEVILLE. 

We  stated  a  week  or  two  ago,  on  the  authority  of  a  gentleman  con- 
nected with  Capt.  Partridge  in  conducting  his  Military  and  Scientific 
institutions,  that  Capt.  P.  had  no  intention  of  establishing  a  Military 
School  at  Fayetteville.  Since  that  time  we  have  noticed  in  the  North 
Carolina  Journal,  published  at  Fayetteville,  the  following  article ;  from 
which  it  appears  that  there  must  exist  some  misunderstanding  on  the 
subject,  between  Capt.  P.  and  the  gentleman  to  whom  we  allude.  It  is 
probable  that  the  Captain  formed  his  design  to  establish  a  school  at 
Fayetteville  when  he  passed  through  that  place  on  his  recent  tour  to  the 
south,  and  has  not  yet  communicated  such  intention  to  this  gentleman ; 
which  may  account  for  the  contradictory  statements : 

"We  are  authorized  to  say  that  Capt.  Partridge  intends  establishing 
a  branch  of  his  Military  and  Scientific  Academy  in  this  place  about  the 
1st  of  April  next.  The  commissioners  of  the  town  have  granted  him 
the  use  of  the  Academy  buildings  for  that  purpose." 

— The  Star,  January  21,  1830. 

EXAMINATION    AT    BINGHAM'S     SCHOOL,    JUNE,    1830. 

N.  C.  L.  S.  &  MILITARY  INSTITUTION. 

The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Cadets  attached  to  the  above 
Institution  will  commence  on  Monday  the  7th  of  June  next,  and  con- 


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tirme  till  the  Friday  following.     The  friends  of  the  institution,  and  of 
education  generally,  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

Oxford,  X.  C,  May  15,  1830.  D.  H.  Bingham,  Supt. 

—The  Star,  May  20,  1SS0. 

Oxford  Military  Academy. — The  following  gentlemen  have  heen  in- 
vited to  constitute  the  board  of  visitors  at  the  examination  of  the  cadets 
of  this  institution,  which  will  commence  on  Monday  next :  Hon.  Dun- 
can Cameron,  Hon.  John  Hall,  Hon.  Leonard  Henderson,  Rev.  Thomas 
P.  Hunt,  Col.  "William  Robards,  Gen.  Joseph  H.  Bryan,  Col.  Thomas 
Turner,  Col.  William  Hunt,  Col.  Cadwallader  Jones,  Maj.  John  R. 
Eaton,  Dr.  J.  Jones,  Dr.  William  V.  Taylor,  Dr.  James  Young,  Col.  E. 
A.  Rhodes,  James  S.  Jones,  Esq.,  Thomas  Burgess,  Esq.,  James  Somer- 
ville,  Esq.,  John  D.  Hawkins,  Esq.,  William  M.  Sneed,  Esq.,  John  D. 
Amis,  Esq.,  Robert  G.  Gilliam,  Esq.,  T.  B.  Ransom,  Esq. 

— The  Star,  June  3,  1830. 

We  are  informed  by  a  gentleman  who  was  present  at  the  recent  exam- 
ination of  the  Cadets  attached  to  the  Military  Institution  at  Oxford, 
under  the  superintendance  of  D.  H.  Bingham,  that  they  acquitted  them- 
selves with  great  credit  in  their  literary  exercises.  Our  informant  adds, 
that  their  appearance  is  neat  and  soldier-like,  and  that  their  evolutions 
exhibit  a  degree  of  precision  which  would  do  honor  to  any  Corps.  The 
number  of  Cadets,  at  present,  is  thirty-seven. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  17,  1830. 

NORTH    CAROLINA   LITERARY,   SCIENTIFIC    AND  MILITARY 
INSTITUTION. 

Visitors'  Report. 

The  undersigned,  being  tbat  part  of  the  Committee  of  Visitors,  whose 
convenience  enabled  them  to  attend  the  recent  Examination  of  the  Ca- 
dets in  the  North  Carolina  Literary,  Scientific  and  Military  Institution, 
think  it  due  to  Captain  Bingham,  the  Superintendent,  and  to  the  pub- 
lic, to  make  the  following  Report : 

The  examination  commenced  on  Monday  the  7th  of  June,  and  con- 
tinued from  day  to  day.  until  the  Friday  following;  during  which  time 
the  Cadets  underwent  an  accurate  and  thorough  examination  in  the 
English.  French,  Latin  k  Greek  languages,  and  in  the  various  branches 
of  the  Mathematics.  In  all  these  studies,  they  manifested  a  proficiency 
and  readiness,  to  be  acquired  only  by  constant  application,  under  the 
most  judicious  instruction,  and  acquitted  themselves  in  a  manner  that 
reflected  great  credit,  both  on  Pupils  and  Instructors.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  difficulties  incident  to  the  commencement  of  every  Institution 
they  have  attained  a  method  and  system  in  their  operations,  seldom  ob- 
served in  older  Establishments.  The  evening  and  morning  of  each 
day  were  devoted  to  Military  Exercises,  consisting  of  the  Elementary 


252  Military  Schools. 

School  of  the  Soldier,  Company  and  Battalion  Evolutions,  in  which 
they  moved  with  a  degree  of  exactness  and  regularity,  seldom  to  be  seen 
among  the  most  accomplished  and  well  drilled  soldiers.  These  exer- 
cises are  well  calculated  to  promote  health  and  strength,  and  occupy 
only  such  hours  of  the  day  as  are  generally  devoted  to  useless  and  friv- 
olous amusements.  Their  happy  effect  upon  the  appearance  of  the 
young  men  is  very  perceptible. 

The  Committee  noticed  with  great  pleasure  the  general  demeanor  of 
the  Cadets,  as  marked  by  a  rigid  observance  of  order  and  regularity, 
almost  without  a  parallel  in  Academical  institutions.  A  portion  of  the 
Board  residing  in  the  immediate  vicinity,  have  had  ample  opportunity 
of  witnessing  their  deportment  during  the  session  in  private  times,  and 
in  the  absence  of  any  unusual  incentive  to  propriety  of  behavior,  and 
they  have  never  heard  of  the  smallest  interruption  of  harmony  amongst 
the  students  themselves,  nor  in  their  intercourse  with  the  citizens  of  the 
village.  No  kind  of  dissipation  has  been  known  to  exist  among  them, 
nor  have  they  been  seen  frequenting,  or  even  visiting  places,  where  dis- 
sipation or  any  other  species  of  immorality  is  practiced.  These  are 
facts  that  speak  for  themselves  and  need  no  comment. 

The  location  of  the  North  Carolina  Literary,  Scientific  and  Military 
Institution  in  this  place,  the  first  of  the  kind  established  in  the  State, 
is  an  experiment  in  which  all  classes  of  Society  are  deeply  interested. 
The  Committee  have  taken  much  pains  to  make  themselves  acquainted 
with  the  plan  of  instruction  pursued  here,  and  to  ascertain  the  success 
which  has  attended  its  incipiant  operations, — The  result  of  their  obser- 
vations and  inquiries,  has  been  such  as  to  satisfy  them  that  the  great 
ends  of  Education— the  developing  and  invigorating  the  mental  and 
bodily  faculties,  and  preparing  youth  for  future  usefulness,  are  here 
judiciously  and  industriously  pursued. 

They,  therefore,  take  pleasure  in  recommendinng  it  to  the  patronage 
of  the  public.  Wm.  Bobakds, 

Jos.  H.  Bryan, 
Wm.  V.  Taylor, 
Wm.  M.  Sneed, 
Jas.  Young, 
Ro.  B.  Gilliam, 

Oxford,  June  19,  1830.  Committee  of  Visitation. 

—The  Star,  July  1,  1830. 

EXAMINATION    AT    BINGHAM'S    SCHOOL,    NOVEMBER,    1830. 

THE   EXAMINATION 

Of  the  Cadets  attached  to  the  North  Carolina  Literary,  Scientific  and 
Military  Institution,  will  commence  on  Monday  the  15th  of  November 
next,  and  continue  from  day  to  day  till  the  Friday  following.    Literary 


Military  Schools.  253 

and  Scientific  gentlemen  and  the  friends  of  Education  generally,  are 
respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

The  next  Term  will  commence  on  the  2d  Monday  in  January. 

October  23.  D.  H.  Bingham,  Supt. 

—The  Star,  November  4,  1830. 

NORTH    CAROLINA    SCIENTIFIC    AND    MILITARY    SCHOOLS. 

There  have  been  in  successful  operation  for  the  past  year,  in  this 
State,  two  institutions  of  the  above  description — one  at  Oxford,  under 
the  superintendence  of  Capt.  Bingham,  the  other  at  Fayetteville,  at 
the  head  of  which  is  Capt.  Ransom.     *     *     * 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  2,  1830. 

OXFORD    AND    FAYETTEVILLE    CADETS    YISIT    RALEIGH. 

Fayetteville  and  Oxford  Literary,  Scientific  and  Military  Academy. 
— On  Thursday  morning  last  Capt.  Bingham,  Principal  of  the  L.  S.  & 
M.  Academy  at  Oxford,  with  about  twenty  of  his  Cadets,  (who  had 
arrived  on  the  preceding  evening,)  marched  about  three  miles  upon 
the  southern  road,  when  he  was  met  by  Capt.  Ransom,  Principal  of 
the  Institution  at  Fayetteville,  with  about  forty  of  the  Cadets  attached 
to  his  Academy.  Both  parties  then  took  up  the  line  of  march  for  this 
city,  where  they  arrived  about  2  o'clock,  and  pitched  their  tents.  In 
the  evening  they  were  accommodated  with  quarters  by  our  citizens,  and 
their  situation,  during  their  sojourn  among  us,  was  rendered  as  com- 
fortable as  circumstances  would  permit  during  a  session  of  the  Legisla- 
ture, when  our  houses  are  necessarily  crowded,  and  the  attention  of  the 
inhabitants  much  devoted  to  their  respective  vocations. 

The  appearance  of  these  young  soldiers  was  quite  military,  and  the 
regularity  of  their  movements  and  the  precision  with  which  they  exe- 
cuted their  various  evolutions  would  not  have  dishonoured  regular 
troops.  The  display  which  they  made  afforded  much  satisfaction  to  the 
members  of  the  Legislature  and  our  citizens  generally.  All*  seemed 
astonished  that  such  perfection  in  the  Tactics  could  be  attained  in  so 
short  a  period,  and  all  appeared  willing  to  award  to  their  skillful  officers 
the  credit  which  they  justly  merit. — It  is  no  more  than  justice  to  state, 
also,  that  the  orderly  and  correct  deportment  of  our  visitors  was  such 
as  to  meet  universal  approbation. 

On  Friday,  the  Cadets  marched  to  the  Governor's  House,  where  they 
passed  in  review  before  the  Governor,  and  partook  of  refreshments. 

On  Monday,  those  attached  to  Capt.  Ransom's  Academy  left  the  city 
on  their  return  to  Fayetteville.  They  were  escorted  by  the  City  Guards 
to  Walnut  creek,  distant  two  miles  from  the  city,  where  Capt.  R.  made 
a  neat  and  appropriate  address  to  the  Guards,  in  which  he  returned 
his  thanks  to  them  for  their  attention,  and,  thro'  them,  tendered  his 
acknowledgements  to  the  citizens  of  Raleigh  for  their  politeness  and 


254  Military  Schools. 

hospitality  towards  himself  and  Cadets.  The  two  corps  then,  after  an 
exchange  of  the  usual  military  honors,  took  an  affectionate  farewell  of 
each  other,  and  separated  with  three  hearty  cheers. 

It  being  the  time  of  vacation  at  the  Oxford  Academy,  the  Cadets  of 
that  institution  left  us  on  Saturday  for  their  respective  homes. 

— The  Star,  December-  2,  1830. 

For  the  Star. 
A   CARD. 

The  Cadets  of  the  Institutions  of  Fayetteville  and  Oxford  tender 
their  cordial  thanks  to  the  citizens  of  Raleigh,  to  the  Governor  and 
members  of  the  General  Assembly,  individually,  for  the  very  nattering 
and  generous  attentions  shown  them  during  their  recent  visit  to  the 
capital  of  the  State.  Those,  whose  hospitality  was  so  frankly  offered, 
and  so  freely  shared,  are  entitled  to  the  richest  tribute  of  grateful  feel- 
ing. To  those  persons,  also,  whose  doors  were  opened,  and  whose  tables 
were  spread,  for  their  accommodation,  on  the  excursion  and  return, 
the  cadets  take  this  method  of  expressing  their  grateful  acknowledg- 
ments. As  a  body,  they  will  ever  hold  those  demonstrations  of  respect 
in  honorable  remembrance — as  individuals,  they  will  treasure  them  up 
amongst  the  most  choice  and  cherished  memories  of  the  heart. 

In  behalf  of  the  Cadets.  S.    R.    Blake, 

"W.     H.     Washington, 
J.    G.    Slocttmb, 

J.     MURCHISON", 

Committee  of  the  Fayetteville  Cadets. 

R.  Haywood, 
J.    E.    Ridley, 

Fayetteville,  Dec.  8,  1830.  Committee  of  the  Oxford  Cadets. 

—The  Star,  December  16,  1830. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS   FOE   1831. 

NORTH  CAROLINA  LITERARY  AND  MILITARY  INSTI- 
TUTION. 

Capt.  BINGHAM  respectfully  informs  the  citizens  of  North  Caro- 
lina, that  the  duties  of  the  above  institution  will  be  resumed  on  Mon- 
day, the  10th  of  January  next.  The  course  of  education  at  this  insti- 
tution, it  is  believed,  is  so  well  understood,  that  a  particular  exposition 
at  this  time  is  unnecessary.  The  experience  and  observations  of  the 
past  year  have  suggested  some  improvements  in  the  discipline  of  the 
institution,  that  will  receive  immediate  attention  upon  its  re-opening. 
In  relation  to  the  expenses  of  young  gentlemen,  I  would  observe  that 
hereafter  they  must  be  under  my  immediate  supervision;  and  that  no 


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cadet  will  be  permitted  to  purchase  any  article  or  contract  any  accounts 
"without  permission.  All  accounts  must  be  kept  in  my  name,  for  which 
I  will  be  responsible;  and  parents  and  guardians  are  particularly  re- 
quested not  to  pay  any  account  that  is  not  approved  and  endorsed  by 
me.  All  necessary  expenses  will  be  approved ;  those  that  are  not,  will 
receive  no  countenance.  The  amount  of  pocket  money  which  students 
require,  will  necessarily  be  very  little. 

The  Cadets  will  board  in  commons,  and  will  be  under  the  immediate 
supervision  of  the  Superintendent  and  officers  of  the  institution,  who 
will  bestow  upon  them  every  necessary  care. 

And  further  information  can  be  had  on  application  to  the  Superin- 
tendent. 

Terms. — For  those  over  14  years  of  age,  $175  per  annum.  Those 
under  14,  $160  per  annum.  No  extra  charges  except  for  clothing  and 
books. 

Oxford,  N.  Carolina,  Dec.  22,  1830. 

The  Halifax  Advocate,  Newbern  Spectator  and  Western  Carolinian, 
will  insert  the  above  three  times,  and  forward  their  accounts  to  Capt.  B. 
—The  Star,  December  23,  1830. 

EEDUCED    COST    OF    TUITIOX    AJTD    BOARD,    1831. 

A  CARD. 

NORTH-CAROLINA    LITERARY,    SCIENTIFIC,    AND    MILI- 
TARY   INSTITUTION. 

The  public  attention  is  requested  to  the  following  exposition  in  rela- 
tion to  the  Institution  in  this  place,  under  my  direction.  When  the 
duties  of  the  school  were  commenced,  an  estimate  of  the  expenses  neces- 
sary to  carry  on  the  establishment,  was  made,  and  it  was  concluded 
that  in  order  to  idemnify  ourselves  (as  we  had  no  other  resources  to 
call  to  our  aid  but  the  proceeds  of  students)  to  put  the  expenses  at  $160 
and  $175. — These  terms  included  all  charges,  except  clothing  and  books, 
incident  to  the  student,  for  the  year.  But  it  is  ascertained  that  only 
two  items  in  this  account  are  considered,  to-wit :  Board  and  Tuition. 
No  allowance  is  made  for  the  use  of  rooms,  the  expense  of  fuel,  lights, 
washing  and  mending,  the  use  of  arms  and  accoutrements,  the  expense 
of  music  and  various  other  expenses  not  incidental  to  other  schools.  It 
was  preferred  to  put  the  terms  in  the  aggregate,  rather  than  to  charge 
for  the  several  items  which  made  up  these  amounts,  knowing,  as  we 
did,  the  great  aversion  of  the  public  to  a  long  list  of  extras  in  the 
expenses  of  youths  when  at  school,  while  the  nominal  charges  were 
apparently  low. 

The  experience  of  the  past  year,  together  with  the  impression  of  the 
public  that  our  terms  are  now  too  high,  induces  us  to  put  the  terms 


256  Military  Schools. 

down  to  $150.  This  charge  will  include  all  expenses  incidental  to  the 
academic  course,  except  clothing,  books  and  bed. 

When  it  is  understood  that  our  buildings  have  and  will  cost  us  at 
least  $5,000,  that  we  employ  an  Instructor  at  a  salary  higher  than  that 
of  most  of  the  principals  of  the  county  academies  in  the  State,  for 
every  twenty  students,  that  the  expense  for  mathematical  and  other  in- 
struments will  be  4  or  $500,  this  charge  cannot  be  considered  too  high. 

In  relation  to  the  expense  of  students  for  clothing  and  books,  I  am 
not  able  to  say  anything  definitely.  The  expense  of  clothing  will  depend 
in  a  great  measure  upon  the  indulgence  of  parents  and  guardians;  but 
that  for  books  should  not  exceed  $15,  for  those  in  the  higher  depart- 
ments of  study,  and  the  necessary  clothing  for  a  year  should  not  exceed 
$30.  In  relation  to  pocket  money,  students  will  require  but  very  little. 
So  sure  as  they  have  it,  just  so  sure  will  the  most  of  them  spend  it; 
and  it  will  be  better,  as  their  wants  will  all  be  supplied,  that  they  have 
but  little.  Those  young  gentlemen  who  made  the  best  progress  in  their 
studies  the  last  year,  and  there  were  several  who  completed  a  full  course 
of  Hutton's  Mathematics,  from  the  beginning  regularly  through  to 
Conic  Sections,  including  Gibson's  Surveying,  combining  these  with  a 
very  large  amount  of  practice — who  read  the  whole  of  Virgil  and  Sal- 
lust,  a  portion  of  Greek,  and  were  enabled  to  read  and  translate  the 
French  with  fluency,  besides  attending  to  Geography  and  the  incidental 
duties  of  the  school,  such  as  Declamation  and  Composition — I  know 
did  not  spend  $10,  while  others,  who  were  furnished  with  the  sums  of 
$75,  $100  and  upwards,  made  but  little  progress,  and  indulged  in  ex- 
travagances which  do  not  belong  to  the  school. 

These  instances  have  not  exceeded  half  a  dozen,  and  would  not  be 
here  mentioned,  had  I  not  been  informed,  that  censure  was  cast  upon 
me  for  tolerating  these  expenditures,  when  the  fact  is,  that  I  was  never 
aware  until  the  close  of  the  last  year,  of  the  amount  of  pocket  money 
that  had  been  furnished. 

I  have  only  to  say  in  addition,  that  I  will  attend  to  the  accounts  of 
the  students  who  are  placed  under  my  care  once  a  month;  they  shall 
be  inspected,  and  if  contracted,  agreeable  to  the  regulations  of  the  In- 
stitution, it  will  be  approved  and  transmitted  to  parents  and  guardians, 
who  may  be  assured  that  I  will  approve  or  countenance  no  amount  that 
is  unnecessary  or  extravagant.  Under  this  regulation  parents  and  guar- 
dians will  have  the  opportunity  of  knowing  the  monthly  expenses  of 
their  sons  and  wards.  I  have  to  request  that  no  student  shall  be  fur- 
nished with  more  than  10  dollars  pocket  money  for  the  year. 

Every  student  will  be  supplied  with  everything  necessary  to  his  health, 
comfort  and  progress — more  than  this  he  will  not  want. 

Oxford,  Jan.  13,  1831.  D.  H.  Bingham. 

— The  Star,  January  20,  1831. 


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CRITICISM    OF    BINGHAM'S    SCHOOL    BY    GASCA. 

For  the  Star. 

Military,  Literary  and  Scientific  Institution. 

All  that  glitters  is  not  gold — 

Often  have  you  heard  that  told. — Shakespeare. 

The  people  of  JNorth  Carolina,  at  least  those  who  are  friendly  to  the 
interests  of  education  and  a  judicious  instruction  of  the  youth  of  the 
State,  must  lament  the  establishment  of  the  above  mentioned  schools 
among  us.  These  institutions  seem  intended  to  give  our  young  men  a 
complete  and  classical  education,  and  to  dispense  with  the  necessity  of 
a  regular  course  at  the  University.  Every  person  acquainted  with  their 
character,  must  perceive  that  they  are  entirely  unfit  for  these  purposes, 
and  are  inadequate  for  the  accomplishment  of  the  objects  they  profess 
to  have  in  view.  It  is  perfectly  idle  to  expect  that  they  can  confer  the 
advantages  of  a  polished  education,  or  that  superior  scholars  will  be 
turned  out  from  their  walls.  The  writer  of  these  fugitive  remarks  is 
uninfluenced  by  personal  prejudices  or  private  animosities.  His  heart 
is  devoid  of  any  feeling  of  hostility  towards  the  gentlemen  concerned 
in  the  management  of  these  institutions.  He  would  scorn  himself  were 
he  capable  of  groundlessly  and  wantonly  inflicting  a  wound  on  the  sensi- 
bilities of  any  one;  but  his  regard  to  the  interests  of  his  native  State,  is 
greater  than  his  regard  for  them ;  and  that  public  spirit  which  he  be- 
lieves he  cherishes  in  his  bosom,  induce  him  to  endeavor  to  undeceive 
the  public  mind  in  relation  to  these  seminaries.  Parents  may  thereby 
be  prevented  from  mis-spending  their  money,  and  young  men  from  mis- 
employing their  time  and  forfeiting  the  inestimable  advantages  of  a 
good  education.  The  school  at  Oxford  has  been  more  under  the  imme- 
diate observation  of  the  author.  To  that,  therefore,  his  strictures,  shall 
be  principally  directed.  Is  there  one  single  requisite,  that  a  good  semi- 
nary for  the  instruction  of  youth  ought  to  have,  which,  this  institution 
possesses?  Has  it  funds  or  capital  of  any  description?  Has  it  spacious 
buildings  for  the  accommodation  of  the  Cadets?  Has  it  numerous  and 
well  selected  books,  unfolding  their  treasures  to  the  youthful  aspirant 
after  knowledge,  or  instruments  for  teaching  philosophy  and  the  sciences  ? 
Is  it  placed  under  the  superintendence  of  men  distinguished  for  their 
scholarship  and  Literary  and  Scientific  attainments — men  of  mature  ager 
advanced  experience,  and  well  qualified  for  the  instruction  and  manage- 
ment of  youth?  Let  those  who  are  disposed  to  recommend  this  school  to 
the  patronage  of  ]STorth  Carolina,  answer  these  questions.  Let  its  warm- 
est admirers  point  out  the  advantages  it  holds  forth,  and  say  in  what 
its  merits  consist !  What  earthly  pretense  has  it  to  the  support  and 
patronage  of  the  public.  The  Oxford  Academy  is  unquestionably  des- 
titute of  all  those  opportunities  and  advantages  indispensable  to  afford 
a  good  education.  As  regards  resources,  it  is  not  worth  one  single  cent 
17 


258  Military  Schools. 

beyond  the  proceeds  of  the  Cadets.  It  has  no  libraries,  scarcely  any  ap- 
paratus and  not  sufficient  buildings  for  the  comfortable  accommodation 
of  a  large  number  of  persons.  The  connection  of  Captain  Partridge 
(their  Magnus  Appollo)  with  this  school  is  merely  nominal.  He  per- 
haps makes  a  flying  visit  to  Oxford  once  a  year,  and  the  Cadets  are 
scarcely  warmed  by  a  solitary  ray  from  this  sun  of  science.  The  insti- 
tution is  under  the  immediate  and  personal  supervision  of  four  other 
individuals.  One  of  these  is  a  gentleman  of  middle  age;  the  others 
somewhat  younger.  From  their  immature  age,  they  cannot  attract  a 
great  degree  of  reverence  from  their  pupils,  and  from  their  inexperience, 
cannot  be  profoundly  conversant  with  those  branches  of  science  which 
it  is  their  object  to  teach.  It  is  an  undeniable  truth  that  a  teacher  needs 
as  thorough  a  preparation  for  his  practice,  as  a  mechanic  for  his  trade, 
or  a  divine,  lawyer  or  physician  for  their  respective  professions.  Young 
men,  mere  novices,  are  unfit  to  fill  the  higher  chairs  in  any  seminary  that 
pretends  to  confer  the  advantages  of  an  accomplished  education.  The 
relation  of  tutor  and  pupil  is  one  of  the  most  important  in  life,  certainly, 
next  to  that  of  parent  and  child.  Of  the  utmost  consequence,  then,  it 
must  be,  that  those,  whose  object  it  is  to  open  the  buds  and  develope  the 
rising  capacities  and  powers  of  the  youthful  intellect,  and  more  espe- 
cially to  form  the  youthful  character,  should  be  qualified  for  the  delicate 
task  they  undertake.  The  earliest  impressions  are  apt  to  be  lasting.' 
The  heads  of  an  institution  should  be  men  venerated  for  their  age,  their 
virtue,  their  knowledge  and  attainments.  They  should  be  calculated  to 
inspire  reverence  and  respect  in  the  minds  of  their  pupils,  and  be  looked 
to  as  bright  exemplars  for  their  imitation.  They  should  have  some  su- 
periority of  understanding  and  dignity  of  deportment.  Without  these 
qualifications  on  the  part  of  its  principal  conductors,  it  is  idle  to  expect 
much  from  any  literary  institution.  Its  alumni  will  neither  be  men  of 
merit  nor  superior  scholarship.  Do  the  gentlemen  who  have  charge  of 
the  Academy  at  Oxford  possess  these  desirable  qualities,  which  we  have 
eudeavored  succinctly  to  describe?  Most  of  them  they  certainly  do  not! 
Let  any  candid  and  discerning  man  say  if  he  thinks  it  possible  that  these 
men,  with  the  few  facilities  they  possess,  are  prepared  to  give  to  the 
youths  of  the  State  such  an  education  as  they  ought  to  have,  and  such  a 
one  as  is  indispensable  to  their  future  usefulness.  Is  this  seminary  fit 
for  the  nursery  of  the  youthful  genius  of  the  State?  and  must  North 
Carolina  look  here  for  the  germs  of  her  public  councils  and  private  cir- 
cles? Must  her  posts  of  distinction,  responsibility  and  trust  be  filled 
from  the  walls  of  this  institution  ?  and  shall  she  look  here  for  those  whose 
intelligence  and  virtues  may  grace  the  walks  of  private  life,  and  who 
may  be  the  greatest  blessings  and  brightest  ornaments  of  society?  Is 
she  to  expect  from  this  place  good  scholars — men  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  Science  and  Literature — men  of  information,  who  may  diffuse 
around  them  the  mild  radiance  of  their  virtues  and  usefulness,  and  be 
her  ornament,  her  pride  and  support?     Sorry  would  be  the  writer  of 


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these  remarks,  if  the  sons  of  Carolina,  who  ought  to  be  her  jewels,  are  to 
be  prepared  and.  receive  their  only  education  at  the  Oxford  school ! 
Were  this  the  case,  he  would  hang  down  his  head  in  sorrow  over  the  fate 
of  North  Carolina.  She  would  then  truly  be  the  land  where  "genius 
sickens,  and  where  fancy  dies." 

Most  of  our  observations  are  applicable  to  the  institution  at  Fayette- 
ville.  That  school  is  also  entirely  unfit  for  the  education  of  youth,  and 
equally  destitute  of  every  desirable  facility  and  advantage. 

In  conclusion,  the  author  most  decidedly  disavows  any  malicious  or 
unworthy  motive  in  publishing  the  foregoing  reflections.  The  individuals 
to  whom  allusion  has  been  made  in  a  manner  as  respectful  as  the  nature 
of  the  subject  would  allow,-  are,  perhaps,  amiable  and  deserving  men. 
He  has  not  made,  nor  intended  any  allusion  to  them  only  in  the  capacity 
of  perceptors  of  youth.  If  they  should  complain  that  they  or  their 
institution  is  made  the  subject  of  strictures  in  the  columns  of  a  newspa- 
per, the  writer  has  only  to  tell  them  that  when  they  solicit  the  people's 
encouragement  and  even  ask  of  the  Legislature  funds  from  the  Treas- 
ury of  the  State,  to  be  applied  to  the  support  of  their  school,  its  merits 
ought  to  be  strictly  examined  and  thoroughly  made  known. 

Surely  the  people  of  JSTorth  Carolina  ought  to  know  whether  any  part 
of  the  public  revenue,  the  fruit  of  their  labor  and  toils,  the  source  to 
which  they  have  fondly  looked  as  the  means  of  elevating  the  character  of 
the  State,  developing  its  resources  and  improving  the  intellects  and  mor- 
als of  its  citizens  by  a  system  of  free  schools,  ought  to  be  diverted  from 
its  legitimate  objects  to  such  purposes  as  these. 

Jan.  8,  1831.  Gasca. 

— The  Star,  February  11,  1831. 

BINGHAM   MOVES    HIS    SCHOOL    TO    RALEIGH,    1831. 

A  CARD. 

The  duties  of  the  Institution,  which  has  been  under  my  direction  at 
Oxford  for  the  last  eighteen  months,  will  be  resumed  in  the  City  of 
Raleigh  on  Monday  the  20th  instant,  at  the  residence  of  the  late  Chief- 
Justice  Taylor.  This  change  of  location  is  made  with  a  view  to  the 
permanent  establishment  of  the  School  in  this  place. 

Every  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  advancement  of  the  Pupils  placed 
under  my  care,  and  the  arrangement  of  duties  will  be  such  as  to  afford 
very  nearly  the  same  advantages  to  the  Student  that  the  School  at  Ox- 
ford afforded  last  year. 

The  Session  will  be  continued  until  the  13th  of  December,  for  which, 
such  charges  will  be  made  as  will  be  perfectly  satisfactory  to  those  who 
may  extend  their  patronage.  Those  who  may  wish  to  place  their  sons 
or  wards  at  the  School,  are  respectfully  invited  to  do  so. 

June  6,  1831.  D.  H.  Bingham. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  June  9,  1831. 


260  Military  Schools. 

FURTHER   ANNOUNCEMENTS. 

NOTICE. 

The  duties  of  the  Institution  under  my  direction,  commenced  on  the 
27th  instant.  The  present  term  will  continue  till  the  15th  December. 
The  Charge  for  tuition  will  be  $15,  and  an  extra  charge  of  $2  for 
House  rent  and  other  contingencies.  Students  will  be  instructed  in  the 
Languages  and  Mathematics,  combining  with  the  latter,  a  thorough 
course  of  practice.  The  usual  Branches  of  an  English  Education  will  be 
also  taught. 

Further  notice  of  the  mode  of  Instruction  and  of  the  advantages  of 
the  system  of  Education,  will  hereafter  be  given.  Any  who  may  wish 
to  avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity  of  placing  their  sons  or  wards  at 
the  School,  are  respectfully  invited  to  do  so. 

Board  can  be  had  in  private  families  for  $7  per  month  exclusive  of 
washing.  D.  H.  Bingham. 

Raleigh  June  29. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  June  30th,  1831. 

EXAMINATION    AT    BINGHAM'S    SCHOOL,    DECEMBER,    1831. 

NOTICE. 

The  examination  of  the  young  gentlemen  attached  to  my  school,  which 
commences  on  Monday  next,  will  be  held  in  the  Session-House  adjacent 
to  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  will  be  continued  from  day  to  day  till 
the  Friday  following.  Parents  and  others,  interested  in  the  educa- 
tion of  youth,  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

D.  H.  Bingham. 

—The  Star,  December  9,  1831. 

BINGHAM'S    ANNOUNCEMENTS    FOR    1832. 

LITEEARY  AND  SCIENTIFIC  INSTITUTION. 

The  duties  of  this  institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st  Monday  in 
January  next.  The  course  of  education  will  be  the  same  as  heretofore 
pursued  in  the  school,  and  every  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  health, 
manners,  morals  and  improvement  of  the  students.  The  subject  of  prac- 
tical instruction  will  receive  particular  attention;  and  those  young  gen- 
tlemen whose  advancement  in  their  studies  will  admit  of  it,  will  be  regu- 
larly exercised  in  the  mensuration  of  heights  and  distances;  trigonomet- 
rical and  tuiler  surveying  and  levelling ;  and  made  familiar  with  the  use 
of  the  various  instruments  used  for  these  purposes.  Young  gentlemen 
may  here  be  prepared  for  admission  to  college,  either  one  or  two  years  in 
advance;  and  it  is  believed,  would  derive  peculiar  advantage  from  the 
thorough  course  of  mathematical  and  practical  instruction  pursued  in 


Military  Schools.  261 

the  school.  The  term  or  session  will  continue  till  the  15th  December, 
and  the  expense  for  tuition  (for  eleven  and  a  half  months),  will  be  $10. 
This  will  include  the  charge  for  tuition  and  room  rent.  Board  may  be 
had  on  reasonable  terms.  D.  H.  Bixghaai:. 

Baleigh,  Dec.  21,  1831. 

— The  Star,  December  23,  1831. 

BI>GHAM  310 YES   TO  ALABAMA,  1S33. 

"We  learn  that  Capt.  D.  H.  Bingham,  of  this  city,  has  been  appointed 
Engineer  on  the  Dale  Town,  Woodville  and  Greensborough  Bail  Boad, 
in  Alabama,  and  has  entered  on  the  duties  of  his  office. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  Xovember  1,  1833. 

CARTER   JOES'  MILITARY   SCHOOLS,   1888. 

MILITABY  SCHOOL  AT  EALEIGH. 

Col.  Carter  Jones,  having  already  received  a  sufficient  number  of 
Subscribers  to  authorize  a  beginning,  will  commence  a  SCHOOL,  in 
the  City  of  Baleigh,  on  the  first  and  second  day  of  May  next,  for  the 
purpose  of  instructing  those  who  may  feel  disposed  to  attend,  in  the 
Infantry  and  Light  Infantry  Tactics,  together  with  the  Broad  Sword 
Exercises  and  Cavalry  movements  to  Troopers.  The  School  will  con- 
tinue throughout  the  year,  and  will  be  visited  by  Col.  Jones  once  in  ev- 
ery eight  weeks,  with  a  very  superior  Band  of  Music,  when  he  will  de- 
vote two  days  to  the  Exercises  of  the  School. 

Afilitia  Officers  and  others  who  feel  an  interest  in  the  subject,  will 
please  attend  at  Ealeigh  on  the  days  above  specified,  when  they  will 
have  an  opportunity  of  judging  more  satisfactorily  of  the  character  of 
the  School.  In  the  mean  time,  those  who  are  desirous  of  patronizing 
the  undertaking,  can  leave  their  names  at  the  Star  or  Register  Office. 

March  11,  1833. 

—The  Register,  Raleigh,  X.  C,  March  12,  1833. 

THE  MILITAEY  SCHOOL  recently  instituted  in  this  City  by  the 
Subscriber,  has  undergone  some  modification,  which  he  thinks  it  proper 
to  make  known.  Instead  of  meeting  two  days  for  drill,  in  every  eight 
weeks,  as  proposed,  attendance  will  hereafter  be  given  by  him  only  on 
one  day,  and  the  price  of  instruction  reduced  in  proportion.  The  School, 
though  now  large,  is  still  open  for  the  entrance  of  members.  The  next 
drill  will  take  place  in  Baleigh,  on  Thursday  the  27th  of  June,  to  com- 
mence at  10  o'clock  A.  M.  Carter  Joxes. 

May  6,  1833. 

Col.  Jones  will  attend  at  Bolesville,  on  \Vednesday  the  26th  of  June, 
in  order  to  organize  a  School  there. 

—The  Register,  Raleigh,  X.  C,  May  7,  1833. 


262  Military  Schools. 

JONES'  MILITAKY   SCHOOL  AT   WILMINGTON,   1836. 

The  subscriber  intends  opening  in  this  place  on  Monday  the  21st.  a 
Military  School,  in  which  will  be  taught,  Infantry  and  Light  Infantry, 
Tactics,  according  to  the  plan  laid  down  in  "Scott's  discipline",  viz — The 
School  of  the  Soldier.  The  School  of  the  Company — The  School  of  the 
Battalion.  Posts  and  duty  of  Officers,  &c.  together  with  the  Broad  Sword 
Exercise  for  Troopers.  The  School  will  be  opened  for  two  days  in  every 
fourth  week,  for  four  times. 

Terms — Five  Dollars,  to  be  paid  one  half  at  the  conclusion  of  each 
four  day's  drill.     The  undersigned  furnishing  music  at  his  own  expense. 

Persons  wishing  to  become  proficient  in  Military  Science  will  please 
call  on  Col.  L.  H.  Marsteller,  and  enroll  their  names  as  members  of  the 
school. 

Each  day's  drill  will  occupy  from  4  to  5  hours,  2  hours  in  the  fore- 
noon, and  from  2  to  3  in  the  afternoon.  Carter  Jones. 

Wilmington,  March  4,  1836. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  March  11,  1836. 


NASH  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

WESTRAYVILLE   ACADEMY,   1809. 
AN  ENGLISH  AND  LATIN  SCHOOL 

Will  commence  at  Westraysville,  in  Nash  county,  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary next,  under  the  superintendance  of  Mr.  John  Bobbitt,  who  will 
teach  the  English  Language  in  all  its  various  branches,  with  the  Latin, 
Greek  and  French.  The  Subscriber  has  erected  a  large  two-story  house 
for  that  purpose  on  the  road  leading  from  Tarborough  to  Louisburg,  five 
miles  from  Nash  Court  House.     *     *     * 

Nov.  14,  1809.  Samuel  Westray. 

—Raleigh  Star,  November  23,  1809. 

EDITORIAL  NOTICE,  1810. 

WESTRAYVILLE  ACADEMY 

In  Nash  County,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  John  Bobbitt.  Of  the 
merits  of  this  Institution  we  know  nothing.  No  small  recommendation 
of  its  Teacher  is  that  he  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  North  Caro- 
lina :  We  cannot  therefore  doubt  his  fitness  for  his  vocation.  Mr.  S. 
Westray  and  Dr.  T.  Jones  are  patrons  of  the  Institution,  and  they  are 
Gentlemen  in  whom  the  public  will  willingly  confide. 

— Raleigh  Star,  March  15,  1810. 

WESTRAYVILLE    ACADEMY,    1811. 

The  exercises  of  the  "Westrayville  Academy  will  again  commence  on 
the  first  day  of  January  next,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  John  B.  Bob- 
bett,  who  taught  at  the  same  place  last  year.  The  Latin,  Greek,  French 
and  English  Languages  will  be  correctly  taught.  Board  may  be  had 
for  sixty  dollars,  (perhaps  less)  tuition  the  same  as  last  year. 

Nash  County,  Dec.  1,  1810.  Samuel  Westray. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  January  3,  1811. 

TVESTRAYYILLE    ACADEMY    EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1811. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Westrayville  Academy  was 
closed  on  Wednesday,  the  18th  inst.  The  Subscribers  have  great  pleas- 
ure in  announcing  to  the  persons  concerned  in  this  Institution,  that  in 
the  English,  French,  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  the  Students,  gener- 
ally, passed  a  very  satisfactory  Examination,  and  discovered  great 
progress  and  proficiency  in  all  their  Studies.  Indeed,  when  we  take  into 
consideration  the  infancy  of  this  Seminary,  and  that  most  of  the  Students 

(263) 


264  ISTash  County  Schools. 

began  their  classical  pursuits  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Bobbitt  (the 
present  Teacher)  we  cannot  too  much  applaud  their  application  and  his 
attention  and  assiduity.  Alex'r  Falconer, 

James  W.  Clark, 
George  Boddie, 
Rob't  C.  Hilliard. 

On  Wednesday  the  19th  inst.  the  Students  delivered  select  Speeches, 
Orations  and  Dialogues  to  a  crowded  and  respectable  audience:  after 
which  Mr.  James  W.  Clark,  in  behalf  of  the  Trustees,  addressed  the 
Students  in  a  very  handsome  and  appropriate  manner. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  commence  again  on  Monday  the 
8th  of  July.  A.  Griffin,  Secy. 

June  19,  1811. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  28, 1811. 

HILLIARDSTON    ACADEMY,    1820. 

THE  examination  of  this  institution  will  commence  Thursday  the  8th 
June  next.  On  Friday  the  9th  will  be  an  exhibition— Parents  and  guar- 
dians are  requested  to  attend.  The  second  session  will  commence  on 
Monday,  the  26th  June.  Wi.  Burt,  Secy. 

May  20,  1820. 

— The  Star,  May  26,  1820. 

HILLIAKDSTON   EXAMINATIONS,   1820. 
HILLIAKDSTON  ACADEMY. 

THE  Trustees  of  this  Academy,  who  attended  the  late  semi-annual 
examination,  feel  it  their  duty  to  declare  to  the  public  their  very  high 
satisfaction,  with  which  they  marked  on  that  occasion,  the  unexampled 
progress,  the  accuracy  and  singular  decorum,  evinced  by  the  students ; 
by  which  they  gained  for  themselves  and  Mr.  Stone  their  tutor,  most  un- 
qualified applause. 

The  pupils  were  exercised  critically  on  the  several  subjects  annexed 
to  their  respective  classes,  among  which,  no  distinction  of  individuals  is 
now  made.  1st  class,  composed  of  two  small  boys,  examined  on  spelling ; 
2nd  class,  was  examined  on  spelling;  3rd  a  numerous  class  on  reading 
and  spelling  by  rote ;  4th  Beading ;  5th  Arithmetic  to  reduction ;  6th 
Beading,  Grammar  and  Arithmetic ;  7th  A  large  class  on  Arithmetic,  to 
single  rule  of  three  in  vulgar  fractions ;  8th  a  class  on  English  Grammar 
and  Parsing;  9th  Arithmetic  from  single  rule  of  three  to  the  cube  root; 
10th  Algebra  to  the  twenty-sixth  problem  ;  11th  a  class  on  Selectae  e  Ve- 
tere  ten  chapters ;  12th  English  Grammar,  Parsing,  1st  chapt.  Gospel 
according  to  St.  John ;  13th  Ovid's  Metamorphis ;  14th  Cicero ;  Oration 
agt.     Caecilius;  15th  Xenophon's  Cyropaedia. 


Nash  County  Schools.  265 

The  visit  of  the  Trustees,  to  the  Academy,  was  closed,  on  the  second 
day,  after  delivery,  by  a  number  of  the  students  of  select  orations,  and 
the  representation  of  many  humorous  dialogues,  to  a  crowded  and  re- 
spectable assembly. 

Hilliardston  School  has  a  pleasant  and  elevated  situation  in  the  coun- 
try; above  the  falls  of  the  rivers  and  within  that  range  of  hills,  which 
traverses  our  country  in  a  line  with  the  sea  coast,  distinctly  making  the 
boundary  of  the  low  lands. 

The  plan  of  the  School  contemplates  an  union  of  the  several  advan- 
tages of  public  and  of  private  Education,  while  it  secures  youth  from  the 
evils  of  both.  The  student  may  feel  here  that  emulation,  which  public 
schools  are  said  to  inspire,  may  fairly  measure  his  capacity  with  that  of 
others,  learning,  thereby,  duly  to  appreciate  his  own  powers,  may  collect 
from  intercourse  and  experience  a  knowledge  of  the  motives,  whether 
noble  or  debased,  that  regulate  human  action,  and  thus  enter  on  life,  not 
entirely  in  his  novitiate  as  to  the  true  nature  of  man.  Whilst  the  evils 
of  private  tuition  have  been  thus  removed,  it  has  been  much  our  care  to 
avoid  those,  with  some  far  greater,  that  are  necessarily  incident  to  situa- 
tions public  and  exposed.  A  display  of  objects,  that  attract  the  gaze  and 
divide  the  attention  of  unstaid  youth,  that  call  forth  and  seduce  their 
passions ;  dissolute  company,  to  which,  when  exposed  they  have  so  great  a 
proneness,  and  from  which,  after  initiations,  it  is  so  difficult  for  them  to 
escape,  are  objects  that  have  prevailed  with  many,  particularly  the  No- 
bles of  Europe,  and  have  lead  them,  who  can  afford  it,  to  select  private 
tutors,  to  direct  the  earlier  part  of  a  son's  education.  These  objects  and 
these  seducements,  from  our  very  situation  are  entirely  precluded. 

The  Academy  will  be  re-opened  on  the  last  Monday  in  June,  and  the 
session  will  expire  with  the  first  or  second  week  of  December.  Mr.  Stone, 
who  has  presided  for  the  last  six  months,  will  conduct  the  school.  The 
prices  of  tuition  per  session,  will  be,  for  Languages  and  Sciences,  ten 
dollars ;  for  all  other  branches,  eight  dollars.  Board,  the  most  approved, 
may  be  had  in  sight  of  the  Academy,  for  six  dollars  per  month. 

Nash,  June  12.  Wm.  Burt,  Secretary. 

—The  Star,  June  30,  1820. 

HILLIARDSTON    ACADEMY. 

THE  examination  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  Thursday,  the 
7th  of  December  and  close  on  Friday  evening  the  8th. 

Parents  and  Guardians  are  requested  to  attend. 

THE  exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary next  under  the  direction  and  superintendence  of  Mr.  THO.  G. 
STONE. 

Hilliardston,  Nov.  6th,  1820. 

— The  Star,  November  10, 1820. 


266  Nash  County  Schools. 

HILLIABDSTON   ACADEMY,    1824. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on 
Wednesday  the  9th  of  June  and  be  closed  on  the  evening  of  the  10th 
with  select  Orations  and  appropriate  Dialogues.     *     *     * 

The  second  Session  will  begin  on  Monday  the  28th  of  June.     *     *     * 

Nash  county,  May  25.  Wm.  Burt,  Secy. 

— Raleigh,  Register,  May  28,  1824.. 

HILLIARBSTON    ACADEMY    TEACHERS    FOR    1826. 
HILLIARDSTON  ACADEMIES. 

MR.  THOMAS  G.  STONE,  having  resigned  his  charge  as  Superin- 
tendent in  the  Male  Department,  the  exercises  of  the  same  will  be  con- 
tinued under  the  direction  of  Mr.  John  N.  Bennett  who  is  of  exemplary 
morals,  and  well  qualified  to  discharge  the  duties  required  in  this  insti- 
tution. The  exercises  of  which  will  recommence  on  Monday  the  16th 
of  January  next. 

The  Exercises  in  the  Eemale  Department  will  recommence  the  first 
Monday  in  January,  under  the  superintendence  of  Miss  Maria  Harriss, 
who  has  taught  two  years  in  Granville  County  and  her  services  highly 
approved.  She  will  teach  the  following  branches,  viz.  Spelling,  Read- 
ing, Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Drawing  and 
Painting  on  Paper,  and  Plain  and  Ornamental  Needle- Work. 

Prices  of  tuition  as  heretofore  in  each  department,  viz.  for  Spelling, 
Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  eight  dollars,  and  the  other  branches 
ten  dollars  per  session. 

Board  may  be  had  with  James  Hilliard  and  Wm.  Burt,  at  thirty-three 
dollars  per  session. 

By  order.  Wm.  Burt,  Secy. 

Hilliardston,  Nash  County,  N.  C.  December  1. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  2,  1825. 

NASHVILLE    MALE    ACADEMY,    1827. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Nashville  Male  Academy,  take  pleasure  in  inform- 
ing the  public,  that  they  have  at  length  succeeded  in  employing  the  Rev. 
John  Armstrong,  as  Principal  in  this  Institution.  This  Gentleman  pro- 
duces the  most  satisfactory  testimonials  of  his  pre-eminent  qualifications 
as  a  Gentleman,  a  Divine  and  a  Teacher.  He  is  a  graduate  of  distinc- 
tion in  the  Columbian  College,  D.  C.  from  which,  besides  his  Diploma,  he 
brings  the  most  flattering  testimonials  of  character  and  acquirements, 
from  the  Revd.  Doctor  Staughton,  President  of  the  College,  the  Revd.  O. 
B.  Brown,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  besides  the  highest  recom- 
mendation from  the  Rev.  E.  Baptist,  of  Virginia,  and  very  many  other 
distinguished  names  equally  satisfactory. 

Mr.  Armstrong  has  taught  the  present  year  in  the  Cartersville  Acad- 


Nash  County  Schools.  267 

emy,  Va.  Dr.  Wharton  and  Dr.  James,  of  Va.  and  others,  afford  the 
most  ample  testimonals  of  his  success  in  Teaching.  To  all  of  which  the 
Trustees  would  superadd,  that  in  an  interview  with  Mr.  Armstrong,  and 
an  examination  of  his  credentials,  and  method  of  Teaching,  they  are 
abundantly  satisfied,  and  can  with  pleasure  and  confidence,  recommend 
him  to  the  public. 

The  School  will  go  into  operation  on  the  8th  day  of  January  next. 
The  price  of  Tuition  will  be  $8  per  session  for  Reading,  Writing  and 
Arithmetic — $10  for  English  Grammar,  Geography,  History,  &c. — $12 
for  Latin,  Greek,  French,  Astronomy,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy, 
Mathematics,  and  all  of  the  higher  branches  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  to  be 
paid  in  advance.  The  Trustees  have  obtained  from  Chapel  Hill,  the  Sys- 
tem of  Studies  taught  there,  and  the  Course  of  Studies  in  this  Academy, 
will  be  precisely  such  as  to  prepare  Students  from  this  School  to  enter 
with  ease  the  Freshman,  Sophomore,  Junior,  or  even  Senior  Class  of  our 
University. 

The  Trustees  are  well  aware  of  the  inconvenience  a  young  man  labors 
under,  who  enters  College,  having  pursued  a  course  of  studies  different 
from  that  taught  in  the  University,  and  they  are  determined  to  have  an 
eye  to  it. 

Board  can  be  had  in  respectable  houses  in  the  Village  at  $37.50  per 
session. 

The  character  of  Nashville  is  so  well  established  for  health,  that  it  is 
deemed  unnecessary  to  say  anything  here.  There  are  several  never- 
failing  Springs  of  excellent  water  near  the  Academy. 

The  Trustees  are  convinced  that  no  Academy  ever  commenced  under 
more  favorable  auspices.  Indeed,  if  a  distinguished  Teacher,  healthi- 
ness of  situation,  cheapness  of  terms,  and  vigilance  in  the  guardians  of 
the  school,  can  recommend  it  to  a  generous  public,  we  are  assured  that 
this  Institution  will  be  very  liberally  encouraged. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  H.  Blount,  Sec'y. 

Nashville,  Nash  county,  N.  C.  Nov.  25,  1826. 

— The  Star,  January  12,  1827. 

NASHVILLE   ACADEMY   FOE   1832. 

The  Winter  Session  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  Monday,  the 
2d  of  January,  under  John  Y.  Hicks,  late  Principal  of  the  Louisburg 
Academy.  The  course  of  studies  pursued  here  will  be  such  as  to  pre- 
pare for  any  of  our  American  colleges. 

Nashville,  Dec.  19,  1831.  The  Trustees. 

— The  Star,  December  23,  1831. 

PEACH    TKEE    ACADEMY,    1S34. 

THE  Subscriber,  having  several  years  experience  as  a  Teacher  in  the 
southern  country,  and  given  general  satisfaction,  intends  opening  a  pri- 
vate Boarding  School  for  males,  on  the  first  Monday  in  January  next,  at 


268  JNash  County  Schools. 

his  residence  in  the  upper  part  of  JSTash  county,  two  miles  north  of  Peach 
Tree  Church.  The  situation  is  in  a  high,  pleasant  and  healthy  neighbor- 
hood, ten  miles  above  Nashville,  and  twelve  from  Louisburg,  and  several 
from  any  public  road;  which  makes  its  locality  as  suitable  for  a  school 
as  any  in  the  country.  The  advantages  of  such  a  situation  for  an  aca- 
demical institution,  are  too  evident  to  need  comment.  The  first  session 
will  close  the  first  of  June,  with  a  vacation  of  two  weeks;  and  the  last 
session  the  middle  of  November,  making  each  session  five  months. 

He  will  at  all  times  conceive  it  to  be  his  duty,  both  in  and  out  of  the 
Academy,  to  attend  strictly  to  the  moral  deportment  of  his  pupils,  and 
use  every  effort  in  his  power  to  excite  in  them  a  laudable  degree  of  emu- 
lation. He  hopes  from  strict  attention  to  those  entrusted  to  his  care, 
to  merit  a  share  of  patronage  from  the  public. 

Tekms  : 

For  Spelling,  Reading  &  Writing, $  8  00  pr.  ses. 

For  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Geom- 
etry, and  the  higher  branches  of  Mathematics,  Compo- 
sition and  Declamation, 10  00  do. 

For  Latin  &  Greek, 12  50  do. 

Eight  or  ten  boarders  can  be  accommodated  in  my  family  on  moder- 
ate terms,  and  within  one  mile  of  the  Academy.  Board  can  also  be  ob- 
tained with  Mr.  Azariah  King  and  Mrs.  Temperance  Alston. 

Dec.  15,  1834.  Willis  W.  Alston. 

— The  Standard,  December  26,  1834. 

STONY   HILL   ACADEMY,  1887. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  at  this  Institution,  will  take  place 
on  Thursday  and  Friday,  15th  and  16th  June;  at  which  time  Parents 
and  Guardians  are  particularly  invited  to  attend. 

The  Exercises  will  re-commence  on  Monday,  3rd  July,  and  terminate 
1st  December,  at  usual  prices,  for  Board,  etc.  40  dollars.  Tuition  will 
vary  from  10  to  15  dollars,  with  a  small  tax  of  50  cents  for  privileges 
of  Students'  Library. 

The  students  of  this  school  are  treated  as  members  of  a  family,  and 
while  their  intellectual  improvement  is  strictly  attended  to,  a  parental 
watchfulness  is  kept  over  them,  to  guard  them  against  the  now  too  preva- 
lent vices  of  dissipation,  extravagance  and  idleness,  and  at  the  same 
time  to  early  impress  on  their  minds  the  importance  as  well  as  the  con- 
stant practice  of  virtue.  The  better  to  effect  this  object,  the  number 
of  students  will  again  be  strictly  limited,  and  none  (if  possible)  received, 
who  cannot  submit  to  an  easy,  mild  and  parental,  but  a  strict,  firm  and 
prompt  discipline,  under  which  the  school  at  this  place  has  prospered 
even  beyond  my  expectations,  and  has  suffered  but  few  and  short  incon- 
veniences from  bad  associations  and  immoral  influences. 


ISTash  County  Schools.  269 

The  situation  of  the  school  is  one  combining  all  the  advantages  of 
health  and  retirement,  with  not  a  Gill  Shop  within  five  miles. 

M.  R.  Garrett. 
Address,  at  Ransom's  Bridge,  Xash  county,  1ST.  Carolina. 
— Raleigh  Star,  May  31,  1837. 

STOXY    HILL    ACADEMY    FOE    1838. 

The  exercises  will  commence  again  at  this  school  2nd  Monday  in  Jan- 
uary, and  terminate  about  loth  June.  The  entire  expenses,  for  Board, 
Tuition,  etc.  will  be  $50  per  session.  Books  and  Candles,  when  fur- 
nished, will  constitute  the  only  extra  charge.  In  this  Institution  are 
taught  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  with  the  various  branches  of  a 
Mathematical  and  English  Education.  Those  who  intend  a  course  at 
college,  will  invariably  use  such  authors  as  are  recommended  by  the  Fac- 
ulty of  our  University. 

Stony  Hill  is  well  situated,  and  has  many  advantages  for  the  studious. 
It  is  retired,  in  a  healthy  country:  free  from  the  noise  and  bustling  of 
town  and  village  distractions ;  a  sufficiency  of  comfortable  and  conven- 
ient rooms ;  a  well  selected  and  growing  library,  belonging  to  and  under 
the  direction  of  the  students ;  a  well  conducted  debating  society,  under 
their  own  regulations,  from  which  all  political  and  religious  discussions 
are  excluded.  It  also  has  many  advantages  to  the  satisfaction  and  in- 
terest of  Parents :  their  sons  are  treated  with  kindness  and  mildness,  at 
the  same  time  they  are  made  to  behave  themselves. 

Their  health  and  comfort,  as  well  as  education  and  deportment,  are 
attended  to ;  no  idling,  contracting  debts,  nor  vicious  indulgences.  Thus, 
whilst  the  studious  and  thoughtful  find  many  things  to  interest  them, 
and  render  their  situation  agreeable  and  comfortable ;  whilst  they  enjoy 
themselves,  and  are  happy  in  the  prosecution  of  their  studies;  the  idle 
and  vicious  become  restive,  long  to  be  free  from  proper  restraint,  and,  by 
artifice,  frequently  impose  on  their  credulous  and  unsuspecting  parents ; 
thereby  leaving  the  studious  in  the  full  enjoyment  of  their  quiet,  and  the 
possession  of  these  advantages  which  none  but  the  studious  care  for  or 
know  how  to  appreciate. 

Parents  are  requested  to  visit  the  school  frequently. 

Address  at  Ransom's  Bridge,  N".  C. 

Dec.  2,  1837.  M.  R.  Garrett. 

— The  Raleigh  Star,  December  6,  1837. 


NEW  HANOVER  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

WILMINGTON    ACADEMY,    1812. 

WILMINGTON  ACADEMY. 

An  examination  of  the  pupils  on  this  establishment,  commenced  on 
Thursday  last,  and  closed  in  the  afternoon  of  the  ensuing  day.  A  num- 
erous assemblage  witnessed  this  exhibition,  which  throughout  was  highly 
gratifying.  We  congratulate  our  town  on  the  successful  commencement 
of  an  institution,  which,  though  too  long  delayed  in  its  operation,  prom- 
ises to  produce  an  abundant  harvest  of  good  to  the  rising  generation. 
Praise  is  due  to  all  the  Teachers;  And  were  we  to  speak  as  we  feel  our 
approbation  of  the  Principal,  his  real  merit  might  in  the  opinion  of 
some  be  distinguished  by  the  warmth  of  the  eulogium  we  should  pro- 
nounce.—  Gazette. 

— The  Star,  May  15,  1812. 

JEWETT'S   SCHOOL,   1835. 

Male  and  Female  School, 

Will  be  opened  at  Smithville,  on  Monday  the  18th  inst.  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jewett. 

May  13,  1835. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  May  20,  1835. 

Mrs.  Jewett,  will  resume  her  school  for  Young  Ladies  in  Wilmington 
on  Thursday  the  15th  of  October. 

— Wilmington  Weekly  Chronicle,  October  21,  181^0. 

HALSLEY'S    SCHOOL,    1886. 

The  subscriber  will  open  a  school  at  his  plantation,  on  the  sound, 
eight  miles  from  Wilmington,  formerly  the  property  of  Alex.  Peden, 
deceased,  on  the  23rd  May,  ensuing,  where  scholars  of  either  sex  will 
be  instructed  in  the  different  English  branches.  Eight  or  ten  boarders 
can  be  accommodated  at  four  dollars  per  month,  each  boarder  will  fur- 
nish his  own  bedding.  Application  can  be  made  to  the  editor  of  this 
paper,  previous  to  the  above  specified  time  or  to  the  subscriber. 

Terms. 

Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  $3.00  per  quarter. 

English  Grammar,  History  and  Geography,  $4.00  per  quarter. 

B.  W.  Halsley. 
— Wilmington  Advertiser,  May  6,  1836. 

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New  Hanover  County  Schools.  271 

COKBIN'S   SCHOOL,  1S36. 

A   CARD. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Jane  Corbin,  respectfully  informs  her  friends  and  the 
Public,  that  she  intends  re-opening  her  school  on  the  1st  of  November. 

Terms  Per  Quarter. 

Spelling,  Reading,  "Writing  &  Arithmetic $4.00 

The     above,     with     Grammar,     including    Parsing    & 

Exercise 5.00 

The  above,  with  Geography,  History,  Rhetorick,  Phil- 
osophy &  Mythology 6.00 

For  Fuel  121/2  cents  per  month. 

Also  Lessons  in  Practical  Writing  and  Stenography  will  be  given  to 
Young  Ladies  between  the  hours  of  12  M.  and  2  P.  M.  having  qualified 
herself  for  that  purpose. 

Wilmington,  Oct.  28,  1836. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  December  16,  1836. 

CORBIiV'S    SCHOOL,    1837. 

MRS.  SARAH  JANE  CORBIN'S  SCHOOL. 
TERMS  PER  QUARTER. 

Spelling,  Reading,  &  Arithmetic $4.00 

The  above,  with  Geography,  Writing,   and  Grammar, 

including  Parsing  &  Exercises 5.00 

The    above    with    History,    Rhetoric,     Philosophy    & 

Mythology 6.00 

Separate  Lessons  in  Practical  Writing  &  Stenography,  to  Young 
Ladies. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  November  17,  1837. 

STAIVLIFT'S   WRITEYG   SCHOOL,   1836. 
A   CARD. 

Mr.  J.  W.  STANLIFT  having  completed  his  first  course  of  lessons  in 
writing,  from  the  solicitations  of  many  of  the  citizens  of  the  town,  has 
been  induced  to  open  his  school  for  a  second  course. 

His  school  room,  is  in  the  second  story  of  one  of  the  Buildings  on 
Second  Street,  a  few  doors  North  of  Mr.  E.  P.  Hall's  residence. 

Lessons  at  private  houses,  will  be  given  if  requested. 

N.  B. — -He  again  states,  that  should  he  not  succeed  in  giving  entire 
satisfaction  to  such  as  will  properly  apply  themselves,  no  remuneration 
will  be  asked. 

Wilmington,  Dec.  9th,  1836. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  December  16,  1836. 


272  New  Hanover  County  Schools. 

BYCKMAN'S    SCHOOL,    1836. 
A  CAED. 

Miss  Byckman  respectfully  informs  the  inhabitants  of  Wilmington 
and  its  vicinity,  that  she  intends  opening  a  school  on  the  1st  of  Novem- 
ber next  for  young  Ladies.  The  pupils  will  be  taught  Orthography, 
Beading,  Writing,  Arithmetic  (mental  and  practical)  Grammar,  Geog- 
raphy, History,  The  Elements  of  Natural  Philosophy,  Astronomy, 
Chemistry,  and  Botany.  Plain  and  Ornamental  Needle-work  together 
with  the  Spanish  Language.  Great  attention  will  be  given  to  the  reli- 
gious and  moral  advancement  of  the  scholars. 

Particulars  with  regards  to  Terms  &c.  will  be  made  known  on  appli- 
cation to  Doctor  Thomas  H.  Wright. 

Wilmington,  Oct.  21st,  1836. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  December  16,  1836. 

MISS   BYCKMAN'S   SCHOOL  POP  YOUNG   LADIES. 

Miss  Byckman  respectfully  informs  her  friends  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Wilmington  generally,  that  she  intends  re-opening  her  school  on  the 
first  of  November. 

The  branches  taught  therein  comprise  a  complete  course  of  English, 
together  with  plain  and  ornamental  needle-work,  and  the  Spanish  Lan- 
guage. Great  attention  will  be  given  to  the  religious  and  moral  ad- 
vancement of  the  Young  Ladies  committed  to  her  care.  For  terms,  etc., 
apply  to  Dr.  Thomas  H.  Wright. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  September  22,  1837. 

SPENCER'S    ACADEMY,    1836. 
ACADEMICK    SCHOOL. 

This  School  will  commence  on  Monday  the  28th  inst.  in  the  Wilming- 
ton Academy,  under  the  care  of  Mr.  E.  M.  S.  SPENCEB. 

Branches  taught — English  Grammar,  Geography,  Arithmetick,  Bead- 
ing and  Writing,  History,  ancient  and  modern,  Natural  Philosophy, 
Astronomy,  Bhetorick,  Belles-Lettres,  Declamation,  Composition,  and 
the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages. 

Young  Gentlemen  wishing  to  prepare  for  College,  or  for  any  business 
in  life,  can  receive  private  lessons,  at  the  "Clarendon  House"  between 
the  hours  of  6  and  9  P.  M. 

Payment  for  Tuition  in  all  cases  in  advance — First  quarter  to  consist 
of  12  weeks.  For  Terms  and  Tickets  of  admission,  apply  to  Mr.  James 
Dickson. 

Wilmington,  Nov.  25,  1836. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  December  16,  1836. 


Xew  Haxover  County  Schools.  273 

An  Evening  School  will  commence  on  Tuesday  of  next  week,  at  the 
Academy,  for  those  Young  Gentlemen  who  may  desire  to  attend ;  to  be 
conducted  under  the  care  of  Mr.  E.  M.  S.  Spencer.  Schools  every  Tues- 
day, Thursday  and  Friday  evening,  from  7  to  9  o'clock. 

Terms. 

For  English  Branches $3.00 

For  Languages 5. GO 

"Wilmington,  March  24th,  1837. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  April  llf.,  1837. 

CKOOK'S    GEA3I3IAK    SCHOOL,    1837. 
GBAMMAB    SCHOOL. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Crook  intends  opening  a  school  in  the  Wilmington 
Academy  during  the  first  week  in  January  next.  Mr.  Crook  will  thor- 
oughly instruct  in  all  the  elementary  branches  of  an  English  education, 
and  he  hopes  by  a  conscientious  discharge  of  the  important  duties 
of  a  teacher  of  youth,  to  afford  satisfaction  to  patrons  &  pupils. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  December  22,  1837. 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Crook  will  open  a  school  at  Smithville,  between  the  20th 
and  last  of  June,  In  addition  to  all  the  branches  of  a  correct  English 
Education,  Mr.  Crook  will  teach  the  rudiments  of  the  Greek  &  Latin 
tongues. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  June  8,  1838. 

MULOCK'S    ENGLISH    SCHOOL,    1S38. 

ENGLISH  SCHOOL— ME.  J.  MULOCK, 

Having  removed  his  school  to  the  house  one  door  north  of  the  store 
of  Mr.  J.  M.  Cazaux,  in  the  town  of  Wilmington,  will  commence  the 
first  regular  term  on  Monday  the  5th  of  Xovember  next.  In  this  school, 
designed  for  males,  will  be  taught  the  elementary  and  higher  branches 
of  English  education,  viz :  Orthography,  Heading,  Writing,  Geography, 
Grammar,  Arithmetic,  History,  Philosophy,  Chemistry,  Rhetoric,  Com- 
position, Algebra,  Geometry,  Mensuration,  Surveying,  &  Astronomy. 

Terms  of  tuition  for  the  first  seven  branches  in  the  above  order, 
$6.50  per  quarter  of  twelve  weeks.  An  extra  charge  of  $1  is  made  for 
each  of  the  other  higher  branches. 

As  the  number  of  pupils  is  limited,  early  application  is  desirable. 

—  Wilmington  Advertiser,  October  26,  1838. 


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274  New  Hanover  County  Schools. 

SIMPSON'S    SCHOOL,    1839. 

Miss  Jessie  B.  Simpson  respectfully  informs  the  inhabitants  of  Wil- 
mington and  its  vicinity  that  on  Monday  next  she  intends  opening  a 

School  for  Young  Ladies, 
in  which  will  be  taught 

English  in  all  its  branches, 

French  Language, 

Music,  Drawing  &  painting, 

Fancy  work  &  Waxwork. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  January  1/.,  1839. 

A  CARD. 

Miss  Jessie  B.  Simpson  respectfully  informs  the  inhabitants  of  Wil- 
mington, that  she  will  reopen  her  school  for  Young  Ladies,  about  the 
middle  of  October.  She  will  give  instruction  in  all  the  higher  branches 
of  the  English;  also  in  French,  Music, , Waxwork  &  Embroidery. 

—  Wilmington  Advertiser,  October  ]+,  1839. 

LLOYD    AND    BAILEY'S    SCHOOL,   1840. 

FEMALE   SCHOOL. 

Mrs.  Lloyd  &  Miss  Bailey  propose  to  open  a  school  for  young  Ladies 
in  Wilmington  in  October  next.  They  will  give  a  thorough  course  of 
instruction  in  the  various  branches  of  Literature  &  Science,  usually 
taught  in  the  Higher  Schools,  including  the  Higher  Mathematics  and 
the  Natural  Sciences;  also  the  French  &  Latin  Languages,  Music  on 
the  Piano  Forte  and  Guitar,  accompanied  by  the  voice.  Further  par- 
ticulars will  be  given  hereafter.  They  have  had  experience  in  teaching, 
and  are  permitted  to  refer  to  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Drane  &  Eeles  of  Wil- 
mington, Dr.  S.  B.  Everett  of  Smithville,  and  Rev.  Messrs.  Colton  & 
Bailey  of  Fayetteville. 

— Wilmington  Weekly  Chronicle,  June  10,  1840. 

REPITON'S   SCHOOL,  1840. 

The  subscriber  will  open  a  school  the  14th  of  September,  for  the 
instruction  of  the  youth  of  this  place,  and  the  surrounding  country. 
The  branches  of  education  which  will  be  taught,  and  the  prices  charged 
per  quarter,  will  be  as  follows,  without  any  deduction  except  in  cases 
of  protracted  illness. 

Reading,  Writing  and  Geography $5.00 

Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  History,  etc 6.25 

Latin   &  Greek 8.00 

Composition  once  in  two  weeks. 
Declamation  "  "  "  "  . 
— Wilmington  Weekly  Chronicle,  September  16,  18J+0. 


NORTHAMPTON  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

J>ORTKAMPTO>    ACADEMY,    1835. 

NORTHAMPTON  SCHOOL. 

(Jackson,  Northampton,  C.  H.  No.   Carolina.) 

The  exercises  of  this  School  will  be  resumed,  on  Monday,  6th  of  July, 
under  the  direction  of  the  subscriber. 

MALE  DEPARTMENT.  In  this  division  of  the  School,  the  course 
of  studies  is  designed,  either  to  prepare  boys  for  any  of  our  colleges, 
or  to  complete  the  education  of  those  young  gentlemen,  whose  time  or 
means  may  be  insufficient  to  afford  them  collegiate  advantages.  For  the 
benefit  of  the  latter,  the  studies  will  be  more  varied  and  extended. 

Satisfied,  both  by  observation  and  an  experience  of  six  years  in  his 
profession,  that  the  mode,  common  with  some  teachers  in  our  primary 
schools,  of  hurrying  students  through  their  preparatory  course,  with 
only  a  smattering,  or,  at  best,  an  imperfect  knowledge  of  their  studies, 
strikes  at  the  very  root  of  sound  education,  the  subscriber  is  resolved  to 
continue  that  system  of  instruction,  heretofore  pursued  by  him,  the 
beneficial  results  of  which,  he  is  proud  to  say,  have  been  acknowledged 
by  many  of  the  most  competent  judges  in  our  State.  This  method  is 
opposed  as  well  to  the  crowding  of  too  many  studies  upon  the  mind  at 
the  same  time,  as  to  the  assigning  too  great  a  quantity  to  each  recitation, 
without  regard  to  the  accuracy  with  which  the  student  receives  it. 

FEMALE  DEPARTMENT.  A  lady,  who  from  testimonials  re- 
ceived, of  her  character,  qualifications,  •  and  experience,  is  fully  compe- 
tent to  teach  the  ordinary  solid  and  ornamental  branches  of  female 
education,  (Music  and  French  included,)  will  take  charge  of  this  de- 
partment, which,  however,  will  be  under  the  superintendence  and  con- 
trol of  the  subscriber,  so  that  the  same  mode  of  instruction,  that  has 
been  pursued  in  the  Male,  will  be  introduced  into  the  Female  School. 

Board,  for  ten  or  twelve  students,  may  be  had  in  the  family  of  the 
subscriber,  at  six  dollars  per  month,  or  in  private  families  on  the  same 
terms — no  contingent  charge  will  be  made.  The  Terms  of  Tuition  are 
the  same  as  heretofore,  viz : 

For  lower  branches  of  English,  per  session $8.00 

For  higher       do                  do             do            10.00 

For  Greek,  Latin  and  French 12.50 

For  Music  (in  addition) 15.00 

The  session  will  terminate  with  a  public  examination  on  the  first 
Thursday  and  Friday  in  December. 

By  order  of  the  Trustees,  Robt.  A.  Ezzell,  Principal. 

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276  Northampton  County  Schools. 

The  editors  of  the  Petersburg  Intelligencer,  Halifax  Advocate  and 
Edenton  Gazette  will  please  give  the  above  three  insertions,  and  for- 
ward their  accounts  to  the  subscriber.  R.  A.  E. 

— The  Star,  June  23,  1835. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS   FOR   1836. 
THE  NORTHAMPTON  SCHOOL. 

The  exercises  of  this  School  closed,  with  public  examination,  on 
Thursday  and  Friday,  the  3d  and  4th  instant. 

The  duties  of  the  school  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  in 
January  next.  The  Female  department  will  be  under  the  direction  of 
an  approved  Tutoress.     Terms  as  heretofore,  viz. 

For  the  Languages $12  50  per  Session 

For  the  Higher  Branches  of  English ....  10  00 

For  the  lower         do                 do           ....  8 

For  Music  in  addition   15 

Board  may  be  had  in  the  family  of  the  subscriber,  or  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, at  six  dollars  per  month.    No  charge  for  wood  or  contingencies. 
Jackson,  N.  C,  Dec.  3,  1835.  Robt.  A.  Ezzell,  Principal. 

—The  Star,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  December  11,  1835. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS    FOR   1837. 
NORTHAMPTON    ACADEMY. 

The  exercises  of  both  departments  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed 
on  Monday  the  17th  of  July  next,  under  the  direction  and  superintend- 
ence of  Mr.  Robert  A.  Ezell,  as  principal. 

By  order  of  the  Trustees.  Matt.  Calvert,  Secy. 

Jackson,  June  20,  1837. 

— The  Raleigh  Star,  June  28,  1837. 

THE  EXAMINATION  of  the  Students  in  the  above  Institution 
will  take  place  on  Monday  and  Tuesday,  the  18th  and  19th  of  December. 

The  Exercises  of  the  School  will  be  resumed  on  the  15th  of  January 
next,  under  the  government,  as  heretofore,  of  the  Subscriber,  as  Prin- 
cipal. The  following  Departments  embrace  the  Course  of  Studies  pur- 
sued in  this  Institution : 

I.  The  English  Department,  comprising  the  various  branches  of  a 
thorough  and  extensive  English  Education ; 

II.  The  Classical  Department,  comprising  the  Latin  and  Greek  Lan- 
guages and  Literature; 

III.  The  Mathematical  and  Philosophical  Department,  comprising 
Algebra,  Geometry,  Trigonometry,  Natural  Philosophy  and  Chemistry. 

With  boys  who  design  to  enter  College,  the  Preparatory  Course  of 


Northampton  County  Schools.  277 

Studies  and  the  standard  authors  adopted  by  the  Faculty  of  our  own 
excellent  University  at  Chapel  Hill,  will  be,  henceforth,  invariably 
adhered  to. 

With  a  view  of  enlarging  the  School,  the  Trustees  are  at  this  time 
engaged  in  raising  funds  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  large  and  com- 
modious building,  which,  it  is  hoped,  will  be  completed  early  in  the 
ensuing  year. 

The  situation  in  the  Village  (Jackson)  in  which  the  Academy  is 
located,  is  elevated  and  healthy.  Indeed,  when  we  consider  the  length 
of  time  the  School  has  been  in  operation,  the  large  number  of  Students 
it  has  uniformly  had,  and  the  almost  uninterrupted  health  they  have 
enjoyed,  we  are  forced  to  the  conclusion,  that  the  situation  is  one  of 
the  healthiest  in  the  Eastern  part  of  the  State. 

No  boy  of  disorderly  conduct  will  be  admitted  into  the  Institution, 
or,  if  admitted,  will  be  suffered  to  remain  after  he  is  found  to  be  in- 
corrigible. This  excellent  regulation  was  adopted  by  the  Trustees  at 
the  commencement  of  the  present  scholastic  year,  and  its  salutary  effects 
have  been  evinced,  throughout  the  year  by  a  uniformly  good  demeanor 
on  the  part  of  the  Students.  In  the  face  of  this  fact,  however,  (for  the 
truth  of  which  I  confidently  appeal  not  only  to  the  Trustees  of  the 
Institution,  but  to  the  inhabitants  of  the  place  and  of  its  vicinity  gener- 
ally, of  any  respectability  or  standing,)  a  rumor  has  been  set  afloat 
and  circulated,  with  a  zeal  worthy  of  a  good  cause,  injurious  as  well 
to  the  moral  character  of  the  place,  as  to  the  standing  of  the  Institu- 
tion. The  assertion  may  be  safely  made,  that  no  Court-house  village 
within  the  range  of  my  acquaintance,  is  at  this  time,  more  uniformly 
free  from  temptations  to  vice  or  dissipation,  than  the  one  in  which  this 
Seminary  is  located. 

An  able,  competent  Assistant  Teacher  will  be  employed,  whose  ser- 
vices will  be  devoted  to  the  3d  Department  of  Studies,  in  which  he  will 
have  the  aid  of  an  entirely  new  Mathematical  and  Philosophical 
Apparatus. 

Particulars  setting  forth  the  price  of  Board,  &c.  will  be  given  here- 
after. Robt.  A.  Ezell,  Principal. 

Jackson,  Oct.  20,  1837. 

Star  and  Standard,  till  forbid.  R.  A.  E. 

—Raleigh  Register,  October  30,  1837. 

NORTHAMPTON   ACADEMY,   1838. 

NORTHAMPTON  FEMALE   ACADEMY, 

Jackson,  N.  C. 

The  exercises  of  the  above  institution  were  resumed  on  Monday  the 
15th  inst.  under  the  immediate  management  and  direction  of  Miss 
HARRIET  A.  DELLAY,  who  was  recommended  to  the  Trustees  by 
Mrs.  Emma  Willard,  of  the  distinguished  Female  Seminary  at  Troy, 


278  Northampton  County  Schools. 

N.  Y.  Miss  Dellay  has  been  connected  with  the  Northampton  Academy 
for  the  last  12  months,  and  her  extensive  and  thorough  knowledge  of 
the  various  sciences  belonging  to  a  perfect  female  education,  her  admir- 
able method  of  imparting  instruction,  her  untiring  industry  in  the 
performance  of  the  duties  appertaining  to  her  station,  and  her  mild 
and  amiable  demeanor,  have  already  secured  for  her  the  universal 
approbation  of  not  only  the  patrons  of  the  institution,  but  of  the  Trus- 
tees and  of  all  who  are  acquainted  with  her  both  as  a  lady  and  a  teacher. 

The  Musical  Department  is  intrusted  to  a  lady  admirably  qualified 
to  give  instruction  in  that  branch. 

Students  will  be  charged  only  from  the  time  of  entrance  to  the  ter- 
mination of  the  session. 

Board  may  be  had  in  respectable  families  in  the  village,  at  $7%  to 
$8  per  month. 

The  terms  of  instruction  for  the  session  of  five  months,  are  as  follows : 

For  the  ordinary  branches  of  English  learning $10 

"     the  higher           do                  do                        12 

"     French  and  Mathematics   15 

"     Music   15 

Jackson,  Jan.  29,  1838.  Matt  Calvert,  Sec'y,  B.  T. 

The  Richmond  "Whig  and  Raleigh  Register,  will  copy  the  above  four 
weeks,  and  forward  their  accounts  to  M.  C. 

—Raleigh  Register,  March  12,  1838. 

WOOD'S    FEMALE    ACADEMY,    1838. 

SCHOOL. 

A  Female  School  will  be  opened  at  my  house  in  Northampton  county, 
twelve  miles  west  of  Murfreesboro,  N.  C.  the  2d  Monday  in  January 
next,  under  the  control  of  Miss  Louisa  Mooar  a  Lady  from  the  North, 
who  comes  well  recommended,  having  been  educated  for  the  purpose 
of  teaching.  She  will  teach  all  the  English  branches  usually  taught  in 
Academies,  together  with  French,  if  required. 

Terms  of  Tuition. 

Reading  and  Spelling,  $8.00  per  session  of  5  months.  Other  branches 
$10.00. 

Board  can  be  had  in  my  family  at  thirty  dollars  per  Session  of  five 
months.     Strict  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  comfort  of  the  Boarders. 

Northampton  Co.  N.  C.  Oct.  25,  1837.  Jas.  H.  Wood. 

—The  Raleigh  Star,  November  8,  1837. 


XORTHAMPTOX    COUNTY    SCHOOLS.  279 

WOOD'S    FEMALE    ACADEMY,    1S39. 

Having  procured,  at  great  pains  and  expense,  a  Lady  from  the  well 
known  and  highly  approved  Seminary  of  Mrs.  Willardj  at  Troy,  X.  Y., 
I  beg  leave  to  inform  the  public  that  a  Female  School  will  be  opened  at 
my  House,  situate  in  Northampton  county,  X.  C,  12  miles  west  of 
Murfreesboro,  commencing  on  the  2nd  Monday  of  January  next.  In 
regard  to  the  qualifications  of  the  Instructress,  I  deem  it  necessary 
only  to  employ  the  identical  language  used  by  Mrs.  AVillard  herself  in 
recommending  her  to  my  favorable  consideration.  "She  is  a  Lady  of 
most  exemplary  character,  and  amiable  disposition,  qualified  to  in- 
struct in  all  the  English  branches,  French,  Musick,  Drawing  and 
Painting. 

Terms  Pee  Sessiox  of  Five  Months. 

Board  and  Tuition  in  all  the  English  Branches $40.00 

The  same  with  the  addition  of  French 45.00 

Music    (a   separate   charge) 15.00 

Drawing  and  Painting  (Do) 3.00 

The  Pupils  will  be  charged  from  the  time  of  entering  the  school  to 
the  termination  of  the  Session,  and  no  deduction  will  be  made  for 
absence  unless  in  case  of  sickness,  and  not  in  that  event,  unless  each 
case  of  sickness  shall  exceed  two  weeks  in  duration. 

As  the  number  of  Students  is  limited,  Parents  and  Guardians  who 
design  to  patronize  the  School,  would  do  well  to  make  immediate  appli- 
cation, if  by  letter,  to  my  address  at  Margarettsville,  Xorthampton 
county,  X.  C.  Jas.  H.  "Wood. 

Xorthampton  County,  Dec.   6,  1838. 

— Raleigh  Star,  December  26,  1838. 


ORANGE  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

HILLSBOROUGH   ACADEMY,   1801 

The  undersigned,  Trustees  of  the  Hillsborough  Academy,  respectfully 
inform  the  Public,  that  it  is  now  opened  upon  a  more  extensive  Plan 
(than  formerly)  for  the  Reception  of  Youth  of  both  Sexes,  under  the 
Management  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Andrew  Flinn,  A.  B.,  who  with  a  proper 
Assistant  employed  for  that  purpose,  will  teach  the  Latin,  Greek  and 
English  Languages,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Geography,  and  the 
plainer  Branches  of  Mathematics.  The  Prices  of  Tuition  are,  for  the 
Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geography,  or  Mathematics,  16  Dollars 
per  Annum;  for  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic  and  Book-Keeping,  12 
Dollars  per  Annum,  paid  quarterly  in  Advance. — Board  may  be  had  in 
private  Families  on  very  reasonable  Terms,  and  an  Expectation  is  enter- 
tained that  a  House  will  shortly  be  opened  to  be  appropriated  exclu- 
sively for  the  Accommodation  of  Young  Ladies  who  may  be  sent  to 
the  Academy. 

The  Healthiness  of  the  Situation,  the  Plentifulness  of  Provisions 
which  generally  prevails  in  the  Neighborhood,  and  the  consequent  Cheap- 
ness of  Board,  and  the  acknowledged  Ability  of  the  principal  Teacher, 
create  a  Belief  that  Parents  and  Guardians  will  find  this  Academy  an 
eligible  Place  for  the  Education  of  their  Children  and  Wards,  to  whose 
Morals,  and  Welfare  in  general,  the  most  unremitting  Attention  will 
be  paid.  Walter  Alves, 

Wm.  Kirkland, 
Wm.  Whitted, 
Wm.  Cain, 
Dttn.  Cameron, 

Hillsboro',  Oct.  16,  1801.  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  10,  1801. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  GEORGE  JOHNSTON. 

The  Trustees  of  Hillsboro'  Academy  respectfully  inform  the  Public, 
that  it  will  be  again  opened  on  the  first  Monday  of  January,  for  the 
Reception  of  Youth  of  both  Sexes,  under  the  Direction  of  George  John- 
ston, A.  M.  lately  from  Edinburgh,  who  will  teach  the  Greek,  Latin, 
French  and  English  Languages,  with  the  plainer  Branches  of  the 
Mathematics,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Arithmetic  and  Writing. 
The  Price  of  Tuition  will  be  the  same  as  last  year.     *     *     * 

Walter    Alves, 
Wm.  Kirkland, 
Wm.  Whitted, 
Wm.  Cain, 
Hillsborough,  Jan.  1.  Dun.   Cameron. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  3,  1803. 

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Oraxge  County  Schools.  281 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  ODER  THOMAS  BARON. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Academy  having  formed  an  Engagement  with 
Mr.  George  Johnston,  of  Petersburg,  relied  on  his  taking  Charge  of  it 
on  the  first  day  of  January  last,  and  under  the  Expectation  that  he 
would  honorably  fulfil  an  Engagement  solemnly  and  deliberately  entered 
into,  the  Trustees  informed  the  Public,  that  the  Academy  would  be 
opened  on  that  Day  for  the  Tuition  of  Youth.  In  this  Expectation, 
however,  they  were  much  disappointed.     *     *     * 

It  is  with  pleasure  that  they  now  inform  Parents  and  Guardians  of 
Youth  that  they  have  engaged  Mr.  Thomas  Baron,  A.  M.  from  the 
University  of  Cambridge  in  Massachusetts,  to  teach  and  superintend 
the  teaching  of  the  Languages,  Arithmetic,  Geography,  and  the  Mathe- 
matics; and  under  his  Direction  the  Business  of  the  Academy  is  now 
progressing  much  to  their  satisfaction.     *     *     * 

"Walter    Alves, 
Wm.  Kirklaxd, 
Wm.  Wrttted, 
Wm.  Calx, 
Dux.   Cameron, 
Hillsborough,  March  18,  1803.  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  Jf,  1803. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  ODER  RICHARD  HENDERSON. 

AN  ACADEMY 

Will  be  opened  in  Hillsborough,  on  the  1st  of  January,  1805,  under 
the  care  of  Pichard  Henderson,  Esq.,  late  Professor  in  the  University 
of  North  Carolina.  James  Webb, 

Dec.  10.  Acting  Trustee. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  13,  180k- 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  ODER  WILLIAM  BINGHAM. 

The  Reverend  William  Bingham  having  undertaken  the  charge  of 
the  Hillsborough  Academy,  the  public  are  informed  that  the  exercises 
of  the  institution  will  commence  on  the  3d  day  of  February  ensuing. 
Miss  Elizabeth  Russell,  is  engaged  to  superintend  the  female  depart- 
ment. The  branches  of  learning  which  will  be  taught  are  Reading  and 
Writing,  English  Grammar.  Arithmetic,  Geography,  the  Latin  and 
Greek  Languages,  and  the  Mathematics,  at  the  rates  following:  $12 
for  reading  and  writing,  and  $16  dollars  for  Geography,  Latin  and 
Greek,  etc.  In  the  Town  board  may  be  procured  upon  cheap  and  rea- 
sonable terms.  The  abilities  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bingham,  as  a  teacher, 
are  too  well  known  to  require  an  ulogium.  and  it  is  believed  there  are 
few  places  possessed  of  the  advantages,  salubriety  of  climate  and  cheap- 
ness  of   living   in    a   degree   superior  to   Hillsborough.      The    Trustees 


282  Orange  County  Schools. 

natter  themselves  that  in  these  circumstances  parents  will  find  induce- 
ments sufficiently  strong  to  place  their  children  in  the  Hillsborough 
Academy,  and  that  their  Seminary  will  receive  a  patronage  proportion- 
ate to  the  advantages  it  will  possess  and  the  benefits  it  will  be  calculated 
to  confer.  D.  Yarbrough,  Sec. 

1ST.  B.— Miss  Russell  engages  to  teach  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic, 
Geography,  JSTeedle  Work,  Painting  and  Drawing  in  the  Female 
Department. 

January  1,  1812. 

—The  Star,  March  6,  1812. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  TEACHERS,  1815. 

It  is  with  pleasure  that  the  Trustees  of  the  Hillsborough  Academy, 
announce  to  the  public,  that  the  exercises  in  this  seminary  of  learning, 
has  been  opened  for  the  present  year  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr. 
Graham,  assisted  by  Miss  Farly  in  the  Female  Department.  The  Eng- 
lish, Latin  and  Greek  Languages  are  taught  by  Mr.  Graham,  and  the 
English  Grammar,  Reading,  Writing  and  Embroidery,  etc.  are  taught 
by  Miss  Farly.     *     *     *  James  Webb,  for  the  Trustees. 

January  9,  1815. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  13,  181-5. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  J.  WITHERSP001V. 

The  Exercises  in  this  Institution  will  recommence  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  January. 

Dec.  4.  J.  Witherspoon,*  Princl. 

- — Raleigh  Register,  January  9,  1818. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  RULES,  1818. 

The  exercises  of  this  Institution  closed  on  the  20th  ult.  and  will  be 
resumed  on  the  first  Monday  in  January  next.  A  few  pupils  in  addi- 
tion to  the  number  engaged  may  be  accommodated  with  Board  in  the 
subscriber's  family.  Every  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  discipline, 
Classical,  and  Religious  instruction  of  Youth,  sent  to  this  Institution. 
In  order  that  Parents  and  Guardians  at  a  distance  may  learn  the  Prin- 
ciples upon  which  this  Institution  is  conducted,  the  following  Rules  are 
subjoined. 

1.  Each  Scholar  must  be  present  at  morning  and  evening  Worship, 
at  the  opening  and  close  of  the  exercises  of  the  day. 

2.  ]STo  profane,  abusive  or  indecent  language  shall  be  permitted 
among  the  pupils — but  each  conduct  himself  with  propriety  and  de- 
corum on  all  occasions. 

*Rev.  J.  Witherspoon,  a  Presbyterian  minister,  preached  at  dedication  of  Presbyterian  Church,  in 
Raleigh,  February  8,  1818.     See  Raleigh  Register,  February  18,  1818. 


Orange  County  Schools.  283 

3.  The  use  of  ardent  Spirits  is  strictly  forbidden,  unless  as  a  medi- 
cine, and  the  severest  discipline  will  be  used  when  such  cases  occur. 

4.  ISTo  Scholar  shall  be  permitted  to  lounge  about  any  Store  or 
Tavern,  or  the  public  streets,  nor  play  therein. 

5.  Every  Student  is  required  to  pay  strict  regard  to  the  Lord's  Day, 
attending  regularly  public  Worship,  refraining  from  ordinary  studies, 
and  every  kind  of  amusement,  as  riding,  walking,  visiting  and  the  like. 

6.  Every  Student  shall  attend  such  recitations  from  the  Scriptures 
on  the  Sabbath  as  shall  be  prescribed. 

7.  Should  any  Member  of  the  School  continue  to  use  profane,  inde- 
cent or  licentious  language,  or  be  guilty  of  any  immoral  course  of  con- 
duct, so  as  to  render  him  an  improper  and  dangerous  companion  for  his 
fellow  students,  he  shall  (after  due  discipline  being  exercised)  be  dis- 
missed from  the  Institution. 

Dec.  11.  Johx  Witiierspoox,  Princ'l. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  11,  1818. 

HILLSBOKOUGH  ACADEMY  BUILDING,  1S21. 

COXTEACTOES  WANTED. 

The  Committee  appointed  for  the  purpose  are  desirous  to  contract 
with  a  proper  person  or  persons  for  the  building  of  an  Academy  in  the 
town  of  Hillsborough.  The  house  will  be  of  brick,  and  large  enough 
to  contain  about  150  students.  Proposals  will  be  received  until  the  first 
Monday  in  December  next.     *     *     * 

Oct.  31,  1821.  Jas.  A.  Woods,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  16,  1821. 

HILLSBOKOUGH  ACADEMY  ODER  JOH>T  RODGERS. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  January.  In  addition  to  the  studies  already  pursued  as  prepara- 
tory to  admission  into  the  University,  an  extensive  English  course  will 
be  commenced,  which  is  designed  to  facilitate  the  subsequent  studies  of 
those  who  may  be  admitted.  The  French  language  will  also  be  taught 
without  any  additional  charge.  Parents  and  Guardians  who  may  wish 
to  obtain  further  information  respecting  this  School,  with  regard  to 
the  terms  of  tuition,  rules,  plan  of  studies,  &c.  shall  have  it  on  appli- 
cation to  the  subscriber.  Johix  Eodgers,  Principal, 

Who  will  also  receive  a  few  students  as  boarders. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  6,  1822. 

HILLSBOROUGH  PREPARATORY  SCHOOL. 

The  subscriber  having  been  appointed  Principal  of  this  Institution, 
respectfully  solicits  the  patronage  of  Parents  and  Guardians  who  wish 
to  have  their  sons  or  wards  prepared   for  the  Freshman,    Sophomore 


284  Orange  County  Schools. 

or  Junior  Classes  in  the  University.  The  various  branches  of  an  Eng- 
lish education  will  also  he  taught  in  this  Academy.  Of  the  system  of 
studies,  rates  of  tuition,  rules  of  government,  &c.  printed  statements 
will  he  furnished,  on  application  to  the  subscriber. 

Hillsboro,  1ST.  C,  June  25,  1822.  John  Rogers. 

The  Fall  Session  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  after  the  fourth 
of  July,  and  terminate  on  the  fourth  Saturday  in  November.         J.  R. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  28,  1822. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

For  the  very  extensive  patronage  with  which  this  School  has  been 
favored,  the  Subscriber  is  sincerely  grateful — he  will  still  continue  to 
labor  faithfully  in  the  instruction  of  those  who  may  be  committed  to 
his  care. 

The  Exercises  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st  Monday  in  January. 

Hillsboro'  Dec.  8.  John  Rogers,  Princ'l. 

— From  Raleigh  Register,  December  12,  1823. 

HILLSBOROUGH    ACADEMY. 

AT  the  late  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Hillsborough  Acad- 
emy, held  in  presence  of  the  Faculty  of  the  University  of  this  State, 
fifteen  young  Gentlemen  were  approved  on  the  studies  preparatory  to 
the  Freshman  Class,  and  six  for  the  Sophomore. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  last  Monday 
in  the  present  month. 

The  subscriber  has  engaged  the  assistance  of  a  Gentleman,  who  has 
taught  for  several  years  in  one  of  the  most  distinguished  classical 
seminaries  in  Maryland. 

Idle,  dissolute,  and  profane  young  men,  who  may  think  of  resorting 
to  this  Institution,  are  hereby  forewarned,  that  neither  at  the  Academy, 
nor  in  the  town,  will  immorality  meet  with  the  least  countenance. 

Exclusive  of  the  time  allotted  for  recitation,  regular  hours  for  study- 
ing at  the  Academy,  under  the  inspection  of  the  Teachers,  are  pre- 
scribed, morning  and  evening;  so  that  the  time  usually  mis-spent  by 
Students  at  their  lodgings  will  be  here  usefully  employed. 

June  16.  John  Rogers,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  20,  1823. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  next  Session  will  commence  on  the  third  Monday  in  June.  Stu- 
dents are  prepared  at  this  Institution  for  the  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
Classes  in  the  University.  The  various  branches  of  a  complete  English 
Education  are  also  taught. 

Hillsborough,  May  31.  John  Rogers,  Prest. 

— -Raleigh  Register,  June  1/.,  1821+. 


Okahge  County  Schools.  285 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  USDER  ROGERS  AMD  HOOPER. 

CLASSICAL    SCHOOL 

In  Hillsborough,  X.  C. 

THE  Rev.  William  Hooper,  respectfully  informs  the  public,  that  he 
has  associated  himself  with  Mr.  John  Rogers,  who  has  been  for  several 
years  Principal  of  the  Hillsboro'  Academy,  in  the  future  conduct  of  this 
institution.  

The  undersigned  having  been  appointed  ,by  the  Trustees  to  the  joint 
care  of  the  Hillsborough  Academy,  announce  to  Parents  and  Guardians, 
that  they  will  exert  themselves  to  make  thorough  Scholars  of  those  who 
may  be  committed  to  their  care.  The  School  will  be  conducted  on  the 
plan  of  the  most  approved  Classical  Schools  in  our  country,  of  which 
the  subscribers  have  taken  pains  to  obtain  particular  information. 
Youth  will  be  prepared  for  the  Sophomore  Class  in  the  University. 
The  School  will  be  divided  into  four  or  five  Classes,  and  none  will  be 
admitted  but  those  who  become  members  of  one  of  the  regular  classes ; 
this  school  being  intended  for  those  whose  object  is  to  obtain  a  com- 
plete and  liberal  education. 

Tuition,  Thirty  Dollars  per  annum,  or  Fifteen  per  session,  to  be 
paid  always  in  advance.  Eoard  may  be  had  at  Ten  Dollars  per  month. 
The  exercises  of  the  ensuing  session  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday 
in  July.  Johx    Rogers, 

June  15th.  William    Hooper. 

The  Editors  of  the  Newbern,  Wilmington,  Fayetteville   (Observer), 
Salisbury  and  Cheraw  papers  will  give  the  above  three  insertions,  and 
forward  their  accounts  to  this  office. 
•  — Raleigh  Register,  June  21,  1825. 

TO  PARENTS  AND  GUARDIANS. 

THE  subscriber  having  been  unexpectedly  appointed  a  Professor  in 
the  University,  finds  it  necessary  to  make  some  alteration  in  his  adver- 
tisement to  the  public. — Though  he  will  be  unable  to  take  any  share 
in  the  teaching  of  the  pupils,  yet  the  Trustees  have  continued  him  in 
the  office  of  joint  Manager  of  the  school  with  Mr.  Rogers.  He  will 
therefore  still  hold  himself  responsible  for  the  qualifications  of  the  per- 
son who  may  act  in  his  place,  and  by  the  vicinity  of  the  Academy  to 
the  University,  will  be  enabled  to  lend  his  advice  and  assistance  in  the 
adopting  and  maintaining  of  such  a  system  of  studies  and  discipline, 
as  will  fulfill  the  expectations  of  parents.  The  increased  requisitions 
for  entering  College,  make  it  more  than  ever  necessary  that  all  our 
Grammar  Schools  should  be  put  on  the  best  possible  footing  for  secur- 
ing correctness  and  soundness  of  scholarship. 

Hillsborough,  July  2.  W.  Hooper. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  12,  1825. 


286  Orange  County  Schools. 

HILLSBOROUGH   ACADEMY. 

BOYS  commencing  the  Latin  Grammar  will  be  received,  the  next 
session,  but  no  one  to  study  English  exclusively.  Those  who  are  ad- 
vanced in  the  Languages,  will,  after  a  strict  examination,  be  classed 
according  to  their  Scholarship.  We  decline  admitting  students  who  are, 
at  this  time,  qualified  to  enter  the  Ereshman  Class  in  the  University 
of  North  Carolina  as  our  scheme  of  studies  extends  no  further  than 
to  a  thorough  preparation  of  our  pupils  for  admission  into  this  Class, 
at  the  opening  of  the  session  in  January.  The  school  will  go  into 
operation  again  on  the  16th  of  January. 

Dec.  26th.  John  Rogers,  Princ'l. 

The  editors  of  the  Carolina  Observer  are  requested  to  publish  the 
above  advertisement  four  times.  J.  R. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  27,  1825. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY  UNDER  W.  J.  BINGHAM. 

HILLSBOROUGH   ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  will  commence  on  the  29th  of  November  and  close 
on  the  evening  of  the  next  day.  Parents,  Guardians  and  the  public 
generally,  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend.  John  Rogers. 

Dr.  Rogers  having  resigned  the  charge  of  the  Hillsborough  Academy, 
the  exercises  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  of  January  under 
the  direction  of 

November  4th.  W.  J.  Bingham. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  10,  1826. 

HILLSBOROUGH   ACADEMY. 

THE  undersigned,  Trustees  of  the  Hillsborough  Academy,  having 
engaged  William  J.  Bingham  as  Principal  of  this  institution,  take 
great  pleasure  in  recommending  the  school  to  the  patronage  of  the  pub- 
lic. This  they  do  with  the  more  confidence,  as  Mr.  Bingham  is  per- 
sonally known  to  each  of  them.  He  is  already  a  teacher  of  some  experi- 
ence and  note,  and  unites  to  sound  learning  and  the  most  exemplary 
character,  a  happy  talent  for  preserving  strict  and  wholesome  discipline. 

The  Trustees  pledge  themselves  to  the  public,  to  be  the  active  and 
regular  guardians  of  the  institution ;  they  will  see  that  a  becoming  con- 
duct and  deportment  shall  be  observed  on  the  part  of  the  students  at 
all  times  and  places.  And  no  boarding  house,  where  proper  authority 
is  not  maintained  over  the  boys,  will  be  tolerated. 

Should  any  further  recommendation    of    Mr.    Bingham,    as    an    in- 


Orange  County  Schools.  287 

structor  of  youth  be  required,  application  may  be  made  to  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Caldwell,  and  to  Professors  Andrews,  Hooper  and  Mitchell  at  the 
University.  Wm.  Norwood, 

E.   Nash, 
David  Yarborough, 

Wm.  KlRKLAND, 

Francis  L.  Hawks, 
James  Webb, 
John  Taylor, 
A.  B.  Bruce, 

Dec.  5.  James  Phillips. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  12,  1826. 

HILLSBOROUGH   ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  will  commence  on  Monday  the  2d  of  June,  and 
conclude  on  the  evening  of  the  following  day.  The  exercises  will  be 
resumed  on  the  2d  Thursday  in  July. 

W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

P.  S. — As  the  classes  commence  in  January,  beginners  cannot  be  re- 
ceived the  ensuing  session.  Boys  who  have  studied  the  Latin  Grammar, 
or  are  in  any  higher  stage  of  advancement  will  be  admitted. 

May  28.  W.  J.  B. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  30,  1828. 

HILLSBOROUGH   ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  will  commence  on  Monday  the  1st  of  December, 
and  conclude  on  the  evening  of  the  following  day.  The  Exercises  will 
be  resumed  on  the  fLst  Monday  in  January. 

W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

ALSO,  a  very  general  assortment  of  SCHOOL  and  CHILDREN'S 
BOOKS  and  STATIONARY  ARTICLES. 

Nov.  20,  1828. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  28,  1828. 

HILLSBOROUGH   ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  will  take  place  on  Monday  and  Tuesday  the  1st 
and  2d  days  of  June. — The  Exercises  will  be  resumed  on  Thursday 
the  16th  of  July. 

May  28.  "Wm.  J.  Bingham.  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  2,  1829. 


288  Orange  County  Schools. 

HILLSBOEOUGH   ACADEMY. 

HAVING  obtained  a  competent  assistant,  I  will  receive  a  Latin 
Grammar  class  at  the  commencement  of  the  next  Session. — Also  a  few 
English  Scholars. 

The  Session  will  commence  on  the  16th  of  July. 

Hillsboro',  June  17.  W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  23,  1829. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  will  be  on  Monday  &  Tuesday,  the  7th  and  8th  of 
December.  The  exercises  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  the  11th  of  Jan- 
uary. 

Mr.  Edward  Smith,  formerly  of  Petersburg  (Va.)  Academy,  a  teacher 
of  long  experience,  and  highly  distinguished  for  classical  and  scientific 
attainments,  will  be  associated  in  the  labors  of  the  Academy. 

The  system  of  studies  is,  in  general,  preparatory  to  our  University. 
The  common  English  branches — Spelling,  Beading,  Writing,  Geography, 
Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar,  are  interspersed  throughout  the 
course.  Tuition  in  the  higher  branches  of  education  will  be  given  to 
such  as  desire  it. 

Regular  tuition,  $15  per  session.  W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

P.  S. — Board  in  the  most  genteel  families  $10  per  month,  including 
bed,  washing,  firewood,  and  candles. 
Hillsboro'  Nov.  24. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  3,  1829. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

THE  SUMMER  SESSION,  will  commence  on  Thursday  the  15th 
of  July.  Such  as  desire  their  sons  to  begin  their  Classical  Course  with 
us,  are  reminded,  that  this  is  the  commencement  of  the  Academic  Year. 

We  shall  have  a  class  preparing  for  the  Sophomore. 

June  8.  W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  llf,  1830. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Winter  Session  will  commence  on  the  1st  Monday  in  January. 
Dec.  13,  1830.  W.  J.  Bingham,  Prin. 

—Star  &  N.  C.  Gazette,  December  30,  1830. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  next  session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  11th  of  July. 
May  30th,  1831.  W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

- — Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  June  2,  1831. 


Orange  County  Schools.  289 

THE  HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY 

Will  be  opened  on  Thursday,  the  12th  of  January.     The  sessions  and 
vacations  will  be  regulated  hereafter  by  those  of  the  University. 

December  7,  1831.  W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

—The  Star,  December  16,  1831 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

A  Gentleman  from  the  Andover  (Mass.)  'Seminary  for  Teachers'  has 
been  employed  to  conduct  the  English  Department,  and  a  few  English 
Scholars  will  be  received. 

Jan.  1,  1833.  W.  J.  Bingham,  Princ'l. 

— The  Register,  Friday,  January  )±,  1833. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Fall  Session  will  end  on  the  18th  of  December.  The  Spring  Ses- 
sion will  commence  on  the  16th  of  January. 

The  English  branches  receive  the  entire  attention  of  one  teacher. 

Mr.  Phillips,  next  neighbor  to  the  Principal,  will  have  excellent  ac- 
commodations for  a  considerable  number  of  boarders,  at  $8  per  month. — 
Proximity  of  residence,  and  liberty  of  access  at  all  hours,  will  place 
them  under  the  supervision  of  the  Principal  almost  as  much  as  if  they 
were  under  his  own  roof. 

Mr.  P's  house  is  in  a  retired  situation,  remote  from  the  business  part 
of  the  town,  and  convenient  to  the  Academy. 

December  3.  W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  December  13,  1833. 

THE  HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY 

Will  be  opened  on  Eriday,  the  11th  of  January. 

The  principal  is  in  correspondence  with  Mr.  Hall,  principal  of  the 
Andover  (Mass.)  "Seminary  for  Teachers,"  and  hopes  to  procure  a  gen- 
tleman from  that  institution,  to  conduct  the  English  Department.  On 
the  importance  of  this  department  in  our  classical  schools,  and  the  diffi- 
culty, not  to  say  the  impracticability  in  a  large  school,  of  giving  to  it  a 
due  share  of  attention,  without  an  appropriate  instructor,  he  thinks  it 
needless  to  remark ;  and  he  presumes  an  additional  charge  of  one  dollar 
and  fifty  cents  a  session  for  tuition  in  English,  will  be  cheerfully  met  by 
the  community.  In  the  event  of  procuring  an  English  teacher,  notice 
will  be  given,  and  a  few  English  scholars  will  be  received. 

December  15,  1832.  Wm.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

—The  Star,  December  23,  1832. 


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290  Orange  County  Schools. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Hillsborough  Male  Academy  give  notice  that  the 
exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  its  fall  session  on  the  8th 
day  of  August  next,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  W.  J.  BINGHAM, 
A.  M.  whose  well  known  reputation  as  a  classical  scholar  and  peculiar 
tact  of  imparting  instruction,  has  given  reputation  to  this  School,  which 
is  second  to  none  in  the  southern  States. 

The  healthy  situation  of  Hillsborough,  the  polished,  moral  and  relig- 
ious society,  give  it  strong  claims  to  public  patronage. 

The  English  department  will  be  taught  by  Mr.  J.  C.  NORWOOD 
whose  qualifications,  both  moral  and  literary,  are  of  the  first  order. 

Board  can  be  had  in  private  families  at  $8  per  month. 

No  student  will  be  received  that  does  not  board  in  a  private  house. 

By  order  of  the  Board.  J.  Taylor,  Secy. 

June  24,  1834. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  July  3,  183 k- 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  will  be  on  the  22d  &  23d  instant.  The  next  Ses- 
sion will  commence  on  the  first  Thursday  in  August. 

MR.  LINDSAY,  heretofore  Teacher  of  the  Commissioners'  School, 
will  conduct  the  English  Department. 

June  10.  Vm.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  28,  1835. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Fall  Session  will  end  on  the  15th  instant.  The  Spring  Session 
will  begin  on  the  26th  of  January. 

The  Principal,  convinced  of  the  impossibility  of  doing  justice  to  his 
School  without  a  third  Teacher,  has  engaged  the  services  of  Mr.  JOHN 
A.  BINGHAM,  whose  previous  training  in  this  Academy  and  subse- 
quent experience  in  teaching,  peculiarly  qualify  him  for  the  station.  — 
Such  of  his  patrons  as  admit  the  economy  of  giving  a  higher  price  for 
better  work,  will,  he  is  assured,  cheerfully  meet  the  necessary  advance 
in  the  price  of  classical  tuition. 

Tuition  in  the  Classical  Department  $21  a  Session. 

In  the  English  Department  $13. 

No  extra  charges. 

Dec.  8.  "W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

— The  Register,  December  20,  1836. 


Orange  County  Schools.  291 

HILLSBORO'  ACADEMY. 

The  Fall  Session  will  commence  on  the  4th  of  August. 

June  29.  W.  J.  Bingham, 

Principal. 
The  Raleigh  papers  will  insert  the  above  three  times. 
— Raleigh  Register,  July  17,  1837. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

THE  Spring  Session  will  commence  on  the  15th  of  January. 

English  Department  committed  to  Mr.  W.  C.  Sutton,  under  the  general 
supervision  of  the  Principal. 

French  taught  to  such  as  desire  it,  by  a  native  of  France,  at  $3  a 
month.  W.  J.  Bingham,  Principal. 

Dec.  7. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  11,  1837. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Fall  Session  will  commence  on  the  9th  of  August. 
Classical  Department  ^  W.  J.  Bingham, 

Tuition  $21  per  session,         (  John  A.  Bingham, 
English  Department  (  W.  C.  Sutton, 

Tuition  $13  per  session,         (  John  McAllister, 

French  Department,  ) 

rp   ...       <fr0  ,,  r  Jean   Edendh'al. 

luition  $3  per  month,  ) 

The  Students  in  the  Classical  department  receive  regular  instruction 
in  Spelling,  Reading,  "Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geogra- 
phy, Composition  and  Declamation  without  extra  charge. 

June  14. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  18,  1838. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Spring  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  14th  January. 

_      .     ,  _  (¥.  J.  Bingham,       )  _      . 

Classical  Dep.       i_         ,    -„.     ,  -  $21  per  Session. 

(J no.  A.  Bingham,    )  L 

English  Dep.  John  Hough,  A,  B.    $15  " 

French  Dep.    Jean  Odend'hal,  $15  " 

The  Scholars  in  the  Classical  Department  take  regular  lessons  in  all 
the  common  branches  of  English,  without  extra  charge. 
December  6. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1838. 


292  Orange  County  Schools. 


HILLSBOKOUGH  ACADEMY. 


We  have  received  a  catalogue  of  the  Trustees,  Teachers  and  Students 
of  this  Institution,  and  are  glad  to  he  thus  informed  of  its  healthful 
condition,  and  widening  prospects  of  usefulness.  Its  Students  now 
number  99,  among  whom  are  several  from  other  States.  We  make  the 
following  extract  from  the  Prospectus  of  the  School : 

The  Hillsborough  Academy  has  been  under  the  charge  of  Mr.  Wm. 
J.  Bingham,  A.  M.,  the  present  Principal,  for  the  last  twelve  years,  and 
its  patronage  has  greatly  increased  during  that  whole  period.  Several 
causes  have  concurred  in  producing  this  result  the  chief  of  which  are — 
the  thorough  mode  of  teaching,  and  the  consequent  scholarship  of  the 
pupils;  the  mild,  yet  strict,  energetic  and  uniform  discipline  of  the 
school;  the  regular  and  close  supervision  of  the  moral  deportment  of 
the  scholars  as  well  out  of,  as  in  school ;  the  extraordinary  healthiness  of 
the  town,  and  the  high  moral  character  of  the  citizens. 

Neither  labor  nor  expense  has  been  spared  to  make  the  school  worthy 
of  confidence  and  patronage.  The  Principal,  and  three  Assistants  of 
his  own  previous  training,  men  of  tried  scholarship,  or  experience,  in- 
dustry and  tact  in  teaching,  devote  their  whole  time  to  it. 

The  English  department  is  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Princi- 
pal, and  to  it  one  Teacher  devotes  the  whole,  and  another  the  greater 
part  of  his  time.  Its  object  is  to  prepare  boys  well,  either  for  the  Classi- 
cal department,  or  for  the  ordinary  business  of  practical  life.  The 
Academy  building  is  handsomely  situated  on  a  hill  remote  from  the 
business  of  the  town,  and  contains  four  spacious  rooms,  one  of  which  is 
appropriated  to  the  English  department. 

The  Classical  scholars  receive  regular  instruction  in  all  the  branches 
of  common  English  Education,  four  afternoons  in  the  week,  and  Sat- 
urday forenoon  is  exclusively  devoted  to  this  object.  In  each  depart- 
ment there  are  five  classes;  and  with  such  a  corps  of  teachers,  and  such 
classification  as  is  rigidly  adhered  to,  any  probable  number  of  scholars 
can  receive  ample  and  efficient  attention. 

The  arrangement  of  classes  contemplate  four  years  from  the  begin- 
ning of  Latin  Grammar,  as  the  period  of  preparation  for  College.  Some, 
however,  are  prepared  in  much  less,  while  others  require  still  more  time, 
the  more  intelligent  and  industrious  being  promoted  to  higher,  while  the 
more  indolent  and  dull  fall  into  lower  classes.  The  rate  of  progress  de- 
pends on  the  age,  intellect  and  application  of  each  individual.  The 
more  active  are  not  retarded ;  nor  are  the  slowpaced  dragged  over  books 
without  understanding  them.  That  it  is  better  to  have  a  perfect  knowl- 
edge of  a  few  books,  than  a  mere  superficial  acquaintance  with  many,  is 
a  cardinal  maxim  of  the  school.  Solidity  should  not  be  sacrificed  to 
despatch.  A  fine  superstructure  should  rest  on  a  solid  foundation;  it 
can  rest  on  no  other.  It  is  believed  that  boys  of  ordinary  capacity 
cannot  be  properly  prepared  for  College  in  less  than  four  years.  In  ed- 
ucation, as  in  other  things,  those  who  profess  to  despatch  work  on  the 


Orange  County  Schools.  293 

shortest  order,  generally  execute  it  in  the  worst  manner.  The  careless- 
ness and  inaccuracy  engendered  in  the  boy  by  hasty  and  superficial  hab- 
its of  study,  are  deeply  felt  and  deplored,  but  seldom  corrected  by  the 
future  man. 

— The  Register,  June  15,  1839. 

HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Fall  Session  will  begin  on  Thursday  the  Sth  of  August.  Such  is 
the  arrangement  of  classes,  that  any  probable  number  of  scholars  can 
receive  immediate  and  efficient  attention. 

Classical  Dept.  (W.J.Bingham, 

m    ■  ■       «,n     •        i  <  >).  A.  Bingham, 

1  union  $21  in  advance.     I   \    tt    -d 

English  Dep.  (  A.  H.  Ray, 

Tuition  $15  in  advance.    (  S.  W.  Hughes. 
June  19,  1839. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  29,  1839. 

For  the  Register. 
"HILLSBOROUGH  ACADEMY." 

This  Institution  has,  for  years,  been  growing  on  the  public  confidence. 
Its  able  and  indefatigable  Principal,  Mr.  BINGHAM,  has  preferred 
that  it  should  win  its  way  to  fame,  rather  by  the  proficiency  of  the  pu- 
pils, than  by  the  adventitious  aids  so  often  resorted  to,  by  the  friends 
of  other  Academies.  Though  urged  by  Parents  &  Guardians  to  give 
to  the  public  his  system  of  School  government  and  studies,  he  has  hith- 
erto declined  to  go  beyond  the  ordinary  advertisement,  of  the  time  at 
which  the  school  exercises  commence.  Very  recently,  however,  the 
Trustees  of  the  Academy  have  issued  a  small  Pamphlet,  containing  some 
outlines  of  the  system  of  discipline  adopted  by  Mr.  B.,  together  with 
a  list  of  the  Students  and  calculated,  we  trust,  to  place  the  claims  of  this 
School  on  such  ground  as  fully  to  justify  its  extensive  patronage.  By 
that  publication  it  will  appear  that  both  the  Classical  and  English  De- 
partments are  filled ;  that  the  location  of  the  School  is  in  a  healthful 
region  and  in  a  community  unsurpassed  for  morality,  but  what  is  of  in- 
finitely more  importance  even  than  these  advantages,  is,  that  the  disci- 
pline combines  energy  with  mildness  and  that  it  is  not  confined  to  the 
Academic  hours,  but  extends  to  those  of  relaxation.  The  pupil  is  thus 
led  to  acquire  consistency  of  character  and  insensibly  to  cultivate  proper 
self-respect.  It  is  common  to  hear  American  scholarship  depreciated, 
and  perhaps  when  contrasted  with  European,  it  may  not  be  without 
truth,  but  there  is  abundant  reason  to  account  for  it.  The  time  di- 
rected to  Classical  studies  and  the  thorough  elementary  instruction  in 
Europe,  has  long  been  regarded  as  among  the  prominent  causes  of  this 


294  Orange  County  Schools. 

superiority ;  Experience  has  taught  that  there  is  no  sound  learning  in  the 
higher  branches,  without  a  perfect  mastery  of  the  primary  studies. 
More  good  minds  have  been  wrecked,  by  attempting  a  north-west  passage 
to  learning,  than  ever  failed  to  arrive  at  it  by  the  old  route.  The  impa- 
tience of  this  age,  and  particularly  of  this  country,  have  become  pro- 
verbial, and  in  nothing  is  this  more  seen  than  in  the  discoveries  of  short 
systems  of  Education ;  a  species  of  quackery,  which  panders  to  the  pub- 
lic appetite. 

Without  recurring  particularly  to  the  many  errors  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  Grammar  Schools,  the  writer  thinks  there  is  one  common  defect 
in  the  mode  of  getting  up  such  Schools.  If  a  young  gentleman  is  liber- 
ally educated,  as  it  is  called,  and  should  be  seized  with  the  mania  for 
professional  fame,  without  the  means  of  pursuing  his  studies,  he  forth- 
with "urged  by  poverty  and  requests  of  friends"  issues  proposals  for 
opening  "a  Classical  Seminary"  not  to  build  up  an  honest  name  as 
an  Instructor,  not  to  extend  the  blessings  of  sound  learning  to  others, 
but  to  sustain  himself  while  preparing  for  the  practice  of  a  far  different 
profession,  that  of  Divinity,  Law,  or  Medicine.  ISTow,  we  do  not  cen- 
sure many  of  these  good  men,  for  if  they  faithfully  discharge  their  duty 
to  their  pupils  they  deserve  applause.  All  we  mean  to  say  is,  that  it  is 
not  probable  we  should  find  them  as  devoted  to  this  temporary  calling, 
as  if  it  were  to  be  the  business  of  their  lives — that  men  do  not  usually 
take  as  much  pains  with  the  scaffolding,  as  with  the  building  for  which 
it  is  used. 

So  well  has  Mr.  B.  been  aware  of  this,  that  he  has  refused  to  receive 
any  Assistant  who  has  not,  like  himself,  devoted  his  life  to  the  business 
of  Instruction :  and  the  consequences  are  already  manifest  in  the  in- 
creased and  increasing  reputation  of  the  School.  He  has  retained  As- 
sistants at  very  high  salaries,  in  the  hope  of  elevating  the  character  of 
the  Academy  and  enlarging  the  sphere  of  its  usefulness,  and  we  are  well 
assured  that  any  increase  of  expense  incurred  for  this  purpose,  will  be 
amply  repaid  by  increased  patronage. 

The  writer  is  not  in  any  manner  connected  either  with  the  Academy 
or  the  Instructors,  and  hopes  that  his  motives  will  not  suffer  from  mis- 
construction. As  a  Eather  and  a  friend  of  learning,  he  offers  his  humble 
tribute  of  applause  to  an  Institution,  which  has  been  furnished  to  our 
University  the  first  Classical  Scholars,  and  in  which  we  see  a  pledge  of 
future  and  continued  usefulness.  Attictjs. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  10,  1839. 


Orahge  Couatty  Schools.  295 

HILLSBOEOUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Fall  Session  will  end  on  the  6th  of  December.  The  Spring  Ses- 
sion will  begin  on  Monday  the  6th  of  January.     Tuition  as  heretofore. 

;W.  J.  Bingham,    "| 
J.  A.  Bingham,      >  Principals. 
A.  H.  Ray.  J 

t?     r  -u  -n         /  S.  W.  Hughes. 
English  Dep.    j  ^  R   Ra  * 

Hillsboro',  N.  C.  Nov.  13. 

— -Raleigh  Register,  November  23,  1839. 

GREGORY'S  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1808. 

Mrs.  Gregory,  late  from  Danville,  Virginia,  who  comes  well  recom- 
mended, will  commence  on  the  1st  of  January  next,  boarding  and  teach- 
ing young  Ladies  the  following  Arts  and  Sciences,  and  at  the  prices 
affixed  per  year : 

Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic  and  Grammar,  $12,  with  the  addition 
of  plain  Sewing  and  Sampler,  $20,  with  the  further  addition  of  Em- 
broidery, Lace-work,  fine  .Needle-work,  Fillegree,  Artificial  and  Scrap 
Work,  $30,  Geography  $8,  Wax-work  $8,  Drawing  and  Painting,  $10, 
Music  $40. 

Board,  Washing,  and  Tuition  of  every  description,  Music  excepted, 
$100. 

To  be  paid  quarterly  in  advance. 

Hillsboro. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  7,  1808. 

HAWFIELD  ACADEMY,  1808. 

A  Grammar  School  will  be  opened  in  Orange  County,  about  ten  miles 
west  of  Hillsboro',  on  the  first  Monday  in  January  next,  for  the  recep- 
tion of  Students  under  the  Superintendence  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  Paisley, 
in  which  will  be  taught  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geography, 
Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  etc.,  etc.  The  terms  of  Tuition  will  be 
sixteen  dollars  per  annum,  to  be  paid  at  the  end  of  the  year.  The  price 
of  Board,  Lodging,  Washing,  etc.  will  be  about  fifty  dollars  per  annum. 
Mr.  James  Mason,  living  near  to  the  School-house,  expects  to  have  it  in 
his  power  to  board  ten  or  twelve  Students ;  and  Boarding  may  also  be 
obtained  in  several  other  respectable  families  in  the  neighborhood. 

It  is  supposed,  on  account  of  the  healthful  situation  of  this  part  of 
the  Country,  the  low  price  of  Board  and  Tuition,  together  with  the  tried 
and  approved  abilities  of  the  Teacher,  *  *  *  that  this  School  will 
meet   with    the    encouragement    of    the    Friends    of    Science.     *     *     * 

Nov.  IS. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  21f,  1808. 


296  Okange  County  Schools. 

HAWFIELD  ACADEMY  UNDER  J.  H.  PICKARD. 

The  Subscriber  intends  opening  a  School  in  the  neighborhood  of  the 
Rev'd  Paisley  and  James  Mebane,  Esq.  on  the  first  Monday  in  January 
next;  where  will  be  taught,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English 
Grammar,  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Philosophy,  etc.     *     *     * 

Orange,  Nov.  26.  John  H.  Pickard. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  11,  1812. 

HAWFIELD  ACADEMY. 

The  subscribed  being  about  to  leave  the  Hillsborough  Academy,  will 
again  open  a  Grammar  School,  at  the  Hawfield  Academy,  on  the  first 
Monday  in  January  next.  The  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  English 
Grammar,  and  the  usual  branches  of  Academical  Study,  will  be  taught. 
Boarding  can  be  had  in  good  houses,  it  is  presumed,  for  $50  a  year. 
Great  attention  will  be  given  as  well  to  the  morals  as  to  the  literary 
Education  of  youth. 

Poplar  Spring,  Orange,  ]STov.  17.  John  H.  Pickard. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  25,  181k- 

MT.  REPOSE  SCHOOL  UNDER  WI.  BINGHAM,  1818. 

THE  EXERCISES 

Of  the  Academy  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Subscriber  will  be 
resumed  on  the  first  Monday  of  January  next,  in  the  dwelling  house  of 
the  late  Mrs.  Hargrave,  on  Back  Creek,  about  10  miles  north  west  of 
Hillsborough.  The  situation  is  healthy,  the  house  large  and  convenient, 
and  the  neighborhood  very  eligible  for  a  school.  Board  in  respectable 
families  may  be  procured  on  reasonable  terms.  Due  attention  shall  be 
paid  to  the  moral  as  well  as  literary  proficiency  of  his  pupils.  Terms  of 
tuition :  for  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geography,  etc.  $18 ; 
English  Grammar  $16 ;  Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic  $8  a  year. 
Payment  quarterly  in  advance.  Wm.  Bingham. 

Mount  Repose,  Dec.  15. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  2,  1818. 

THE  EXERCISES 

Of  the  Academy  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  Bingham 
will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  of  January.     *     *     * 

The  Academy  is  about  10  miles  northwest  of  Hillsborough. 

Mount  Repose,  Dec.  15. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  21f,  1818. 


Orange  Couxty  Schools.  297 

THE   EXERCISES 

Of  the  School  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  Bingham  will  be 
resumed  on  the  1st  Monday  of  January  next.     *     *     * 

Mount  Repose,  Orange  County.  Dec.  4,   1S19. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  10,  1819. 

THE   EXERCISES 

Of  the  Academy  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  Bingham  will 
be  resumed  on  the  first  of  January  next.  Board  may  be  procured  in 
respectable  families  in  the  vicinity. 

Mount  Repose,  Orange  county, 
December  18. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  29,  1820. 

EXAMIXATIOX. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  students  under  the  care  of  the 
Rev.  Wm.  Bingham,  will  commence  on  the  10th  of  December,  and  end 
on  the  12th. — The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st 
Monday  of  January. — Tuition  for  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages. 
English  Grammar  and  Geography,  twenty  dollars  per  annum,  payable 
quarterly  in  advance.     *     *     * 

Xov.  8. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  16.  1821. 

MOOT  EEPOSE  SCHOOL  ODER  W.  J.  BINGHAM. 

THE  exercises  of  the  Academy  heretofore  under  the  superintendence 
of  the  Rev.  Wm.  Bingham,  will  be  continued  by  Wm.  J.  Bingham.  The 
system  of  studies  will  be  the  same.  W.  J.  Bingham. 

Mount  Repose,  Orange  County. 
February  9,  1826. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  11±,  18.26. 

MT.  REPOSE  SCHOOL  ODER  W.  P.  FORREST. 

MOUNT  REPOSE. 

PRIVATE  BOARDIXG  SCHOOL. 

THE  subscriber  proposes  to  open  a  Private  Boarding  School,  on  the 
third  Monday  in  January,  at  the  late  residence  of  Rev.  "Wm.  Bingham, 
deceased.     The  terms  of  tuition  will  be. 

For  Spelling,  Reading.  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  per  ) 

session,  84.00  v  payable  in 

The  Latin  Language,  6.00  \     advance. 

English  Grammar,  Geography  and  Astronomy.  8.00 


298  Orange  County  Schools. 

A  deduction  will  be  made  to  those  who  enter  after  the  session  com- 
mences. 

There  will  be  two  sessions  in  the  year,  of  five  months  each. 

Price  of  board,  six  dollars  per  month. 

The  moderation  of  the  terms,  the  healthiness  and  pleasantness  of  the 
situation,  and  the  morality  of  the  neighborhood,  are  considerations  which 
it  is  hoped  will  procure  for  this  establishment  a  share  of  public  patron- 
age. Wm,  P.  Forkest. 

Orange  county,  December  30. 

— The  Star,  January  8,  1829. 

UNION  SCHOOL,  1818. 

THE  PROSPECT  COMPANY, 

Has  erected  a  Boarding  House  near  Union  School  House,  about  one 
mile  south  of  Woody's  Ferry  on  Haw-River,  Orange  County,  in  which 
will  be  admitted  10  or  12  Boarders ;  who  may  be  taught  in  Union 
School,  the  following  branches  of  Literature : 

Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  with  the  Art  of 
Scanning  Poetry,  Geography,  Drawing,  Painting,  Embroidery,  and 
otber  kinds  of  Needle- Work. 

Mary  Mendenhall,  the  present  Tutoress,  has  taught  some  years, — 
and  is  well  recommended  for  her  competency  and  qualifications  as  a 
tutoress.     She  will  reside  at  the  Boarding  House.     *     *     * 

Boys  will  not  be  permitted  to  continue  in  the  Boarding  House  after 
they  are  fifteen  years  of  age. 

Terms,  $16.50,  for  Board  and  Tuition  a  Quarter,  which  sum  must 
be  paid  in  advance.  For  further  information,  enquire  of  Thomas 
Newlin.  Isaac  Sugart,  President. 

5th  mo.  1st  day,  1818. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  5,  1818. 

GRATES'  FEMALE  SCHOOL,  1819. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Female  School  at  Long  Meadows,  will  be  re- 
sumed on  the  last  Monday  in  January  next,  under  the  direction  of 
Mrs.  Graves.  In  this  Institution  are  taught  Grammar,  Geography, 
Moral  and  Natural  Philosophy,  Astronomy,  Logic,  Rhetoric  and  His- 
tory; also  Needle  Work,  Drawing  and  Music.  Boarding  and  Tuition 
will  be  Fifty-five  Dollars  a  Session  in  advance,  except  Music  and 
Drawing,  for  which  there  will  be  an  extra  charge. 

The  greatest  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  and  religious  in- 
struction of  pupils  put  under  our  care. 

Elijah  Graves,  Principal. 

Orange  6  miles  North  West  of  Hillsboro. 

December  17,  1819. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  2J±,  1819. 


Orange  County  Schools.  299 

GRAVES'  SCHOOL  AT  WALNUT  GROYE,  1828. 
FEMALE    EDUCATION. 

A  FEMALE  SCHOOL,  is  proposed  to  be  open  on  the  first  Monday 
in  January  next,  under  the  superintendence  of  Rev.  Elijah  Graves, 
at  Walnut  Grove,  twelve  miles  from  Hillsborough,  near  the  road  lead- 
ing from  that  place  to  Pittsborough.  In  this  school  will  be  taught 
every  necessary  and  useful  branch  of  literature,  and  some  of  the  orna- 
mental, such  as  needle  work,  drawing  and  painting.  The  very  moder- 
ate price  of  six  dollars  a  month  will  be  charged  for  board,  and  the 
price  of  tuition  will  vary  from  six  to  twelve  and  a  half  dollars.  The 
situation  of  this  school  is  extremely  healthy,  and  the  government  of  it 
will  be  entirely  parental. 

Orange  county,  Dec.  11. 

— The  Star,  January  3,  1828. 

CHAPEL  HILL  ACADEMY,  1820. 

CHAPEL  HILL  ACADEMY. 

THE  exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  the  twentieth  of 
June  next,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  undersigned.  The  course 
of  studies  in  this  Academy  will  be  (as  usual)  so  arranged  as  to  render 
it  in  every  respect  preparatory  to  the  University.  Elocution,  pronun- 
ciation according  to  the  rules  of  Prosody,  Scanning  and  the  derivation 
and  composition  of  words  will  receive  particular  attention.  Due  regard 
will  also  be  paid  to  those  pursuing  the  lower  branches  of  Education, 
and  every  exertion  used  to  stimulate  them  to  emulation.  The  moral 
conduct  and  good  deportment  of  the  pupils  will  receive  special 
attention. 

The  local  situation  of  the  Academy  must  also  afford  advantages  to 
those  preparing  for  the  University.  The  terms  of  Tuition  will  be  as 
usual.  The  sessions  and  vacations  will  be  regulated  by  those  of  the 
University. 

Chapel-Hill,  May  1st,  1820.  James  A.  Craig. 

fglPJ.  A.  Craig  will  keep  on  hand  a  supply  of  School  Books. 

—The  Star,  May  26,  1820. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1821. 

CHAPEL-HILL   ACADEMY. 

THE  exercises  of  this  Institution  will  again  be  resumed  on  the  5th 
of  January  next.  The  course  of  studies  in  this  Academy  is  as  usual, 
so  arranged  as  to  render  it  preparatory  to  the  University.  The  exam- 
inations will  be  immediately  previous  to  those  in  the  University,  and 
under  the  direction  of  the  Faculty.     At  each  public  examination   of 


300  Orange  County  Schools. 

the  School  the  Senior  Class  will  be  considered  as  candidates  for  the 
then  ensuing  Freshman  Class  in  College,  and  examined  as  such.  The 
sessions  and  vacations  will  be  regulated  by  those  of  the  University. 

Raleigh,  Dec.  14th,  1820.  J.  A.  Craig,  Principal. 

—The  Star,  December  15,  1820. 

HILLSBOROUGH  FEMALE   SEMINARY,  1825. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  first  day  of 
August,  under  the  immediate  care  of  Miss  Lavinia  Brainerd,  and 
under  the  inspection  and  superintendence  of  Eev.  William  M.  Green. 

The  course  of  instruction  in  this  seminary  will  be  carried  on  in  a  reg- 
ular continued  system  of  Academic  studies,  embracing  all  the  sceientific 
and  ornamental  branches  necessary  to  complete  the  female  education. 

Pupils  from  abroad  can  be  accommodated  with  board  in  the  most 
respectable  families  of  the  place,  at  the  rate  of  ten  dollars  per  month. 
Arrangements,  however,  are  now  making,  by  which  it  is  intended  to  in- 
struct the  more  advanced  pupils  in  house-wifery  and  in  all  the  various 
branches  of  domestic  economy.  Whilst  all  due  attention  will  be  paid 
to  the  ordinary  and  the  ornamental  branches  of  education,  the  instruct- 
ors will  deem  it  their  imperious  duty  to  pay  especial  regard  to  the 
morals  &  manners  of  the  young  ladies  committed  to  their  care. 

There  will  be  a  select  committee  of  literary  ladies  and  gentlemen 
to  attend  the  semi-annual  examinations,  to  decide  on  the  merits  and 
progress  of  the  pupils,  and  to  place  them  in  the  several  classes. 

Those  pupils  who  shall  have  completed  their  course  of  studies  with 
acceptance,  will  receive  a  Diploma  with  the  signatures  of  their  in- 
structors and  of  the  examining  committee,  and  under  the  seal  of  the 
seminary. 

The  studies  of  the  several  classes  will  be  arranged  in  the  following 
order : 

First  Class. — Reading,  Writing,  Orthography,  Arithmetic,  English 
Grammar,  Modern  Geography,  Elements  of  Composition. 

Second  Class. — Ancient,  Modern  &  Sacred  Geography,  Use  of  the 
Globes,  Map-drawing,  Natural  History,  History  of  the  United  States. 

Third  Class. — Algebra,  Elements  of  Euclid,  Tytler's  History,  Rhetoric, 
Elements  of  Criticism,  Astronomy,  Chronology,  and  Natural  Philosophy. 

Fourth  Class. — Moral  Philosophy,  Evidences  of  Christianity,  Natural 
Theology,  Chemistry,  Botany,  Mineralogy  and  Logic. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  lessons  will  be  given  in  Music,  Drawing 
and  Painting  in  all  its  styles,  in  plain  and  ornamental  Needle-work, 
and  in  making  Fruit  and  Flowers  in  Wax. 

There  will  be  two  vacations  in  the  year;  one  of  six  weeks  during  the 
winter,  the  other  of  a  fortnight  during  the  summer.  The  first  session 
will  end  about  the  middle  of  November  next;  and  a  proportionable 
deduction  be  made  in  the  price  of  tuition  on  account  of  the  shortness 
of  the  session. 


Orange  County  Schools.  301 

PRICES  OF  TUITION. 

For  First  Class,  per  session $10.00 

For  Second  Class,  per  session 12.50 

For  Third  and  Fourth  Classes,  per  session 15.00 

All  the  ornamental  branches  taught  at  the  usual  prices. 

Hillsboro',  July  9. 

The  Editors  of  the  Raleigh  Star,  Carolina  Observer,  Cape  Fear 
Recorder,  Newbern  Sentinel,  Edenton  Gazette  and  Western  Carolinian, 
are  requested  to  give  the  above  three  insertions,  and  forward  their 
accounts  to  the  Editor  of  the  Hillsborough  Recorder  for  payment. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  15,  1825. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1826. 

HILLSBOROUGH  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 

THE  First  Session  of  this  Institution  closed  on  the  17th  ult. — at 
which  time  an  approved  Examination  of  the  pupils  was  sustained  in 
the  presence  of  the  School  Committee.  The  exercises  of  this  Seminary 
will  be  resumed  on  Thursday  the  12th  of  January  next.  Competent 
Instructors  will  be  in  readiness  at  that  time  to  meet  the  wishes  of  those 
Parents  and  Guardians  who  may  commit  their  Children  to  our  care, 
with  a  view  to  their  instruction,  in  either  the  useful  or  ornamental 
branches  of  Female  Education.  The  Superintendent,  deeply  impressed 
with  the  importance  of  rightly  training  those  who  are  now  the  daugh- 
ters, but  are  shortly  to  be  the  wives  and  mothers  of  the  community, 
pledges  himself,  as  before,  to  exercise  parental  watchfulness  over  his 
pupils,  and  to  give  such  direction  to  the  instructions  of  the  Seminary, 
as  shall  adapt  them  to  the  eternal  as  well  as  temporal  interests  of  those 
committed  to  his  care. 

Everything  taught  shall  be  taught  thoroughly  and  with  a  view  to 
practical  life. — And  although  the  lighter  gratifications  of  female  educa- 
tion, usually  called  "accomplishments"  shall  be  attended  to  in  their 
proper  place  and  measure,  yet  the  chief  aim  of  the  Instructor  shall  be 
to  fit  their  pupils  for  usefulness,  by  inculcating,  both  by  precept  and 
example,  moderation,  forbearance,  good  temper,  self-control,  and  the 
morality  of  the  Gospel. 

To  Parents  and  Guardians  at  a  distance,  who  may  commend  their 
children  to  his  attention,  the  Superintendent  engages  to  provide  them 
with  board,  in  families  convenient  to  the  Academy,  and  where  all  due 
attention  will  be  paid  to  their  morals,  their  manners,  and  their  comfort. 

Terms  of  Tuition  at  the  usual  rates. — Board  can  be  obtained  in  the 
most  respectable  families  at  $10  per  month,  including  wood,  washing, 
candles,  &c.  W.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

Hillsborough,  Dec.  1st,  1825. 


302  Orange  County  Schools. 

The  Editors  of  the  Kaleigh  Star,  JNTewbern  Sentinel,  Edenton  Gazette, 
Fayetteville  Observer,  Cape  Fear  Recorder,  and  Western  Carolinian, 
are  requested  to  publish  the  above  for  three  successive  weeks,  and  for- 
ward their  accounts  to  the  office  of  the  Hillsborough  Recorder  for 
payment. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  20,  1825. 

THE  second  session  of  this  Institution  commenced  on  the  12th  inst. 
and  the  superintendent  takes  pleasure  in  informing  Parents  &  Guar- 
dians at  a  distance,  that  he  is  at  present  assisted  by  a  Gentleman  and 
Lady  of  the  most  undoubted  qualifications.  He  can,  therefore,  with 
confidence,  recommend  the  school  to  the  attention  of  the  public,  and 
engage  that  no  exertion  shall  be  spared  to  give  to  it  a  permanent  and 
useful  character.  Wm.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

Jan.  25th,  1826. 

The  Editors  of  the  Star,  Carolina  Observer,  "Western  Carolinian, 
Cape  Fear  Recorder,  JNTewbern  Sentinel  and  Edenton  Gazette,  will 
publish  the  above  for  four  successive  weeks,  and  forward  their  accounts 
to  the  office  of  the  Hillsborough  Recorder.  W.  M.  G. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  31,  1826. 

HILLSBOROUGH  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1827. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  12th  in- 
stant. The  facilities  for  instruction  afforded  by  the  number  of  Teach- 
ers, and  the  possession  of  an  excellent  Philosophical  and  Chemical 
Apparatus  and  Mineralogical  Cabinet,  united  to  the  known  healthiness 
of  the  place,  and  the  moderate  terms  of  tuition,  present  no  ordinary 
claims  to  the  notice  of  the  parents  and  guardians  of  our  community. 

PRICES  AS  BEFORE. 

Ordinary  Tuition  per  Session. 

Fourth  Class $10.00 

Third  Class 12.50 

Second   Class 12.50 

First   Class 15.00 

Music    (per   session) 24.00 

Painting  &  Drawing 10.00 

Needle  Work 1.00 

Contingent   expenses 50 

Board  $10  per  month. 

Hillsboro',  July  2.  Wm.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

—Raleigh  Register,  July  13,  1827. 


Orange  County  Schools.  303 

HILLSBORO'  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1828. 

The  Summer  Session  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  10th 
of  July. 

LITERARY    TUITION. 

First  Class,  per  session $15.00 

Second  and  Third  Classes,  per  session 12.50 

Fourth  Class,  per  session 10.00 

Contingent   Expenses 50 

ORNAMENTAL  DEPARTMENT. 

Music,  per  session $24.00 

Drawing  &  Painting 10.00 

Needle  Work 1.00 

Board  can  be  obtained  in  the  most  respectable  families  of  the  place 
at  $10  per  month,  including  washing,  wood,  candles,  &c.     A  few  young 
ladies  will  be  received  as  boarders  in  the  family  of  the  instructresses. 
July  3.  W.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

- — Raleigh  Register,  July  1/.,  1828. 

HILLSBORO'  FEMALE   SEMINARY,  1829. 

THE  Summer  Session  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  9th 
day  of  July.     Terms  as  heretofore. 

ORDINARY    TUITION. 

Fourth  Class,  per  session $10.00 

Second  and  Third  Classes,  per  session 12.50 

First  Class,  per  session 15.00 

Contingent   Expenses 50 

ORNAMENTAL   BRANCHES. 

Music,  per  session $24.00 

Lace  Needlework,  per  session 3.00 

Muslin  Needlework,  per  session 2.00 

Drawing  &  Painting,  per  session 10.00 

Board  from  $8  to  $10  per  month. 

June,  1829.  W.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  9,  1829. 


304  Orange  County  Schools. 

THE  Winter  Examination  of  the  Institution  ended  on  the  8th  in- 
stant.    The  next  Session  will  commence  on  the  28th  January  next. 

Eirst   Class,   per   session $15.00 

Second  and  Third  Classes,  per  session 12.50 

Fourth  Class,  per  session 10.00 

Contingent   Expenses 50 

Music,  per  session 24.00 

Drawing  &  Painting 10.00 

Needle  Work $1.00  to  3.00 

Board,  including  Wood,  Washing,  Candles,  &c.  in  the  most  respect- 
able families,  for  $10  per  month. 

Dec.  19.  W.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

The  Raleigh  Star,  Western  Carolinian,  Ereeman's  Echo,  Halifax 
Minerva,  and  Eayetteville  Observer,  will  publish  the  above  4  times, 
and  forward  their  accounts  to  J.  P.  Sneed,  Esq.,  Treasurer  of  the  Hills- 
boro'  Female  Seminary. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  21,  1829. 

HILLSBOBO'  FEMALE  SEMIlfABY,  1830. 

THE  Summer  Examination  of  this  Institution  closed  on  the  22d  inst. 
The  next  Session  will  commence  on  Thursday,  the  8th  of  July. — An 
early  attendance  of  the  Scholars  is  desired.     Terms  as  heretofore,  viz : 

FOE  ORDINARY  TUITION. 

First   Class,   per   session $15.00 

Second  and  Third  Classes,  per  session 12.50 

Fourth  Class,  per  session 10.00 

Contingent   Expenses 50 

ORNAMENTAL     BRANCHES. 

Music,  per  session 24.00 

Drawing  &  Painting 10.00 

Needle   Work $1.00  to       3.00 

Board  can  be  obtained  in  the  most  respectable  families  of  the  place, 
at  from  $9  to  $10  per  month,  including  Wood,  Washing,  Candles,  &c. 
Hillsboro',  June  24,  1830.  W.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

The  Editors  of  the  Star,  N.  C.  Journal,  Newbern  Spectator,  Roanoke 
Advocate  and  Edenton  Gazette,  will  please  give  the  above  three  inser- 
tions and  forward  their  accounts  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  H.  F.  S. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  5,  1830. 


Orange  County  Schools.  305 

The  Winter  Examination  ended  on  the  7th  inst.  The  next  Session 
will  commence  on  Thursday,  the  20th  of  January,  1831. 

This  institution  has  now  been  in  successful  operation  five  years,  and 
continues,  notwithstanding  the  pecuniary  straitness  of  the  times,  to 
receive  a  full  share  of  public  patronage.  The  course  of  studies  though 
liberal,  is  yet  so  regulated  as  to  give  no  undue  precedence  to  the  orna- 
mental branches  of  Education,  and  to  allow  of  no  intrusion  upon  the 
regular  school  hours. 

A  neat  and  well  selected  Apparatus,  together  with  a  handsome  Cab- 
inet of  Minerals,  facilitate  the  task  of  instruction  in  the  several  studies 
of  Chemistry,  Natural  Philosophy,  and  Mineralogy.     *     *     * 

Dec.  8th,  1830.  Wm.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  16,  1830. 

HILLSBOROUGH  FEMALE   SEMINARY,  1833, 

The  Winter  Examinations  of  this  Institution  took  place  on  the  3d 
inst.     The  next  Session  will  commence  on  the  11th  January,  1833. 

The  true  test  of  character  of  all  Schools  is  the  proficiency  of  their 
pupils  in  sound  and  useful  learning,  and  not  in  the  number  and  titles 
of  the  names  by  which  they  are  recommended. — As  the  above  Institu- 
tion has  now  been  more  than  seven  years  in  successful  operation,  its 
Instructors  would  fearlessly,  though  modestly  appeal  to  the  fruits  of 
their  past  labors  in  proof  of  the  honesty  and  ability  with  which  they 
have  hitherto  fulfilled  their  trust,  and  as  the  surest  pledge  of  their 
fidelity  for  the  time  to  come.  Their  pupils  are  now  scattered  in  every 
section  of  the  State,  and  of  their  profiency  generally  an  enlightened 
public  can  judge  for  themselves. 

The  health  of  the  Superintendent  being  restored,  he  will  again  take 
part  in  the  instruction  of  the  higher  classes,  as  well  as  exercise  a  gen- 
eral control  over  the  whole  School. 

Board  may  be  obtained  in  the  most  respectable  families  of  the  place 
at  from  $8  to  $10  per  month.  Tuition  from  $10  to  $15  per  Session. 
Music,  $24.     Drawing  and  Painting,  $10.     Needle-work,  from  $1  to  $3. 

Hillsborough,  Dec.  1832.  W.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  December  11+,  1832. 

HILLSBOROUGH  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1835. 

The  Subscriber  having  resumed  the  superintendence  of  this  Insti- 
tution, pledges  himself  to  watch  with  fidelity  over  its  interests,  and  to 
devote  to  it  as  much  of  his  time  and  attention  as  may  be  necessary 
to  promote  good  order,  and  ensure  a  proper  regard  to  the  morals  and 
scholarship  of  its  pupils.  The  character  which  this  School  has  long 
sustained  before  the  public,  renders  unnecessary  any  of  the  usual  appeals 
to  attract  attention  and  procure  patronage.  The  same  experienced 
Instructress  will  continue  her  labors,  assisted  by  such  other  Teachers 
as  the  wants  of  the  School  may  require. 
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306  Orange  County  Schools. 

The  next  Session  will  commence  on  Thursday  the  8th  inst.  Price 
of  Tuition,  $10.50  to  $16.50,  per  Session.  Music,  $24.  Drawing  and 
Painting,  $10.     Board  from  $8  to  $9  per  month. 

January,  1835.  William  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  20,  1835. 

HILLSBORO'   FEMALE   ACADEMY,   1837. 

The  Second  Session  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  Thursday, 
the  20th  of  July. 

TERMS  OF  TUITION. 

First   Class $17.00 

Second   Class 15.00 

Third   Class 12.00 

Instruction  on  the  Piano 25.00 

Instruction  on  the  Guitar 25.00 

Instruction  in  Drawing  &  Painting 12.00 

Instruction  in  Needle  Work 3.00 

Hillsboro',  June  27.  Wm.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Monday,  July  3,  1837. 

HILLSBORO'  FEMALE   ACADEMY,   1838. 
The  Spring  session  of  this  Institution  will  open  on  the  25th  inst. 

TERMS  OF  TUITION. 

First   Class $17.00 

Second,  Third  and  Fourth  Classes 15.00 

Music 25.00 

Drawing  and  Painting 12.00 

Needle  Work 3.00 

Lessons  in  French  will  be  given  by  a  native  of  France  at  $3.00  per 
month.  Board  may  be  had  in  some  of  the  most  respectable  families  of 
the  place  at  $10  per  month. 

Jan.  8,  1838.  Wm.  M.  Green,  Superintendent. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  15,  1838. 

The  Subscriber  takes  this  method  of  giving  notice  to  Parents  and 
Guardians,  that  he  has  again  taken  this  Institution  under  his  immedi- 
ate instruction  and  control.  Instead  of  the  mere  general  Superintend- 
ence which  he  has  exercised  for  some  years  past,  he  will  henceforth 
take  part  in  the  instruction  of  the  higher  Classes,  as  well  as  give  to 
every  department  of  the  School  a  constant  personal  Supervision.  The 
same  teachers,  who  have,  in  times  past  given  such  general  satisfaction 
to  the  Public,  will  continue  their  faithful  labors. 

The  first  Principle  of  the  School  shall  be,  as  it  has  always  been,  to 
give  to  the  Pupils  an  understanding  knowledge  of  what  they  are  taught 
— to  proportion  their  studies  to  their  respective  capacities — to  estab- 
lish a  habit  of  close  and  correct  thinking — to  illustrate,  as  far  as  may 


Okange  County  Schools.  307 

be,  each  lesson  by  example  and  experiment,  and  to  give  to  the  whole 
system  of  instruction  a  practical,  rather  than  a  theoretical  cast.  No 
pains  shall  be  spared  to  give  to  the  Institution  a  character  for  con- 
scientious, unsparing  devotion  to  the  best  interests  of  its  Pupils. 

Lessons  in  Music  and  Painting  are  given  by  a  competent  and  ap- 
proved Instructress.  The  FRENCH  LANGUAGE  will  be  taught  by 
a  native  of  France,  a  gentleman  every  way  qualified. 

The  Subscriber  will  cheerfully  take  charge  of  such  Pupils  as  may 
be  committed  to  his  personal  care ;  and  will  place  them  in  such  families 
as  will  secure  them  attention  to  their  comfort  and  moral  culture.  A  few 
boarders  will  be  received  on  early  application,  into  his  own  family. 

TERMS  OF  TUITION. 

Literary    Branches. 

First    Class,  per  session $17.00 

Second  and  Third  Classes,  per  session 15.00 

Fourth  Class,  per  session 12.50 

Instruction  on  either  Piano  or  Guitar 25.00 

Drawing  and  Painting 10.00 

Ornamental  Needle  Work   (Muslin) 3.00 

Ornamental  Needle  Work  (Crewel) 5.00 

French   Language 15.00 

Board  may  be  obtained  in  respectable  families  at  $9  or  $10  per 
month.     The  present  Session  commenced  on  the  25th  ult. 

Hillsboro',  Feb.  1838.  Wm.  M.  Green,  Sup. 

Star  and  Standard,  each  4  weeks. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  26,  1838. 

TO  PARENTS  AND  GUARDIANS. 

The  Subscriber  having  lately  given  notice  that  he  had  again  taken 
the 

HILLSBORO'  FEMALE   SEMINARY 

under  his  immediate  instruction  and  control,  deems  it  due  to  the  public 
now  to  state,  that  since  the  date  of  that  advertisement,  he  has  deter- 
mined to  remove  from  Hillsboro',  and  that  his  connection  with  this 
institution  is  consequently  dissolved. 

He  trusts,  however,  that  his  separation  from  this  School  will  not 
injuriously  affect  its  interests.  The  Ladies  in  whose  charge  it  remains, 
are  well  known  and  approved  Instructresses.  Their  past  diligence  and 
success  afford  the  surest  pledge  for  the  conscientious  discharge  of  their 
future  labors.  No  better  evidence  can  be  given  of  the  correct  and  criti- 
cal mode  of  instruction  pursued  in  this  institution  than  the  well  known 
fact  that  its  pupils  are  eagerly  sought  after,  and  highly  approved  as 
Instructresses  in  other  schools.     It  has  been  a  leading  principle  with 


308  Orange  County  Schools. 

the  teachers  to  give  to  their  pupils  an  understanding  knowledge  of 
what  they  are  taught — to  proportion  the  studies  to  their  respective 
capacities — to  establish  a  habit  of  close  and  correct  thinking — to  illus- 
trate, as  far  as  possible,  each  lesson  by  example  &  experiment,  and  to 
give  to  the  whole  system  of  instruction  a  practical  character. 

At  the  request  of  the  Teachers,  the  following  statement  of  terms,  &c. 
is  here  added : 

Literary    Branches. 

First   Class,   per   session $17.00 

Second  and  Third  Classes,  per  session 15.00 

Fourth  Class,  per  session 12.50 

Instruction  on  either  Piano  or  Guitar 25.00 

Drawing  and  Painting 10.00 

Ornamental  Needle  Work   (Muslin) 3.00 

Ornamental  Needle  Work   (Crewel) 5.00 

French   Language 15.00 

Payable  in  advance. 

Lessons  in  Music  and  Painting  are  given  by  a  competent  and  ap- 
proved Instructress.  The  French  Language  is  taught  by  a  native  of 
France — a  gentleman  every  way  qualified. 

Board  may  be  had  in  respectable  families,  at  nine  or  ten  dollars  per 
month.  A  few  boarders  will  be  received,  on  early  application,  into  the 
family  of  the  principal  Instructress. 

Hillsboro',  March  2,  1838.  Wm.  M.  Gkeen. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  12,  1838. 

HILLSBOEOUGH   FEMALE   ACADEMY,  1839. 

The  undersigned  Trustees  of  the  Hillsborough  Female  Academy,  have 
the  pleasure  to  announce  to  Parents  and  Guardians,  that  the  Exercises 
of  this  Institution  commenced  on  the  24th  January,  for  the  present 
session,  under  the  charge  of  its  efficient  and  accomplished  Principal, 
Miss  Maria  L.  Spear.  The  services  of  this  lady,  for  several  years  past, 
have  been  such  as  to  meet  the  highest  expectations  of  the  Trustees,  and 
to  deserve  for  this  Academy  as  great  a  portion  of  public  patronage 
as  has  been  extended  to  any  similar  Institution  in  the  State. 

Miss  Spear  has  associated  with  herself  in  the  task  of  instruction, 
her  sister,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Smith,  whose  talents  and  skill  in  the  depart- 
ments of  Music,  Drawing  and  Painting,  have  been  fully  tested  and 
are  of  the  highest  order. 

A  gentleman,  who  is  a  native  of  France  and  in  every  way  qualified, 
will  give  lessons  in  the  French  Language  to  such  as  may  desire  it. 

The  Trustees  can  with  confidence  recommend  this  Seminary  to  all 
who  wish  their  daughters  and  wards  to  become  scholars,  and  to  have 
their  morals  anxiously  guarded,  and  their  manners  properly  formed; 
the  personal  accomplishments  and  moral  culture  of  the  students  being 


Orastge  Couxty  Schools.  309 

no  less  objects  of  attention  on  the  part  of  the  Teachers,  than  their  im- 
provement in  Literature. 

The  Studies  of  each  class  are  as  follows,  viz :  Spelling,  Reading, 
"Writing,  Chemistry,  Arithmetic,  Grammar,  Geography,  History, 
Natural  Philosophy,  Mythology,  Botany,  Rhetoric,  Astronomy,  Dicta- 
tion and  Composition,  constitute  the  studies  of  the  first  and  second 
classes :  the  same  branches  of  learning,  with  the  exception  of  the  five 
last  named,  form  the  studies  of  the  third  class,  and  the  fourth  class, 
which  is  the  lowest  in  the  School,  study  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing 
and  the  Tables  in  Arithmetic,  as  the  progress  of  the  scholar  justifies. 

TERMS  OF  TUITION. 

First  Class $17.50 

Second   Class 15.00 

Third   Class 15.00 

Fourth    Class 12.50 

Music  on  the  Piano  or  Guitar 25.00 

Drawing  and  Painting 12.00 

French 15.00 

Working  on  Canvass 5.00 

Working    on    Muslin 3.00 

James  S.  Smith, 
William  Calx, 
Cad  Joxes,  Sex'r, 
P.   H.  Max-gum, 
Hugh  Waddell, 
Nathan"  Hooker, 
Stephen   Moore, 

February  13.  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  25,  1839. 

HILLSBOEOUGH  FEMALE  ACADEMY  COrRSE  OF  STUDY,  1S39. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution  take  pleasure  in  announcing  that  it 
still  continues  under  the  care  of  its  former  efficient  and  accomplished 
Instructresses.  No  pains  have  been  spared  to  place  it  in  the  highest 
rank  of  Female  Academies.  The  Spring  Session  will  commence  on  the 
17th  of  January.  Parents  and  Guardians  are  particularly  requested  to 
bring  their  daughters  or  wards  in  time  to  be  in  readiness  for  the  open- 
ing of  the  School,  as  it  is  important  that  the  pupils  of  each  class  should 
enter  upon  their  studies  at  the  same  time.  The  modes  of  instruction, 
as  well  as  the  text  books  adopted,  are,  as  far  as  practicable,  those 
recommended  by  the  American  Common  School  Union. 

Of  the  First  Class. — Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Gram- 
mar, Geography,  with  the  use  of  the  Globes,  History,  Natural  Philoso- 
phy, Chemistry,  Mythology,  Botany,  Rhetoric,  Astronomy,  Geology, 
Political  Economy,  Dictation  and  Composition. 


310  Orange  County  Schools. 

Of  the  Second  Class. — Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Gram- 
mar, Geography,  with  the  use  of  the  Globes,  History,  Natural  Philoso- 
phy, Chemistry,  Dictation  and  Composition. 

Of  the  Third  Class. — Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Gram- 
mar and  Geography. 

Of  the  Fourth  Class. — Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  and  the  Tables  in 
Arithmetic. 

Terms  of  tuition,  payable  in  advance. 

First   Class $17.00 

Second  Class 15.00 

Third  Class 15.00 

Fourth  Class 12.00 

Music  on  Piano  or  Guitar 25.00 

Drawing  and  Painting 12.00 

French   and   Latin 15.00 

Working    on    Canvass 5.00 

Working  on  Muslin 5.00 

James  S.  Smith, 
Cad  Jones,  Sen., 
William  Cain, 
H.  Waddell, 
Stephen  Moore, 
Nathan  Hooker, 
P.  H.  Mangum, 

December  12.  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  21,  1839. 

TYITHERSPOON'S  PRIVATE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1826. 

THE  subscriber  will  open  a  private  Boarding  School  at  his  residence 
within  a  mile  and  a  half  of  Hillsborough,  NT.  C.  on  the  2d  Monday 
in  July  next.  He  will  receive  22  pupils  and  no  more.  These  will  be 
divided  into  two  classes.  The  first  to  be  composed  of  those  half  ad- 
vanced in  their  Latin  course;  the  second  of  those  just  commencing. 
Particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic  and 
Geography,  during  the  prosecution  of  the  classical  course. 

The  situation  is  healthy  and  pleasant,  commanding  the  convenience 
both  of  the  town  and  country. 

Parents  and  guardians  who  shall  commit  their  children  and  wards  to 
his  care,  may  be  assured  that  a  careful  attention  will  be  given  to  their 
moral  and  religious  instruction. — Board  and  tuition,  $65  per  session, 
to  be  paid  in  advance.  Letters  addressed  to  him  on  this  subject  (or  in 
his  absence  to  the  Hon.  F.  Nash)  will  receive  prompt  attention. 

May  15.  John  Witherspoon. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  19,  1826. 


Orange  County  Schools.  311 

PRIVATE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1S27. 

THE  subscriber  having  commenced  in  July  last  a  private  boarding 
school,  at  his  residence  within  a  mile  and  a  half  of  Hillsborough,  will 
receive  eight  or  ten  more  pupils,  should  they  apply.  His  number  of 
pupils  is  limited  to  twenty-two.  The  course  of  instruction,  preparatory 
to  the  University.  A  careful  attention  will  be  paid  to  Reading,  "Writ- 
ing, Arithmetic  and  Geography,  during  the  classical  course. 

Board  and  Tuition  $65  per  session,  or  $130  per  annum.  Parents  and 
guardians  who  may  intrust  their  youth  to  his  care,  may  be  assured 
that  every  attention  will  be  given  to  their  moral  and  religious  instruc- 
tion. The  exercises  having  closed  the  first  Monday  in  December ;  will 
be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  in  January. 

Dec.  5.  J.  TTitherspoon. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  12,  1826. 

THE  REY.  J.  AVITHERSPOOX, 

In  consequence  of  the  loss  of  his  house  in  the  country,  has  opened 
his  Private  Boarding  School  in  town,  where  he  is  prepared  to  accom- 
modate, the  number  of  pupils  he  proposed  to  receive  under  his  care. 

Hillsborough,  Jan.  10. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  2,  1827. 

Rev.  John  Witherspoon,  of  Hillsboro',  has  been  unanimously  elected 
to  the  Pastoral  Office,  by  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  vicinity  of 
Hampden  Sydney  College. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  30,  1828. 

HILLSBOROUGH  PRIVATE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1S28. 

THE  Exercises  in  the  School  of  the  undersigned  closed  on  the  30th 
of  May,  and  will  be  resumed  on  the  2d  Monday  in  July.  Six  or  eight 
more  Pupils  can  be  received  at  the  commencement  of  the  Session.  Board 
and  tuition  sixty-five  dollars  per  session,  paid  in  advance. 

June  3.  J.  "Witherspoon. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  10,  1828. 

PRIVATE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1S29. 

THE  Exercises  in  the  Subscriber's  School,  will  close  on  Friday  the 
oth  of  June,  and  be  resumed  on  the  second  Monday  in  August. 

There  will  be  public  speaking  by  his  pupils,  on  Thursday  night  the 
4th  of  June,  in  the  Masonic  Hall.  The  citizens  of  the  town  are  re- 
spectfully invited  to  attend.  J.  "Witherspoon. 

!N\  B. — Terms  of  his  School,  $65  per  session,  for  Board  and  Tuition,, 
paid  in  advance. 

Hillsborough,  May  19. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  26,  1829. 


312  Orange  County  Schools. 

PRIVATE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1830. 

THE  Exercises  in  the  Subscriber's  School,  within  a  mile  and  a  half 
of  Hillsborough,  will  terminate  on  Thursday  the  3d  of  June,  and  be 
resumed  on  Thursday  the  8th  of  July  next.  Eight  or  ten  more  pupils 
would  be  received. — Terms  $65  per  session,  paid  in  advance. 

June  1.  J.  Witherspoon. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  7,  1830. 

BETHLEHEM  SCHOOL,  1829. 

The  subscriber  proposes  opening  a  MALE  SCHOOL,  at  Bethlehem, 
On  Cain  Creek,  twelve  miles  from  Hillsborough,  on  the  12th  of  Janu- 
ary, in  which  will  be  taught  all  the  studies  preparatory  to  college.  The 
price  of  tuition  for  the  Languages,  $12.50  per  session;  English  Gram- 
mar, Geography,  and  Arithmetic,  $10,  to  be  paid  in  advance.  This 
school  will  be  in  a  good  moral  neighborhood. 

Boarding  can  be  had  in  respectable  families  at  six  dollars  per  month. 

Dec.  16.  George  W.  Morrow. 

— The  Star,  January  8,  1829. 

ANDERSON'S  FEMALE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1830. 

The  next  session  of  the  Subscriber's  Private  School  for  Young  Ladies, 
within  one  mile  of  Hillsboro,  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in 
January,  1831,  and  continue  five  months.  Terms  for  Board,  Tuition, 
Books  and  Stationary  of  every  kind,  $75. 

Instruction  in  Painting  and  Music  will  be  provided  for  such  as  desire 
it  at  the  usual  extra  charges. 

Hillsboro,  Nov.  30.  W.  Anderson. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  30,  1830. 

ANDERSON'S  SCHOOL,  1831. 

THE  NEXT  SESSION  of  the  subscriber's  private  Female  School, 
will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  of  July,  and  continue  five  months. 
Board,  tuition,  books,  and  stationary,  $75  in  advance.  An  early  appli- 
cation from  such  as  desire  to  enter  Pupils  is  desirable. 

Hillsboro',  May  28th,   1831.  W.   Anderson. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  2,  1831. 

FEMALE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1833. 

The  Seminary  for  Young  Ladies,  reeently  under  the  Superintendence 
of  Mr.  Walker  Anderson,  in  the  vicinity  of  Hillsborough,  will,  in 
future,  be  continued  on  the  same  principles,  under  the  direction  of  the 
Subscribers. 

Instruction  in  the  Ornamental  Branches  of  Female  Education,  par- 
ticularly Music  and  Drawing,  will  be  given  by  the  same  experienced 


Orange  County  Schools.  313 

and  well-qualified  Teachers  who  have  formerly  had  charge  of  that 
Department. 

The  Session  will  commence  on  the  15th  of  January,  1834. 

William  E.   Anderson, 

October  14.  Samuel   J.   Johnstone. 

- — Raleigh  Register,  October  15,  1833. 

FEMALE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1834. 

The  next  session  of  the  School,  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  Hills- 
borough, under  the  direction  of  the  subscriber,  will  commence  on  the 
first  day  of  July. 

The  terms  are  $75  per  session  of  five  months,  including  Board,  Tui- 
tion, Books  and  Stationary.  Well  qualified  instructors  will  give  les- 
sons in  Music  and  Painting,  at  the  customary  charges. 

Hillsboro',  June  2,   1834.  Will  E.  Anderson. 

—  The  Star,  Raleigh,  June  5,  183 1^. 

FEMALE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1835. 

The  next  session  of  the  subscriber's  school  will  commence  on  the 
15th  of  January,  1835. 

It  has  been  the  object  of  the  subscriber  to  render  his  school  as  much 
as  possible  a 

FAMILY   INSTITUTION, 

in  which  his  pupils  meet,  in  every  respect,  with  the  same  treatment 
to  which  they  have  been  accustomed  at  home,  so  far  as  consistent  with 
a  strict  though  mild  discipline.  To  this  end  the  number  of  pupils  is 
limited. 

The  system  of  studies  pursued,  comprises  every  branch  of  Female 
Education  taught  in  the  best  Seminaries ;  and  a  solid  and  thorough 
acquaintance  with  each,  rather  than  a  rapid  progress  through  the  whole, 
is  aimed  at.  The  small  number  of  our  pupils  enables  us  to  instruct 
each  one  separately,  adapting  the  appointed  course  of  studies  to  their 
respective  advancement  and  ability,  in  preference  to  placing  them  in 
a  few  large  classes,  where  some  must  necessarily  be  superficially  taught. 
The  higher  branches  are  practically  and  experimentally  illustrated. 

While  a  close  and  devoted  attention  is  paid  to  the  cultivation  of  the 
mind,  no  less  is  given  to  the  improvement  of  the  moral  and  religious 
character,  and  of  manners  and  deportment. — The  system  of  rewards 
and  punishments  adopted,  is  one  which  excludes  every  feeling  of  jeol- 
ousy  and  rivalry  among  our  pupils,  and  at  the  same  time,  acts  as  a 
powerful  stimulus  to  exertion,  by  making  the  standard  of  excellence  in 
scholarship  and  deportment,  a  fixed  and  certain  one  which  all  may 
attain  by  proper  effort,  and  not  dependent  on  comparative  merit,  where 
some  must  necessarily  fail. 

The  school  is  situated  about  a  mile  from  Hillsborough,  in  a  country 


314  Orange  County  Schools. 

remarkable   for   health,    and   ample   time   is  allowed   for   exercise   and 

recreation.     The  terms  are  $75  per  session  of  five  months,  including 
Board,  Tuition,  Books  and  Stationary. 

Hillsborough,  Nov.  8,  1834.  Will  E.  Anderson. 

N".  B. — Instruction  in  Music  and  Painting  given  by  experienced  and 
competent  teachers  at  the  customary  prices. 
— The  Star,  November  13,  183Jf. 

FEMALE  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1836. 

The  duties  of  the  School  at  Lochiel  near  Hillsborough,  will  be  re- 
sumed on  the  23d  January.  The  Subscriber  intends  affording  to  his 
Pupils  every  facility  of  acquiring  an  Education  of  the  highest  char- 
acter, both  solid  and  useful,  as  well  as  ornamental.  The  better  to  ac- 
complish this  object,  his  number  will  be  strictly  limited;  and  he  also 
designs  procuring  the  services  of  an  able  female  Assistant  from  the 
North. 

The  Pupils  of  the  School  are  treated  in  every  respect  as  members 
of  a  private  family,  and  while  their  intellectual  improvement  is  sedul- 
ously attended  to,  a  high  regard  is  paid  to  the  cultivation  of  their 
morals  and  their  manners.  Having  now  had  some  years  experience  in 
Teaching,  the  Subscriber  feels  confident  of  being  able  to  place  his 
School  on  a  footing  with  the  best  Institutions  for  Female  Education  in 
the  country.  The  situation  of  the  School,  a  mile  from  Hillsborough, 
is  one  combining  every  advantage  of  retirement  and  health. 

TERMS  are  $85  per  Session;  which  includes  Board,  Tuition  and 
Books.     Music  and  Painting  are  separate  charges. 

Hillsboro',  Dec.  1,  1836. 

The  Star  and  Standard  will  publish  the  foregoing,  until  counter- 
manded ;  and  the  following  papers  will  insert  it  for  6  weeks  each ;  viz : 
Newbern  Spectator,  Fayetteville  Observer,  Tarboro'  Press,  Edenton 
Gazette,  Warrenton  Reporter,  and  Carolina  Watchman.  Bills  to  be 
sent  to  this  Office.  William  E.  Anderson. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  27,  1836. 

MURPHY'S  LAW  SCHOOL,  1831. 

Study  of  the  Law, 

In  Hillsborough. 

A.  D.  Murphy  having  settled  himself  in  Hillsborough,  will  receive  a 
few  Law  Students. 
Dec.  10,  1831. 
— The  Star,  December  16,  1831. 

PHILLIPS'  FEMALE  SCHOOL,  1838. 

The  Subscriber  offers  to  receive  into  his  family,  on  the  16th  of  Janu- 
ary, 1837,  a  limited  number  of  Young  Ladies,  for  the  purpose  of  afford- 


Orange  County  Schools.  315 

ing  them  the  advantages  of  a  really  solid,  as  well  as  a  useful  and  orna- 
mental Education. 

The  Ladies  will  be  under  the  personal  superintendence  of  Mrs.  PHIL- 
LIPS, assisted  by  a  lady  from  Mrs.  WILLARD'S  Seminary  at  Troy, 
who  is  recommended  as  well  qualified,  both  by  Education  and  Expe- 
rience, to  teach  the  English,  Latin  and  French  Languages,  Arithmetic, 
Euclid,  the  various  branches  of  Natural  Philosophy,  Music  and  Draw- 
ing. 

The  number  of  Pupils  is  not  to  exceed  twelve.  They  will  board  with 
the  Subscriber,  and  be  considered  as  a  part  of  his  own  family,  &  their 
conduct,  conversation,  habits  and  associates,  moral  and  intellectual  na- 
tures, will  be  carefully  watched  over,  and  their  best  interests  promoted 
with  the  wakeful  solicitude  of  a  Parent  and  the  conscientious  integrity 
of  a  Christian. 

It  is  believed,  that  the  situation  of  Chapel  Hill  is  amongst  the  health- 
iest in  the  State,  and  that  the  opportunity  now  presented  of  acquiring  a 
thorough  Education,  has  claims  on  the  attention  of  the  Parents  which 
are  not  often  surpassed. 

The  Terms  are,  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars  a  year,  payable  in 
advance.  As  no  extra  charges,  either  for  Books  or  anything  taught 
at  the  School,  will  be  made;  and  as  the  plan  of  Education  is  comprehen- 
sive and  one  which,  in  its  execution,  involves  considerable  personal  sac- 
rifice, it  is  obvious  that  but  a  very  moderate  compensation  is  required. 

Further  particulars  may  be  made  known  by  making  application,  either 
personally  or  by  letter,  postage  paid,  to 

Chapel  Hill,  Nov.  1836.  James  Phillips. 

—The  Register,  November  22,  1836. 

MRS.  PHILLIPS'S  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  AT  CHAPEL  HILL. 

The  design  of  this  institution,  which  has  been  in  operation  during  the 
past  year  only,  is  to  afford  young  Ladies  all  the  advantages  of  a  thorough, 
solid,  &  useful  Education. 

Teems. 

Pupils  will  be  received  at  an  early  age,  and  taught  for  $65  per  session, 
in  advance.  The  elementary  branches,  comprehending  Reading,  Writ- 
ing, Spelling,  etc,  with  Board,  $75,  in  advance.  The  same  with  His- 
tory, Rhetoric,  Natural,  Moral,  &  intellectual  philosophy,  Astronomy, 
Chemistry,  Natural  History,  Geometry,  Algebra,  and  Latin,  $85  per 
session. 

French,  Drawing  &  Painting,  $20  per  session.  Music  on  the  Piano 
and  Guitar,  with  the  use  of  the  instrument,  $25  per  session. 

Books  and  stationary  furnished  at  the  store  prices. 


316  Orange  County  Schools. 

The  privilege  of  attending  the  lectures  of  the  Professors  of  Natural 
Philosophy,  and  Chemistry,  will  be  granted  to  those  who  are  sufficiently 
advanced  to  be  benefitted  by  them.  Landscape  Painting  and  French, 
By  Mr.  Marey,  a  French  gentleman,  at  $3  per  month. 

James  Phillips, 
Pro.  Math.  &  Nat.  Phil. 
— Wilmington  Advertiser,  January  5,  1838. 

PKIVATE  FEMALE  BOAKDING  SCHOOL 

In  the  Family  of  Prof.  Phillips, 

Oho.pel  Hill. 

This  School  has  now  been  in  operation  eighteen  months,  and  has  suf- 
ficiently proved  to  its  friends  the  groundlessness  of  their  fears  respect- 
ing its  location.  The  many  oportunities  for  mental  improvement,  af- 
forded by  the  Libraries,  Apparatus  and  Public  Lectures  of  the  Univer- 
sity, present  a  strong  claim  to  the  attention  of  enlightened  Parents  and 
Guardians. 

The  next  Session  commences  the  16th  inst.  and  will  continue  five 
months.  The  price  of  board  and  literary  instruction,  varies  from  75  to 
85  dollars  per  Session.  Music  and  other  ornamental  branches  at  the 
usual  prices.  The  French  language  will  be  taught  orally  by  Mons. 
Maret,  an  accomplished  French  gentleman,  who  will  also  give  lessons  in 
Drawing  and  Painting. 

Payments,  in  all  cases,  to  be  made  in  advance. 

Chapel  Hill,  July  7,  1838.  Julia  Phillips,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  9,  1838. 

THE  YOUNG  LADIES'  SCHOOL  in  the  family  of  Professor  Phil- 
lips at  Chapel  Hill,  will  resume  its  exercises  on  the  15th  of  January, 
1839.  The  former  assurances  of  unremitting  and  affectionate  endeav- 
ors to  promote  the  moral,  intellectual  and  physical  welfare  of  the  Pupils, 
is  here  repeated.  Board,  and  elementary  branches  taught  for  $75  per 
session ;  the  ornamental,  at  the  usual  prices.  French  and  Drawing  are 
taught  in  the  most  approved  manner,  by  Professor  Maray. 

Chapel  Hill,  Dec.  22.  J.  Phillips. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  December  21^,  1838. 

YOUNG  LADIES' 

BOABDING  SCHOOL, 

At 

CHAPEL  HILL. 

The  Female  School  in  the  family  of  Professor  PHILLIPS  will  re- 
commence on  Monday,  the  15th  of  July. 


Okange  County  Schools.  317 

The  means  for  affording  a  thorough  education  in  Literature  and 
Science  are  ample,  and  the  unwearying  efforts  of  the  Principal  will  be 
directed  to  the  promotion  of  the  best  interests  of  her  Pupils. 

Music  and  French  taught  on  the  usual  terms. 

July  3,  1S39. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  6,  1839. 

YOUNG  LADIES  SCHOOL 
AT  CHAPEL  HILL. 

The  duties  of  this  School  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  the  6th  day 
of  January,  1S40. 

The  Young  Ladies  will  be  thoroughly  instructed  in  the  English, 
Latin,  Greek  and  Trench  Languages,  Arithmetic,  Algebra,  Geometry  and 
Natural  Philosophy,  Natural  History,  Music  (Piano  and  Guitar,) 
Drawing  and  Needlework. 

The  Young  Ladies  will  be  received  into  the  family  of  the  Principal, 
and  treated  in  all  respect  as  daughters,  and  their  intellectual  and  moral 
natures  cultivated  with  the  anxiety,  devotedness  and  affection  of  a 
Parent. 

The  business  of  the  School  will  be  conducted  under  the  superintend- 
ence of  the  Principal,  assisted  by  competent  Instructresses,  and  no  pains 
will  be  spared  to  promote  the  interests  of  the  Pupils.  The  expense  of  the 
entire  course  is  $85  per  session,  exclusive  of  Music  and  Drawing,  for 
which  the  usual  charges  will  be  made.  Those  who  may  wish  the  English 
course  alone  will  be  charged  $85  per  session.  It  is  requested  of  those, 
who  intend  patronizing  the  School,  to  make  their  intentions  known  as 
soon  as  possible,  that  suitable  arrangements  may  be  made. 

November  1,  1839.  J.  Phillips. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  2,  1839. 

MOOT  PLEASANT  ACADEMY,  1837. 

The  Spring  Session  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  the  15th  of 
January,  1837.  This  Academy,  situated  in  the  county  of  Orange  twelve 
miles  north  west  of  Hillsborough,  six  miles  north  of  Mason  Hall,  and 
six  miles  west  of  Prospect  Hill  in  Caswell  county,  offers  every  facility 
for  a  complete  academical  course  of  education  and  upon  as  reasonable 
terms  as  the  high  prices  of  the  times  will  possibly  justify.  There  will  be 
two  full  sessions  of  five  months  each  in  the  year. 

The  prices  for  instruction  in  the  first  class  are  five  dollars  per  session, 
and  in  the  second  class  ten  dollars  per  session. 

The  first  class  among  other  things  comprises  the  following  branches, 
viz.  Penmanship,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography  with  the 
use  of  the  Maps,  etc. :  History,  Philosophy,  Logic,  Astronomy.  The 
branches  taught  in  the  second  class  are  the  Latin,  Greek  and  French 
Languages. 


CIS  Orange  County  Schools. 

At  the  expiration  of  the  first  session  there  will  be  a  public  examina- 
tion, and  a  vacation  of  two  weeks.  The  very  nattering  manner  in 
which  this  institution  has  been  patronized  by  a  generous  public  lays  the 
subscriber  under  many  strong  obligations,  and  produces  in  him  a  deter- 
mination neither  to  spare  expenses,  pains,  nor  labour,  to  render  this  in- 
stitution in  every  respect  inferior  to  none  of  the  kind  in  the  State. 

The  subscriber  is  prepared  to  accommodate  twelve  or  fifteen  students 
with  board  at  six  dollars  per  month.  Board  can  be  had  convenient  to 
the  academy  for  any  amount  of  students. 

If  any  person  should  wish  to  correspond  with  the  subscriber  upon  the 
subject  of  the  Academy,  he  will  please  direct  to  Pleasant  Grove  post 
office.  Daniel  W.  Kerr. 

Pleasant  Grove,  Orange,  Dec.  1. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  12,  1837. 

MOUNT  PLEASANT  ACADEMY,  1887. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Academy  will  be  renewed  again  on  the  15th  of 
January,  under  the  care  and  supervision  of  the  Subscriber  as  Princi- 
pal.— The  course  of  Instruction,  as  heretofore,  will  embrace  all  the 
branches  usually  taught  in  institutions  of  this  kind.  Its  location  in  one 
of  the  most  healthy  and  moral  sections  of  Orange  county,  renders  it  one 
of  the  most  desirable  situations  for  the  education  of  youth.  The  disci- 
pline exercised  is  wholly  of  the  parental  kind,  mild  and  gentle,  though 
strict  and  careful.  Great  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  of  the 
Students  committed  to  the  care  of  the  Subscriber.  Those  gentlemen  who 
wish  to  place  their  sons  or  wards  in  a  situation  of  health,  and  in  one  re- 
mote from  scenes  of  dissipation,  will  find  this  well  suited  to  their  wishes. 

Having  procured  the  services  of  a  competent  Assistant  for  the  ensu- 
ing year,  the  subscriber  has  been  compelled  to  advance  the  price  of  Tui- 
tion, in  a  small  degree  in  some  branches.  The  following  may  be  re- 
garded as  the  established  prices  of  the  Institution : 

1st  Class.  Reading,  Orthography,  Penmanship,  Arithmetic,  per 
Session  $  5  00 

2nd  Class.     English  Grammar,  Geography,  History,  Philosophy, 

Logic,  Astronomy,  Chemistry  and  Rhetoric $  8  00 

3d  Class.  The  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geometry,  Algebra, 
&c $12  50 

Each  Session,  as  formerly,  will  contain  five  months,  at  the  expiration 
of  which  there  will  be  a  vacation  of  one  month.  Board  can  be  had  in 
good  families,  convenient  to  the  Academy,  at  six  dollars  per  month,  each 
student  furnishing  his  own  candles.  The  Subscriber  is  prepared  to  ac- 
commodate eight  or  ten  Students  with  Board. 

Students  having  gone  through  a  course  of  studies  in  this  Institution, 
will  be  prepared  for  any  of  our  Universities. 

December  12.  Daniel  W.  Kerr,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  18,  1837. 


Orange  County  Schools.  319 

JUXTO  ACADEMY,  183S. 

The  Fall  Session  of  the  Junto  Academy,  (formerly  Mount  Pleasant) 
will  close  on  the  15th  of  this  month. 

The  Spring  Session  will  commence  on  the  15th  January  next. 
December  6.  D.  W.  Kerr,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1838. 

JUNTO  ACADEMY,  1839. 

This  institution,  12  miles  northwest  from  Hillsborough,  Orange 
county,  1ST.  C,  and  6  miles  south  of  Mason  Hall,  enjoys  a  location  in 
the  midst  of  an  agreeable  neighborhood,  surrounded  by  a  pleasant  coun- 
try, which  an  exceedingly  pure  and  salubrious  atmosphere,  a  peaceful 
seclusion  and  other  important  advantages,  combine  to  render  peculiarly 
eligible  and  inviting.  Here  the  student  is  invited  by  the  prospect  of 
study,  uninterrupted  by  ill  health,  and  those  other  causes  which  fre- 
quently so  much  retard  the  progress  of  youth.  Here  the  path  to  virtue 
and  honorable  distinction  lies  before  him,  with  few  but  rural  allure- 
ments, to  withdraw  him  from  the  pursuit,  with  comparatively  few 
temptations  to  lead  him  astray. 

The  student  who  comes  here  is  forthwith  incorporated  into  a  family, 
which,  hitherto,  has  been  a  contented  and  happy  one ;  over  whom  a 
parental  government  is  exercised,  and  a  vigilant  eye  kept.  He  immedi- 
ately becomes  the  subject  of  all  a  father's  solicitude,  exertions  and 
anxieties. 

As  it  is  designed  that  this  institution  shall  be  a  classical  school  of  the 
highest  grade,  classical  literature  constitutes  a  distinct  department, 
under  the  immediate  and  particular  supervision  of  the  Principal  him- 
self. Ample  provisions  are  made  to  prepare  students  for  any  of  the 
Universities  of  the  country,  or  to  impart  to  those  who  design  only  to 
take  an  academical  course,  a  thorough  acquaintance  with  classical 
literature. 

The  English  department,  which  is  separate  and  distinct,  is  under  the 
direction  of  an  efficient  and  competent  instructor;  so  that  all  requisite 
facilities  are  afforded  for  the  prosecution  of  such  English  studies  as  are 
generally  prosecuted  in  Academies  of  the  highest  grade. 

The  Principal  is  now  making  extensive  additions  to  his  accommoda- 
tions for  boarders;  so  that  in  a  short  time  rooms  will  be  open  for  18 
or  20  boarders.     Good  board  can  also  be  procured  in  the  neighborhood. 

Tuition  in  the  Classical  Department,  per  session  of  5  months,  $12.50. 

English  Department,  $8  per  session.  Board  per  month,  exclusive  of 
lights,  $7.50.     The  present  session  will  end  on  the  15th  June  next. 

Those  who  may  wish  to  correspond  with  the  Principal  of  this  Acad- 
emy, will  please  to  address  him  or  Postmaster  at  Junto. 

March  9,  1839.  D.  W.  Kerr. 

—Raleigh  Star,  March  20,  1839. 


320  Orange  County  Schools. 

The  Fall  Session  of  the  Junto  Academy  will  close  on  the  13th  of 
December. 

The  Spring  Session  will  commence  on  the  first  of  February. 

The  Classical  and  English  Departments  will  be  kept  separate,  as  here- 
tofore, and  the  tuition  will  be  the  same. 

November  26.  Daniel  W.  Kekk. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  30,  1839. 

BURWELL'S  FEMALE  SCHOOL,  1837. 
FEMALE  SCHOOL  IN  HILLSBOROUGH. 

Mrs.  Burwell  proposes  to  open  on  the  17th  of  July,  a  Female  School, 
in  which  she  will  teach  the  usual  branches  of  English  education. 

For  young  ladies  wishing  instruction  in  music,  the  services  of  an 
experienced  and  well  qualified  instructress  can  be  procured.  Board 
can  be  had  in  some  of  the  most  respectable  families  in  this  place. 

The  year  will  be  divided  into  two  sessions,  vacations  corresponding 
with  those  in  the  male  academy. 

Drawing  and  Fainting,  $10.00.     Payment  in  advance. 

■ — The  Wilmington  Advertiser,  June  30,  1831. 

FEMALE  SCHOOL  IN  HILLSBOROUGH,  1888. 

The  Fall  Session  of  Mrs.  BurwelFs  School  will  commence  on  Monday 
the  16th  of  July. 

TERMS. 

English   Studies $17.50 

French  (taught  by  a  native) 15.00 

Music 25.00 

Drawing  &  Painting 10.00 

REFERENCES. 

Hon.  F.  Nash,  Hillsborough. 

Dr.  J.  Webb,  Hillsborough. 

Rev.  F.  Nash,  Lincoln,  N.  C. 

Rev.  Vm.  S.  Pltjmer,  Richmond,  Va. 

Rev.  W.  M.  Atkinson,  Petersburg,  Va. 

June  14. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  18,  1838. 

The  Spring  Session  of  the  Female  School  in  Hillsborough,  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Burwell,  will  commence  on  the  15th  January. 

TERMS. 

English    Studies $17.50 

Latin 10.00 

French,  (taught  by  a  native,) 15.00 

Music 25.00 


Orange  County  Schools.  321 

Persons  wishing  further  information  respecting  the  school,  are 
referred  to 

J.  W.  Norwood,        j 

Dr.  James  "Webb,      J-  Hillsborough. 

Hon.  F.  Nash,  ) 

Rev.  Drury  Lacy,  Raleigh, 

Dec.  6. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1838. 

FEMALE  SCHOOL  IX  HILLSBOROUGH,  1839. 

The  School  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burwell,  commenced 
its  Spring  Session,  on  the  15th  inst.  No  pains  or  expense  will  be  spared 
to  impart  thorough  instruction  in  all  the  branches  usually  taught  in 
Female  Schools.     The  terms  per  session  are, 

English  Studies  and  Latin $17.50 

French,  by  a  native 15.00 

Music  .  . 25.00 

Drawing 10.00 

The  services  of  Mr.  EGIDIUS  WINHLER,  a  native  of  Germany, 
have  been  secured,  who  will  give  instruction  in  Music  and  Drawing. 
Mr.  "Winhler's  qualifications  are  of  the  first  order,  and  Parents  may  be 
assured  that  Music  and  Drawing  will  be  taught  thoroughly.  A  first  rate 
Piano  has  been  purchased  for  the  use  of  the  School. 

Persons  wishing  further  information  are  referred  to  the  following 
gentlemen,  most  of  whom  have  children  or  Wards  at  this  School. 

Judge  Nash, 
Dr.  James  "Webb, 
William  Cain,  Sen'r, 
J.  W.  Norwood,  Esq'r, 
Judge  Mangum,  Orange. 
Rev.  D.  Lacy,  Raleigh. 
Rev.  F.  Nash,  Lincoln. 
Jan.  20,  1839. 

NeAvbern  Spectator  and  Wilmington  Advertiser,  will  insert  the  above 
three  times,  and  forward  their  accounts  to  Hillsboro'. 
— Raleigh  Register,  February  Jh  1839. 

FEMALE  SCHOOL  IN  HILLSBOROUGH. 

The  Fall  Session  of  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Burwell's  School  will  commence  on 
the  first  Monday  in  August. 

English  Studies $17.50 

Music 25.00 

Drawing 10.00 

French 15.00 

21 


Hillsboroueh. 


322  Orange  County  Schools. 

Those  desiring  more  information,  are  referred  to  the  following  gen- 
tlemen, most  of  whom  have  children  or  wards  at  this  School: 

Hon.  F.  Nash,  J 

Dr.  James  Webb,  (  „.,,  ,  , 

T   -rrr   tv-t  -n     ,       /  Hillsborougli.    • 

J.  W.  Norwood,  Esq'r,    I 

W.  Cain,  sen.  Esq.  / 

Judge  Mangum,  Orange. 

Kev.  D.  Lacy,  Ealeigh. 

Kev.  F.  Nash,  Lincoln. 

— Raleigh,  Register,  June  29,  1839. 

The  Spring  Session  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burwell's  School  for  Young 
Ladies,  will  open  on  Monday,  the  6th  of  January. 

The  Course  of  Study  embraces  all  the  branches  of  a  good  English 
Education,  the  Latin  and  French  Languages. 

Parents  and  Guardians  are  referred  for  particulars  to  either  of  the 
following  gentlemen : 

Hon.  E.  Nash,  "} 

Dr.  James  Webb,       V  Hillsborough. 

Jno.  W.  Norwood,    J 

Hon.  W.  P.  Mangum,  Orange. 

Rev.  D.  Lacy,  Raleigh. 

Rev.  F.  Nash,  Lincoln. 

Board  can  be  had  in  the  most  respectable  Families,  and  Parents  wish- 
ing to  place  their  daughters  at  School,  can  hear  of  Boarding  House  on 
application  to  me. 

Music,  Drawing  and  Painting  will  be  taught  by  a  well  qualified  and 
experienced  Teacher. 

Terms  as  heretofore, 

English  Studies $17.50 

Latin 10.00 

French 15.00 

Music 25.00 

Drawing  and   Painting 15.00 

Nov.  26,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  30,  1839. 

HOLDER'S  ENGLISH  SCHOOL,  1838. 

The  Subscriber  intends  opening,  near  his  residence,  in  Orange  county, 
on  the  15th  January  next,  an 

ENGLISH   SCHOOL, 

under  his   own  superintendance.     Board   and   Tuition   will  not  exceed 
$36  per  session  of  5  months. 


Orange  County  Schools.  323 

Particular  attention  will  be  given  to  the  morals  of  those  who  may  be 
committed  to  his  care. 

Dec.  IS,  183S.  Tho.  W.  Holder. 

— The  Raleigh  Star,  December  26,  1838. 

FAIRFIELD  SCHOOL,  1839. 

The  Subscriber  respectfully  informs  the  Public,  that  he  has  taken 
charge  of  a  School  at  Fairfield,  six  miles  Xorth  West  of  Hillsboro'. 

The  first  Session  will  commence  on  Monday,  the  sixth  of  January 
next. 

No  pains  will  be  spared  to  give  satisfaction  to  Parents  and  Guardians 
who  may  commit  children  to  his  charge. 

TERMS. 

Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  and  Arithmetic,  $5  per  Session.  English 
Grammar  and  Geography,  $7.50  per  Session;  Ancient  Languages,  $12.50 
per  Session.  James  P.  Clakke. 


WE,  the  undersigned,  as  Trustees  of  the  School  at  Fairfield,  deem  it 
a  duty  we  owe  to  the  School  and  the  Public,  to  say  that  the  favorable- 
ness  of  the  situation,  as  regards  health  and  morals,  is  surpassed  by  few, 
if  any,  in  the  State.  From  our  personal  acquaintance  with  Mr.  Clark, 
and  the  certificates  in  his  possession,  obtained  from  literary  men  by 
whom,  for  several  years,  he  was  employed  as  tutor  of  their  children, 
we  consider  him  worthy  of  the  confidence  and  patronage  of  the  public. 
Board  can  be  had  in  the  neighborhood  in  respectable  families  from 
$6  to  $7.50  per  month.  Ira  Ellis, 

David   Tinnin, 
0.0.  Tnnrar, 
John  Bane, 
John  Wilkerson, 
Allen  Brown, 
Nov.  26.  A.  Armstrong. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  30,  1839. 

UNIOJf  ACADEMY,  1839. 

Under  the  above  title,  the  Subscriber  will  commence  the  second  ses- 
sion of  this  School,  in  the  western  part  of  Orange  County,  on  the  15th 
January. 

He  has  obtained  several  good  Boarding  Houses  in  the  neighborhood, 
at  which  any  number  of  young  gentlemen  can  find  accommodation  for 
six  dollars  per  month.  The  Subscriber  will  board  a  few  himself,  at 
this  price;  exclusive  of  lights,  of  course. 


324  Obange  County  Schools. 

The  price  for  tuition,  as  heretofore : 

Classical    Department,  per  session $12.50 

English  Department,  per  session 7.50 

The  whole  under  the  supervision  of  the  subscriber. 

Dec.  12.  John  K.  Holt. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  28,  1889. 


OTHER  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

BERTIE  UMO>   ACADEMY,  1825. 
BERTIE  UNION  ACADEMY,  N.  C. 

THE  semi-annual  examination  of  the  above  Institution,  took  place  on 
Thursday  and  Friday,  the  16th  and  17th  June,  in  the  following  order: 

3d  Spelling  Class,  consisting  of  3  members. 

2d         do           do  3 

1st        do           do  9 

On  Walker's  Dictionary,  10 

3d  Reading  Class,  3 

2d       do     Murray's  Introduction,  8 

1st      do     English  Reader,  11 

2d  Class  on  Blair's  Catechism,  S 

1st      do                             do  8 

2d  Class  English  Grammar,  3 

1st     do     on  Grammar  and  Xotes,  7 

3d  Parsing  Class,  7 

2d       do           do  3 

1st      do           do  4 

2d  Arithmetic  Class,  4 

1st           do           do  6 

2d  Geography,  7 

1st         do  2 

Latin.      Historian  Sacrae  2 

Caesar's  Commentaries,  2 

Virgil's  Aeneid,  2 

do        Georgics  1 

Greek.      6  Chapter  of  the  Gospel  by  St.  John,  2 

Acts  of  the  Apostles,  1 

This  Institution  being  in  its  infancy  and  no  distinctions  made,  the 
names  of  the  students  are  not  given.  The  Trustees  were  highly  gratified 
with  the  performances  of  the  school  in  general,  and  cannot  refrain  from 
expressing  their  particular  approbation  of  the  young  Gentlemen  com- 
posing the  Caesar  and  Yirgil  classes  and  the  Greek  classes :  they  have 
done  credit  to  themselves,  and  to  the  unremitted  attention  of  their 
Teacher. 

The  Trustees  take  this  opportunity  to  express  their  unqualified  appro- 
bation of  their  Teacher,  Mr.  John  D.  Tate,  a  young  gentleman,  whose 
moral  deportment,  talents  and  acquirements,  eminently  fit  him  for  the 
instruction  of  youth,  and  would  do  credit  to  any  institution. 

(  325  ) 


326  Other  County  Schools. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  re-commence  on  Monday  3d  July 
next.  Board  can  be  obtained  in  respectable  private  houses,  at  Thirty 
Dollars  the  Session;  Tuition  Eight  Dollars  for  the  lower  branches,  and 
Ten  for  the  higher. 

Published  by  order  of  the  Board,  Simon  Turner, 

June  25.  Sec.  pro  tern. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  8,  1825. 

EDENTON  ACADEMY,  1805. 
TO  THE  PUBLIC.    . 

The  Trustees  of  the  Edenton  Academy,  ever  mindful  of  their  first 
pledge  to  the  public,  that  on  their  part  no  exertion  to  render  the  institu- 
tion valuable  service  should  be  spared,  have  endeavored  unremittingly 
to  procure  such  a  number  of  respectable  teachers  as  would  insure  proper 
attention  to  the  improvement  of  the  youth  committed  to  their  charge,  are 
now  highly  gratified  at  having  it  in  their  power  to  announce,  that  from 
the  quarter  commencing  on  the  first  day  of  April,  the  Academy  will  be 
under  the  direction  of  Doctor  Ereeman,  assisted  by  Mr.  Hilliard  and 
Mr.  Nye,  who  will  teach  the  Greek,  Latin,  and  Erench  Languages,  Math- 
ematics, Geography,  English  Grammar,  Reading,  Writing,  and  Arith- 
metic. 

The  Trustees  in  their  engagements  with  the  teachers,  have  been  gov- 
erned by  the  confident  hope  of  receiving  that  share  of  public  patronage, 
to  which  the  superior  advantages  of  the  institution  entitle  it ;  the  sala- 
ries of  Doctor  Ereeman,  Mr.  Hilliard,  and  Mr.  Nye,  make  an  annual 
sum  of  sixteen  hundred  dollars,  besides  the  incidental  expenses  of  fire 
wood,  repairs,  etc.,  for  which  the  Trustees  are  bound. 

The  advantages  upon  which  the  Trustees  so  confidently  rest  their 
hopes  of  public  patronage  in  the  first  place  are,  the  number  and  respecta- 
bility of  the  teachers.  Of  Doctor  Ereeman,  it  will  be  sufficient  to  say, 
his  conduct  for  upwards  of  two  years  that  he  has  been  in  the  Academy, 
has  entitled  him  to  the  warmest  approbation  and  esteem  of  the  Trustees, 
and  so  far  as  within  their  knowledge,  given  general  satisfaction.  Of  Mr. 
Hilliard  and  Mr.  Nye,  they  can  only  say,  that  these  gentlemen  have  been 
selected  by  Doctor  Freeman,  not  only  from  his  own  personal  knowledge 
of  their  merit,  but  from  the  recommendation  of  a  number  of  respectable 
characters  in  the  towns  of  Cambridge  and  Falmouth,  in  Massachusetts. 

Secondly,  the  attention  which  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  and  health 
of  the  youth;  seven  of  the  Trustees  residing  in  the  town  annually  form 
a  committee,  who  are  appointed  to  assist  the  teachers  in  the  government 
of  the  school,  and  attend  to  the  accommodation,  health,  and  morals,  of 
the  students. 

Thirdly,  The  excellence  of  the  building,  so  well  adapted  to  the  accom- 
modation and  comfort  of  the  different  classes  of  students ;  its  high,  dry, 


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airy  situation,  and  convenience  to  good  water,  with  a  large  yard  well 
inclosed  and  shaded. 

Lastly,  Experience  justifies  them  in  saying  the  healthiness  of  the 
town :  Of  four  hundred  and  sixty  students  and  two  who  have  been  at  the 
Academy  in  the  four  years  ending  the  thirty  first  day  of  last  December, 
but  four  deaths  have  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  Trustees,  and  but  one 
of  these  can  be  attributed  to  the  air  of  Edenton.  The  healthy  appear- 
ance of  the  students  at  the  annual  examination  late  in  August,  has  af- 
forded general  satisfaction. 

With  respect  to  board,  the  Trustees  recommended  it  to  parents  and 
guardians,  to  board  their  children  and  wards,  in  private  families,  so 
that  they  may  not  be  crowded. 

Should  the  institution  be  likely  to  meet  proper  encouragement  and 
any  difficulty  occur  in  procuring  board,  the  Trustees  are  determined  to 
commence  the  next  year  with  sufficient  houses  to  board  and  lodge  com- 
fortably all  the  students  coming  from  abroad. 

The  prices  of  tuition  as  heretofore. 

— Halifax  Journal,  May  13,  1805. 

EUPHKONIAN  ACADEMY,  1812. 

The  subscriber  informs  the  public  that  the  building  of  this  Academy 
is  finished  and  will  be  opened  for  the  reception  of  students  on  the  second 
Monday  of  next  month.  The  Eev.  M.  M'Millan  is  appointed  principal 
teacher :  a  gentleman  whose  learning  and  piety ;  whose  suavity  of  man- 
ners and  correctness  of  deportment,  eminently  qualify  him  for  the  dis- 
charge of  the  duties  of  his  appointment.  He  is  an  experienced  and  ap- 
proved instructor  of  youth.  This  Academy  is  situated  in  the  county  of 
Moore  on  the  south  side  of  Deep  river  about  one  mile  from  M'Kenzie's 
Store.  iSTo  situation  can  be  more  healthful.  At  the  base  of  the  emi- 
nence on  which  it  stands  issues  from  among  the  rocks,  a  pure  and 
never  failing  stream. 

The  price  of  tuition,  to  be  paid  in  advance,  will  be,  for  spelling,  read- 
ing, writing  and  arithmetic,  $2.50  per  quarter.  For  English  Grammar, 
Latin,  Greek,  Geography,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy  $4  per  quarter. 
Board  can  be  had  in  genteel  and  respectable  families  in  the  neighborhood, 
including  firewood,  candles,  washing,  &c.  for  $60  per  annum  or  $15  per 
quarter.  Those  who  may  think  proper  to  entrust  the  education  of  their 
children  to  the  guardians  of  this  Seminary  are  assured  that  the  utmost 
care  will  be  taken  of  their  morals. 

The  abilities  and  experience  of  the  Principal  of  the  Academy;  the 
healthiness  of  its  situation,  and  the  low  prices  of  board  and  tuition,  pre- 
sent the  most  flattering  prospects  of  success  to  the  friends  and  patrons  of 
this  infant  institution.  Thomas  Tyson, 

March  28,  1812.  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

—The  Star,  April  11,  1812. 


328  Other  County  Schools. 

HERTFORD  ACADEMY,  1811. 

A  Seminary  of  learning  has  lately  been  opened  at  Murfreesboro  called 
the  "Hertford  Academy"  under  the  superintendance  of  Doctor  Jonathan 
Otis  Freeman,  a  man  of  learning,  and  of  approved  talents  as  a  teacher. 

— Raleigh  Star,  April  5,  1811. 

LAWBENCEYILLE   ACADEMY,   1821. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Academy  have  the  pleasure  of  informing  the 
public,  that  the  Academy  will  be  opened  on  the  first  day  of  January,  un- 
der the  care  of  a  Gentleman  from  the  North,  whose  name  we  have  not 
yet  learned  from  our  agent.  Tuition  will  be  at  the  rate  of  twenty  dol- 
lars per  year.  They  have  also  the  satisfaction  of  informing  the  public, 
that  the  Female  Department  of  the  Academy  will  be  opened  on  the  same 
day,  under  the  care  of  Mrs.  Terrell,  late  of  Connecticut.  English  Gram- 
mar, Geography,  Astronomy,  Philosophy,  use  of  the  Globes,  Needle- 
work, and  Painting,  will  be  taught  at  the  low  price  of  twenty  dollars  per 
year.  Boarding  may  be  had  in  the  village  for  seventy-five  dollars  per 
year. 

By  order  of  the  Board.  Jno.  Christian,  Secretary. 

Lawrenceville,  Montgomery  Co.  N.  C,  December  14th,  1820. 

— Western  Carolinian,  January  2,  1821. 

LEXINGTON  ACADEMY,  1828. 
EXAMINATION. 

THE  Examination  of  the  students  in  Lexington  Academy  will  com- 
mence at  9  o'clock,  A.  M.  on  the  31st  December.  Parents  and  friends  to 
literature  are  requested  to  attend. 

December  18,  1828.  Absalom  K.  Barr. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  December  23,  1828. 

MONTPELIEB  ACADEMY,  1818. 

The  Examination  of  this  Institution  took  place  on  Monday  the  22d. 
and  terminated  on  Wednesday  the  24th  instant,  under  the  directions  of 
Mr.  Mins  N.  Hope.     *     *     * 

- — Raleigh  Register,  July  3,  1818. 

MXONTON  ACADEMY,  1809. 

DIED, 

On  the  10th  inst.  at  Nixonton,  Mr.  J.  Lockwood,  the  Teacher  of  the 
Academy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  28,  1809. 


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ROCKY  RIVER  ACADEMY,  1827. 
EDUCATION. 

THE  old.  Rocky  River  Academy  is  revived,  and  opened  for  the  recep- 
tion of  classical  and.  scientific  students.  It  is  superintended  by  the  sub- 
scriber, and  taught  immediately  by  his  son,  who  has  lately  finished  a  reg- 
ular collegiate  course.  Boarding  can  be  had  in  respectable  families  at 
$70  a  year,  including  every  appendage,  candles  excepted. 

June  7th,  1827.  J.  M.  Wilson. 

— Catawba  Journal,  June  19,  1827. 

SCHOOLS  OF  ROBINSON  AND  TYELSON. 

Died, 

At  the  house  of  Doctor  L.  Les  Delley,  in  the  town  of  Havana,  in  the 
island  of  Cuba,  on  the  24th  of  April,  1823,  Doctor  Wallace  Alexander 
Henderson,  eldest  son  of  Maj.  Lawson  Henderson,  of  Lincoln  county, 
N.  C.  who  was  bom  in  said  county  on  the  2d  December,  1799.  At  the 
age  of  ten  years,  Dr.  Henderson  commenced,  reading  the  Latin  Language 
with  the  Rev.  John  Robinson,  of  Cabarrus  county ;  and  finished,  reading 
the  Latin  and  Greek  languages  with  the  Rev.  John  M.  Wilson,  of  Meck- 
lenburg county.  From  thence  he  was  removed  to  Greenville  College,  in 
Tennessee,  where  he  obtained  a  diploma  at  the  age  of  nineteen.  Shortly 
after  leaving  college,  he  returned  to  Lincoln,  and  commenced  the  study 
of  physic  with  Dr.  William  McClean;  which  he  continued  afterwards 
with  Dr.  McKenzie,  of  Charlotte.  After  finishing  his  course,  he  went 
to  the  city  of  New  York  to  attend  medical  lectures ;  where,  in  the  winter 
of  1821-1822,  from  the  severity  of  that  climate,  he  contracted  pulmonary 
consumption.     *     *     * 

— Western  Carolinian,  June  17,  1823. 

TRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY,  1838. 

The  Trustees  of  this  academy  would  respectfully  inform  its  patrons 
and.  the  public  generally,  that  the  First  Session  will  close  on  the  15th 
of  Dec.  next.  They  would  also  announce  to  the  public  that  they  have 
engaged,  the  services  of  Miss  Parker  for  the  ensuing  year ;  and  the  sec- 
ond session  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  of  January,  1838,  and 
close  on  the  15th  of  June,  ensuing.  From  the  rapid  increase  of  the 
school  (numbering  about  40  pupils)  parents  and  guardians  would  do 
well  to  enter  their  children  and  wards  early.  Board  in  the  families  at 
Trenton,  at  $6  per  month. 

Tuition — six,  eight,  and  twelve  dollars  per  session. 

Trustees  Hardy  Bryan, 

Chas.  Gerock, 
J  as.  C.  Bryan, 

F.    DtJ-VAL, 

Wm.   Htjggins. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser.  January  5,  1838. 


330  Other  County  Schools. 

WASHINGTON  ACADEMY,  1810. 

We  are  much  gratified  at  the  opportunity  which  we  have  of  making 
known  to  the  Parents  and  Guardians  of  Children,  that  we  have  engaged 
the  Eev'd  James  Thompson  from  Virginia,  as  Principal  Teacher  in  the 
Washington  Academy.  *  *  The  next  session  will  commence  on  the 
1st  of  October.     *     *  Slade  Pearce. 

Sept,  20,  1810. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  4,  1810. 

WILLIAMSTON   MALE   AND   FEMALE   ACADEMY,   1831. 

Wm.  A.  Walker  respectfully  informs  the  inhabitants  of  Martin  and 
adjoining  counties,  that  the  above  Institution  is  now  open  for  the  recep- 
tion of  pupils. 

Terms. 

Pr.  qtr.  of  12  weeks. 
Greek,  Latin,  and  sub.  branches,  $6  00 

English  Department,  4  00 

Fuel  furnished  by  Teacher. 
August  15. 
— Raleigh  Register,  August  25,  1881. 


PERSON  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

AKCADIA  ACADEMY,  1833. 

ARCADIA  SEMINARY 
FOR  YOUNG  MEN  AND  BOYS, 

Person  County,  N.  C. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  eighth  day  of 
January  next,  under  the  sole  superintendence  of  the  subscriber.  The 
course  of  studies  embraces  the  English,  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  An- 
cient and  Modern  Geography,  Mathematics,  Natural  and  Moral  Philoso- 
phy, Rhetorick  and  Logic.  Arcadia  is  sixteen  miles  west  of  Oxford,  and 
twenty  three  miles  north  east  of  Hillsborough,  in  an  elevated,  healthy 
and  beautiful  part  of  the  country.  The  situation  is  retired  and  rural, 
affording  ample  room  for  the  innocent  and  healthful  exercise  and  recrea- 
tion of  students ;  and  the  recent  establishment  of  a  Post-Office,  in  connec- 
tion with  Warrenton  and  Danville  mail,  (which  passes  regularly  six 
times  a  week,)  furnishes  every  desirable  facility  for  communication  by 
letter.  The  government  is  mild  and  parental ;  the  morals  and  manners 
of  the  students  are  objects  of  the  subscriber's  constant  attention,  and  no 
pains  are  spared  to  render  their  situation  in  his  family  agreeable  and 
comfortable.  The  price  of  board  and  tuition  is  forty  dollars  for  the 
session  of  five  months,  which  must  be  paid  in  advance.  Clothing,  books 
and  stationery  are  furnished,  if  required,  at  the  usual  rates.  For  infor- 
mation in  regard  to  his  qualifications,  the  subscriber  refers  to  the  sub- 
joined certificates  of  Professors  Hooper  and  Mitchell. 

Further  particulars  may  be  obtained,  on  application  by  letter  directed 
to  this  place.  Bex  Sumner. 

Arcadia,  Person  co.  N.  C.  Dec.  10,  1833. 

Chapel  Hill,  May  21,  1833. 
I  hereby  certify  that  Mr.  Benjamin  Sumner,  was  distinguished,  while 
at  College,  for  his  superior  scholarship  and  good  conduct ;  and  that  I  be- 
lieve, from  my  recollection  of  his  performance,  while  at  college,  and 
from  his  present  character,  that  he  is  remarkably  well  qualified  for  dis- 
charging the  office  of  teacher  of  an  Academy. 

W.  Hooper,  Prof.  Lang. 
in  the  University  of  N.  C. 

Mr.  Benjamin  Sumner,  of  Person  county,  N.  Carolina,  a  graduate 
some  years  since  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  was  pronounced 
by  the  Faculty  the  first  scholar  in  the  class  of  which  he  was  a  member, 
having  been  highly  successful  in  the  prosecution  of  his  studies  in  all  the 
different  branches  of  learning.     He  is  believed  by  me  to  be  eminently 

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332  Person  County  Schools. 

qualified  by  his  natural  talents  and  disposition,  his  habits  and  acquire- 
ments, for  the  business  (the  instruction  of  youth)  in  which  he  is  at  this 
time  engaged.  E.  Mitchell,  Prof. 

University  of  1ST.  C.  31st  July,  1833.  Chem.  Min.  and  Geology. 

—The  Star,  December  13,  1833. 

ARCADIA  ACADEMY, 

Person  County,  North  Carolina. 

The  second  session  of  this  Seminary  for  the  present  year,  will  com- 
mence on  the  21st  day  of  July  next,  under  the  continued  supervision  of 
the  subscriber.  The  branches  of  education  taught  in  this  institution  are, 
the  English,  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geography,  Mathematicks, 
Philosophy,  Rhetorick,  and  Logick.  Young  gentlemen  may  be  prepared 
here  for  admission  into  any  of  our  Colleges.  The  expenses  of  Board 
and  Tuition  for  the  session,  (five  months),  does  not  exceed  Forty-two 
dollars  and  a  half,  which  must  be  paid  in  advance. 

Arcadia,  June  14,  1834.  Ben  Sumner. 

—The  Star,  June  26,  183k- 

ARCADIA  ACADEMY, 

Person  County,  N .  Carolina. 

The  First  Session  of  this  School  for  the  next  Year,  will  commence  on 
the  fourth  Monday  (25th  day)  of  January.  The  course  of  Studies  em- 
brace those  branches  of  Education  which  are  usually  taught  in  our  Acad- 
emies. Boys  will  be  prepared  for  admission  into  any  College  that  may 
be  desired.  ISTo  more  Students  are  received  into  the  School  than  the 
Subscriber  himself  can  superintend  and  instruct.  The  situation  is  a  re- 
tired one,  and  is  remarkable  for  its  healthiness,  and  its  exemption  from 
the  ordinary  allurements  of  dissipation,  idleness,  and  extravagance.  The 
charge  for  Board  and  Tuition,  the  next  Session,  will  not  exceed  Fifty- 
two  dollars  and  a  half,  which  will  be  required  to  be  paid  in  advance. 

Arcadia,  20th  Dec.  1836.  Ben  Sumner. 

— The  Register,  December  27,  1836. 

ARCADIA  ACADEMY. 

Person  County,  North  Carolina. 

The  second  Session  of  this  School  for  the  present  year,  will  commence 
on  Monday  the  10th  day  of  July  next.  The  price  of  Board  and  Tui- 
tion, together,  does  not  exceed  Fifty-two  dollars  and  a  half  per  Session, 
payable  at  the  time  of  admission. 

Arcadia,  12th  June,  1837.  Ben  Sumner. 

—The  Register,  June  19,  1837. 


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ARCADIA  ACADEMY. 

Person  County,  N.  C. 

The  First  Session  of  the  above  School,  for  the  next  year,  will  begin 
on  Monday,  22d  day  of  January. 

The  course  of  Instruction  embraces  the  English,  Latin  and  Greek 
Languages,  Ancient  and  Modern  Geography,  Mathematics,  Philosophy, 
Chemistry  and  Rhetoric.  Young  gentlemen  will  be  prepared  for  admis- 
sion into  the  Freshman  or  Sophomore  Class  of  any  College  in  the  coun- 
try, which  it  may  be  desired  they  should  enter.  The  boarding  scholars 
are  limited  in  number ;  they  all  live  with  the  Subscriber ;  and  are  under 
his  sole  management  and  instruction.  The  highest  price  for  board  and 
tuition  is  fifty-two  dollars  and  a  half  per  session  (five  months)  which 
must  be  paid  in  advance.  The  situation  is  decidedly  healthy,  and  re- 
markably free  from  all  corrupting  influences. 

Arcadia,  Dec.  11,  1837.  Benj.  Sumner. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  18,  1887. 

ARCADIA  ACADEMY, 

Person  County,  N.  Carolina. 

The  Exercises  of  this  School,  for  the  second  Session  of  the  present 
year,  will  commence  on  Monday,  the  9th  of  July. 

The  Course  of  Studies  is  usually  preparatory  to  admission  into  our 
University,  but  is  varied  whenever  it  is  desired. 

The  price  for  Board  and  Tuition,  in  no  case,  will  exceed  FIFTY- 
TWO  DOLLARS  PER  SESSION". 

Arcadia,  June  22,  1838.  Benj.  Sumner. 

Star,  two  insertions. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  25,  1838. 


PITT  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

PITT  ACADEMY,  1828. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  again  commence  on  the  8th 
of  Sept.  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  George  Stokes.  From  the 
many  testimonials  procured  by  Mr.  Stokes,  from  Trinity  College,  Dub- 
lin, and  from  distinguished  citizens  both  of  Ireland  and  of  the  United 
States;  but  more  especially  from  an  acquaintance  with  his  school,  and 
method  of  teaching  for  the  session  past,  and  the  highly  pleasing  exami- 
nation of  his  pupils,  the  Trustees  recommend  the  Institution  with  the 
utmost  confidence  to  all  parents  and  guardians  who  are  desirous  of 
educating  their  children  and  wards;  and  with  the  highest  pleasure  as- 
sure them,  that  in  this  Institution  the  common  error,  (the  consequences 
of  which  are  felt  through  life)  of  hastening  children  too  rapidly  in 
their  studies,  before  they  have  laid  a  sufficient  foundation  in  the  rudi- 
ments of  education,  will  be  carefully  avoided.  The  moral  and  reli- 
gious uprightness  of  the  Instructor,  furnishes  the  surest  pledge  for  the 
morality  of  his  pupils,  at  least  so  far  as  the  influence  of  example  ex- 
tends. 

The  terms  of  admission  into  the  Academy  are  as  follows : 

Children  commencing,  $3  per  quarter; 

Pupils  reading,  writing,  cyphering,  with  English  Grammar  and  Ge- 
ography, $4;  ^ 

Pupils  receiving  a  classical  education,  $7. 

Board  can  be  procured  in  town  for  $5  per  month,  and  cheaper  in 
the  country. 

By  order  of  the  Board.  Eichard  Evans, 

Greeneville,  Aug.  29.  Sec.  fro  tern. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  16,  1828. 

GREENVILLE  ACADEMY,  1831. 

MALE  AND  FEMALE  ACADEMY, 

Greenville. 

Wm.  A.  Walker  respectfully  informs  the  inhabitants  of  Pitt  &  the 
adjacent   Counties,  that  his   School  is  now  open  for  the  reception  of 

Pupils-  Tekms. 

Greek,  Latin  and  the  subordinate  branches  per  quarter  of  12 

weeks,  $7  00 

Geography,  English  Grammar,  Composition,  &c,  &c,  4  00 

Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  3  00 

Greenville,  June  10,  1831. 
— -Raleigh  Register,  July  7,  1831. 

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Pitt  County  Schools.  335 

FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1S85. 

FEMALE  SEMINARY, 

Conducted  bt  Mrs.  Saffery, 

In  Greenville,  N.  C. 

Who  has  adopted  for  her  model,  the  justly  esteemed  and  much  celebrated 
system  of  Mrs.  Willard,  the  Superior  of  an  establishment  for  education 
at  Troy;  varying  nevertheless  in  a  few  unimportant  particulars:  and 
while  directing  her  attention  to  the  fundamental  studies,  she  will  not 
leave  the  graces  of  Refinement  disregarded.  Mrs.  Saffery  having  re- 
sided nine  years  in  Paris,  and  its  vicinity,  can  confidently  assert,  that 
under  her  tuition,  the  purest  accentuation  of  French  may  be  obtained, 
and  also  of  Italian:  that  the  cultivation  of  the  Polite  Arts,  viz.,  Music. 
Dancing,  and  Drawing,  will  form  a  prominent  feature  in  the  school,  and 
will  each  be  taught  in  the  highest  perfection. 

Terms. 

Day  Scholars : — For  the  introductory  or  first  Class  of  English  studies, 
$9  per  term:  including  Reading,  Orthography,  Elements  of  Arithmetic, 
and  Writing :  should  the  pupil  be  old  enough  for  the  latter. 

For  second  Class,  $11 — including,  with  the  above,  Arithmetic,  Gram- 
mar, Writing,  and  Dictation. 

For  third  Class,  $14 — including  Geology,  Geography,  and  History, 
with  the  above. 

For  fourth  Class,  $16 — including,  with  the  above,  use  of  the  Globes, 
Composition,  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Geography  of  the  Heavens,  and  Euclid's 
Geometry. 

Extra  Charges. 

Piano  Forte,  $15 — use  of  Piano,  $3;  Instruction  on  the  Harp,  $25 — 
use  of  Harp,  $5;  Singing  Lessons,  $12;  Music  on  the  Guitar,  $12 — 
use  of  Guitar,  $2  ;  French,  $10 ;  Italian,  $10  ;  Latin  Grammar,  $6 ;  Danc- 
ing, including  Calisthentics,  $12 ;  Drawing,  &c.  $8 — use  of  Patterns, 
$1  50;  Lectures  on  various  subjects,  $3  per  course. 

As  early  tuition  is  absolutely  necessary  to  attain  a  good  pronunciation 
in  French,  young  children  will  pay  only  five  dollars  per  quarter,  for 
instruction  in  that  language:  and  as  some  parents  object  to  the  practice 
of  Dancing,  Mrs.  Saffrey  teaches  for  six  dollars  per  quarter,  a  course 
of  Calisthentics,  calculated  to  promote  a  graceful  carriage,  a  good 
walk,  and  a  genteel  address. 

Books  and  Stationary  furnished  on  reasonable  terms ;  or,  if  parents 
prefer  a  stipulated  sum,  the  charge  will  be  $5  50,  per  term. 

Half  a  quarter  paid  in  advance ;  and  interest  charged  where  payments 
are  not  duly  made. 

Pupils  are  received  but  with  an  understanding,  that  they  are  to  at- 
tend the  Examination  at  the  close  of  the  term  on  which  thev  enter,  and 


336  Pitt  County  Schools. 

to  remain  until  it  be  closed ;  which  will  be  at  the  completion  of  22  weeks 
from  the  beginning  of  the  Term. 

The  school  year,  exclusive  of  vacations,  consists  of  44  weeks;  a  Term 
of  half  the  year,  or  22  weeks;  a  quarter  of  one  fourth,  or  11  weeks. 

The  first  Term  commences  the  3d  Wednesday  in  September  next,  and 
continues  22  weeks;  when  after  a  vacation  of  two  weeks,  the  second  Term 
commences  the  first  week  in  March,  and  continues  22  weeks,  after  which 
there  is  a  vacation  of  six  weeks. 

References  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Greenville  Seminary,  Reading  S. 
Blount,  Esq.  J.  C.  Gorham,  M.  D.  G.  Stokes,  M.  D. 

Board  may  be  had  on  moderate  terms,  in  the  most  respectable  families. 

Greenville,  Pitt  Co.  N.  C.  Feb.  14,  1835. 

■ — Raleigh  Register,  April  28,  1835. 


RANDOLPH  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

EVANS'  SCHOOL,  1S22. 

The  subscriber  having  agreed  "with  Gen.  Gray,  Win.  Hogan,  Esq.  and 
other  gentlemen  of  their  neighborhood,  to  teach  a  School,  for  one  year, 
at  a  stated  salary,  with  the  privilege  of  taking  in  eight  pupils  on  his 
own  account,  would  be  thankful  to  any  gentlemen  who  may  wish  to 
have  their  sons  or  wards  educated  in  the  Latin  or  Greek  language,  for 
their  patronage.  The  price  of  tuition  will  be  $18  per  annum.  Board 
may  be  had  at  $52.  The  Seminary  will  commence  about  the  second 
Monday  in  December.  L.  Evans. 

Randolph  County,  Not.  17,  1822. 

— Western  Carolinian,  November  26,  1822. 

TROY'S  SCHOOL,  1S37. 

NOTICE. 

THE  Subscriber  has  employed  a  Gentleman  of  complete  qualifica- 
tions, to  teach  an  English  School  in  the  neighborhood,  twelve  months 
from  the  first  Monday  in  August  next — a  few  boys  or  young  men  of 
good  character,  would  be  received  as  Scholars  from  a  distance,  and 
board  can  be  had  in  the  neighborhood  upon  reasonable  terms. 

July  8th,  1837.  John  B.  Troy. 

— Southern  Citizen,  August  8,  1837. 

RANDOLPH  FEMALE  ACADEMY,  1839. 

RANDOLPH  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  friends  of  female  education  (and  we  hope  they  are  many)  in 
this  section  of  country  will  be  gratified  to  learn  that  the  citizens  of 
Asheboro  have  agreed  and  pledged  themselves  to  erect  a  female  Acad- 
emy at  this  place.  A  suitable  building  for  the  purpose  is  to  be  com- 
menced forthwith.  As  the  benefit  to  be  derived  from  the  institution 
will  extend  through  a  section  of  country  heretofore  destitute,  and  con- 
sidering that  we  are  mostly  mechanics  and  merchants  of  moderate  capi- 
tal and  limited  income — consequently  not  well  prepared  to  raise  funds 
for  public  enterprise,  it  is  confidently  hoped  and  believed  that  our  fellow- 
citizens  in  this  and  the  neighboring  counties  will  be  pleased  to  extend 
to  us  such  aid  as  may  be  within  their  power. 

A.  H.  Marsh,  Jonathan  Worth,  George  Hoover,  Hugh  M'Cain,  &  J. 

M.  A.  Drake  are  commissioners  for  the  purpose  of  raising  the  necessary 

funds  by  subscription.     The  amount  of  three  or  four  hundred  dollars  is 

already  subscribed  by  the  citizens  of  this  place,  which  it  is  thought  will 

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338  Randolph   County   Schools. 

be  more  than  half  enough  to  complete  the  building.  Any  person  dis- 
posed to  contribute  can  have  an  opportunity  of  subscribing  by  calling  on 
any  of  the  above  named  commissioners.  Subscriptions  will  be  required 
to  be  paid  in  by  instalments,  from  time,  to  time,  as  the  money  may  be 
needed  in  the  progress  of  the  work. 

Asheboro'  K  C.  Nov.  2d,  1838. 

— Southern  Citizen,  February  8,  1839. 

ASHEBOROUGH  FEMALE  ACADEMY  BEGINS,  1839. 
ASHEBOROtlGH  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

We  invite  public  attention  to  the  advertisement  of  this  institution, 
which  appears  in  another  column.  Great  pains  have  been  taken  to  lay 
the  foundation  of  our  Seminary  on  a  firm  and  durable  basis;  and  it  is 
hoped  and  believed  that  it  will  be  permanent,  and  extensively  useful, 
not  only  to  the  inhabitants  of  our  county  and  immediate  vicinity,  but 
also  to  youth  at  a  distance;  particularly  in  a  Southern  Direction.  Our 
village  is  situated  in  a  high,  hilly,  and  particularly  healthy  section  of 
country — near  to  the  Back  creek  and  Caraway  mountains ;  and  this 
being  a  fine  grazing  country,  with  good  outlet  for  range  of  cattle  and 
other  live  stock,  our  provisions  are  mostly  of  the  domestic  kind — plenty 
of  cheese,  Butter  and  Milk,  fresh  from  the  cool  Recesses  of  the  Dairy. 

— Southern  Citizen,  June  11/.,  1839. 

ASHEBOROUGH  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Exercises  of  the  Female  Academy  at  this  place  will  commence 
on  Monday  the  17th  day  of  June,  instant,  under  the  direction  of 

MISS  ELIZA  RAE, 

of  Boston.  The  Trustees  believe,  from  the  testimonials  she  brings  with 
her,  that  she  is  eminently  qualified  by  her  experience,  her  education  and 
in  every  other  respect,  to  take  charge,  of  such  an  institution. 

The  prices  of  tuition  for  a  session  of  five  months  will  be  $6  for  Spell- 
ing and  Reading;  $8  for  Grammar,  Geography  and  Arithmetic;  and 
$10  for  Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Needlework,  &c;  and  $20  for  Music  on 
the  Piano.  Particular  attention  will  be  paid  throughout  to  Spelling, 
Reading  and  Writing. 

This  place  is  believed  to  be  as  healthy  as  any  other  in  the  United 
States,  and  board  may  be  had  in  any  private  family  in  the  place  at  $6 
per  month. 

It  is  intended  to  give  a  thorough  course  of  instruction  in  this  institu- 
tion, and  to  qualify  the  pupils  in  every  respect  to  take  their  places  in 
society. 

The  Trustees  flatter  themselves  that  the  distinguished  qualifications 


Randolph   County   Schools.  339 

of  the  lady  who  they  have  engaged  to  take  charge  of  the  School,  the 

health  of  the  place,  and  the  low  price  the  inhabitants  have  consented  to 

charge  for  board,  will  attract  to  the  institution  a  liberal  share  of  public 

patronage.  J.  Worth, 

Hugh  McCain, 

„    ,,  )  1  rustees. 

A.  H.  Marsh, 

June  14,  1839.  George  Hoover, 

The  Cher  aw  Gazette  and  Fayetteville  Observer  will  insert  3  times. 
— Southern  Citizen,  June  1J±,  1839. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  ASHEBOKOUGH  ACADEMY. 

We  know  not  the  writer  of  the  following  communication  but  we  feel 
well  assured  that  it  does  no  more  than  justice  to  the  merits  of  our 
worthy  Tutoress.  And  we  hope  and  believe  that  the  appeal  which  it 
makes  in  behalf  of  the  institution  is  well  merited  and  well  timed. 

THE  ASHEBORO'  ACADEMY. 

Mr.  Editor: — The  writer,  on  a  recent  visit  to  the  Female  Academy  at 
Asheboro',  was  astonished  to  find  so  respectable  an  institution  here.  I 
had  perceived  by  some  articles  in  your  paper  that  the  inhabitants  had 
built  a  house,  and  employed  a  Lady  to  take  charge  of  the  school;  but 
knowing  that  there  was  no  great  wealth  in  the  village,  and  having  un- 
derstood that  the  people  of  the  country  had  extended  little  assistance, 
I  supposed  it  must  necessarily  be  rather  a  patched  up  concern,  and  that 
the  newspaper  account  was  only  the  usual  puff  which  is  given  to  newly 
opened  Schools.  But  I  was  surprised  and  astonished  to  find  a  House 
large  enough  to  accommodate  60  Scholars,  built  and  completely  finished 
off,  (with  the  exception  of  painting,)  with  12  large  glass  windows,  and 
every  part  of  the  materials  of  the  best  quality;  and  the  workmanship 
of  the  finest  order  and  latest  style :  and  furnished  too  with  the  necessary 
seats,  tables,  and  a  fine  Piano.  There  is  a  seat  for  every  two  Scholars, 
and  a  table  in  front  so  that  every  Scholar  has  her  place  both  for  writing 
and  her  other  studies.  About  $100  more  would  paint  the  house  and 
provide  some  other  conveniences ;  and  I  was  truly  gratified  to  learn  that 
the  spirited  inhabitants  of  the  village  were  determined  to  complete  the 
undertaking  according  to  the  original  design,  whether  they  get  the  as- 
sistance from  the  country  which  is  usually  extended  elsewhere,  or  not. 

The  Trustees  have  been  as  careful  and  as  liberal  in  procuring  a 
Teacher  as  they  have  been  in  building  and  providing  the  house.  They 
have  employed  a  Lady  from  Boston  of  first  rate  qualifications.  I  had 
the  pleasure  of  hearing  her  exercise  some  of  her  classes — and  was  de- 
lighted to  perceive  that  she  is  fully  competent.  The  first  class  she  ex- 
amined consisted  of  some  small  ones  who  had  commenced  4  months  ago 
in  the  Alphabet.     They  could  read,   and   read  correctly.     They  spoke 


340  Randolph   County   Schools. 

loud,  pronounced  each  word  with  distinctness,  and  after  they  had  con- 
cluded the  reading  of  their  lesson,  the  tutoress  gave  out  to  them  some 
of  the  most  difficult  words  in  the  lesson,  and  they  spelled  them  cor- 
rectly— giving  a  distinct  articulation  to  each  letter  and  syllable.  I 
never  saw  little  children  so  correctly  taught. 

The  next  class  examined  were  some  young  Ladies  who  were  studying 
Arithmetic.  They  performed  well.  This  branch  I  am  told  is  particu- 
larly attended  to.  Emerson's  Arithmetic  is  used.  They  are  taught  the 
four  principal  divisions  of  Arithmetic  Orally  before  they  make  use  of 
a  slate.  This  is  a  delightful  and  interesting  study  as  taught  in  this 
School.  I  understand  that  great  pains  is  taken  by  the  tutoress  to  make 
the  pupils  understand  the  principles  and  reasons  of  their  operations. 
They  are  not  permitted  to  pore  over  a  question  they  can't  understand, 
for  an  hour  or  two  together.  A  question  is  performed  by  the  tutoress 
whenever  they  commence  a  new  rule;  and  the  principles  Orally  ex- 
plained and  illustrated.  When  the  question  is  correctly  performed  on 
Slate,  she  is  not  content  simply  to  say,  "It  is  right."  She  makes  the 
pupil  explain  the  reason  of  each  operation  occasionally,  and  thereby 
ascertains  whether  they  performed  the  operation  themselves  or  procured 
the  assistance  of  those  further  advanced.  She  does  not  use  the  black 
board,  teaching  Arithmetic ;  the  only  material  defect  I  observed  or  heard 
of  in  the  management  of  the  School.  It  is  much  the  best  method  of 
teaching  Arithmetic. 

I  did  not  hear  her  examine  her  classes  on  Grammar,  Philosophy  and 
the  higher  branches;  but  understand  that  she  is  equally  careful  that 
they  thoroughly  understand  everything  they  pass  over.  She  is  not  con- 
tent that  a  pupil  can  answer  a  question  in  the  identical  words  of  the 
book:  by  oral  illustration  and  conversation  she  satisfies  herself  that  the 
pupil  understands  the  principles  correctly. 

It  is  of  vastly  greater  consequence  that  the  Scholar  understands  the 
principle  and  reasons  of  any  scientific  rule,  than  that  she  should  be  able 
to  repeat  the  rule  verbatim  et  literatim.  In  the  former  case  the  under- 
standing is  enlightened ;  in  the  latter,  the  memory  only  is  exercised.  In 
the  Musical  Department  Miss  Rea,  I  am  told,  takes  much  pains,  and  is 
bringing  forward  the  young  Ladies  very  rapidly. 

On  the  whole,  this  School  is  particularly  deserving  public  patronage. 
It  is  a  remarkably  healthy,  orderly  village,  and  board  can  be  had  in 
any  of  the  Families  at  $6  per  month.  The  people  of  the  village  take 
great  interest  in  their  School,  and  some  of  them  pay  much  attention 
to  the  Scholars,  and  encourage  them  in  their  studies.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  people  of  the  country  will  assist  the  citizens  of  Asheboro'  in 
completing  their  laudable  design.  A  Visitor. 

— Southern  Citizen,  November  1,  1839. 


Randolph   County   Schools.  341 

ASHEBOKOUGH  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1S39. 

The  first  Session  of  this  Institution  closes  the  present  week.  The 
public  examination  of  the  pupils  is  going  on  while  our  paper  goes  to 
press.  We  shall  notice  the  Examination  next  week.  We  would  also 
invite  the  Communications  of  all  Visitors  whose  attendance  on  the  Ex- 
amination may  enable  them  and  incline  them  to  remark  on  the  occasion. 

The  Exercises  will  be  suspended  for  a  few  weeks,  we  know  not  at  pres- 
ent how  long, — to  give  Miss  Rea  an  opportunity  of  a  brief  visit  to  her 
friends  in  Boston. 

— Southern  Citizen,  November  15,  1839. 

ASHEBORO'  ACADEMY. 

The  exercises  in  this  Institution,  so  highly  satisfactory  to  those  inter- 
ested in  the  first  Session,  which  closed  as  we  noticed  week  before  last, — 
will  be  resumed  on  the  first  of  January  next.  Terms  of  Tuition  and 
Board  will  be,  we  suppose,  the  same,  or  very  nearly  so,  as  heretofore. 

• — Southern  Citizen,  November  29,  1839. 

ASHEBOROCGH  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS,  1840. 

ASHEBORO 

Female  Academy. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  the  8th  of  January 
1840,  under  the  direction  of 

Miss  Eliza  Bea. 

The  prices  of  Tuition  for  a  Session  of  five  months  will  be  for  Spell- 
ing and  Reading  $6 ;  for  the  first  part  of  Arithmetic  and  History,  either 
or  both  including  the  foregoing,  $7 ;  For  Grammar,  Geography  and 
Arithmetic  $8 ;  for  Philosophy,  History,  &c,  $10 ;  Music  on  the  Piano, 
$20 ;  for  Wax  Flower  Work  $7 ;  Wax  Fruit  $6 ;  the  learner  to  be  entitled 
to  six  pieces  of  each. 

Boarding  including  Washing,  Candles,  Fuel  &c,  can  be  had  at  the 
Rev.  Jesse  Lawrence's  Where  Miss  Rea  boards,  or  in  most  of  the  other 
families  of  the  place,  at  6 ;  per  month. 

The  Trustees,  during  the  first  Session,  could  only  speak  of  the  quali- 
fications of  Miss  Rea  from  recommendations  which  she  brought  with 
her  from  the  North ;  They  can  now  add,  from  their  own  observation  of 
the  management  of  the  School  heretofore,  that  she  will  use  every  exer- 
tion for  the  advancement  of  her  pupils. 

The  Trustees  hope  that  the  remarkable  healthiness  of  the  place,  the 
established  reputation  of  the  lady  who  has  charge  of  the  Institution,  and 


342  Randolph   County   Schools. 

the  low  price  of  board,  constitute  sufficient  inducements  for  parents  and 
guardians  to  send  to  our  school.  J.  M.  A.  Drake,  Sec'y. 

By  order  of  the  Trustees, 

January,  1840. 

1ST.  B.     The  prospects  of  this  Institution  are  such,  that  an  assistant 
Teacher  will  shortly  be  bro't  on  from  the  North. 
^^TFayetteville  Observer  insert  4  weeks. 
— Southern  Citizen,  January  17,  181+0. 


ROBESON  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

MOOJT  CLIO  ACADEMY,  1807. 

The  Trustees  of  Mount  Clio  Academy  beg  leave  to  inform  the  public, 
that  this  seminary  will  be  open  for  the  reception  of  students  on  Monday 
the  21st  day  of  September  next,  under  the  superintendance  of  Mr.  Jacob 
Nelson  as  principal  teacher.  The  celebrity  which  Mr.  Nelson  has  justly 
acquired  through  a  long  course  of  experience  as  a  teacher,  and  his  well 
known  literary  attainments,  induces  the  trustees  to  hope  this  institution 
will  meet  with  a  sufficient  share  of  public  patronage.  The  situation  is 
extremely  healthy. 

The  rates  of  tuition  will  be,  five  dollars  per  quarter  for  the  Latin  and 
Greek  languages,  together  with  the  sciences;  and  four  dollars  per  quar- 
ter for  English  Grammar.  Boarding  may  be  had  in  decent  families  in 
the  neighborhood  at  the  moderate  rate  of  forty  dollars  per  annum. 

By  order  of  the  Board, 

Robeson  county,  August  28,  1807.  James  McQueen,  Sec'ry. 

— N.  C.  Intelligencer  and  Fayetteville  Gazette,  Friday  Oct.  16,  1807. 

IAUEEL  HILL  ACADEMY,  1810. 

The  Trustees  of  said  Academy  are  happy  to  inform  the  Parents  and 
Guardians  of  children  that  it  is  now  opened  for  the  reception  of  Students 
under  the  principal  care  of  Murdoch  McLean,  a  young  gentleman  of 
character  and  talents,  who  is  in  every  way  qualified  to  instruct  as  a 
Teacher  of  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages  and  the  Sciences.  *  *  * 
The  price  of  Tuition  is  $4  per  Quarter  and  $15  per  Annum.  Boarding 
may  be  had  in  very  decent  families  for  $35  per  year,  or  $9  per  quarter. 

January  10,  1810.  John  MacFarland,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  18,  1810. 

LAUREL  HILL  ACADEMY  FOR  1813. 

The  Trustees  feel  a  pleasure  in  being  able  to  announce  to  the  public, 
that  Mr.  McLean,  an  experienced  Teacher,  and  a  young  man  of  integ- 
rity and  talents,  a  Graduate  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  has 
undertaken  the  charge  for  the  present  year,  where  Students  may  be  pre- 
pared for  any  Class  in  the  University.  The  price  of  Tuition  is  $17  per 
annum,  if  paid  in  advance,  otherwise  $20  and  Boarding  may  be  had  in 
decent  families  at  the  moderate  rate  of  $10  per  quarter.     *     *     * 

The  situation  is  handsome,  and  esteemed  as  healthy  as  any  part  of  the 
State,  affording  the  earliest  opportunity  of  receiving  the  public  papers 
and  other  communications  by  the  Mail  Stage  of  the  U.  States  passing 
every  other  day  in  the  week. 

Jan.  1,  1813. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  8,  1813. 

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344  Robeson  County  Schools. 

LAUREL  HILL  ACADEMY  FOR  1815. 

The  Trustees  have  the  pleasure  to  announce  that  that  eminent  Teacher, 
D.  McLaurin,  late  from  South  Carolina,  did  on  the  18th  instant  under- 
take the  management  of  the  aforesaid  Academy,  where  the  English 
sciences  and  Classical  authors  will  be  taught,  and  Students  prepared  for 
any  grade  in  the  University  at  the  moderate  price  of  $4  per  quarter  or 
$15  per  annum.     *     *  1ST.  L.  MacFarland,  Sec'ry. 

Laurel  Hill,  K  C.  June  1,  1815. 

— Raleigh  Star,  June  9,  1815. 


ROCKINGHAM  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

LEAKSVILLE  ACADEMY,  1S2S. 

THE  public  are  informed  that  the  operations  of  this  institution  has 
now  commenced;  in  which  are  taught  the  sciences,  the  Latin  and  Greek 
languages,  and  English  Grammar  at  thirty  dollars  per  annum.  The 
buildings  are  spacious  and  convenient.  To  this  institution  is  connected 
an  English  School,  in  which  are  taught  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic 
and  the  branches  usually  taught  in  English  Schools,  at  twenty  dollars 
per  annum,  payable  semi-annually  in  advance.  This  Academy  is  situ- 
ated in  a  high,  healthy,  and  fertile  part  of  the  country,  and  exempt 
from  the  diseases  incident  to  most  sections  of  it.  Board  may  be  had  in 
the  most  genteel  families  at  from  8  to  12  dollars  per  month — The  sub- 
scriber flatters  himself  that  he  will  meet  with  further  encouragement,  as 
he  intends  to  discharge  as  faithfully  as  he  can  the  duties  of  the  institu- 
tion to  which  he  has  been  called — It  may  not  be  improper  here  to  state 
for  the  information  of  the  young  men  who  may  think  proper  to  resort 
to  this  institution,  that  there  is  a  debating  society  composed  of  the 
young  men  of  this  place  and  its  vicinity,  which  has  for  its  object  the 
improvement  of  the  mind;  and  the  collection  of  a  library  of  valuable 
books.  John  Sillimax. 

December  1819. 

— The  Star,  January  28,  1820. 

MADISON  ACADEMY,  1820. 

The  Trustees  of  Madison  Academy  are  happy  to  inform  the  Public, 
that  they  have  engaged  Mr.  James  Franklin  Martin,  a  late  Graduate 
of  the  University  of  Xorth  Carolina,  to  take  charge  of  said  Academy  as 
a  teacher.  This  Academy  is  situated  in  the  west  end  of  Rockingham 
county,  X.  C.  The  Trustees  can  assure  Parents  and  Guardians  that 
Board  can  be  had  in  good  families  at  $30  per  Session.  The  School  will 
commence  on  the  4th  day  of  July  next. 

June  15.  Duke  Scales,  Secretary. 

— Ealeigh  Register,  June  23,  1820. 


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ROWAN  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY,  1807. 

It  is  with  pleasure  that  the  Trustees  of  the  Salisbury  Academy  an- 
nounce to  the  piiblic  the  revival  of  a  Literary  Institution  in  the  town  of 
Salisbury.  They  have  procured  for  the  accommodation  of  the  Students 
in  a  retired  part  of  the  town,  a  large  and  convenient  pile  of  buildings, 
containing  twelve  rooms,  of  which  nine  are  furnished  with  fire  places. 
The  Latin  and  Greek  languages,  and  such  branches  of  science  as  are 
usually  studied  in  Academies  in  this  country,  will  be  taught  here  by  the 
Rev.  John  Brown,  who  has  for  some  Years  past  been  highly  and  justly 
distinguished  for  his  success  as  a  Teacher  in  a  similar  institution  at 
Wadesborough.  The  education  of  Young  ladies  in  those  parts  of  useful 
learning  commonly  taught  in  boarding  schools,  will  also  receive  that 
attention  which  is  due  to  its  importance.  *  *  In  both  the  Male  and 
female  departments,  particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  grammati- 
cal construction  of  the  English  language,  to  reading  and  spelling  it  cor- 
rectly, and  to  writing  a  fair  hand.  We  Trustees  are  under  a  strong  im- 
pression that  however  desirable  it  may  be  to  understand  the  dead  lan- 
guages, a  knowledge  of  our  own  language  should  be  first  principally  at- 
tended to,  as  it  constitutes  an  essential  part  of  polite  and  useful  educa- 
tion. *  *  The  Trustees  wish  to  employ  a  lady  who  can  be  well  rec- 
ommended, and  no  other  need  apply,  to  take  charge  of  the  female  de- 
partment under  the  superintendance  of  Mr.  Brown.     *     * 

Salisbury,  May  13.  Maxwell  Chambers. 

—Raleigh  Minerva,  May  21,  1807. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  DECEMBER,  1807. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  in  the  Salisbury  Academy,  com- 
menced on  Thursday  the  10th  of  December,  1807,  and  closed  on  the 
Evening  of  the  11th. 

Richard  Smith  was  examined  on  the  Latin  Classics,  Greek  Testament, 
Criticism,  Logic,  reading  and  parsing  the  English  Language,  and  in 
all  these  branches  of  education  he  was  highly  approved.  In  the  Latin 
Classics  he  was  singularly  correct. 

James  Legrand  who  was  a  member  of  this  class,  was  absent  with 
leave. 

ON"  THE  ECLOGUES  OF  VIRGIL:  Win.  E.  Poe  and  Thomas 
Ellerbe  were  examined  and  much  approved.  Daniel  Barringer  a  mem- 
ber of  this  class,  was  absent  on  account  of  sickness. 

ON"  1STEPOS :  Johnson  Pinkstone,  James  Torrence,  and  Alfred 
Macay  performed  to  the  perfect  satisfaction  of  the  Trustees. 

ON"  ERASMUS :  William  Stewart,  John  L.  Beard,  John  Beard,  and 
Hugh  M.  Stokes  were  greatly  approved. 

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ON  MORSE'S  GEOGRAPHY:  Charles  Fisher,  Otho  Chambers, 
Michael  Brown,  and  James  Cowan  displayed  uncommon  proficiency  for 
the  time  they  have  been  engaged  in  this  study.  Were  any  distinction 
made,  it  ought  to  be  in  favor  of  Charles  Fisher. 

ON  GUTHRIE'^  GEOGRAPHY:  Hugh  Torrence  was  examined 
alone  and  approved. 

ON  READING  AND  PARSING  THE  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE : 
Hugh  Torrence,  "William  Stewart,  William  E.  Poe  and  Thomas  Ellerbe, 
were  all  much  approved. 

SECOND  CLASS  ON  THE  SAME :  Charles  Fisher,  Otho  Cham- 
bers, Andrew  Springs,  James  Cowan,  Michael  Brown,  and  Zachariah 
Ellerbe  gave  the  trustees  perfect  satisfaction. 

THIRD  CLASS  ON  THE  SAME:  Johnstone  Pinkstone,  James 
Torrence,  Alfred  Macay,  John  L.  Beard,  John  Beard,  and  Hugh  M. 
Stokes  did  themselves  much  credit. 

ON  RECITING  ENGLISH  GRAMMAR :  Hugh  Torrence,  William 
Stewart,  Andrew  Springs,  Michael  Brown,  Otho  Chambers,  Charles 
Fisher,  and  James  Cowan,  were  all  very  correct.  Hugh  Torrence  ap- 
peared, however,  superior. 

SECOND  CLASS  ON  THE  SAME :  William  Poe,  Zachariah  El- 
lerbe, Thomas  Ellerbe,  Alfred  Macay,  and  James  Torrence,  were  all  re- 
markably prompt  and  accurate. 

THIRD  CLASS  ON  THE  SAME:  Johnston  Pinkstone,  John  L. 
Beard,  John  Beard,  and  Hugh  M.  Stokes  were  perfectly  correct. 

ON  ASSEMBLY  CATECHISM:  Andrew  Springs,  Wm.  Stewart, 
Hugh  Torrence,  James  Torrence,  James  Cowan,  Otho  Chambers,  and 
Johnston  Pinkstone  discovered  much  skill  and  promptitude. 

ON  CHURCH  CATECHISM:  Charles  Fisher,  Michael  Brown, 
John  L.  Beard,  John  Beard,  and  Hugh  M.  Stokes,  were  very  accurate. 

ON  ARITHMETIC:  Andrew  Springs,  William  Stewart,  Charles 
Fisher,  James  Cowan  and  Zachariah  Ellerbe,  were  all  correct.  Andrew 
Springs  was  distinguished. 

IN  WRITING  AND  COMPOSITION:  All  the  young  gentlemen 
exhibited  samples  of  their  performance.  In  most  of  them,  the  trustees 
perceiving  germs  of  opening  genius  and  eloquence,  which,  they  fondly 
hope,  will  in  due  time  adorn  and  enrich  our  land  with  the  noblest  fruits 
of  virtue  and  learning. 

This  closed  the  examination  of  the  young  gentlemen,  and  the  trustees 
then  proceeded  to  that  of  the  young  ladies. 

ON  ARITHMETIC  :  Sarah  J.  Alexander,  Mary  E.  Trotter,  Clem- 
entina M.  Brown,  and  Fanny  M.  Alexander  were  examined  and  highly 
approved. 

The  same  young  Ladies  with  the  addition  of  Eliza  Steele  and  Polly 
Castillo,  were  examined  on  English  Grammar,  Reading,  Spelling  and 
Parsing,  the  English  language  and  Catechism,  and  acquitted  themselves 
in  a  manner  that  did  them  the  highest  honor. 


348  Rowan  County  Schools. 

Elizabeth  Torrence  and  Jane  Brown  were  examined  on  Reading, 
Spelling  and  Catechism  and  were  highly  approved. 

All  the  young  Ladies  of  the  Academy  furnishing  the  Trustees  with 
specimens  of  their  writing  and  composition  in  the  form  of  letters.  They 
displayed  a  neatness  and  beauty  of  hand-writing,  an  ease  and  grace  of 
narration,  and  an  elegance  and  correctness  of  style  that  were  really  cap- 
tivating. Indeed,  without  assuming  the  Language  of  undeserved  com- 
pliment, the  Trustees  must  declare  the  young  Ladies  shone  in  all  their 
studies  with  peculiar  lustre. 

The  Trustees  cannot  close  this  report  without  expressing  their  high- 
est approbation  of  the  conduct  of  the  Reverend  Mr.  Brown.  To  the 
zeal,  fidelity  and  ability  with  which  he  has  managed  and  superintended 
the  Academy,  they  are  indebted  for  the  proficiency  of  the  students,  and 
for  that  love  of  order  and  good  morals  which  mark  their  conduct.  The 
vacation  which  is  about  to  take  place,  will  last  to  the  first  Monday  in 
January.  The  Trustees  beg  leave  to  assure  the  public  that  no  exertion 
shall  be  wanting  in  them  to  make  the  Academy  over  which  they  preside 
as  flourishing  as  possible.  It  shall  be  their  anxious  and  persevering 
endeavor  to  render  it  a  nursery  of  genius,  of  eloquence  and  virtue. 

—The  Raleigh  Minerva,  December  2Jf,  1807. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY  LOTTERY,  1814. 

(By  act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina) 
Scheme  of  the  Salisbury  Academy  Lottery. 

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The  Legislature  have  placed  the  management  of  it  in  the  hands  of  the 
"Salisbury  Thespian  Society,"  who  conformable  to  the  act  of  Assembly, 
have  executed  bond  for  the  faithful  payment  of  all  prizes,  and  for  the 
appropriation  of  the  profits  accruing,  to  the  contemplated  purpose. 
*     *     *  Moses  A.  Locke, 

Charles    Fisher, 
Aex.  Graham,       }    Managers. 
S.  L.  Ferrand, 
Salisbury,  Sept.  23,  1814.  Tho.  L.  Cowan, 

— Raleigh,  Register,  October  21,  1811/.. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY  WANTS  A  TEACHER,  1814. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED 
IN  THE  SALISBURY  ACADEMY. 

The  main  Building  of  the  Salisbury  Academy  will  be  completed,  and 
ready  for  the  reception  of  a  school  by  the  1st  of  January.  In  the  in- 
terim, the  Society,  under  whose  direction  the  Institution  is,  are  desirous 
of  engaging  a  Person  properly  qualified  to  take  charge  of  the  Academy; 


Rowan  County  Schools.  349 

and  also  as  a  Preacher  of  the  Gospel,  to  attend,  to  an  adjacent  Congre- 
gation.    *     *     *  John  Fulton, 

¥m.  C.  Love, 

Dec.  10.  Chs.  Fisher. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  23,  1811+. 

LADY  TEACHERS  OF  SALISBURY  ACADEMY,  1818. 

SALISBUKY  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

On  the  first  Monday  in  January  next,  the  exercises  of  this  Institu- 
tion will  commence  under  the  superintendance  of  Miss  Slater  and  Miss 
Mitchell,  two  young  ladies  who  have  been  procured  from  New  York. 
The  Trustees  can  say  with  truth,  that  those  two  Young  ladies  are  emi- 
nently qualified  to  teach  the  various  literary  and  ornamental  branches 
of  female  education.  Thos.  L.  Cowan,  Sec'y. 

December,  1817. 

— The  Star,  and  N.  C.  State  Gazette,  January  16,  1818. 

THE  SALISBUEY  ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  Besides  the  large  and  elegant  building  on  Academy  Square, 
provided  for  the  Males,  a  very  convenient  House  has  been  prepared  for 
the  Young  Ladies.  The  Male  Department  is  at  this  time  without  a 
Teacher;  a  liberal  Salary  would  therefore  be  given  to  a  person  to  take 
charge  of  it,  that  was  well  qualified  and  well  recommended. 

In  the  Female  Department,  the  Exercises  are  now  commenced.  The 
Ladies  who  have  the  superintendance  of  it  are  from  the  City  of  New 
York.  To  the  care  of  Miss  Slater,  are  intrusted  the  following  branches 
of  Education,  to  wit :  Reading,  Writing,  English  Grammar,  Geogra- 
phy and  the  Use  of  the  Globes ;  Belles  Lettres  and  History.  To  the  di- 
rection of  Miss  Mitchell,  are  confided  the  ornamental  parts  of  Educa- 
tion, to  wit :  Drawing,  the  higher  kinds  of  Needle-Work,  Painting,  and 
Music.     *     *     *  T.  L.  Cowan,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  10,  1818. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY  ODER  R.  L.  EDMONDS. 

The  Exercises  of  the  male  Department  of  this  Institution  will  com- 
mence on  the  6th  of  July  next,  under  the  superintendance  of  Robt.  L. 
Edmonds,  A.  M.  Mr.  E.  was  educated  in  the  University  of  Glasgow, 
Scotland — he  will  teach  all  the  branches  of  English,  Classical,  Mathe- 
matical and  Philosophical  Literature  which  are  taught  in  Universities, 
together  with  the  French  language,  if  required.  He  has  for  several 
years  past  had  charge  of  the  Academy  at  Norfolk.     *     *     * 

Salisbury,  June  16.  Thos.  L.  Cowan,  Sec'ry. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  26,  1818. 


350  Rowan  County  Schools. 

EDUCATION 

*  *  *  The  Subscriber  (being  resolved  to  leave  Salisbury  at  the 
termination  of  the  present  Session)  wishes  to  obtain  a  situation  as  Prin- 
cipal of  a  Seminary  for  the  ensuing  Year.  As  Mrs.  Edmonds  super- 
intended the  Female  Department  in  the  Norfolk  Academy  for  five  years, 
a  Male  and  Female  Seminary  connected,  would  be  preferred. 

The  Subscriber  received  his  Education  in  the  University  of  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  attended  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  one  year,  and  has  for  the 
last  twelve  years,  been  engaged  in  teaching  all  the  branches  of  a  Classi- 
cal, Mathematical  and  Philosophical  Education  which  are  taught  in 
College.  Robert  L.  Edmonds,  A.  M.  U.  D.  N. 

Salisbury,  Nov.  9,  1819. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  19,  1819. 

EDUCATION. 

The  subscriber  respectfully  informs  the  Citizens  of  Salisbury  and  the 
the  adjacent  country,  that  he  will  open  a  private  Seminary,  in  this  place, 
on  Tuesday  the  6th  instant.  Young  Gentlemen  will  be  carefully  taught 
the  Latin,  Greek,  Hebrew,  and  French  Languages;  together  with  Pros- 
ody, History,  Geography,  and  Antiquities,  connected  with  the  Classics — 
Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Book-Keeping  (according  to  the  true 
Italian  method)  English  Grammar,  Composition,  Geography,  with  the 
Use  of  the  Globes  and  Maps,  Elocution,  Elementary  and  Practical  parts 
of  Mathematics,  Rhetoric,  Belles  Letters,  Moral  and  Natural  Phil- 
osophy, Astronomy,  etc. 

Persons  intending  to  place  Children  in  this  Seminary,  will  greatly 
facilitate  their  progress,  by  sending  them  early  in  the  session. 

Salisbury,  July  5.  Robert  L.  Edmonds,  A.  M. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  16,  1819. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1819. 

REPORT  OF  THE  EXAMINATION  OF  THE  SALISBURY  FE- 
MALE ACADEMY,  SECOND  SESSION,  1819. 

THE  examination  commenced  on  Wednesday  the  first,  and  closed  on 
Friday,  the  third  of  December.  The  students,  generally,  manifested 
such  accuracy  and  readiness  in  the  course  of  a  very  strict  and  impartial 
examination,  conducted  by  the  ladies  who  had  them  in  charge,  in  the 
presence  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  a  large  and  respectable  audience. 
The  Board  were  satisfied  that  the  exhibition  was  not  conducted  upon 
any  previous  selection  of  particular  passages  of  pupil's  studies,  upon 
which  their  skill  was  tried,  but  promiscuously  through  the  various 
branches  on  which  they  had  been  taught  during  the  season. 

The  fifth,  or  lowest  Class,  were  examined  on  spelling  in  two  syllables, 
and  reading  from  the  spelling-book. 


How  an  County  Schools.  351 

The  fourth,  on  reading  from  Goldsmith's  History  of  England,  on 
Murry's  abridgment  of  the  English  Grammar,  and  Willet's  abridgment 
of  the  Geography  of  the  United  States. 

The  third  class  appeared  on  English  Grammar,  parsing,  reading  from 
Goldsmith's  History  of  Rome,  Willet's  abridged  Geography  of  Asia  and 
Africa,  and  on  the  map  of  the  World. 

The  second  Class  read  from  Thompson's  Seasons ;  were  examined  on 
English  Grammar,  parsing,  correcting  instances  of  false  Grammar,  Ge- 
ography, the  use  of  the  Globes,  and  elements  of  Astronomy. 

The  first  Class  read  and  parsed  from  Cooper's  Task;  shewed  speci- 
mens of  writing;  were  examined  on  the  rules  of  perspicuity  and  preci- 
sion in  composition,  and  the  exercises  corresponding  with  them; 
Cumming's  abridgment  of  the  Geography  of  Europe;  the  maps  of  Eu- 
rope, Asia,  Africa,  and  America,  together  with  the  map  of  the  World, 
by  Arrowsmith ;  on  the  use  of  the  Globes ;  Elements  of  Astronomy,  Rhet- 
oric and  Moral  Philosophy,  and  on  Arithmetic, 

There  were  produced  various  elegant  and  tasteful  specimens  of  Draw- 
ing, Painting,  Embroidery,  Fancy  and  Needle  Work;  and  a  variety  of 
pleasing  exhibitions  upon  the  Piano  Forte. 

The  Board  again  repeat  to  Miss  Eliza  Slater  and  to  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Slater,  the  increased  obligations  they  are  under  to  them  for  the  ability, 
faithfulness  and  care  with  which  they  have  presided  over  the  learned 
and  useful  branches  of  education  submitted  to  them. 

They  reiterated  to  Miss  Mitchell,  likewise,  their  increased  obligation 
to  her  for  her  eminent  skill  and  zealous  attention  in  the  conduct  of  the 
ornamental  branches. 

The  next  session  commences  on  the  first  of  January.  The  course  of 
studies  will  be  the  same  as  heretofore  taught  in  the  school,  which  is  still 
under  the  conduct  of  the  same  ladies.  The  Trustees  take  a  pleasure  in 
recommending  to  the  public  this  Institution,  for  the  great  accuracy 
which  the  students  are  taught.  It  is  not  to  read,  but  to  understand  what 
is  read,  which  forms  the  great  disideratum  of  education.  To  attain 
this  object,  constitutes  the  leading  feature  in  their  plan.  They  expected 
that  the  Male  Academy  would  have  been  opened  on  the  first  of  January 
likewise,  and  that  the  reverend  gentleman  would  have  occasionally  vis- 
ited the  Female  School;  but  owing  to  a  disappointment,  this  plan,  so 
desirable  to  the  Trustees,  cannot  be  effected  before  the  end  of  the  pres- 
ent quarter.  Thomas  L.  Cowan,  Secy. 
—The  Star,  February  18,  1820. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1S20. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY. 

THE  semi  annual  examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Male  and  Fe- 
male Academies  will  commence  on  Tuesday,  the  13th  of  June  next,  and 
close  on  the  Friday  following.  Parents  and  guardians  are  respectfully 
invited  to  attend. 


352  Rowan  County  Schools. 

The  exercises  will  re-commence  on  the  5th  of  July.  All  the  branches 
usually  taught  in  Academies,  are  attended  to  in  these. 

In  the  Female  Department,  Miss  Mitchell  continues  to  superintend 
the  ornamental,  and  the  Misses  Slaters  the  literary  branches. 

Mr.  Munro  remains  at  the  head  of  the  Male  Department. 

Salisbury,  N.  C.  May  12,  1820.  Thos.  L.  Cowan,  Beefy. 

—The  Star,  May  26,  1820. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMIES. 

The  Examination  of  the  pupils  of  these  Institutions  commences  this 
day,  and  will  close  on  Friday  evening,  the  17th.  instant. 
June  13,  1820. 
— Western  Carolinian,  June  13,  1820. 

THE  EXAMINATION 

Of  the  students  of  the  Academies  in  this  place,  terminated  on  Thursday 
evening  last.  We  had  not  ourselves  an  opportunity  of  attending  it ;  but 
we  learn  from  those  who  were  present  during  each  day  that  the  pupils 
of  both  institutions  acquitted  themselves  in  a  manner  highly  creditable 
to  their  teachers,  to  their  own  progress,  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  The  report  of  the  examination  was  publicly 
read  on  Friday,  and  is  now  published  in  this  day's  paper. 

On  Thursday  evening,  the  young  gentlemen  of  the  town  performed  in 
a  very  handsome  style,  the  comedy  of  "A  cure  for  the  heart  ache,"  and 
the  afterpiece,  "Fortune's  Frolic."  The  proceeds  of  the  night,  as  usual, 
go  to  the  benefit  of  the  Academies.  They  were  assisted  in  the  perform- 
ance by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hannam,  from  the  north,  who  very  obligingly 
offered  their  services  on  that  occasion. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academies  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  the  6th 
of  July. 

— Western  Carolinian,  June  20,  1820. 

REPORT 

Of  the  Examination  of  the  Pupils  of  the  Salisbury  Academies. 
Female  Department. 

1st  Class — Composed  of  Eliza  Dews,  Catharine  Chambers,  Ellen 
Chambers,  Margaret  Krider,  Catharine  Huie,  Betsey  Frohock,  Sally 
Baily,  Mary  Ann  Verble,  Charlotte  Cowan.  This  class  was  examined 
on  reading,  and  on  spelling  from  the  book  words  of  two  and  three  sylla- 
bles. Eliza  Dews  is  considered  rather  the  best;  but  the  whole  of  the 
class  acquitted  themselves  in  a  very  handsome  manner.  It  is  due  to 
Charlotte  Cowan  to  mention,  that  she  has  been  at  school  less  time  than 
either  of  the  other  members  of  this  class. 

2d.  Class — Consisting  of  Laura  Troy,  Rebecca  Wood,  Harriot  Long, 


Rowan  County  Schools.  353 

Nancy  Chambers,  Martha  Dews,  Mary  Polk,  Crissy  Mull,  Mary  Hamp- 
ton. This  class  was  examined  on  reading  in  Murray's  English  Reader, 
and  on  spelling  from  the  book.  It  is  considered  that  Rebecca  Wood 
and  Harriot  Long  are  rather  the  best.  We  could  also  mention  Mary 
Polk  and  Laura  Troy;  but  the  whole  of  this  class  performed  their  exer- 
cises in  a  manner  quite  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Trustees. 

3rd.  Class — Composed  of  (1st.  Division)  Elizabeth  Martin,  Catharine 
Devanport,  Susan  Hughes,  Letitia  Lindsay,  Sarah  Causey,  Letitia  Wil- 
son, Eliza  Miller,  Mary  Trent,  Mary  A.  McConnaughey,  Antoinette 
Huie, —  (2nd.  Division)  E.  A.  Braicy,  Margaret  James,  Mary  A.  Mc- 
Cracken,  Eliza  Home,  Mary  James,  Beatrice  Mathew,  Elizabeth  Jem- 
meson.  Both  divisions  of  this  class  were  examined  together,  on  read- 
ing in  the  History  of  England,  and  on  Willet's  abridged  Geography, 
except  Mary  Jemmeson,  who  appeared  on  reading  only ;  and  the  1st. 
division  was  farther  examined  on  the  Geography  of  Asia,  Murray's 
English  Grammar,  parsing,  and  correcting  false  syntax.  In  reading, 
Susan  Hughes  and  Mary  Trent  are  considered  the  most  correct,  and 
Beatrice  Mathews  but  little  inferior.  In  Geography  Catharine  Devan- 
port and  Letitia  Wilson  appeared  most  acquainted.  In  Grammar, 
Eliza  Miller  is  entitled  to  the  first  notice.  The  whole  of  this  class 
evinced  great  proficiency  in  the  various  branches  of  their  studies,  and 
merit  the  warmest  approval  of  the  Trustees. 

4th.  Class — Consisting  of  Ann  Lindsay,  Mary  G.  Allen,  Rebecca  Ful- 
ton, Ann  E.  Lindsay,  Ellen  Fulton,  Carolina  Johnston.  This  class  was 
examined  on  reading  in  the  History  of  America,  parsing,  and  correct- 
ing false  sentences  under  notes  of  syntax:  On  Cumming's  Geography 
of  North-America  and  the  United  States,  with  the  history  of  our  gov- 
ernment: On  the  use  of  the  Globes,  and  the  Elements  of  Astronomy, 
except  Caroline  Johnston,  who  was  absent  on  account  of  indisposition. 
Ann  E.  Lindsay  and  Ellen  Fulton  are  considered  the  most  correct  and 
graceful  readers.  On  all  their  other  studies,  their  examination  was 
highly  pleasing  to  the  Trustees,  and  so  nearly  equal  to  each  other,  as 
to  make  it  difficult  to  draw  distinctions — they  are  all  declared  equal. 

A  class,  composed  of  Mary  Trent,  Eliza  Miller,  Ellen  Fulton,  and 
Susan  Hughes,  was  examined  on  a  Compend  of  Universal  History,  and 
acquitted  themselves  with  great  credit,  and  are  highly  approved.  Mary 
Trent  is  considered  a  little  the  best. 

5th.  Class — Consisting  of  Margaret  Moore,  Mary  Frohock,  Eliza 
Hall,  Dovy  Johnston.  These  young  ladies  were  examined  on  reading 
in  the  History  of  America ;  rules  of  punctuation  and  versification ;  the 
Geography  of  Europe ;  Questions  on  Government,  Religion,  and  the 
most  remarkable  Empires  that  have  existed. — The  Trustees  attended  to 
the  performance  of  this  class  with  particular  gratification.  They 
were  ready  and  accurate  on  each  branch  of  their  studies,  and  so  nearly 
equal  that  the  Trustees  forbear  to  make  any  kind  of  distinction ;  if  any 
should  be  made,  Eliza  Hall  is  entitled  to  it,  on  reading. 
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354  Rowan  County  Schools. 

6th.  Class — Susan  Fulton,  Susan  Giles,  Jane  Henderson,  Eliza  Har- 
ris, Martha  Trent.  These  young  ladies  were  examined  on  reading  on 
the  History  of  Greece ;  on  Ancient  Geography,  Moral  Philosophy,  and 
the  first  volume  of  Karnes'  Elements  of  Criticism,  and  on  the  Globes, 
except  Martha  Trent,  who  did  appear  on  the  Elements  of  Criticism. 
The  Trustees  take  particular  pleasure  in  mentioning  the  progress  and 
proficiency  of  these  young  ladies  on  all  the  branches  of  their  studies. 
The  extent  and  accuracy  of  their  acquirements  are  highly  creditable 
to  themselves,  and  do  great  honor  to  the  attention  and  qualifications 
of  their  instructress.  They  are  so  nearly  equal,  as  to  make  it  not  only 
difficult,  but  invidious  to  point  out  distinctions. 

Arithmetic. — The  following  young  ladies :  Ann  Lindsay,  Eliza  Hall, 
Ann  E.  Lindsay,  Ann  McConnaughey,  Dovy  Johnston,  Margaret  Moore, 
Letitia  Lindsay,  Sarah  Causy,  Rebecca  Eulton,  Catharine  Devanport, 
Mary  G.  Allen,  Caroline  Johnston,  Letitia  Wilson,  Elizabeth  Martin, 
were  examined  by  a  committee  of  the  Trustees  on  Saturday,  the  10th. 
inst.  on  Arithmetic;  and  much  to  the  gratification  of  the  committee, 
discovered  that  they  had  made  considerable  progress  in  this  useful  and 
indispensable  branch  of  education.  No  distinction  is  made,  but  all  ap- 
proved. 

Music. — Susan  Hughes,  Ann  E.  Lindsay,  Margaret  Moore,  E.  A. 
Braicy,  Eliza  Harris,  Mary  G.  Allen,  Letitia  Wilson,  Elizabeth  Mar- 
tin, Jane  Henderson.  These  young  ladies  performed  a  number  of 
pieces,  some  of  them  very  difficult, -en the-  Piano  Porte.  They  displayed 
considerable  proficiency  in  the  rudiments  of  this  elegant  and  pleasing 
science.  They  all  executed  their  pieces  in  a  style  that  was  very  cred- 
itable to  their  tastes  and  skill,  and  equally  flattering  to  the  feelings 
of  the  Trustees.  Where  all  did  so  well,  the  Board  are  unwilling  to 
draw  shades  of  distinction,  which  it  would  be  difficult  to  do,  when  it  is 
considered  that  some  of  these  young  ladies  have  been  engaged  in  this 
branch  for  a  greater  length  of  time  than  others. 

Painting. — Miss  Elizabeth  Harris ;  one  colored  landscape,  part  of 
another,  and  painted  cape.  Martha  Trent ;  a  colored  landscape.  Cath- 
arine Devanport;  one  colored  landscape,  and  two  shaded  with  Indian 
ink. — Eliza  Lindsay;  two  landscapes  shaded  with  Indian  ink,  a  large 
one  drawn,  and  a  painted  trimming.  Mary  G.  Allen;  a  colored  land- 
scape, two  shaded  with  Indian  ink,  a  painted  trimming  and  work-bag. 
Letitia  Wilson,  a  bunch  of  flowers,  two  landscapes  shaded  with  Indian 
ink,  a  painted  trimming.  Rebecca  Pulton;  a  colored  landscape,  and 
four  shaded  with  Indian  ink.  Ann  Lindsay;  two  landscapes  shaded 
with  Indian  ink  and  one  colored  one,  two  painted  trimmings.  Ann 
McConnaughey;  two  landscapes.  Sarah  Causey;  two  landscapes  shaded 
with  Indian  ink,  a  flower  piece,  and  painted  trimming.  Letitia  Lind- 
say ;  four  landscapes  shaded  with  Indian  ink. 

Embroidery  and  Fancy  Work. — Miss  Susan  Giles:  1  piece  of  em- 
broidery.    Eliza  Lindsay:  1  do.  Susan  Fulton:  1  do.  Jane  Henderson: 


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a  shell  work  temple,  a  pair  of  card  racks.  Catharine  Devanport ;  a 
work-box  frame,  a  temple  unfinished.  Letitia  AVilson:  a  temple  un- 
finished. Caroline  Johnston :  a  pocket-book  and  work-box.  Dovy 
Johnston :  a  pocket-book  and  work-box.  Eliza  Hall :  a  pocket- 
book  and  work-box.  The  Trustees  are  unwilling  to  draw  nice  and 
critical  distinctions  between  the  merits  of  the  respective  pieces  of 
Painting,  Embroidery,  and  Fancy  Work  that  have  been  exhibited  for 
examination.  There  is  little  necessity  for  this,  since  the  pieces  them- 
selves were  arranged  in  the  ornamental  department,  during  several  days, 
for  the  inspection  of  parents  and  guardians,  and  all  others  whose  taste 
or  curiosity  might  lead  them  to  the  Hall.  The  task  of  discrimination 
becomes  still  more  difficult,  when  the  ages  and  opportunities  of  the  sev- 
eral young  ladies  are  considered ;  some  of  them  having  been  a  much 
longer  time  than  others  engaged  in  these  branches  of  ornamental  edu- 
cation. The  Trustees  take  great  great  pleasure  in  saying,  that  all  the 
young  ladies  of  this  department  have  done  much  credit  to  themselves, 
and  by  their  progress  have  reflected  particular  honor  on  the  accom- 
plished young  lady  who  directs  their  studies.  The  Board  of  Trustees 
cannot  close  this  report,  without  the  particular  expression  of  their  ap- 
probation for  the  able  and  assiduous  manner  in  which  the  Misses  Sla- 
ters and  Miss  Mitchel  have  conducted  the  concerns  of  this  Institution. 
Their  care  to  improve  the  minds,  to  preserve  the  morals,  and  to  refine 
the  manners  of  their  pupils,  entitle  them  to  the  warmest  thanks  of  the 
Trustees,  and  merit  the  grateful  reward  of  the  parents  and  guardians 
of  their  tender  charges. 

Male  Department. 

1st.  Class. — John  Murphy,  James  Huie,  Tobias  Lemley.  This  class 
of  small  boys  was  examined  in  spelling,  from  Webster's  spelling-book, 
and  did  very  well. 

2nd.  Class. — Warren  Huie,  Archibald  Henderson,  Henry  A.  Lemley, 
John  Stirewalt.  This  class  was  examined  on  spelling,  from  Walker's 
dictionary,  and  was  much  approved.  To  this  class  belong  Robert  Huie 
and  Alfred  Huie,  who  were  absent  from  indisposition.  Henry  Earn- 
hart,  a  member  of  this  class,  was  absent  without  permission. 

3rd.  Class. — Archibald  Henderson,  David  Kerr,  Warren  Huie,  Henry 
Lemley,  Leonard  Henderson,  Gustavus  Miller.  This  class  was  exam- 
ined on  spelling,  from  Walker's  dictionary,  and  on  reading  from  Mur- 
ray's English  Reader,  except  Leonard  Henderson,  Gustavus  Miller,  and 
William  Murphy,  who  did  not  spell  with  this  class :  Warren  Huie  is 
thought  the  best  speller,  Murphy  and  Miller  the  first  readers :  the  rest 
are  much  approved. 

4th.  Class. — William  Murphy,  Pleasant  Huie,  Thomas  Frohock,  Milo 
A.  Giles,  Richard  Long,  Tho.  Dews,  Lewis  G.  Slaughter,  Leonard  Hen- 
derson, David  Kern,  James  Beckwith.  This  class  was  examined  in 
spelling,  from  Walker's  dictionary,  and  on  reading  from  the  History 
of  Rome,  except  Murphy,  Henderson  and  Kern,  who  did  not  read  with 


356  Rowan  County  Schools. 

this  class.  These  boys  acquitted  themselves  in  a  manner  highly  honor- 
able to  the  class. 

5th.  Class. — Thomas  Frohock,  Gustavus  Miller,  Leonard  Henderson. 
This  class  was  examined  on  parsing,  from  the  History  of  Rome.  The 
committee  was  much  pleased  with  their  promptness  and  accuracy. 

6th.  Class. — Leonard  Henderson,  Gustavus  Miller,  Thomas  Dews, 
Richard  Long.  This  class  was  examined  on  Corderii,  Erasmus,  and 
Selectee  e  Veteri,  except  Henderson  and  Miller,  who  appeared  on  Cor- 
derii only.  This  is  a  good  class,  and  so  nearly  equal,  the  committee  for- 
bear to  make  any  distinction. 

7th.  Class. — James  Beckwith,  Milo  A.  Giles,  Lewis  G.  Slaughter. 
This  class  was  examined  on  Caesar's  Commentaries,  Bucolicks,  and  1st. 
^Eniad  of  Virgil.  This  class,  for  the  time  they  have  been  engaged, 
gave  proofs  of  industry  and  attention :  they  receive  the  warm  approba- 
tion of  the  Trustees.  They  are  declared  equal.  The  Trustees  take 
pleasure  in  acknowledging  the  care  and  attention  of  Mr.  Monroe,  in  ad- 
vancing his  scholars  in  their  various  studies.  He  deserves  much  credit, 
and  receives  the  thanks  of  the  Board. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academies  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
in  July  ensuing:  the  literary  branches  under  the  care  of  Misses  Eliza 
and  Mary  Ann  Slaters,  and  the  ornamental  department  under  the  super- 
intendence of  Miss  Mitchel.  Mr.  Monroe  will  continue  in  charge  of  the 
male  department.  Thomas  L.  Cowan, 

June  17th,  1820.  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

— Western  Carolinian,  June  20,  1820. 

SALISBURY  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

Messrs.  Krider  &  Bingham — I  last  week  attended  at  the  examination 
of  our  Female  Academy ;  and  were  I  to  give  vent  to  the  exhuberance 
of  my  feelings  at  beholding  the  girls  exhibit  such  proofs  of  advance- 
ment in  literature,  in  the  useful  acquirements  of  domestic  life,  and  in 
the  elegant  accomplishments  of  refined  society,  I  should  involuntarily  ex- 
claim to  them,  individually,  with  the  poet, 

"Though  your  body  be  confined, 
And  soft  love  a  prisoner  bound, 
Yet  the  beauty  of  your  mind 

Neither  check  nor  chain  hath  found." 

The  exercises  were  such  as  to  reflect  a  high  degree  of  commendation 
on  the  industry  and  application  of  the  pupils,  and  the  highest  credit  on 
the  Instructresses,  for  the  faithfulness  and  ability  with  which  they  have 
conducted  the  school.  I  think  that  the  evidence  of  improvement  ex- 
hibited by  the  young  ladies  on  their  examination,  could  not  fail  to  real- 
ize the  fondest  anticipations  of  their  relatives. 

Are  there  any  parents,  who  viewed  the  progress  of  their  daughters  in 
the  accomplishments  and  elegancies  of  life ;  bidding  fair  to  reward  them 


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for  all  the  paternal  care  and  solicitude  with  which  they  have  watched 
over  them  from  their  cradles — to  prove  an  ornament  to  their  families, 
and  a  solace  and  a  blessing  to  their  old  age,  without  their  hearts  swell- 
ing with  a  native  pride  and  an  inward  exultation  ?  Are  there  any 
young  ladies,  not  belonging  to  the  Academy,  who  attended  at  the  exami- 
nation, who  did  not  feel  a  spirit  of  emulation  involuntarily  rise,  and  an 
honest  pride  actuate  them,  at  beholding  the  truly  noble  performance  of 
their  sex?  And  are  there  any  young  gentlemen  who  witnessed  the  ex- 
amination, whose  hearts  were  not  transported  with  esteem  and  respect, 
and  who  were  not  ready  to  exclaim : 

"Better  sex !  yours  was  the  noble  birth ; 
"For  you  of  man  were  made — man  but  of  earth. 
"Best  work  of  the  creation !  brutes  should  do 
"Homage  to  man;  but  man  shall  bow  to  you" 

And  were  there  any  present,  whose  hearts  are  either  by  nature  cal- 
lous, or  which  have  been  rendered  so  by  disappointment;  whose  dispo- 
sitions have  been  soured  by  celibacy,  and  who  are  ever  ready  to  under- 
rate the  capacity  of  the  female  mind,  with  respect  to  literary  acquire- 
ments? If  there  were,  let  them  "come  unto  me,"  and  I  will  pledge 
myself  to  eradicate  that  spirit  of  envy  and  detraction  which  rankles  in 
their  breasts.  I  will  show  them  from  history,  that  women  have  at- 
tained to  the  highest  celebrity  in  literary  acquirements.  I  will  show 
them,  that,  in  the  13th.  century,  a  young  lady  of  Italy  made  such  prog- 
ress in  her  studies,  that  at  the  age  of  23  she  pronounced  a  funeral  ora- 
tion in  Latin,  in  the  great  church  of  Bologna;  at  the  age  of  26,  she 
took  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws,  and  began  publicly  to  expound  the 
Institutions  of  Justinian ;  and  at  the  age  of  30,  her  great  reputation 
raised  her  to  a  chair,  where  she  taught  the  law  to  a  prodigious  con- 
course of  scholars  from  all  nations ;  but  such  was  the  power  of  her  elo- 
quence, that  her  beauty  was  only  admired  when  her  tongue  was  silent. 
There  have  been  many  other  illustrious  women  in  Italy.  And  in  Spain, 
Isabella  of  Bosea  preached  in  the  great  church  of  Barcelona ;  went  to 
Borne,  and  converted  even  the  Jews  by  her  eloquence.  The  brilliancy 
of  the  thrones  of  Bussia,  Spain  and  England  have  been  heightened  by 
illustrious  women  who  sat  upon  them.  There  are  instances  of  great 
and  expanded  minds  among  the  women  of  our  own  country :  Miss  Bam- 
say,  (daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  Bamsay,)  of  Charleston,  S.  C.  assumed 
the  practice  of  medicine,  after  the  decease  of  her  father,  and  has  been 
extensively  useful  in  some  branches  of  practice ;  by  means  of  which  she 
contributes  largely  to  the  maintenance  of  the  family — the  Dr.  having 
been  rather  embarassed  in  his  pecuniary  concerns  at  his  demise.  And 
I  will,  moreover,  show  them,  if  they  are  not  so  wilfully  blind  as  to  re- 
fuse to  see,  though  it  should  be  reflected  in  their  faces  like  the  reful- 
gent beams  of  the  Sun  of  Heaven,  that  woman  was  not  made  solely  for 
man's  use — as  a  mere  plaything,  or  a  pretty  piece  of  furniture. 

You  may  suppose,  Messrs.  Editors,  from  my  zeal  in  their  cause,  that 


358  Rowan  County  Schools. 

I  am  some  love-enraptured  devotee  to  the  female  sex.  But  I  am  no 
such  thing — and  perhaps  I  shall,  some  day,  convince  you  of  it.  No — 
I  only  wish  to  show  the  utility,  and,  as  I  verily  believe,  the  necessity  of 
giving  our  young  females  a  general  education,  adapted  to  all  the  con- 
cerns and  vicissitudes  of  human  life — that  we  may  see  rise  up  from 
among  them  intelligent,  virtuous,  accomplished,  and  amiable  women,  at 
once  the  ornament  and  honor  of  an  elightened  society. 

Believing  the  Salisbury  Female  Academy,  from  the  skilful  and  ju- 
dicous  manner  in  which  it  is  conducted,  to  be  eminently  calculated  to 
give  a  young  lady  a  finished  education,  I  would  heartily  recommend  it 
to  those  parents  and  guardians,  of  this  and  the  adjoining  sections  of 
country,  who  have  the  care  of  the  education  of  young  females.  The 
new  building,  which  is  now  erecting,  will  add  much  to  the  pleasantness 
and  convenience  of  the  school.  Alfred. 

Salisbury,  June  19,  1820. 

[A  pencil  note  says  this  article  was  written  by  Philo  White.] 
— Western  Carolinian,  June  27,  1820. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 
Female  Academy Again. 

Messrs.  Krider  &  Bingham :  The  favorable  reception  you  gave  my 
first  communication,  has  encouraged  me  to  send  another,  by  way  of  an 
afterpiece,  or  as  a  kind  of  relish  to  the  former. 

I  may  be  supposed,  by  some,  to  have  fairly  volunteered  as  a  champion 
of  the  fair  sex.  Very  well — I  am  disposed  to  admit  it,  in  a  qualified 
sense :  But  I  disclaim  all  pretensions  of  being  actuated  by  such  a  chiv- 
alrous spirit  as  inspired  the  gallant  King  James  IV.  of  Scotland;  who, 
it  is  said,  publicly  professed  himself  to  Queen  Anne  of  France :  The 
declaration  having  reached  the  Queen's  ears,  she  summoned  him  to 
prove  himself  her  true  and  valorous  champion,  by  taking  the  field  in  her 
defence,  against  his  brother-in-law,  Henry  VIII.  of  England.  He 
obeyed  the  romantic  mandate;  and  the  two  nations  fought  and  bled,  to 
feed  the  vanity  of  a  proud  woman,  and  to  gratify  the  caprice  of  a 
princely  coxcomb.  From  possessing  such  a  spirit,  or  rather  evil  genius 
of  gallantry,  I  beg  to  be  excused.  It  perverts  all  those  lovely  qualities 
which  excite  esteem  and  affection  for  woman,  and  renders  her  subser- 
vient to  very  iniquitous  ends. — The  lively  imagination  of  woman  re- 
sembles a  mirror,  which  reflects  everything,  but  creates  nothing:  hence 
the  necessity  of  holding  up  to  the  view,  when  they  are  young,  and  sus- 
ceptible of  yielding  to  the  impression  of  the  moment,  (which  with 
them  is  very  strong,)  patterns  of  virtue,  purity  of  manners,  and  con- 
stancy of  love. — Whatever  they  ask,  or  whatever  they  have  an  inclina- 
tion to  do,  if  innocently  trifling,  let  them  be  indulged  in :  for  it  is  bet- 
ter to  yield  small  sacrifices,  than  to  brave  the  fury  of  a  temper  that  has 
been  vexatiously  provoked  from  its  infancy,  and  thus  rendered  liable 


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to  be  exasperated  by  jealousy,  or  some  other  frivilous  cause.  For  with 
all  the  tenderness  of  disposition  with  which  nature  has  endowed  woman, 
when  once  she  is  roused  to  express  the  transports  of  her  troubled  soul, 
she  joins  frenzy  to  love — which  is  sometimes  impetuous,  sometimes 
tender — which  now  is  softened,  and  then  bursts  forth  afresh,  with  re- 
doubled fury.  As  a  lamentable  instance  of  this,  I  recollect  of  some- 
where reading,  that,  little  more  than  a  century  ago,  the  Marquis  D'As- 
trogas,  of  Spain,  having  been  captivated  by  the  charms  of  a  beautiful 
young  woman,  he  lost  no  convenient  opportunity  of  rendering  homage 
to  her:  The  Marchionness,  his  wife,  hearing  of  the  illicit  gallantry  of 
her  husband,  went  secretly  to  the  young  woman's  lodging,  and  assassi- 
nated her ;  tore  out  her  heart,  carried  it  home,  with  her  own  hands  made 
a  ragout  of  it,  and  presented  the  dish  to  the  Marquis.  He  ate  of  the 
precious  morsel, — "It  is  exceedingly  good,"  said  he.  "Xo  wonder,"  she 
answered,  "since  it  was  made  of  the  heart  of  that  creature  you  so  much 
doated  on."  And,  not  to  "leave  a  thread  whereon  to  hang  a  doubt"  in 
his  mind  as  to  the  truth  of  what  she  said,  she  immediately  drew  forth 
from  under  a  napkin  the  bloody  head  of  the  hapless  victim,  and  rolled  it 
on  the  floor ;  her  eyes  sparkling,  all  the  while,  with  a  mixture  of  pleas- 
ure and  infernal  fury. 

If  such,  then,  have  been  the  unhappy  effects  arising  from  the  ungov- 
ernable temper  and  sensitive  spirit  of  a  woman  of  another  century,  let 
us  suppose  that  such  a  disposition  is  still  inherent  in  female  nature; 
that,  though  we  have  not,  in  the  present  age,  witnessed  such  fatal  exer- 
cises of  it,  an  unenlightened  mind  in  this  day  needs  only  sufficient  ex- 
citement to  break  forth  in  all  the  frantic  fury  of  ancient  times.  To 
counteract  the  consequences  of  any  such  unruly  inherent  principle  of 
human  nature,  early  education  is  the  most  potent  means.  I  must,  there- 
fore, beg  pardon  of  the  Instructresses  of  the  Salisbury  Femade  Acad- 
emy, while  I  suggest  to  them  (for  I  have  too  exalted  an  opinion  of  their 
abilities,  and  of  the  goodness  of  their  dispositions,  to  address  them  in 
dictatorial  language)  the  magnitude  of  their  charge — that  they  are  acting 
as  pioneers  to  the  rising  generation — that,  in  fact,  it  is  in  their  power  to 
give  our  rising  female  society  a  decided  character either  unaf- 
fectedly amiable  and  virtuous,  or  tinged  with  prudish  vanity. 

It  is  almost  universally  asserted  on  the  one  hand,  and  but  seemingly 
denied  on  the  other,  that  females  possess,  and  exercise  too,  the  Gift  of 
Gab  in  a  much  more  bountiful  degree  than  the  other  sex.  It  is  a  pe- 
culiar inheritance  from  their  mother  Eve :  For  it  is  established,  on  the 
stubborn  authority  of  a  fable  of  the  Jewish  doctors,  that  while  our 
primitive  parents  were  yet  in  the  Garden  of  Eden,  blooming  stark  fresh 
in  all  the  simplicity  of  nature,  there  fell  from  Heaven  nine  baskets  of 
Chit-Chat ;  that  the  woman  picked  up  six  of  them,  while  the  man  was 
clumsily  gathering  up  the  other  three.  This  accounts  for  the  great 
volubility  of  the  ladies.  It  is  supposed  that,  from  this  circumstance 
alone,  Eve  was  enabled  to  persuade  Adam  to  eat  of  that  forbidden  fruit 
which  has  entailed  such  a  heavy  curse  upon  all  the  human  species — a 


360  Rowan  County  Schools. 

sinful  nature.  Well,  then,  if  women  must  talk  so  much,  it  is  of  vast 
moment  that  their  talk  should  be  employed  to  some  useful  purpose. 
Here  is  another  important  duty  devolving  upon  Instructors.  Let 
young  females  be  taught  to  converse,  as  well  as  to  act,  in  a  pure,  unaf- 
fected and  chaste  style :  Let  them,  inculcate  principles  of  religion  and 
morality,  and  they  will  not  only  give  to  the  female  circle  in  which  they 
move  a  polish  and  refinement  of  manners — a  modest  benignity  of  de- 
portment ;  but  will,  also,  have  an  important  influence  in  checking  the 
licentiousness  of  the  other  sex.  They  will  shrink  from  the  embrace  of 
the  sons  of  dissipation :  they  will  spurn  their  approach  as  they  would 
that  of  the  loathsome  reptile  which  hisses  beneath  their  feet :  yea,  they 
will  shun  the  very  atmosphere  that  has  been  tainted  by  licentious  revelry. 
Young  gentlemen — fellow-associates !  Do  you  wish  to  be  debarred 
the  smiles  of  the  fair?  And  do  you  wish  to  meet,  on  approaching  them, 
instead  of  smiles,  indignant  frowns,  and  a  cold  repulse  more  chilling 
than  the  frigid  blast  of  a  wintry  wind  ?  O  fly,  then,  fly  from  intemper- 
ance, as  you  would  fly  from  a  pestilential  disease ;  and  no  longer  let  your 
motto  be  "wine  and  women" — the  watch-word  of  the  Syren,  which 
charms  and  allures  only  to  destroy — but  let  it  be  "virtue  and  morality," 
and  resolve  rigidly  to  live  up  to  it,  and  you  cannot  fail  to  taste  the 
sweetest  of  temporal  luxuries,  and  enjoy  a  bright  prospect  of  Heaven's 
choicest  blessings.  Alfred. 

[A  pencil-note  says  this  article  was  written  by  Philo  White.] 
— Western  Carolinian,  July  11,  1820. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  SALISBURY  ACADEMIES,  1820. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMIES. 

The  exercises  of  these  institutions  are  regulated  in  the  following  man- 
ner: This  year  is  divided  into  two  sessions,  and  each  session  into  two 
quarters.  At  the  beginning  of  each  quarter,  a  committee  of  three  of 
the  Trustees  is  appointed,  whose  business  it  is  weekly  to  visit  the  Acade- 
mies, to  attend  to  their  general  concerns  and  to  the  progress  of  the 
scholars.  At  the  end  of  each  quarter,  another  committee  is  appointed, 
to  conduct  what  is  called  "the  quarterly  examination."  This  committee 
take  up  the  two  last  days  of  the  quarter  in  examining  the  classes  upon 
their  various  studies :  this  examination,  though  very  strict,  is  not  made 
public,  being  principally  intended  for  the  purpose  of  inciting  industry 
and  emulation  among  the  scholars,  and  that  the  Trustees  may  judge  of 
the  improvements  they  make  in  their  studies. 

At  the  end  of  each  session,  a  public  examination  takes  place,  and  the 
report  of  the  Trustees  is  published  in  the  papers. 

The  examination  of  the  last  quarter  took  place  a  few  days  ago,  and 
the  committee  who  attended  it  were  well  satisfied  with  the  progress  of 
the  pupils,  of  both  the  male  and  female  departments. 

In  a  short  time,  the  larsre  and  commodious  house  intended  for  the 


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male  department,  will  be  finished;  when  it  may,  without  hazard,  be 
said,  that  there  is  no  Academy  in  the  State  where  the  pupils  will  be  bet- 
ter accommodated  than  in  the  institution  in  this  town.  The  houses  are 
large,  (being  two  story  buildings,  in  size  about  40  or  50  feet,)  situated 
upon  handsome  sites  and  surrounded  with  pleasant  groves  of  native 
growth.  Every  care  is  taken  to  render  the  situation  of  the  Academies 
comfortable  and  pleasant,  both  in  winter  and  summer;  and  indeed,  the 
Trustees  have  spared  neither  pains  nor  expense  to  deserve  public  patron- 
age, and  make  their  institution  a  place  where  the  useful  and  ornamental 
branches  of  education  may  be  acquired,  not  in  a  superficial,  but  in  a 
solid  and  beneficial  manner.  G. 

— Western  Carolinian,  September  19,  1820. 

THE  MISSES  SLATER  SOT  TO  LEAVE  SALISBURY. 

SALISBURY  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

A  report  having  insiduously  crept  into  circulation,  that  the  Misses 
Slaters  were  soon  to  resign  the  charge  of  the  Salisbury  Eemale  Acad- 
emy, we  are  authorized  to  state,  for  the  information  of  those  who  feel 
an  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  Academy,  that  these  worthy  young  La- 
dies have  no  intention  of  leaving  us ;  nor,  to  our  knowledge,  have  they 
ever  harbored  such  a  thought.  The  Academy  is  continually  increasing 
in  reputation  under  theirs  and  Miss  Mitchill's  instruction.  It  is  with 
peculiar  satisfaction  we  are  enabled  to  state,  that,  while  sickness  has 
been  prevalent  in  many  towns  to  the  north  and  south  of  us,  we  have  had 
scarcely  an  instance  of  it  here;  the  pupils  in  the  Academy,  especially, 
have  been  very  healthy. 

— Western  Carolinian,  October  3,  1820. 

EXAMINATION,  DECEMBER,  1820. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMIES. 

The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  pupils  will  commence  on  Mon- 
day, the  4th,  and  close  on  Thursday,  the  7th  of  December  next.  Par- 
ents and  guardians  are  respectfully  requested  to  attend. 

The  exercises  will  recommence  on  the  first  Monday  of  January  next. 

In  the  female  department  are  taught  reading,  writing,  English  Gram- 
mar, arithmetic,  geography,  the  use  of  the  globes,  belles  lettres,  history, 
drawing,  painting,  music,  and  needle-work. 

In  the  male  department  are  taught  th;-  usual  branches  of  literature. 

Tho.  L.  Cowan,  Secretary. 

— Western  Carolinian,  November  7,  1820. 

REPORT  OF  THE  EXAMINATION,  DECEMBER  7,  1820. 

The  committee  appointed  to  superintend  the  examination,  submit  to 
the  Trustees  the  following  report :     In  the  distribution  of  the  honors, 


362  Rowan  County  Schools. 

respect  was  had  as  well  to  the  tickets  weekly  given  by  the  tutoresses  to 
the  pupils  for  their  good  conduct,  as  to  the  accuracy  in  their  studies. 
The  classes  were  respectively  examined  by  their  instructresses,  and  then 
by  the  committee,  in  the  following  order : 

1st  Class — Consisting  of  Mary  Ann  Verble,  Charlotte  Cowan,  Marga- 
ret Ann  Beckwith,  Margaret  Allemong,  Margaret  Gibson,  Maria  Satter- 
white, — was  examined  on  spelling  and  reading  in  the  spelling  book. 
Maria  Satterwhite  is  the  best  reader;  Mary  Ann  Verble  spelt  the  best; 
and  Charlotte  Cowan  and  Mary  Ann  Verble  received  the  greatest  num- 
ber of  weekly  tickets. 

2d  Class — Consisting  of  Catharine  Chambers,  Eliza  M.  Frohock, 
Eleanor  Chambers,  Catharine  Huie, — was  examined  on  spelling,  and 
on  reading  from  the  Introduction  to  the  English  Reader.  This  class 
was  highly  approved.  Eliza  M.  Frohock  is  the  best  reader;  the  Misses 
Chambers  have  received  the  greatest  number  of  weekly  tickets,  in  the 
course  of  the  session. 

3d  Class — Consisting  of  Harriet  B.  Long,  Laura  M.  Troy,  Nancy  C. 
Chambers,  Rebecca  Wood,  Christiana  Mull,  Mary  Ann  Hampton, — 
was  examined  on  spelling  from  Walker's  Dictionary,  reading  from  the 
English  Reader,  on  Murray's  English  Grammar,  and  on  writing.  This 
is  a  very  fine  class.  Laura  M.  Troy  excelled;  the  next  are  Rebecca 
Wood  and  Harriet  B.  Long,  who  are  equal;  the  rest  are  highly  ap- 
proved. The  greatest  number  of  weekly  tickets  belongs  to  Laura  M. 
Troy,  Harriet  B.  Long,  Nancy  C.  Chambers  and  Rebecca  Wood. 

4th  Class,  1st  Division — Consisting  of  Ann  Robinson,  Margaret  E. 
James,  Mary  E.  James.  This  division  was  examined  on  reading  from 
the  Lady's  Preceptor,  on  English  Grammar,  and  parsing.  The  young 
ladies  also  exhibited  specimens  of  writing.  Ann  Robinson  is  entitled  to 
the  honor  in  this  divison. 

2d  Division  of  the  4th  Class — Consisting  of  Mary  Ann  McCracken, 
Mary  M.  Yarbrough,  Eugenia  A.  Bracy,  Beatrix  Mathieu,  Mary  Kerr, 
Margaret  E.  James,  Mary  J.  James.  This  division  was  examined  on 
the  first  branches  above  mentioned,  and  on  Geography,  correcting  false 
syntax,  and  on  the  maps  of  the  world  and  Europe,  except  Margaret  E. 
James,  and  Mary  J.  James,  who  appeared  with  this  division  on  geog- 
raphy only.  This  division  gave  very  entire  satisfaction.  Mary  Ann 
McCracken  excelled  in  reading;  Mary  M.  Yarbrough  on  English  Gram- 
mar; and  Eugenia  A.  Bracy  and  Mary  Ann  McCracken  were  superior 
in  geography ;  Beatrix  Mathieu  was  well  prepared ;  and  Mary  Kerr  had 
been  advanced  from  a  lower  class  to  this  one,  in  the  course  of  the  ses- 
sion; she  stood  an  excellent  examination. 

5th  Class — Consisting  of  Antoinette  Huie,  Catharine  Devenport, 
Susan  Hughes,  Mary  Trent,  Letitia  Wilson.  This  class  was  examined 
on  reading  from  the  History  of  Greece,  parsing  of  poetry,  correcting 
false  syntax,  on  Cummings'  Geography,  and  the  United  States ;  in  read- 
ing, Mary  Trent,  Antoinette  Huie,  and  Susan  Hughes,  are  noticed  in 


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the  order  of  their  names ;  in  geography,  the  whole  class  stood  a  very 
fine  examination;  all  were  prompt  and  accurate  in  their  answers;  Cath- 
arine Devenport  has  the  greatest  number  of  the  tickets. 

6th  Class— Consisting  of  Mary  M.  Frohock,  Ann  E.  Lindsey,  Mary 
G.  Allen,  Rebecca  L.  Fulton,  was  examined  on  prosody,  rules  of  punctu- 
ation, the  geography  of  Asia  and  Africa,  reading  and  parsing  Cowper's 
Task,  chronology,  and  rhetoric ;  Mary  M.  Frohock  also  appeared  on 
Ancient  Geography.  In  this  class  Mary  M.  Frohock  is  the  best  reader ; 
in  parsing,  Ann  E.  Lindsey  appeared  to  the  most  advantage.  The  class 
in  general  merits  much  praise.  Misses  Lindsey  and  Fulton  have  the 
greatest  number  of  weekly  tickets. 

Arithmetic— 1st  Class :  Consisting  of  Mary  Trent,  Susan  Hughes, 
Antoinette  Huie.  This  class  was  examined  as  far  as  Division :  Mary 
Trent  is  the  best. 

2d  Class — Consisting  of  Catharine  Devenport,  Eugenia  A.  Bracy, 
Beatrix  Mathieu ;  was  examined  as  far  as  Reduction.  These  young  la- 
dies passed  a  good  examination :  Catharine  Devenport  is  the  most 
correct. 

Miss  Elizabeth  T.  Harris  was  examined  on  the  whole  of  English 
grammar,  parsing,  correcting  false  syntax,  rules  of  punctuation,  per- 
spicuity, &c. ;  on  ancient  and  modern  geography,  the  elements  of  general 
history  and  chronology,  rhetoric  and  belles-lettres,  moral  philosophy, 
the  elements  of  criticism,  and  on  arithmetic ;  and  she  exhibited  several 
specimens  of  composition.  This  was  a  very  interesting  examination; 
and  Miss  Harris,  by  her  accuracy  and  readiness,  gave  very  general  sat- 
isfaction. The  committee  recommend  that  Miss  Harris  receive  the 
honors  of  the  Institution. 

In  the  Ornamental  Department,  the  following  young  ladies  exhibited 
each  several  large  and  highly  finished  colored  landscapes,  together  with 
a  number  of  small  pieces :  Elizabeth  T.  Harris,  Ann  E.  Lindsey,  Re- 
becca L.  Fulton,  Mary  G.  Allen,  Mary  M.  Yarbrough,  Catharine  Dev- 
enport, Mary  Ann  Mc'Cracken,  Mary  Kerr. — Among  this  collection,  the 
best  was  executed  by  Miss  Harris ;  the  next  in  point  of  accuracy,  rich- 
ness of  coloring,  and  truth  in  shading  and  perspective,  belonged  to 
Misses  Lindsey,  Fulton,  and  Allen ;  the  others  were  not  greatly  inferior, 
and  were  much  admired.  Miss  Letitia  Wilson  presented  a  large  painted 
screen,  and  several  chimney-pieces,  ornaments  finished  in  a  style  of  neat- 
ness and  elegance  highly  gratifying  to  those  whose  taste  enables  them 
to  appreciate  such  productions.  Miss  Fulton  showed  a  piece  of  em- 
broidery, and  Miss  Devenport  some  fancy  work. 

Music. — Misses  Elizabeth  Giles,  Eugenia  A.  Bracy,  Margaret  Moore, 
Mary  M.  Yarbrough,  Letitia  Wilson,  Elizabeth  T.  Harris,  Susan 
Hughes,  Ann  E.  Lindsey. — These  young  ladies  were  examined  upon 
the  elements  of  music,  as  adapted  to  the  piano  forte ;  and  after  showing 
much  proficiency  in  the  principles  of  the  science,  they  performed  each 
several  pieces  of  music,  as  sacred  music,  marches,  duettes,  songs,  &c.  &c. 
with  much  taste  and  accuracy.     Miss  Wilson  was  considered  the  best 


364  Rowan  County  Schools. 

performer,  and  Miss  Hughes  the  next.     The  others,  for  the  time  they 
had  been  engaged  in  this  agreeable  pursuit,  gave  much  satisfaction. 

In  behalf  of  the  Trustees,  the  committee  feel  great  pleasure  in  pre- 
senting to  Miss  Eliza  Slater,  to  Miss  Mary  Ann  Slater,  and  to  Miss 
Cornelia  C.  Mitchel,  the  great  obligation  they  are  under  to  them  for 
their  exemplary  care  and  attention  to  the  interests  of  the  Academy. 
Under  their  tutelage  this  seminary  was  first  brought  into  notice,  and  by 
their  talents  and  assiduity  it  continues  to  prosper. 

Male  Department. 

1st  Class,  1st  Division — Consisting  of  John  Murphy,  Hugh  Horah, 
James  Huie,  Tobias  Lemley,  "Willie  Bird;  was  examined  on  spelling 
from  Webster,  in  three,  four,  and  five  syllables.  Murphy  and  Horah 
are  considered  the  best  spellers. 

2d  Division  of  1st  Class — Consisting  of  William  Allemong,  William 
Locke,  John  Frohock,  Thomas  Beckwith,  John  Murphy,  Hugh  Horah : 
This  division  was  examined  on  Webster  throughout :  Allemong,  Locke, 
and  Frohock  are  the  most  correct  spellers. 

2d  Class,  1st  Division — Consisting  of  William  Murphy,  Warren 
Huie,  Gustavus  A.  Miller,  David  Kern,  Robert  Huie,  Henry  Lemley, 
William  Allemong,  William  Locke,  Henry  Krider,  Thomas  Mull, 
Thomas  Beckwith,  Archibald  Henderson,  John  Frohock ;  was  examined 
on  spelling  from  Walker's  Dictionary;  Murphy,  Huie,  Miller  and  Kern, 
are  distinguished. 

2d  Division  of  the  2d  Class — Consisting  of  Archibald  Henderson, 
Henry  Krider,  Robert  Huie,  Thomas  Mull,  William  Murphy,  Henry 
Lemley:  This  class  was  examined  on  reading  from  the  English  Reader; 
Huie,  Murphy,  and  Lemley,  are  the  first. 

3d  Class,  1st  Division — Consisting  of  Thomas  Mull,  Thomas  Fro- 
hock, Robert  C.  Huie ;  appeared  on  arithmetic,  and  was  much  approved. 

2d  Division  of  the  3d  Class— Consisting  of  James  L.  Beckwith,  Pleas- 
ant M.  Huie,  Lewis  Slaughter,  Richard  W.  Long,  David  Fulton,  Thomas 
Frohock,  Gustavus  A.  Miller,  Warren  Huie,  David  Kerr,  William  Mur- 
phy ;  was  examined  on  reading,  from  the  History  of  Rome ;  James 
Beckwith,  Pleasant  M.  Huie,  David  Fulton,  Thomas  Frohock,  and 
Richard  W.  Long,  are  distinguished;  the  rest  approved. 

4th  Class,  1st  Division — Consisting  of  Warren  Huie,  David  Kern, 
Gustavus  A.  Miller;  was  examined  on  Corderi,  and  approved.  Miller 
was  further  examined  on  Erasmus  and  Selecta  e  Veteri,  and  evidenced 
much  progress  and  industry. 

2d  Division  of  the  4th  Class — Consisting  of  Pleasant  M.  Huie,  Rich- 
ard Long,  David  Fulton ;  was  examined  on  Caesar's  Commentaries,  and 
the  Bucolicks  of  Virgil ;  no  distinction  is  made  in  this  class ;  if  any, 
Huie  merits  it. 

5th  Class — Consisting  of  Lewis  Slaughter,  James  Beckwith,  Pleasant 
M.  Huie,  Richard  W.  Long,  David  Fulton ;  was  examined  on  the  yEneids 


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of  Virgil,  the  Greek  Testament,  and  on  correcting  false  grammar  from 
Mair's  Introduction,  except  Huie,  Long,  and  Fulton,  who  were  exam- 
ined on  Mair's  Introduction  only.  This  class  merits  the  entire  appro- 
bation of  the  committee,  the  members  are  so  nearly  equal,  no  distinction 
is  made. 

The  committee  tender  to  Mr.  John  C.  Monroe,  their  thanks  for  his 
assiduity,  and  for  the  accuracy  and  correctness  with  which  he  has  dis- 
charged the  duties  of  the  superintendent  of  the  male  department. 


Miss  Elizabeth  T.  Harris,  (of  Cabarrus  County,  ISTorth-Carolina,) 
having  completed,  with  success  and  reputation,  the  course  of  education 
prescribed  in  the  Female  Department,  was  presented  with  a  Certificate 
and  Golden  Medal,  the  honors  of  this  Institution.  Miss  Harris  then 
read  a  handsome  and  appropriate  valedictory. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  recommence  on  the  first  Monday 
of  January  next. 

By  order  of  the  Board.  Thomas  L.  Cowan, 

December  7,  1820.  Secretary. 

— Western  Carolinian,  December  19,  1820. 

FULTON'S  ACADEMY  BOARDING  HOUSE,  1821. 

NOTICE. 

The  subscriber  is  now  finishing  a  large  and  commodious  house  in  this 
place,  on  the  western  side  of  the  town,  situate  between  the  Male  and 
Female  Academies,  which  he  intends  as  a  boarding  house  for  young 
ladies.  He  will  furnish  them  with  good  board,  washing,  and  lodging, 
for  seventy-five  dollars,  for  this  year.  He  pledges  himself  that  nothing 
will  be  wanting,  on  his  part,  to  render  satisfaction  to  those  who  may 
favor  him  with  their  custom. 

As  parents  and  guardians  are  desirous  that  their  children's  expenses 
may  be  so  managed,  as  if  the  money  had  actually  all  passed  through 
their  own  hands,  he  therefore  considers  the  following  method  of  keeping 
their  accounts  will  answer  the  purpose : 

Those  who  come  to  this  place  well  provided  with  clothes,  will  not  re- 
quire any  additional  ones  for  some  time.  However,  when  they  write 
home,  it  is  very  easy  to  let  their  parents  know  what  they  require,  and  an 
answer  to  said  letter  will  contain  an  order  for  said  articles,  if  their 
parents  think  it  necessary. 

The  next  time  they  write  home,  they  will  mention  what  such  articles 
cost,  which  will  enable  their  parents  not  only  to  know  what  articles 
their  children  get,  but  what  they  cost  them.  It  will,  at  the  same  time, 
with  the  assistance  of  the  Tutoress,  habituate  the  children  to  keeping 
their  own  accounts,  which  will  be  very  essential  to  them  during  life,  and 
the  improvement  they  may  make  in  this  little  business,  will  be  very 
gratifying  to  their  parents. 


366  Rowan  County  Schools. 

It  is  unnecessary  for  the  young  ladies  to  trouble  their  parents  with 
the  purchase  of  books,  quills,  ink,  paper,  &c.  as  what  the  Academy  exer- 
cises require  must  be  had.  It  is  only  necessary  to  include  them  with 
the  cost  of  other  articles,  so  that  they  be  acquainted  with  every  expense. 

He  recollects,  some  years  ago,  of  having  two  young  ladies  at  the 
Salem  Academy;  at  that  time  Mr.  Kramer  attended  it;  he  wrote  to  the 
subscriber  frequently,  and  each  letter  contained  a  statement  of  the 
young  ladies'  accounts,  with  what  additional  articles  they  might  have 
had  since  he  wrote  the  last :  Therefore,  by  having  reference  to  his  last 
letter,  a  view  was  had  of  their  accounts  to  that  time.  This  led  the  sub- 
scriber to  the  above  method,  with  what  he  considers  a  little  amendment. 

Those  little  attentions,  although  apparently  of  but  little  importance, 
when  carefully  attended  to  may  prove  to  be  of  considerable  advantage 
to  the  young  ladies,  and  to  the  welfare  of  the  Academy. 

The  Trustees  are  nicely  attentive  to  the  choice  of  their  Tutoresses, 
and  as  nicely  attentive  to  the  care  of  the  young  ladies ;  and  in  order  that 
the  business  of  the  Academy  may  go  on  with  success,  they  must  be  as 
attentive  to  the  young  ladies'  expenses,  which  it  is  believed  the  above 
method  will  regulate.  John  Fulton. 

Salisbury,  Jan.  1,  1821. 

— Western  Carolinian,  January  2,  1821. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY  UNDER  J.  0.  FREEMAN,  1821. 

The  Trustees  are  gratified  by  having  it  in  their  power  to  inform  the 
public,  that  they  have  succeeded  in  forming  a  permanent  engagement 
with  the  Rev.  Jonathan  O.  Freeman,  to  take  charge  of  the  Male,  and 
to  superintend  the  Female  Department  of  this  Institution.  The  long 
experience  in  teaching,  and  the  established  character  of  Mr.  Freeman, 
enable  the  Trustees  to  recommend  the  school  with  confidence  to  the  at- 
tention of  parents  and  guardians.  Miss  Slater  and  Miss  Mitchel  con- 
tinue, with  their  usual  distinguished  success,  to  teach  in  the  Female  De- 
partment. Every  possible  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  religious  and 
moral  instruction,  as  well  as  to  the  general  deportment  of  the  pupils. 
The  buildings  are  large  and  airy,  and  situated  in  fine  native  groves,  in 
different  sections  of  the  town.  Board  may  be  had  in  genteel  families  at 
a  reasonable  rate. 

1ST.  B.  The  second  quarter  in  the  female  school  commences  on  Mon- 
day, the  19th  March;  the  male  school  will  open  on  the  1st  of  April. 

By  order  of  the  Board.  Thos.  L.  Cowan,  Secretary. 

Salisbury,  March  12,  1821. 

— Western  Carolinian,  March  13,  1821. 

It  is  with  pleasure  we  are  enabled  to  announce  to  our  fellow-citizens 
at  large  the  re-commencement  of  this  Institution  under  the  most  prom- 
ising auspices.  The  Trustees  have  been  so  fortunate  as  to  engage  the 
Rev.  JONATHAN  O.  FREEMAN,  late  of  Newbern,  in  this  state,  to 


Rowan  County  Schools.  367 

take  charge  of  the  Male,  and  superintend  the  Female  department,  as 
well  as  to  preach  to  the  citizens  of  Salisbury. 

Dr.  Freeman's  qualifications  as  a  teacher  and  preacher,  are  spoken 
of  in  the  highest  terms  of  commendation  by  all  who  have  had  an  op- 
23ortunitY  of  knowing  them. 

The  exercises  of  the  School  commenced  on  yesterday;  and  it  would 
be  desirable  for  parents  and  guardians,  who  feel  disposed  to  avail  them- 
selves of  the  opportunity,  to  send  their  children  at  as  early  a  day  as 
possible. 

— Western  Carolinian,  April  17,  1821. 

FKEEMAN'S  QUALIFICATIONS  AND  METHODS. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY. 

On  the  16th  of  April  the  exercises  of  the  male  department  of  this 
Institution  commenced,  under  the  care  of  Rev.  Dr.  Freeman,  who  will 
also  superintend  the  education  of  the  females.  During  upwards  of 
twenty  years  Dr.  Freeman  has  resided,  principally,  over  the  flourishing 
academies  of  Edenton  and  Xewbern  of  this  State ;  from  which  institu- 
tions he  received  the  most  honorable  testimonies  of  his  superior  talents 
as  a  teacher  and  his  uncommon  success  in  the  difficult  task  of  uniting 
gentleness  with  a  due  regard  to  discipline,  in  the  government  of  his  pu- 
pils. The  best  evidences  which  can  be  given  of  the  qualifications  of  Dr. 
Freeman,  may  be  derived  from  the  facts,  that  during  this  whole  period, 
the  institutions  over  which  he  has  presided  have  flourished  beyond  any 
former  example.  For  the  satisfaction  of  those,  who  may  not  be  ac- 
quainted with  the  character  of  Dr.  Freeman,  we  would  subjoin  the  fol- 
lowing extracts,  from  a  "voluntary  tribute  of  thanks"  communicated  by 
the  Trustees  of  JSTewbern  Academy,  on  his  retiring  from  their  service ; 
among  whom  we  notice  some  of  the  most  distinguished  names  our  state 
can  boast : — "This  Seminary,  under  his  direction,  has  flourished  beyond 
all  former  experience.  Ei  school  discipline,  in  the  various  qualifica- 
tions of  a  teacher,  in  success  in  advancing  the  progress  of  his  pupil  and 
in  unwearied  diligence  and  zeal,  Dr.  Freeman  has  always  been  consid- 
ered by  the  Trustees  as  unrivaled,  and  entitled  to  their  undivided  ac- 
knowledgments :  and  the  Trustees  would  avail  themselves  of  the  oppor- 
tunity to  tender  their  testimony  in  the  highest  commendation  of  his 
social,  moral,  and  religious  deportment." 

The  following  branches  of  education  are  taught :  English — Reading, 
"Writing,  Spelling,  Arithmetic,  Geography,  and  use  of  the  Globe?.  Xat- 
ural  and  Moral  Ehilosophy,  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Composition  and  Declama- 
tion. 

In  Latin — Ruddiman's  and  Adam's  Grammar,  Corderiaa,  Historic 
Sacra;,  Yiri  Romas,  books  of  Caesar,  Ovid  Expurgata,  Virgil,  Cicero's 
Select  Orations,  Sallust's  wars  with  Catiline  and  Jugurtha,  Horace 
throughout,  Mair's  Introduction,  Prosodv. 


368  Rowan  County  Schools. 

In  Greek — Valpy's  or  Wettenhall's  Grammar,  Greek  Testament, 
Evangelists  and  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  Grseca  Minora,  Grseca  Majora, 
Xenopkon,  Homer,  Neilson's  Exercises   and  Prosody. 

In  the  Eemale  Department,  Dr.  Freeman  will  be  assisted  by  Miss 
Slater,  in  the  literary  and  classical  branches,  while  Miss  Mitchel  will 
continue  to  conduct  the  ornamental.  Of  the  talents  and  qualifications 
of  these  ladies,  to  improve  the  minds,  and  polish  the  manners  of  their 
pupils,  the  Trustees,  from  ample  experience,  can  give  the  most  decided 
approbation. 

Under  such  auspices,  the  Trustees  feel  assured  this  Institution  must 
flourish.  To  render  it  a  nursery  of  all  the  polite  and  useful  branches  of 
education,  as  well  as  of  correct  moral  and  religious  principles  and  feel- 
ings, will  be  their  unremitting  aim ;  and  they  feel  confidence  in  saying, 
that  no  similar  institution  in  the  State  can  now  claim  superior  advan- 
tages. 

In  this  department  the  studies,  and  books  used,  will  be — Reading, 
"Writing,  Spelling,  English  Grammar,  Pike's,  or  Walsh's  Arithmetic, 
Geography,  and  the  use  of  the  Globes,  Whelpley's  and  Tyler's  Histories, 
Blair's  Rhetoric,  Conversations  on  Natural  Philosophy,  Moral  Philoso- 
phy, Astronomy,  Andrew's  Logic,  Chemistry,  Euclid,  Composition;  and, 
if  required,  Algebra,  and  the  Languages. 

As  it  is  the  natural  disposition  of  youth,  when  unrestrained,  to  run 
into  extravagances,  the  trustees  earnestly  desire,  that  parents  or  guar- 
dians bringing  scholars  to  this  academy,  should  place  them  under  the 
special  care  of  some  judicious  person,  with  instructions  to  attend  to 
their  wants,  and  regulate  their  purchases  of  necessary  articles  out  of  the 
stores.  The  importance  of  this  requisition  must  be  apparent  to  every 
person  of  reflection  and  experience.  The  trustees  have  no  other  inter- 
est in  the  success  of  these  Institutions,  than  to  furnish  to  the  rising 
generation  opportunities  of  education.  To  accomplish  this  object,  they 
have  devoted  much  of  their  time  and  attention,  and  have  gone  to  very 
considerable  expense  in  erecting  two  large  and  commodious  edifices,  in 
procuring  maps,  and  other  indispensable  articles  for  the  schools.  Be- 
sides these  disbursements,  the  current  expenses  of  the  Institution,  for 
salaries  to  the  teachers,  and  other  purposes,  amount  to  about  $3,000 
per  year. 

It  is  therefore  indispensable,  that  parents  and  guardians  should  be 
punctual  in  paying  the  tuition  charges ;  and  to  avoid  the  uncertainty 
and  trouble  of  after  collection,  it  is  positively  required,  that  the  tuition 
money  in  all  cases,  shall  be  paid  when  the  certificate  of  admission  is 
taken  out. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  Thos.  L.  Cowan, 

Salisbury,  May  1,  1821.  Secretary. 

['ggr'Boarding  may  be. had  in  respectable  families  for  75  to  80  dollars 
the  year. 

— Western  Carolinian,  May  8,  1821. 


Rowan  County  Schools.  369 

EXAMINATION,  1821. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY. 

The  semi-annual  EXAMINATION'  of  the  pupils  of  this  institution 
will  commence  on  the  5th  of  June,  and  close  on  the  8th.  Parents  and 
guardians  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend.  The  next  session  begins 
on  the  first  Monday  in  July  next.  By  order. 

May  11,  1821.  '  T.  L.  Cowan,  Secy. 

— Western  Carolinian,  May  15,  1821. 

EXAMINATION,  1S22. 

The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  male  and  female  students  of  this 
institution  commenced  on  Tuesday,  the  11th.  inst.  and  closed  on  Fri- 
day, the  14th.  In  the  female  department  it  was,  as  usual,  interesting 
and  satisfactory,  in  both  the  literary  and  ornamental  branches.  In 
the  male,  a  large  number  of  students  were  examined  on  reading,  writing, 
arithmetic,  English  grammar,  geography,  the  Latin  and  Greek  lan- 
guages, mathematics,  &c.  &c.  Their  accuracy  and  proficiency  were 
unexampled  in  this  institution. 

Miss  Mitchel  and  Miss  Slater  being  about  to  return  to  the  north, 
both  departments  will  hereafter  come  under  the  immediate  manage- 
ment of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Freeman,  aided  by  a  suitable  usher. 

In  taking  leave  of  these  ladies,  the  Trustees  return  them  their 
warmest  thanks  for  the  assiduous  attention  they  have  bestowed  upon 
the  interests  of  the  pupils  entrusted  to  their  care,  and  acknowedge  the 
high  estimation  in  which  they  hold  their  qualifications  and  uniformly 
correct  and  exemplary  deportment.  It  would  be  superfluous,  at  this 
period,  to  speak  of  the  established  reputation  of  Dr.  Freeman,  as  a 
scholar  and  a  gentleman. 

The  next  Session  will  commence  on  the  2d  Monday  in  July. 

Salisbury,  June  13,  1822.  T.  L.  Cowan,  Secretary. 

|=gPTlie  above  notice  was  received  too  late  for  last  week's  paper. 
— Western  Carolinian,  June  25,  1822. 

FKEEMAN  IN  SOLE  CHAEGE  OF  ACADEMY,  1823. 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY. 

THE  subscriber  having  made  an  arrangement  with  the  proprietor  of 
this  institution,  the  management  of  it,  with  its  avails,  has  become  his 
individual  concern.  To  his  friends,  and  the  public,  he  looks  with  con- 
fidence for  a  portion  of  their  patronage.  In  this  interesting,  and  im- 
portant employment,  he  ventures  to  promise  the  industrious  applica- 
tion of  more  than  twenty  years'  experience;  united  with  a  zeal,  excited 
by  a  conviction  of  its  importance,  and  strengthened  by  habit.  To 
parents  and  guardians,  who  may  be  disposed  to  place  their  children  and 
24 


370  Rowan  County  Schools. 

wards  under  his  care,  he  would  remark,  that  his  object  has  ever  been, 
with  the  languages  and  higher  branches  of  education,  to  unite  a  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  reading,  writing,  English  grammar,  arithmetic  and 
geography.  In  addition  to  these  things,  the  useful  and  practical  parts 
of  Mathematics,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Astronomy,  Logic, 
Rhetoric,  History  and  Chemistry,  when  required,  will  be  attended  to. 
In  the  instruction  of  females,  a  regular  system  will  be  adopted.  The 
object  will  be,  to  render  them  rational  and  interesting  companions;  and 
in  their  education,  as  well  as  in  that  of  the  other  sex,  those  branches, 
which  are  of  the  greatest  utility  in  the  progress  of  life,  will  receive  a 
superior  degree  of  attention.  One  object  will  ever  be  kept  in  view — 
to  inspire  his  pupils  with  a  due  degree  of  self-respect,  to  establish  cor- 
rect moral  and  religious  views  and  conduct,  and,  with  parental  solici- 
tude, to  correct  all  immoral,  indecorous,  and  licentious  habits.  In  both 
sexes,  and  to  pupils  of  every  age,  attention  will  be  paid  to  spelling,  read- 
ing, writing  and  composition.  In  fine,  to  prepare  those  committed  to 
his  care,  in  the  best  possible  manner,  for  their  future  destination  in 
life,  will  be  his  unceasing  aim;  and  the  same  attention  will  be  paid  to 
the  mere  English  scholar,  as  to  those  who  are  designed  for  higher  in- 
stitutions. Justice  to  himself  requires  him  to  state,  that,  in  teaching 
the  Latin  and  Greek  languages,  the  thorough  and  critical  method  rec- 
ommended by  Messrs.  de  Port  Royal,  and  so  admirably  pursued  at  our 
University,  has  been,  for  a  long  time,  adopted.  To  enable  him  to  ef- 
fect this,  an  extensive  collection  of  the  most  approved  grammars  and 
lexicons,  among  which  are  the  Thesaurus,  of  Ainsworth,  the  Lexicons 
of  Hedericus,  Parkhurst,  &c.  and  the  grammars  of  the  Messrs.  de  Port 
Royal,  Hackenburg,  Goodrich,  Moore,  Valpy,  &c.  have  been  procured ; 
to  which  his  pupils  have  liberty  to  refer.  To  facilitate  the  study  of 
Geography,  an  excellent  set  of  Globes,  with  Lavoisne's  and  other  At- 
lases, and  an  extensive  collection  of  maps,  have  been  procured. 

The  grades  of  tuition  will  be  five,  six,  and  seven  dollars,  paid  in  ad- 
vance, into  the  hands  of  Thomas  L.  Cowan,  Esq.  who  has  kindly  con- 
sented to  act  as  agent  for  the  subscriber. 

Salisbury,  March  31,  1823.  Jonathan  Otis  Freeman. 

— Western  Carolinian,  April  1,  1823. 


Rowan  County  Schools. 


371 


SALISBURY  ACADEMY  LOTTERY,  183L 

NORTH  CAROLINA  STATE 
LOTTERY, 

For  the  Benefit  of 

THE  SALISBURY  ACADEMY 

1st  Class — High  and  Low  System. 


To  be  drawn  at  Salisbury,  on  the  10th  day  of  July. 


Capital  3,000  Dollars! 


Scheme 


1  p 

rize  of 

$3,000 

LS    $ 

3,000 

5     ' 

<        of 

1,000  : 

s 

5,000 

4     ' 

<        of 

500  ] 

s 

2,000 

5     ' 

<        of 

300  ] 

s 

1,500 

10     ' 

1        of 

200  ] 

LS 

2,000 

50     ' 

of 

100  ] 

LS 

5,000 

60     ' 

'        of 

50  ] 

LS 

3,000 

100     l 

'        of 

20  : 

LS 

2,000 

250     ' 

of 

10  ] 

LS 

2,500 

20,000     ' 

'        of 

470  ] 

S 

94,000 

20,485  Prizes,  amount'g  to  $120,000 


More  Prizes  Than  Blanks. 


Whole    Tickets, 

Halves    

Quarters 


,$4 
.  2 
,    1 


Mode  of  Drawing. 

This  scheme,  founded  on  the  High  and  Low  System,  has  40,000  tick- 
ets, numbered  from  1  to  40,000  inclusive.  On  the  day  of  the  drawing 
the  40,000  numbers  will  be  put  into  one  wheel;  and  all  the  prizes  above 
the  denomination  of  $4  70  in  another;  they  will  be  drawn  out  alter- 
nately, first  a  number  and  then  a  prize,  until  all  the  prizes  are  drawn. 
From  1  to  20,000,  inclusive,  are  low;  and  from  20,001  to  40,000,  inclu- 
sive, are  high.  The  prizes  of  $4  70  are  to  be  awarded  to  the  high  or 
low  division,  will  be  determined  by  that  which  may  draw  the  capital 
prize  of  3,000  dollars.  The  prizes  of  $4  70  will  be  payable  in  tickets  in 
the  next  scheme — all  other  prizes  payable  in  cash  forty  days  after  the 
drawing.     All  prizes  subject  to  a  deduction  of  15  per  centum. 


372  Rowan  County  Schools. 

Tickets,  shares  and  packages  to  be  had,  in  the  greatest  variety  of 
numbers,  at 

STEVENSON"  &  POINTS'  OFFICE, 

(White  Row,  Mansion  Hotel,) 
SALISBURY. 


All  orders  from  a  distance,   (post  paid,)  enclosing  the  cash,  will  be 
thankfully  received  and  promptly  attended  to,  if  addressed  to 

Stevenson  &  Points, 
May  17,  1834.  Managers,  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

—The  Star,  June  5,  183k- 

North  Carolina 
STATE  LOTTERY. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy, 
First  Class  for  1837. 

To  be  drawn  at  Fayetteville  on 
Saturday,  11th  of  February. 

COMBINATION  SYSTEM. 
75  number  Lottery  12  drawn  ballots. 


CAPITAL  PRIZE,  $13,000. 
SPLENDID  SCHEME. 

1  Prize  of  $13,000  Dollars. 


1 

Prize  of 

6,000 

do. 

1 

Prize  of 

3,000 

do. 

1 

Prize  of 

2,400 

do. 

1 

Prize  of 

1,500 

do. 

1 

Prize  of 

1,100 

do. 

20 

Prizes  of 

1,000 

do. 

20 

do.     of 

500 

do. 

20 

do.     of 

360 

do. 

20 

do.     of 

300 

do. 

20 

do.     of 

200 

do. 

30 

do.     of 

100 

do. 

Besides  many  of  $80,  $60,  $50,  $40,  &c.  amounting  in  all  to  253,390 
dollars. 

Whole  Tickets  $5,  Halves  $2.50,  quarters  $1.25. 

A  certificate  for  a  package  of  25  whole  Tickets  will  cost  only  74  dol- 


Rowan  County  Schools.  373 

lars.     Halves  and  Quarters  in  the  same  proportion.     To  be  had  in  the 
greatest  variety  of  numbers  at 

STEVENSON"  &  POINTS'  OFFICE, 
— Southern  Citizen,  January  21,  1837.  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

Look  Here. 

$8,000  For  $4  only ! ! 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

STATE  LOTTERY. 

Third  Class  for  1S37. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy, 

To  be  drawn  at  ASHBORO, 

Randolph  Co.  N.  C. 

on  Saturday,  1st  of  April 

COMBINATION  SYSTEM. 

75  number  Lottery  12  drawn  ballots. 


CAPITAL  PRIZE,  $8,000. 
Splendid  Scheme. 
1  Prize    of  $8,000  Dollars. 


1 

Prize 

of 

4,000 

do. 

1 

Prize 

of 

2,500 

do. 

1 

Prize 

of 

2,000 

do. 

1 

Prize 

r 
01 

1,200 

do. 

10 

Prizes  of 

1,000 

do. 

10 

do 

of 

500 

do. 

10 

do 

of 

200 

do. 

30 

do 

of 

100 

do. 

— ALSO,  1795  smaller  Prizes — 
Amounting  in  all  to  125,866  dollars. 

Whole  Tickets  $4 
Halves  $2 

Quarters  $1 

A  Package  of  22  Whole  Tickets  in  this  Lottery  will  cost  $50.00 

Half  do  25.00 

Quarter  do  12.50 

Orders  from  a  distance  attended  to  by 

Stevenson  &  Points,  Managers, 
— Southern  Citizen,  February  25,  1837.  Raleigh,  N.  C. 


374  Rowan  County  Schools. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 
STATE  LOTTERY 

Seventh  Class  for  1837. 

Eor  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy, 

To  be  drawn  at  Wentworth, 

Rockingham  Co.  1ST.  C. 
on  Saturday,  6th  of  May. 

COMBINATION  SYSTEM. 
66  number  Lottery  10  drawn  ballots. 

STEVENSON  &  POINTS, 

Managers. 


CAPITAL  PRIZE  $10,000 

Splendid  Scheme 

1 

Prize    of  10,000  Dollars. 

1 

Prize    of 

4,000 

do 

1 

Prize    of 

3,000 

do 

1 

Prize    of 

2,320 

do 

1 

Prize    of 

1,840 

do 

5 

Prizes  of 

1,000 

do 

10 

do     of 

400 

do 

100 

do     of 

100 

do 

56 

do     of 

40 

do 

56 

do     of 

30 

do 

56 

do     of 

20 

do 

112 

do     of 

10 

do 

2,240 

Prizes  of 

8 

do 

15,400 

Prizes  of 

4 

do 

Whole  Tickets  $4 

Halves 

$2 

Quarters 

$1 

A  Package  of  22  Whole  Tickets  in 

this  Lottery  will  cost                $50.00 

Half 

do. 

25.00 

Quarter 

do. 

12.50 

Orders  from  a  distance  promptly 

■  attended  to  by 

Stevenson  &  Points,  Managers, 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 

— Southern  Citizen,  April  15,  1837. 

Rowan  County  Schools.  375 

NORTH  CAROLINA 
STATE  LOTTERY. 

Twelfth  Class  for  1837. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy, 

To  be  drawn  at  Hillsboro'  N.  C. 

on  Saturday,  24th  of  June. 

75  number  Lottery  11  drawn  ballots. 

Stephenson  &  Points, 

Managers. 
Splendid  Scheme. 

1  Prize    of  1,000  Dollars. 
20  Prizes  of      400       do 
20       do     of      200       do 
45       do     of      120       do 
64       do     of       100       do 
&c.      &c.      &c.      &c. 
Whole  Tickets  $5 
Halves  $2.50 

Quarters  $1.25 

A  Package  of  25  Whole  Tickets  in  this  Lottery  will  cost  $76.00 

Half  do  38.00 

Quarter  do  19.00 

Orders  from  a  distance  promptly  attended  to  by 

Stevenson  &  Points, 
—Southern  Citizen,  May  20,  1837.  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

20  Prizes  amounting  to   $40,000   1  <jy 

30  Prizes  of  $1,000  $30,000   J  ^7U>UUU 

NORTH  CAROLINA 
STATE  LOTTERY. 

Class  No.  11,  for  1837. 

To  be  drawn  at  Raleigh,  N.  C.  on 

Saturday,  the  10th  June,  1837. 

75  Number  Lottery,  11  drawn  Ballots. 

Scheme. 

20  Prizes  of  2,000  Dollars. 

30      do       of  1,000       do 

30      do       of      400       do 

20      do       of      300       do 

20      do       of      200       do 

45      do       of      120       do 

64      do       of      100       do 

&c.      &c.      &c.      &c. 


376  Rowan  County  Schools. 


Whole  Tickets 

$5 

Halves       " 

$2.50 

Quarters    " 

$1.25 

A  certificate  for  a  Package  of 

25  Whole  Tickets  will  cost 

$76.00 

"     25     Half        do. 

38.00 

"     25  Quarter      do. 

19.00 

To  be  had  in  the  greatest  variety  of  numbers,  either  by  the  Package 
or  single  Ticket,  of  Stevenson  &  Points, 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 
—Southern  Citizen,  May  20,  1837. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 
STATE  LOTTERY 

Fourteenth  Class  to  1837. 

For  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy 

To  be  drawn  at  Bethania,  Stokes  Co.  N".  C. 

on  Thursday,  10th  August. 

74  number  Lottery  14  drawn  ballots. 

Stevenson    &    Points, 

Managers. 

Splendid  Scheme. 


1  Prize    ot   10,000  Dollars. 

1  Prize    of     3,000       do 

1     do       of     2,000       do 

6  Prizes  of     1,000       do 

&c.      &c.      &c.      &c. 

Whole  Tickets                    $5 

Halves                                  $2.50 

Quarters                               $1.25 

A  package  of  25  Whole  Tickets  in  this  Lottery  will  cost 

$50.00 

Half                                     do 

25.00 

Quarter                                  do 

12.50 

Orders  from  a  distance  promptly  attended  to  by 

Stevenson 

&  Points, 

Managers. 

— Southern  Citizen,  July  15,  1837. 

Eowax  County  Schools.  377 

NORTH  CAEOLIXA 

STATE  LOTTERY. 

Extra  Class  C.  for  1837. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy. 

To  be  drawn  at  Salisbury.  X.  C. 

On  Thursday,  21st  of  September,  1837. 

71  number  Lottery  14  drawn  ballots. 

Stevenson  &  Poix'ts, 

Managers. 

Splexded    Scheme. 


1 

Prize 

of 

10,000  : 

Dolh 

1 

do 

of 

4^000 

do 

1 

Prize 

of 

3,000 

do 

1 

do 

of 

2,500 

do 

1 

do 

of 

2,000 

do 

1 

do 

of 

1,500 

do 

o 
O 

Prizes  of 

1,000 

do 

10 

do 

of 

500 

do 

10 

do 

of 

400 

do 

10 

do 

of 

300 

do 

10 

do 

of 

200 

do 

15 

do 

of 

100 

do 

40 

do 

of 

90 

do 

40 

do 

of 

80 

do 

60 

do 

of 

60 

do 

70 

do 

of 

50 

do 

100 

do 

of 

40 

do 

122 

do 

of 

30 

do 

122 

do 

of 

24 

do 

122 

do 

of 

16 

do 

5,1S5 

do 

of 

10 

do 

25,620 

do 

of 

5 

do 

31,535  Prizes  amounting  to  $247,290. 
Whole  Tickets  $5 

Halves  $2.50 

Quarters  81.25 

To  be  had  in  the  greatest  variety  of  numbers,  either  in  the  Package 
or  single  Ticket,  of  Stevexsox  &  Poixts, 

Raleigh. 
A  package  of  25  "WTiole  Tickets  in  this  Lottery  will  cost  $65.50 

Half  do  32.75 

Quarter  do  16.37% 

Orders  from  a  distance  promptly  attended  to  by 

Stevexsox  &  Polxts, 
— Southern  Citizen,  September  2,  1837.  Raleigh,  X.  C. 


578  Rowan  County  Schools. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

STATE  LOTTERY 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy, 

To  be  drawn  at  Mocksville,  N.  C. 

On  Thursday,  19th  of  October,  1837. 

75  number  Lottery  14  drawn  ballots. 

Stevenson  &  Points, 

Managers. 

Splendid  Scheme. 


1 

Prize 

of 

10,000  : 

Dolls 

1 

do 

of 

4,000 

do 

1 

Prize 

of 

3,000 

do 

1 

do 

of 

2,500 

do 

1 

do 

of 

2,000 

do 

1 

do 

of 

1,500 

do 

3 

Prizes  of 

1,000 

do 

10 

do 

of 

500 

do 

10 

do 

of 

400 

do 

Besides  many  of  300,  200,  100,  90,  80,  60,  50,  &c.  &c.  &c. 
Amounting  in  all  to  $247,290. 

Whole  Tickets  $5 

Halves  $2.50 

Quarters  $1.25 

A  Package  of  25  Whole  Tickets  in  this  Lottery  will  cost  $65.50 

Half  do  32.75 

Quarter  do  16.37% 

To  be  had  in  the  greatest  variety  of  numbers,  either  by  the  Package 
or  single  Ticket,  of  Stevenson  &  Points, 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 
— Southern  Citizen,  October  7,  1837. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

STATE  LOTTERY. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy. 

Class  No.  19  for  1837. 

To  be  drawn  at  Yanceyville,  N.  C. 

On  Thursday,  9th  of  November,  1837. 

66  number  Lottery  10  drawn  ballots. 

Stevenson  &  Points, 

Managers. 


Rowan  County  Schools.  379 

Splendid  Scheme. 


1 

Prize 

of 

10,000 

Dollars. 

1 

do 

of 

4,000 

do 

1 

Prize 

of 

3,000 

do 

1 

do 

of 

2,320 

do 

1 

do 

of 

1,810 

do 

5 

Prizes  of 

1,000 

do 

10 

do 

of 

400 

do 

100 

do 

of 

100 

do 

56 

do 

of 

40 

do 

56 

do 

of 

30 

do 

56 

do 

of 

20 

do 

112 

do 

of 

10 

do 

Amounting  in  all  to  $125,  840. 

Whole  Tickets  $4 

Halves  $2 

Quarters  $1 

A  Package  of  25  Whole  Tickets  in  this  Lottery  will  cost  $54.00 

Half  do  27.00 

Quarter  do  13.00 

To  be  had  in  the  greatest  variety  of  numbers,  either  by  the  Package 
or  single  Ticket,  of  Stevenson  &  Points, 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 
— Southern  Citizen,  October  21,  1837. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 
STATE  LOTTERY. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy, 
Extra  Class  D.  for  1837. 
To  be  drawn  at  Pittsboro,  Chat- 
ham County,  on  Thursday,  the  19th 
of  November, 
1837. 
75  number  Lottery  14  drawn  ballots, 

Lilly  &  Wheeler, 

Managers. 
— Southern  Citizen,  November  1^,  1837. 


380  Rowan  County  Schools. 

NORTH    CAROLINA. 

STATE  LOTTERY. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy, 

Class  No.  20,  for  1837. 

To  be  drawn  at  Fayetteville, 

Cumberland  County,  on  Thursday, 

the  7th  of  December, 

1837. 

75  number  Lottery  14  drawn  ballots. 

Lilly  &  "Wheeler, 

Managers. 
— Southern  Citizen,  November  25,  1837. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 
STATE  LOTTERY, 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy, 

Extra  Class  E,  for  1837. 

To  be  drawn  at  Wilmington,  New 

Hanover  County,  on  Thursday,  the 

14th  of  December, 

1837. 

75  number  Lottery  14  drawn  ballots. 

Lilly  &  "Wheeler, 

Managers. 
— Southern  Citizen,  December  9,  1837. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 
STATE  LOTTERY 

For  the  benefit  of  the  Salisbury  Academy. 

Extra  Class  F.  for  1837. 

To  be  drawn  at  Newbern,  Craven  County, 

on  Thursday,  the  28th  of  December, 

1837. 
75  number  Lottery  14  drawn  ballots. 

Lilly  &  "Wheeler, 

Managers. 
(Signed)     R.  J.  West, 

Ashborough,  N.  C. 
— Southern  Citizen,  December  23,  1837. 


Rowan  County  Schools.  381 

SALISBURY  ACADEMY  TEACHERS  A>D  COURSE  OF  STUDY,  1838. 

SALISBURY  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

Mrs.  Hutchison  begs  leave  to  inform  her  friends  and  the  public 
generally,  that  the  exercises  of  this  Institution  will,  by  divine  permis- 
sion, recommence  on  the  10th  of  October  next. 

With  the  hope  of  rendering  the  new  Female  Academy  of  Salisbury, 
worthy  the  liberality  of  the  founders,  and  of  North  Carolina,  she  has 
associated  with  herself,  teachers,  in  whose  talents  and  acquirements,  as 
well  as  dispositions  and  principles,  she  feels  the  highest  confidence,  and 
thus  she  is  enabled  to  recommend  them  to  the  patronage  of  a  deserving 
public,  and  to  engage  in  her  own  name  and  theirs',  that  every  meas- 
ure shall  be  pursued,  and  every  exertion  used,  which  promises  to  pro- 
mote the  moral,  mental  and  personal  improvement  of  all  who  may  be 
entrusted  to  their  care.  She  believes  the  measures  pursued  in  her 
School-Room,  happily  calculated  to  form  the  female  character  for  sta- 
tions of  high  usefulness  in  society.  She  appeals  for  living  examples  to 
the  multitude  of  her  scholars  widely  scattered  over  the  Southern  and 
"Western  States,  who,  she  trusts,  will  be  to  her  School  a  sufficient  letter 
of  Recommendation. 

The  Literary  Department  will  be  under  her  own  personal  charge, 
the  Ornamental  under  that  of  her  neice,  Miss  SARAH  LOUISA  NYE, 
of  New  York.  To  Miss  EMMA  J.  BAKER  is  committed  the  Depart- 
ment of  Music.  The  high  qualifications  of  this  young  lady,  as  a  teacher 
on  the  Piano  and  Guitar,  place  her  among  the  most  successful  teachers 
of  the  present  day.  To  the  Rev.  S.  FRONTIS,  whose  character  is  too 
well  established  to  need  recommendation,  and  whose  superior  talents  as 
an  instructor  in  the  French  language,  (his  native  tongue,)  are  exten- 
sively known,  will  be  entrusted  the  class  in  French. 

Excellent  Board  can  be  obtained  for  the  Pupils,  either  at  Col.  Lem- 
ly's  with  the  teachers,  or  in  other  highly  respectable  families,  where 
every  proper  care  will  be  taken  to  promote  their  improvement  and  con- 
duct. 

Terms  of  Admission. 

First  Class. 

History,  Botany,  Arithmetic,  Algebra,  Multe  Brun  Geography,  (with 
the  use  of  the  Globes,)  Astronomy,  Chemistry,  Natural  Philosophy, 
Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Composition,  etc.,  etc., 
per  session,  $15  50 

Second  Class. 

Reading,  Spelling,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  (lower  Rules,)  with 
Olney's  Geography,  per  Session,  $10  50 


382  Rowan  County  Schools. 

Extra  Branches. 

Latin,  per  Session,    $  5  00 

French,   do    10  00 

Drawing  and  Painting  in  Water  Colors, 8  00 

Wax  Work,  per  Course,  6  00 

Embroidering  and  Silk  and  Ckenile,  per  Course,   5  00 

Lamp  Mat  and  Worsted  work,     do 5  00 

Music  on  Piano  or  Guitar,  per  Session, 25  00 

Scholars  will  be  charged  from  the  time  of  entering,  but  no  deduction 
made  for  absence,  except  in  case  of  protracted  sickness. 

1ST.  B.     Parents  and  Guardians  are  respectfully  requested  to  specify 
what  Church  they  wish  their  children  to  attend. 
Salisbury,  Sept,  27,  1838. 
— Raleigh  Register,  Monday,  October  8,  1838. 

QUEEH  OF  MAT  AT  SALISBURY  ACADEMY,  1839. 

Our  town  was  enlivened  on  Wednesday  evening  last,  with  that 
primitive  and  beautiful  past  time,  the  Coronation  of  the  Queen  of  May. 
This  mimic  scene  of  Royalty  was  enacted  in  a  grove  in  the  village  by 
the  Young  Ladies  of  Mrs.  Hutchison's  School,  with  uncommon  propriety 
and  effect,  Miss  Mary  Fisher  was  the  very  pretty  representative  of  the 
vernal  deity  on  the  occasion,  and  if  the  youthful  Queen  of  the  English 
Realms  shall  always  do  her  part  on  the  throne  with  as  much  dignity, 
propriety  and  grace,  as  did  our  village  maiden,  her  subjects  will  have 
cause  to  rejoice  in  her  reign.  The  coronal  wreath  was  placed  on  the 
brow  of  Her  Majesty  by  the  fair  hand  of  Miss  Elizabeth  Paup,  and  a 
very  touching  address  was  delivered  by  Miss  Martha  M.  Jones.  Cakes, 
Candies  and  all  kinds  of  Confectionary  were  handed  round  to  the  visi- 
tors; of  whom  there  was  a  large  and  elegant  assemblage,  while  Music 
lent  its  gladdening  charm  to  the  scene.  Seldom  has  any  pageant  of 
the  kind  gone  off  better.  The  festivities  of  the  evening  were  concluded 
with  an  elegant  party,  furnished  by  that  spirited  and  accomplished 
landlord,  Col.  Long.- — Car.  Watchman. 

— Raleigh  Star,  May  15,  1839. 

KILPATRICK'S  SCHOOL,  1809. 

A  SCHOOL 

Eor  the  instruction  of  young  men  in  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages, 
English  Grammar,  Geography,  etc.  will  be  opened  on  the  first  of  March 
next,  in  Rowan  county,  about  fifteen  miles  above  Salisbury,  under  the 
immediate  direction  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  D.  Kilpatrick. — The  price  of 
Tuition  will  be  Twelve  Dollars,  and  of  boarding,  Forty  Dollars  per 
year.     Boarding  may  be  had  in  genteel  houses  in  the  neighborhood,  and 


Rowan  County  Schools.  383 

tolerably  convenient.     The  utmost  care  will  be  taken  to  preserve  the 
morals  of  young  men  who  may  be  sent  to  this  place  for  instruction. 

February  20th,  1809. 

— Raleigh  Star,  March  9,  1809. 

KILPATEICK'S  SCHOOL  IN  1820. 

LATEST  SCHOOL. 

As  I  have  been  frequently  solicited  through  the  summer  and  autumn 
to  commence  again  the  business  of  teaching,  I  have  taken  this  method  to 
give  public  notice,  that  I  design  to  commence  with  the  first  of  the  ensu- 
ing year,  if  the  number  of  students  who  offer  will  justify  the  attempt.  It 
is  not  my  wish  to  attend  upon  a  large  number.  Decent  boarding  can 
be  had  in  the  neighborhood  for  $65  or  $70  per  annum.  Tuition,  $16. 
I  design  to  take  a  few  in  my  own  family.  It  is  my  wish  that  those  who 
design  applying  or  sending  their  sons,  would  communicate  such  inten- 
tion or  wish  previous  to  the  20th  of  December. 

Rowan,  K  C,  Nov.  20,  1820.  J.  D.  Kilpatrick. 

—  Western   Carolinian,  November  28,  1820. 

MUMFOED'S  SCHOOL,  1815. 

FEMALE  EDUCATION. 

Mrs.  George  Mumford's  recluse,  and,  at  times,  lonely  situation,  in- 
duced Mr.  M.  to  suggest  the  Instruction  of  two  or  three  young  Ladies, 
as  a  pleasing  alternative.  Under  this  impression,  Mrs.  M.  tenders  her 
services  to  those  who  may  be  willing  to  confide  to  her  so  important  a 
charge. 

In  addition  to  the  common  rudiments,  Mrs.  Mumford  will  instruct 
them  in  History,  Geography,  Music,  Painting,  Embroidery  and  other 
needle  work. 

Letters  addressed  to  Geo :  Mumford,  Esq.  Milton,  Rowan  County, 
shall  receive  prompt  attention — and  the  terms  of  Tuition,  etc.,  made 
known. 

June  6. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  23,  1815. 

BAEEY'S   SCHOOL,  1S28. 

MR.  P.  BARRY'S  SCHOOL. 

We,  the  undersigned,  who  attended  the  examination  of  the  Pupils  of 
Mr.  P.  Barry,  last  week,  in  this  place,  consider  it  due  to  his  care  and 
industry  to  express  our  particular  gratification  at  the  manner  in  which 
his  scholars  acquitted  themselves.  They  were  generally  small,  &  most 
of  them  new  beginners ;  yet  the  accuracy  with  which  they  answered  the 
questions   propounded   to    them   in    their   various    studies, — Geography, 


384  Rowan  County  Schools. 

History,  &c.   evidenced   considerable  progress,   and   reflected   credit  on 

themselves  and  on  their  indefatigable  teacher. 

We  were  also  much  gratified  at  the  handsome  manner  in  which  the 

larger  boys  acquitted  themselves  in  declamation. 

R.  M.  Saunders, 
Chas.  Fisher, 
Robert  Macnamara, 
John  Beard,  jun. 
Junius  Sneed, 
Dane.  Meenan. 
— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  June  21f,  1828. 

WILLEY'S  SELECT  SCHOOL,  1828. 

Select  School. 

In  compliance  with  the  frequent  solicitations  of  several  respectable 
families  in  this  place,  Mrs.  Willey  has  been  induced  to  open  a  Select 
School  for  the  instruction  of  young  ladies,  in  the  useful  and  ornamental 
branches  of  Education. 

Her  terms  are  as  follows : 

For  Reading,  Spelling  and  Writing,  $4  per  quarter. 

Arithmetic,  English,  Grammar,  Geography,  History  and  Rhetoric,, 
together  with  the  above,  $5. 

Drawing  and  Painting  upon  Paper  and  Satin,  theorem  painting  upon 
Velvet  and  Paper,  and  open  and  ornamental  Needle  Work  upon  Lace, 
Cambric  and  Muslin,  $10. 

Those  who  feel  disposed  to  encourage  the  above  School,  may  be  as- 
sured that  the  utmost  care  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  and  manners,  as 
well  as  the  scientific  pursuits  of  such  as  may  be  placed  under  her  charge. 

Salisbury,  Oct.  13,  1828. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  October  28,  1828. 

MRS.  WILLEY  resumed  the  duties  of  her  School  on  Monday  last. 
Those  who  intend  to  send  their  daughters  or  wards  the  present  session, 
are  requested  to  do  so  at  an  early  period,  so  that  they  may  be  properly 
arranged  into  classes. 

Jan.  10,  1829. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  Jan.  13,  1829. 

WILLEY'S  TERMS  AND  COURSE  OF  STUDY,  1829. 

FEMALE    SCHOOL. 
MRS.  WILLEY 

RETURNS  her  sincere  thanks  to  the  citizens  of  Salisbury  and  its 
vicinity,  for  the  liberal  patronage  she  has  received  in  the  support  of  her 
seminary,  for  the  instruction  of  young  Ladies ;  and  hopes,  by  unremit- 


Rowan  County  Schools.  385 

ting  assiduity  to  the  best  interest  of  those  placed  under  her  charge,  to 
merit  a  continuation  of  public  favor.  The  next  Quarter  of  her  school 
will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  of  April  next,  where  young  ladies 
will  be  instructed  in  all  the  English  and  Ornamental  branches  of 
Education  usually  taught  in  this  country. 
Her  terms,  per  quarter,  are  as  follows : — 

1.  Reading  and  Spelling, S3 

2.  Reading,  Spelling,  Recitations  and  "Writing, 4 

3.  Arithmetic,    English    Grammar,    Geography,    Reading,    Spelling, 

and  Writing   5 

4.  Plain  and  Ornamental  Xeedle  Work,  including  the  above  branches,  6 

5.  History,  Composition  and  Rhetoric,  with  the  above, 6 

6.  Drawing  and  painting, 10 

7.  Theorem  Painting  upon  velvet  and  paper, 10 

]ST.  B.  Music  and  the  French  Language  will  be  taught,  in  addition  to 
the  above  branches,  as  soon  as  the  School  will  justify  the  employment  of 
more  assistance. 

Mrs.  Willey  can  accommodate  a  few  young  Ladies  who  board  on  rea- 
sonable terms. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  March  2Jf,  1829. 

MRS.  WILLEY 

Informs  her  friends  and  the  public,  that  her  School  will  re-commence 
on  Monday,  the  3d  of  August. 
Salisbury,  July  27,  1829. 
— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  July  28,  1829. 

MRS.  WILLEY,  thankful  for  the  liberal  encouragement  she  has 
received  in  support  of  her  School  for  the  instruction  of  young  Ladies, 
respectfully  informs  the  citizens  of  Salisbury  and  its  vicinity,  that  the 
next  quarter  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  of  November  ensuing, 
and  will  certainly  continue  (health  permitting)  two  quarters  from  that 
time;  and  she  hopes,  by  the  assiduous  discharge  of  her  duty  to  those 
who  may  be  committed  to  her  care,  to  merit  a  continuance  of  favor. 

Her  terms  are  the  same  as  heretofore. 

Reading  and  Spelling,  per  quarter, $  3 

Recitation  and  Writing,  together  with  the  above, 4 

English  Grammar,  Geography,  Arithmetic,  Composition  and  Rhet- 
oric, with  the  above  branches, 5 

Plain  JSTeedle  Work,  marking  Samplers,  &c.  together  with  any  or  all 

of  the  above  branches, 6 

Plain   and   ornamental  Needle  Work,   in   its  various  branches,   in- 
cluding Lace  Work  &c.  on  a  new  and  improved  method,  which  will 

enable  a  lady  to  execute  with  facility  equal  to  the  imported 10 

Drawing  and  Painting  on  Paper,  also  Theorem  Painting  upon  Vel- 
vet and  Paper,  a  new  and  elegant  method, 10 

25 


386  Rowan  County  Schools. 

N".  B.  The  present  quarter  of  trie  school  will  terminate  on  Friday, 
the  23d  of  October  next,  when  there  will  be  a  vacation  until  the  com- 
mencement of  the  ensuing  quarter. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  Sept.  22,  1829. 

HALL'S    SCHOOL,    1829. 

The  subscriber  has  resumed  his  school  in  this  place,  in  which  are 
taught  the  following  branches  of  education,  viz :  Reading,  Writing  Arith- 
metic, Algebra,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  History,  the  Latin  and 
Greek  languages.  He  promises  that  every  exertion  will  be  made  on  his 
part,  for  the  improvement  of  those  children  entrusted  to  his  care. 

Salisbury,  July  9,  1829.  J.  G.  Hall. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  July  11}.,  1829. 


STOKES  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

GERMANTON    ACADEMY,    1811. 

NOTICE.     (Lottery.) 

The  drawing  of  the  Germanton  Academy  Lottery  will  cornmence  on 
the  first  Friday  in  April,  and  will  be  continued  under  the  direction  of 
the  Managers  until  all  the  numbers  are  drawn. 

T.  Armstrong,  Sec. 
THE  TRUSTEES 

Of  the  Germanton  Academy  inform  the  public  that  the  Academy  has 
commenced  business,  under  the  inspection  of  a  very  respectable  and 
competent  young  man,  who  is  well  versed  in  the  languages  and  other 
branches  of  education  usually  taught  in  Schools.  The  schoolhouse  is  in 
the  neighborhood  of  Germanton,  one  of  the  healthiest  of  situations  in 
the  state,  where  board  may  be  had  for  the  small  price  of  forty  dollars 
per  year.  Every  attention  will  be  paid  by  the  Trustees  to  the  morals 
and  improvement  of  the  scholars. 

Dec.  26,  1810.  T.  Armstrong,  Sec. 

— The  Star,  January  3,  1811. 

GERMANTON   ACADEMY   UNDER   THOMAS   ALEXANDER. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Germanton  Academy  have  the  pleasure  to  inform 
the  public,  that  they  have  employed  Mr.  Thomas  Alexander,  of  Meck- 
lenburg county  as  Teacher  *  *  *  The  price  of  tuition  in  the 
Languages,  Sciences,  or  any  inferior  branch  of  Education,  is  15  dollars 
per  annum.  Boarding  can  be  procured  in  the  neighborhood  for  40 
dollars  per  annum.     *     * 

April  2,  1811.  T.  Armstrong,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  5,  1811. 

GERMANTON    ACADEMY    UNDER    LINCOLN    CLARK,    1826. 

Literary  Notice. 

THE  winter  session  of  Germanton  Academy  commenced  on  the  2nd 
January  under  the  care  of  the  subscriber. 

Terms  of  Tuition — For  Reading,  Writing  and  Spelling,  $5  per  ses- 
sion; Arithmetic,  Grammar  and  Geography,  $7;  Latin  and  Greek  Lan- 
guages, together  with  the  higher  branches  of  Mathematics,  and  the 
sciences  in  general,  $10.  Five  months  and  a  half  constitute  a  session. 
No  deduction  will  be  made  for  time  lost  by  the  Student  after  entrance. 
No  exertions  will  be  wanting  on  the  part  of  the  Teacher  to  promote  the 
advancement,  and  to  secure  the  best  good  of  the  pupils  committed  to  his 
care. 

January  18,  1826.  Lincoln  Clark. 

— The  Star,  Jan.  27,  1826. 

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WAKE  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

RALEIGH    ACADEMY,    1800. 

A  School  will  be  opened  at  Raleigh  on  the  28th  Instant,  for  the  In- 
struction of  Young  Gentlemen  and  Ladies  in  the  most  useful  and  nec- 
essary Branches  of  Education,  viz. :  The  Sciences,  Classics,  Arithmetic, 
English  Grammar,  Reading,  Writing,  Needle  Work,  etc. 

The  Tuition  of  the  Young  Gentlemen  to  be  conducted  by  Mr.  German 
Guthrie ;  that  of  the  Young  Ladies  by  Mrs.  Langley. 

Terms. 

For  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic  and  Needlework,  nine  Dollars  per 
Annum ;  or  two  Dollars  and  a  Half  per  Quarter,  for  a  less  Period  than  a 
Year. 

For  English  Grammar,  the  Classics  and  Sciences,  thirteen  Dollars 
per  Annum ;  or  three  Dollars  and  a  Half  per  Quarter. 

The  Reputation  which  Mr.  Guthrie  has  acquired  as  a  teacher  in  the 
Pittsborough  Academy,  renders  it  unnecessary  to  say  anything  here  in 
his  Favor;  and  Mrs.  Langley's  Talents  in  this  Line  have  already  been 
experienced  to  be  such  as  deserve  Patronage. 

Mrs.  Langley  will  receive  Boarders  at  fifty  Dollars  per  Annum,  or 
twelve  Dollars  and  a  Half  per  Quarter  (the  Boarders  finding  their  own 
Bedding)  and  to  such  as  she  may  be  favored  with,  she  engages  to  pay 
the  strictest  Attention.  Boarding  may  also  be  had  at  other  Houses  in 
the  City. 

Applications  to  be  made  to  Peter  Casso,  Raleigh  (if  by  Letter,  the 
Postage  must  be  paid)  of  whom  any  further  Particulars  relative  to  the 
Establishment  may  be  had. 

Raleigh,  July  15,  1800. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  15,  1800. 

FIRST    ACADEMY    BUILDING,    1802. 

To  Builders. 

Persons  inclined  to  undertake  the  erection  of  a  suitable  Frame  Build- 
ing for  the  Raleigh  Academy,  of  the  following  Description  and  Dimen- 
sions, are  desired  to  deliver  their  Proposals  in  Writing,  on  or  before 
the  first  Day  of  July  next,  to  Nathaniel  Jones,  Esq.  of  White  Plains, 
or  to  J.  Gales,  Raleigh.  The  Building  is  to  be  two  stories  high,  pillared 
on  Brick  or  Stone  2x/2  Feet  high  from  the  Ground,  40  Feet  long,  24  Feet 
wide,  and  12  Feet  Pitch  below  and  10  feet  above,  clear,  with  a  Brick 
Chimney  at  each  End,  two  Doors  and  eight  Windows  below,  the  Win- 
dows to  contain  18  Lights,  12  by  10,  and  10  Windows  in  the  second 
story,  18  Lights  8  by  10;  two  Rooms  12  Feet  square  to  be  taken  off 

(388  ) 


Wake  County  Schools.  389 

from  one  End  of  the  upper  Room:  The  whole  to  be  built  with  good 
Timber,  to  be  ceiled  wTith  Plank  throughout,  painted  Inside  and  Outside, 
and  finished  in  a  workrnanly  manner. 

May  24.  J.  Gales,  Sec'ry  pro.  tern. 

Raleigh  Register,  May  25,  1802. 

LOCATION,  CONTRACTOR  OF  FIRST  BUILDING,  1803. 

On  Thursday  last,  the  Trustees  of  the  intended  Raleigh  Academy, 
fixed  on  the  scite  of  the  Building.  It  is  to  be  erected  near  the  center  of 
Burke-Square  and  to  have  a  Southern  and  a  northern  aspect.  The 
house  being  already  framed,  Mr.  Goodloe  will  immediately  raise  it; 
and  it  is  supposed  the  Brick  Work  will  be  done  in  the  course  of  the 
Summer ;  especially  if  such  of  our  neighboring  planters,  and  others,  as 
have  not  already  contributed  towards  this  excellent  Institution,  will 
come  forward  and  do  so,  in  the  mean  time,  that  the  funds  of  the  Board 
may  be  equal  to  the  expence,  which,  at  present,  we  are  concerned  to  say 
is  not  the  case.  We  cannot  believe,  that  the  friends  of  virtue  and 
learning  will  withhold  their  aid,  when  they  know  it  is  wanted  to  com- 
plete this  undertaking. 

Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  May  16.  1803. 

PROGRESS   OF   ACADEMY   BUILDING. 

Since  our  last,  the  frame  of  the  building  for  the  intended  Academy 
in  this  city,  was  raised  on  the  site  heretofore  fixed  on  in  Burke-square. 
The  timbers  are  of  the  best  kind,  and  we  have  no  doubt,  when  the  work 
is  finished,  it  will  reflect  credit  on  the  contractor,  Mr.  John  M.  Goodloe. 
May  the  Institution  meet  with  that  liberal  support  which  it  certainly 
deserves,  and  prove  (as  we  have  no  doubt  it  will)  a  blessing  to  the 
community,  and  more  especially  to  the  rising  generation ! 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  June  27,  1803. 

ACADEMY    BUILDING    COMPLETED. 

RALEIGH    ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  above  Institution  are  requested  to  meet  at  the 
Academy,  on  Saturday  next,  at  two  o'Clock,  for  the  Purpose  of  receiving 
the  finished  Building  from  the  Undertakers ;  of  looking  into  the  State  of 
their  Funds;  and  of  considering  on  the  best  Means  of  further  accom- 
plishing the  Objects  of  their  Trust.  As  the  Business  of  this  Meeting 
is  important,  it  is  hoped  all  the  Trustees  will  attend. 

Jan.  7.  J-  Gales,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Monday,  January  9,  1804. 


390  Wake  County  Schools. 

TEACHERS    WANTED— QUALIFICATIONS. 

The  Inhabitants  of  Raleigh,  in  North  Carolina,  having  lately  erected 
a  House  for  an  Academy  in  one  of  the  Squares  of  the  City  given  them 
by  the  Legislature  for  the  purpose,  are  desirous  of  engaging  a  fit  person 
to  superintend  the  Institution.  If  they  could  meet  with  a  Clergyman  of 
liberal  Education  and  Principles,  who  would  take  charge  of  the  Acad- 
emy and  give  the  citizens  a  weekly  Discourse,  such  an  one  would  be 
preferred,  and  for  such  a  Character,  it  is  believed,  a  handsome  salary 
would  be  provided. 

Raleigh  being  the  seat  of  the  State  Government,  and  esteemed  a 
healthy  situation,  would  doubtless  prove  an  agreeable  residence  for  a 
person  of  the  above  description. 

An  Assistant  Teacher  to  initiate  young  Scholars  in  Reading,  Writing 
and  Accoumpts,  is  also  wanted. 

Application  to  be  made,  by  letter  (postpaid)  to  J.  Gales,  Raleigh, 
Secretary  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

March  10. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  26,  1801/-. 

PLAT  FOR  BENEFIT  OF  SCHOOL. 

The  friends  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  will  be  pleased  to  learn  that 
the  young  Gentlemen  of  the  City  are  preparing  a  Play  or  two,  which 
they  intend  to  perform  for  the  benefit  of  that  institution  in  the  course 
of  the  approaching  Conference  and  Federal  Courts.  We  understand 
that  Monday  the  18th  is  fixed  for  the  first  performance. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  June  11,  180k- 

FIRST  TEACHERS  AND  COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  respectfully  inform  the  Public, 
that  having  engaged  the  Rev.  Marin  Detargny  (late  of  Princeton  Col- 
lege and  the  College  of  Maryland)  as  their  Principal  Teacher,  and  Miss 
Charlotte  Brodie  as  Teacher  of  Needle  Work,  they  propose  to  open  the 
Academy  on  the  1st  July  next,  on  the  following  Terms,  viz. 

For  the  Greek,  Latin,  Spanish,  Italian  or  French  Languages,  Mathe- 
matics, with  their  Application  to  the  system  of  the  World,  Astronomy, 
Navigation,  etc.,  Five  Dollars  per  Quarter. 

For  Geography,  the  use  of  the  Globes,  Surveying,  English  Grammar, 
Book-keeping  and  Arithmetic,  etc.  Four  Dollars  per  Quarter. 

For  Reading  and  Writing,  Three  Dollars  per  Quarter. 

Young  Ladies  will  be  taught  Needle-work  without  any  additional 
charge. 

Students  entering  this  Institution,  as  is  usual  in  similar  Establish- 
ments, will  be  expected  to  pay  for  one  Quarter's  Tuition  in  Advance  to 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Board. 

The  Trustees  flatter  themselves  that  from  the  Talents  of  their  Prin- 


Wake  County  Schools.  391 

cipal  Teacher,  the  extensive  plan  of  Education  proposed,  and  the  central 
and  healthy  situation  of  Raleigh,  this  institution  will  be  favoured  with 
a  considerable  degree  of  public  patronage. 

It  is  supposed  that  good  Boarding  may  be  had  for  Students  at  sixty 
dollars  per  annum. 

Mr.  Detargny  being  a  complete  Stenographer,  will  initiate  such  of 
the  Students  as  desire  it,  in  the  Art  of  writing  short-hand,  for  which 
two  Dollars  per  quarter  additional  will  be  charged. 

A  good  Teacher  of  Reading  and  Writing  wanted.  Apply  to  the 
Printer  hereof. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Detargny  are  desirous  of  meeting  with  Boarding  in 
some  regular  Family  in  the  city. 

June  23. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  25,  1804-. 

ANOTHER  TEACHER  EMPLOYED. 

We  have  pleasure  in  announcing  that  the  Trustees  of  our  Academy 
have  engaged  Mr.  Chesley  Daniel,  a  Graduate  of  the  University  of  this 
State,  and  late  one  of  the  Masters  of  the  Preparatory  School  of  that 
Institution.  We  trust,  that  being  so  ably  provided  with  Teachers,  our 
Academy  will  soon  be  full  of  students. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  July  9,  180Jj.. 

SOME    SUBSCRIBERS    TO    ACADEMY    F13D. 

A  List  of  Subscribers  who  have  not  yet  paid  their  Subscription 
Money,  and  which  Mr.  Wm.  Peace  is  requested  by  the  Trustees  to  use 
his  Endeavours  to  collect. 

Dolls. 

Wm.    Armstrong    10 

Wm.  Atkins    5 

Josiah   Atkins    10 

Sam  Alston 10 

Jas  Canon 5 

Richd.  Davison 5 

Lewis  Greene    20 

Osborn  Hunter 10 

David  Justice 10 

Jas.  H.  Lewis 10 

Jno.  Lewis  (I^ash)    5 

Late  Dugald  McKeithin 5 

Jno.  Moore 2 

Alexr.  Myatt 5 

Jno.  Myatt    3 

Simon   Pearson    2 

Jno.  Rogers  (deed.)  20. 


392  Wake  County  Schools. 

Dolls. 

Joseph  Ross   10 

Duncan  Ray  5. 

Jonathan  Turner  (deed.)   10 

Sterling  Wheaton    10. 

Wm.  Walton 10 

Archd.  Wills 3 

[A    Subscriber   whose   name   cannot    at    present 

be  deciphered]    2 


$188.50 
[The  above  is  in  the  handwriting  of  Joseph  Gales.] 
— From  Pittman  Papers. 

ADDITIONAL    FUNDS    SUBSCRIBED. 

We  whose  Names  are  hereunto  subscribed,  in  consideration  of  the 
funds  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  being  deficient,  agree  to  advance  our 
Subscription  as  follows : 

August  27  1804. 

William  Boylan  ten  Dollars 

John  S.  Raboteau  five  Dollars 

David  Royster  One  Dollar 

Wm.  Flack  $2  Dollars 

Wm.  Armstrong  $10. 

Lewis  Green  20 

Jas.  H.  Lewis  10. 

John  Lewis  (Nash)  6. 

John  Myatt  3 

John  Rogers  (decesd)  20 

Duncan  Roy  5. 

William  Walton  10 

Archd.  Wills  3 

Robert  Cannon  5 

Burwell  Perry  4. 

Allen  Rogers  10. 

William  Jones  (Carpr.)  4 

Doctr.  C.  Jones  4 
—From  Pittman  Papers. 

A    RECEIPT    FOR    SALARY. 

Dec.  22.  1804 

Reed,  of  William  Peace 
eighty  dollars  in  part  payment  of  my  salary  of  the  last  quarter. 

C.  Daniel. 
—From  Pittman  Papers. 


Wake  County  Schools.  393 

A    HEW    ADMINISTRATION. 

On  the  20th  inst.  An  Academy  in  Raleigh,  will  commence  its  Exer- 
cises under  the  Direction  of  Mr.  C.  Daniel,  assisted  by  Miss  Charlotte 
Brodie  in  the  Female  Department.  All  the  Branches  of  Male  as  well 
as  Female  Education  will  be  taught  on  the  usual  Terms.  Board  may  be 
obtained  in  several  respectable  Families,  on  very  low  Terms. 

Jan.  10th,  1805. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  IJf,  1805. 

MR.  DETARGNY  GOES  TO  CHARLESTON. 

"We  find  by  the  last  Charleston  papers,  that  the  Rev.  M.  Detargny  (for 
a  short  time  Superintendent  of  the  Academy  in  this  city)  is  appointed 
Pastor  of  the  French  Protestant  Church  in  Charleston,  and  that  on 
Sunday  the  19th  ult.  he  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  by  the  Presbytery 
of  that  city. 

Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  June  3,  1805. 

EXAMINATIONS   AND    ATTENDANCE. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mr.  Daniel  took  place  on  Thursday  last,  in  the  presence  of  the 
Trustees  and  a  large  assemblage  of  the  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the 
city  and  neighborhood.  The  performance  of  the  scholars  in  general, 
was  such  as  to  reflect  credit  on  their  genius  and  application,  and  on 
the  attention  and  assiduity  of  the  Instructors.     *     *     * 

The  friends  of  Literature  and  of  their  Country,  will  see  with  pleasure 
the  growing  prosperity  of  this  Institution.  It  now  consists  of  about 
sixty  Scholars  and  from  the  healthiness  of  the  situation,  the  goodness  of 
the  society,  and  the  cheapness  of  board  we  may  indulge  the  expectation 
of  its  future  increase. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  July  20,  1805. 

DONATION    TO    THE    ACADEMY. 

On  Friday  last,  the  suit  brought  by  the  Editor  of  this  paper  against 
¥m.  Boylan,  the  Editor  of  the  Minerva,  for  an  assault  committed  on 
his  person  during  the  last  session  of  the  General  Assembly,  was  deter- 
mined in  Hillsborough  Superior  Court.  The  evidence  in  support  of  the 
action  was  so  positive,  that  it  was  submitted  to  the  Jury  without  argu- 
ment from  the  counsel  on  either  side.  After  a  concise  charge  from 
Judge  Locke,  in  which  the  evidence  was  placed  in  the  clearest  point  of 
view,  the  Jury  retired  for  about  10  minutes,  and  returned  with  a  verdict 
of  One  Hundred  Pounds  damages.  To  shew  that  the  Editor  of  the 
Register  had  no  view  of  advantage  to  himself  in  bringing  this  suit,  he 
declares  it  to  be  his  intention  to  make   a  donation  of  the  above  sum 


394  Wake  County  Schools. 

(first  deducting  any  extra  expenses  attending  the  suit)  to  the  Raleigh 
Academy. 

— Raleigh  Register  of  Monday,  October  llf,  1805. 

AN   ORDER    ON   SALARY. 

Please  to  pay  Mr.  John  Marshall  three  pounds  and  deduct  the  same 
from  the  amount  of  the  sum  due  me  from  the  treasury  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy.  C.  Daniel. 

Mr.  W.  Peace — Treasurer  of  the  Raleigh  Academy. 

Decernr.  24th  1805  Reed,  of  Will.  Peace  Treas.  of  the  Raleigh  Acad- 
emy Six  doll.s  in  full  of  the  within  order.  J.  Marshall. 

- — From  Pittman  Papers. 

NEW    TEACHERS    AND    COURSE    OF    STUDY,    1806. 

The  Place  of  Superintendent  of  the  Female  Department  in  the  Ra- 
leigh Academy  having  become  vacant  by  the  resignation  of  Miss 
Brodie,  the  undersigned  has  been  authorized  by  the  Trustees  to 
employ  a  Successor.  Ladies  willing  to  undertake  the  care  of  that  De- 
partment are  requested  to  signify  the  same  to  either  of  the  undersigned, 
to  the  end  that  the  appointment  may  be  made  in  due  time  to  meet  the 
Commencement  of  the  next  Session.  Candidates  not  personally  known 
to  the  Trustees  are  requested  to  forward  certificate  of  their  Qualifica- 
tions. Terms,  Rates  of  Compensation,  etc.,  will  be  made  known  on 
application.  The  Trustees  have  the  satisfaction  of  announcing  to  the 
Public  that  they  have  engaged  Mr.  McGready  to  act  as  Principal  of  the 
Raleigh  Academy,  whose  abilities  as  a  Teacher  are  known  and  highly 
approved  of;  and  there  is  no  doubt  but  a  Female  Teacher  will  be  em- 
ployed before  the  announcement  of  next  Session,  which  will  be  on  the 
10th  of  January  next. 

For  instruction  in  Natural  Philosophy,  Astronomy,  Mathematics  and 
the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Five  Dollars  per  Quarter;  English 
Grammar,  Oratory  and  Geography,  Four  Dollars;  Reading,  Writing, 
Arithmetic  and  ISTeedle  Work,  Three  Dollars.  Board  may  be  had  low 
in  several  genteel  Families.  Particular  Attention  will  be  paid  to  the 
Morals  and  Manners  of  Scholars  that  cannot  be  immediately  under  the 
care  of  their  Parents  and  Guardians.  William    White, 

Robert  Williams, 

Raleigh,  Dec.  10.  Calvin    Jones, 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  6,  1806.  Committee. 

MISS    BRODIE    RECONSIDERS. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  under  the  direction  of  Mr. 
Aaron  F.  McGready  as  principal,  commenced  on  Monday  last.  Miss 
Brodie,  we  understand,  has  consented  again  to  superintend  the  Female 
department,  until  another  Female  Teacher  is  procured. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  20,  1806. 


Wake  County  Schools.  395 

PRINCIPAL'S    ORDER    FOR    SALARY. 

Mr.  Peace,  Please  to  let  Mr.  Marshall  have  15$  as  soon  as  I  can  have 
an  opportunity,  I  will  promise  a  draft  from  the  President  of  which  this 
will  be  considered  part  A  F  McGready 

April  1  1806 

— From  Pitt-man  Papers. 

A    SCHOOL   EXHIBITION. 

A  Public  Exhibition  and  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy  will  take  place  on  Monday  and  Tuesday  the  23d  and  24th 
June.  Besides  the  usual  Exercises  there  will  be  performed  on  the 
Evening  of  one  of  the  above  clays  by  the  Members  of  the  Thespian 
Society  and  the  Students  of  the  Academy,  for  the  Benefit  of  the  Insti- 
tution, the  celebrated  Comedy  of  The  Way  to  Get  Married,  and  the  ad- 
mired Farce  of  Raising  the  Wind,  together  with  some  humorous  Songs 
and  Recitations. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  2,  1806. 

TEACHERS  AND  PUPILS  PRAISED. 

*  *  *  Of  the  Students  of  the  Academy  in  general,  it  gives  the 
Trustees  the  highest  pleasure  to  say,  that  their  conduct  has  been  almost 
uniformly  correct — their  diligence  highly  commendable,  and  their  prog- 
ress great.  Of  the  Teachers,  the  Trustees  beg  leave  to  express  their 
warmest  approbation.  Their  zeal  and  talents  have  been  employed  in  a 
manner,  and  with  a  degree  of  success,  equally  honorable  to  themselves 
and  advantageous  to  the  institution  of  which  they  have  the  charge. 

The  Trustees  have  the  satisfaction  of  informing  the  public  that  Mr. 
McGready,  whose  talents  as  a  teacher  are  well  known,  still  continues  to 
preside  over  the  institution. 

Mr.   Charles  R.  Kennon,  a  Young  Gentleman  of  classic   education, 

has  lately  been  employed  as  assistant  teacher. 

Miss  Brodie  still  continues  to  superintend  the  female  department. 
*     *     * 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  30,  1806. 

DEATH  OF  PRINCIPAL  TEACHER. 

Died, 

In  this  city,  on  Saturday  last,  after  an  illness  of  six  weeks,  Mr.  Aaron 
McGready,  the  principal  Teacher  of  our  Academy — A  Young  man  uni- 
versally respected  for  his  talents  and  virtues. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Monday  September  15,  1806. 


396  Wake  County  Schools. 

A  NEW  PRINCIPAL  CHOSEN. 

We  have  pleasure  in  announcing  to  the  public,  that  Rev.  W.  L.  Tur- 
ner, late  Professor  of  Languages  in  the  Washington  Academy  at  Lexing- 
ton in  Virginia,  a  gentleman  of  high  character  and  attainments,  is  en- 
gaged as  Superintendent  of  our  Academy,  and  Pastor  of  the  City.  He 
is  expected  to  enter  on  his  duties  about  the  1st  of  November.  In  the 
meantime,  Mr  Atlas  Jones,  late  the  Professor  of  Languages  at  our  Uni- 
versity, has  very  obligingly  taken  charge  of  the  Academy,  so  that  the 
business  of  the  Institution  will  suffer  no  derangement  from  the  death  of 
Mr.  McGready,  its  late  teacher. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  6,  1806. 

NEW  PRINCIPAL  ARRIVES. 

We  have  the  pleasure  to  state,  that  the  Rev.  Wm.  L.  Turner,  from 
Lexington,  (Virginia)  who,  since  the  death  of  the  late  Mr.  McGready, 
has  been  engaged  as  Principal  of  our  Academy,  and  Pastor  of  the  City, 
is  arrived,  and  will  forth  with  undertake  these  important  charges. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  10,  1806. 

CLASSES  AND  SUBJECTS  TAUGHT,  1806. 

[  Stars  indicate  names  of  persons  who  were  distinguished  in  classes.  ] 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Acad- 
emy took  place  on  the  19th  and  20th  inst.  and  proved  highly  satisfactory 
to  the  Trustees.     *     *     * 

A  Class  in  Virgil,  *  *  * ;  Latin  Grammar,  *  *  * ;  Selectae 
Veteri,  *  *  * ;  Geography  Class,  *  *  * ;  English  Grammar, 
*     *     *      ;  Arithmetic,     *     *     *. 

Female  Department. 

Geography  Class,  *  *  * ;  English  Grammar,  *  *  * ;  Eirst 
Arithmetic  Class,  *  *  *  ;  Second  Arithmetic  Class,  *  *  * ; 
NeedleWork,     *     *     *. 

Of  the  deportment  and  attention  of  all  the  Teachers  in  the  Academy, 
the  Trustees  are  happy  to  pronounce  their  entire  approbation.  The  tal- 
ents of  the  Rev.  Wm.  L.  Turner,  who  has  lately  been  employed  as  prin- 
cipal Teacher,  the  salubrity  of  the  place  and  the  cheapness  of  board, 
afford  flattering  pressages  of  the  increasing  prosperity  of  the  Institution. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  29,  1806. 

ACADEMY  PROSPECTUS— NEW  TEACHERS,  ETC. 

The  Trustees  have  now  the  satisfaction  to  state  that  this  Institution 
has  at  length  arisen  to  that  high  degree  of  respectability,  and  usefulness 
which  has  ever  been  expected  to  result  from  their  exertions — the  abil- 
ity of  the  Teachers,  the  many  advantages  of  its  local  situation,  and  the 
favor  of  a  generous  and  enlightened  Public. 


"Wake  County  Schools.  397 

The  benefits  expected  from  the  zeal  and  talents  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Tur- 
ner, Principal  of  the  Institution,  have  been  abundantly  realized ;  and 
the  increasing  favour  of  the  Public  have  enabled  the  Trustees  to  em- 
ploy as  Preceptress  in  the  Female  Department,  Mrs.  Bowen,  of  Fayette- 
ville,  a  Lady  eminently  distinguished  for  correctness  of  manners,  and  a 
knowledge  of  Literature  and  the  elegant  Arts,  and  who  has  for  many 
years  procured  for  the  Academy  at  Fayetteville,  the  merited  reputation 
of  being  the  best  in  the  State  for  the  Education  of  Young  Ladies;  and 
it  is  hoped  and  expected  that  her  removal  to  Raleigh  will  not  diminish 
her  sphere  of  usefulness. 

Mr.  James  Burch,  of  Virginia,  has  also  been  employed  as  Assistant 
Teacher.  His  moral  character  is  unexceptionable — his  attainments  in 
Literature  and  Science  are  various  and  extensive,  equal  to  the  duties  of 
his  appointment,  and  worthy  of  his  associate  Teachers.  Mr.  Burch  is 
already  in  the  Academy — Mrs.  Bowen  will  arrive  on  the  first  of  April. 

In  the  Male  Department  will  be  taught  the  Languages,  Arts  and 
Sciences,  usually  taught  in  the  American  Colleges  and  Academies.  And 
in  the  Female  Department,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  the  use  of 
the  Globes,  Needle  Work,  Painting,  Embroidery,  Belle  Lettres,  History, 
and  the  Rudiments  of  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy.  Terms  of 
Tuition  are  three  and  four  Dollars  a  quarter  for  the  lower  and  middle 
Classes  and  five  Dollars  for  the  highest  branches  of  the  Sciences. 

Board  can  be  had  in  most  of  the  Public  Houses  and  in  many  genteel 
private  Families  at  60  Dollars  a  Year,  Washing,  Bedding  and  Fire- 
wood included. 

The  Year  is  divided  into  two  Sessions.  The  first  commences  on  the 
first  day  of  January,  and  ends  the  Saturday  immediately  preceding  the 
last  Monday  in  May.  The  second  Session  begins  on  the  first  Monday 
in  June,  and  ends  the  Saturday  immediately  preceding  the  third  Mon- 
day in  November,  which  is  the  day  of  the  meeting  of  the  General  As- 
sembly. Each  Session  is  divided  into  two  Quarters.  At  the  end  of 
each  Session  there  is  a  public  Examination  and  Exhibition  of  the 
Students,  and  at  the  end  of  each  quarter  a  private  one. 

The  Building  of  the  Academy  is  spacious  and  convenient,  situated 
near  an  excellent  Spring,  and  in  a  part  of  the  town  wholly  inhabited  by 
private  families.  The  superior  healthiness  of  Raleigh  is  too  well  known 
to  require  being  mentioned  here.     *     *     * 

Signed  by  order  and  in  behalf  of  the  Board, 

Raleigh,  February  10,  1807.  William  White,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  16,  1807. 

SUBSCRIBERS  TO  FEMALE  ACADEMY  BUILDING. 

Raleigh,  February  1S07. 

We  the  Subscribers  promise  to  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy,  the  sums  against  our  names  respectively  subscribed,  for  the 


398  Wake  County  Schools. 

purpose  of  erecting  a  Building  for  the  Female  Department  in  the  Ra- 
leigh Academy. 

William  White  $50. 

S.  Haywood  25. 

Jos.  Gales  25. 

Simon  Turner  25. 

Robert  Williams  25. 

William  Boylan  25. 

William  L.  Turner  25. 

John  Haywood  25. 

William  Shaw  25. 

John  S.  Raboteau  10. 

William  Hill  10. 

H.  Potter  10. 

H.  H.  Cooke  10. 

William  Peace  100. 

J.  Hinton  25. 

Calvin  Jones  25. 

Theophilus  Hunter  25. 

Wm.  H.  Haywood  10. 

R.  Sanders  $25. 

W.  Rand  5. 

P.  D.  Burch  25. 

Henry  Seawell  50. 

William  Jones  50. 
— From  Pittman  Papers. 

THESPIANS  AID  ACADEMY. 

This  evening  will  be  performed  by  the  Thespian  Society,  a  favourite 
Play,  called  the  Deserter,  or  the  School  for  Soldiers,  with  the  Farce  of 
the  Lying  Yalet,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Academy.  The  laudable  exer- 
tions of  the  Society  to  promote  the  interest  of  this  valuable  institution, 
deserves  Approbation,  and  we  hope  will  meet  with  encouragement  from 
the  citizens  of  the  town  and  neighbourhood. 

—Raleigh  Register,  March  30,  1807. 

ACADEMY  DUE  BILLS. 

!  I  i  •  l  - 1  * 

Such  of  the  merchants  of  this  city  as  have  been  in  the  habit  of  issuing 
small  Due  Bills,  for  the  convenience  of  Change,  have  resolved  to  with- 
draw them  from  circulation,  in  order  to  give  place  to  a  new  emission 
which  the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  are^about  to  ma'ke.  The  In- 
habitants have  also  generally  determined  not  to  receive  in  their  dealings 
any  Bank  Notes  of  a  less  value  than  one  dollar. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  13,  1S07. 


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BLAtfK  FORM  OF  DUE  BILL. 

No. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh 

Academy,  at  the  Office  of 

Treasurer,  promise  to  pay  the  bearer 

on  demand,  Ten  Cents 
April  25,  1807. 
— Pittman  Papers.  President. 

CLASSES  AXD  STUDIES  IX  1807. 

PUBLIC  EXAMINATION" 

Of  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  May  28,  29,  and  30,  1807. 

Male  Department : 

Philosophy  and  Astronomy.  Thomas  Gales  went  through  a  very  long 
examination  in  the  various  branches  of  these  sciences,  and  evinced,  by 
his  ready  and  unembarassed  answers,  his  perfect  acquaintance  with 
them. 

Horace — James  P.  Miller  passed  an  approved  examination. 

Virgil — John  Smith,  Abraham  Boylan,  and  Charles  Hinton.  This 
class  acquitted  itself  well — all  were  correct.  J.  Smith  was  entitled  to  a 
preference. 

Caesar — Thomas  Sims.  This  young  man  passed  an  approved  exami- 
nation in  all  his  studies,  though  he  has  been  at  the  Academy  but  a  few 
months. 

Selectae  Yeterii,  No.  1 — Thomas  Sims,  Joseph  Roulhac,  "Willis  B. 
Tick,  Henry  Vick,  Robert  Hinton,  and  John  "Williamson.  This  class 
did  well,  if  any  of  the  Students  ought  to  be  particularly  mentioned, 
they  are  Thomas  Sims  and  Robert  Hinton. 

Selectae  Veterii,  No.  2 — Thomas  Scott,  Matthew  Shaw,  James  White, 
and  John  M.  Roulhac.  This  class  was  very  perfect,  T.  Scott  and  M. 
Shaw  particularly  so. 

Erasmus — Thomas  Sims,  Willis  B.  Vick,  Henry  Vick.  Thomas  Scott, 
Matthew  Shaw,  James  White,  and  John  M.  Roulhac.  The  students  in 
Erasmus  performed  very  well.  The  five  first  named  students  are  enti- 
tled to  particular  praise. 

^Esop's  Fables— Willis  B.  Vick,  Matthew  Shaw,  Thomas  Scott.  Henry 
Vick,  John  M.  Roulhac,  and  James  White.  The  youth  of  this  class 
passed  very  well.  It  is  thought  their  merits  will  be  properly  appreci- 
ated, if  they  are  taken  as  they  are  placed. 

Corderii — James  P.  Holmes,  John  G.  Roulhac,  and  William  Bowen. 
This  class  did  very  well.     The  first  named  was  most  approved. 

Greek  Testament — James  P.  Miller,  and  John  Smith.  This  class  was 
highly  approved  of,  J.  Smith  is  entitled  to  distinction. 

Latin  Grammar — No.  1 — James  P.  Miller,  John  Smith,  Charles 
Hinton,  Thomas  Sims,  Willis  Vick,  Henry  Vick,  Joseph  Roulhac,  Rob- 


400  Wake  County  Schools. 

ert  Hinton,  John  Williamson,  Thomas  Scott,  Matthew  Shaw,  James 
White,  John  M.  Roulhac,  James  P.  Holmes,  William  Bowen,  and  John 
G.  Roulhac.  These  students  having  passed  approved  examinations  in 
the  higher  branches  of  Latin  it  was  not  thought  necessary  to  take  them 
through  the  Grammar. 

Second  Class — Alexander  McKethen,  and  John  Parker.  These  are 
young  Students  just  begun  the  Grammar,  and  performed  well. 

Geography,  ~No.  1 — James  Hinton,  Anderson  Bagley,  Abraham  Boy- 
Ian,  Solomon  High,  and  John  Ligon.  This  class  passed  a  tolerable  ex- 
amination. A.  Bagley  is  believed  to  be  best  acquainted  with  the  sub- 
ject. 

English  Grammar — First  Class,  Willis  B.  Vick  and  Henry  Vick 
passed  very  well. 

Second  Class — -James  Hinton,  James  Grant,  and  Benjamin  Pulliam. 
This  class  is  approved.     J.  Grant  is  most  perfect. 

Third  Class — Solomon  High  and  Anderson  Bagley  passed  perfectly 
well — their  merits  equal. 

Fourth  Class — John  Scott,  Etheldred  Jelks,  William  Waine,  and 
John  Marshall.  This  class,  though  composed  of  very  young  students, 
performed  well,  and  all  of  them  are  entitled  to  praise. 

Arithmetic — First  Class,  Henry  Cannon,  Etheldred  Jelks,  James 
Grant,  John  S.  Eason,  Benj.  Pulliam,  and  Henry  Mears.  The  merits 
of  this  class  may  be  taken  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  placed.  H. 
Mears  had  only  lately  come  to  the  Academy. 

Second  Class — William  Bowen  passed  in  some  of  the  first  rules  very 
well. 

English  Reading — Henry  Cooke,  William  Hinton,  John  Easton,  Eth- 
eldred Jelks,  and  John  Marshall,  performed  tolerably.  H.  Cooke  was 
thought  best. 

John  Bowen  ought  to  have  been  examined  in  this  class,  but,  by  mis- 
take, he  was  not  called  up. 

Writers — In  a  class  of  seventeen  the  following  eight  students  were 
deemed  to  have  written  the  best,  and  entitled  to  distinction  in  the  order 
in  which  they  are  named,  viz.,  Benjamin  Pulliam,  Anderson  Bagley, 
Thomas  Gales,  James  B.  White,  James  Grant,  J.  P.  Miller,  James 
Holmes,  and  Britain  Sanders. 

Spelling — First  Class,  Anthony  Durding  did  very  well. 

Second  Class — Francis  Casso,  John  Gorman,  Lewis  Phillips,  Gray 
Vick,  and  Weston  Gales  were  examined  in  the  first  rudiments,  and 
passed  as  well  as  could  be  expected. 

Female  Department : 

First  Spelling  Class : — Eliza  Fenner,  Charity  Haywood,  and  Mary 
M'Kethen.     Considering  their  youth,  they  did  well. 

Second  Class:  Anna  M.  Bowen,  Eliza  Thorn,  Tabitha  A.  Jelks, 
Sally  Arrington,  Elizabeth  Hill,  Mary  Turner,  Ann  Green,  Sally  Phil- 
ips,   Sally   Haywood,   Hannah   Hill,   Martha   Alston,    Caroline   Gales, 


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Mary  Shaw,  Eliza  J.  Haywood,  Mary  Hunter,  Chloe  Boddie,  Martha 
Hinton,  Martha  Moy,  and  Celia  Briekell.  It  is  difficult  to  say  which 
of  these  little  girls  spelled  the  best — they  all  did  tolerably. 

Third  Class : — Frances  Pitts,  Sally  Waine,  Margaret  Alston,  Ann 
Adams,  Martha  Jones,  Eliza  Williams,  Lucy  Xewsom,  Sally  Saunders, 
and  Eliza  Bennett.  This  class  acquitted  itself  well — Misses  Pitts  and 
Williams  were  preferred. 

Fourth  Class : — Catherine  Cherry,  Eliza  X.  Hall,  Anne  Eliza  Gales, 
Eliza  Alston,  Susan  White,  Mary  AYhitehead,  Harriet  Casso,  Elizabeth 
H.  Haywood,  Elizabeth  White,  Martha  Vick,  Ann  Guy,  Eliza  Jones, 
Mary  Watkins,  Ann  Haywood,  and  Lucy  Turner.  This  class  passed  a 
good  examination.  Misses  Cherry,  Gales,  and  Yick  were  thought  to 
excel. 

Fifth  Class : — Luz  Evans,  Mary  Hinton,  Mary  W.  Hinton,  Anne 
White,  Anne  Casso,  Alona  Gales,  Elizabeth  Turner,  Anne  Lane,  And 
Eliza  Marshall.  The  students  of  this  class  all  performed  so  well,  that 
no  distinction  can  be  made. 

First  Beading  Class : — Charity  Haywood,  Mary  M'Kethen,  Martha 
Alston,  and  Eliza  Fenner.  This  young  class  read  as  well  as  could  be 
expected. 

Second  Beading  Class : — Caroline  Gales,  Maria  A.  Bowen,  Sally  Ar- 
rington,  Sally  Haywood,  Elizabeth  J.  Haywood,  Tabitha  A.  Jelks, 
Mary  Shaw,  Hannah  Hill,  Elizabeth  Hill,  Sally  Phillips,  Ann  Greene, 
Chloe  Boddie,  Eliza  Thorn,  Martha  Hinton,  Mary  Turner,  Mary  Hun- 
ter, Celia  Briekell,  and  Martha  Moy.  This  class  performed  well— no 
distinction  was  made. 

Third  Beading  Class : — Eliza  Allen,  Ann  Adams,  Sally  Waine, 
Frances  Pitts,  Martha  Jones,  Margaret  Alston,  Lucy  Xewsome,  Sally 
Saunders,  Eliza  X.  Hall,  and  Eliza  Bennett.  This  class  read  very 
well.     Miss  Eliza  Alston  was  thought  to  excel. 

Fourth  Beading  Class: — Harriot  Casso,  Elizabeth  White,  Ann  Eliza 
Gales,  Susan  White,  Elizabeth  Haywood,  Martha  Vick,  Ann  Guy,  Ann 
Haywood,  Mary  Whitehead,  Lucy  Turner,  and  Mary  Atkins.  This 
class  was  approved.  Misses  Elizabeth  White,  H.  Casso,  and  M.  Vick 
were  thought  the  best  readers. 

Fifth  Reading  Class,  in  Blair's  Lectures : — Ellen  Smith,  Eliza 
Evans,  Mary  W.  Hinton,  Anne  White,  Altona  Gales,  Mary  Casso,  Mary 
H.  Hinton,  Eliza  Turner,  Ann  Lane,  Catherine  Cherry,  Eliza  Marshall, 
Eliza  Jones,  and  Eliza  Williams.  The  young  ladies  in  this  class  read 
so  well,  that  the  Trustees  cannot  say  which  have  a  preference. 

First  English  Grammar  Class :- — -Ann  Adams,  Ann  Eliza  Williams. 
They  have  only  commenced  to  study — did  very  well. 

Second  Grammar  Class : — Catherine  Cherry,  Lucy  Turner,  Mary  At- 
kins, and  Ann  Haywood.  Passed  an  approved  examination.  Their 
merits  according  to  the  order  in  which  they  stand. 

Third  Grammar  Class : — Eliza  X.  Hall,  Ann  Eliza  Gales,  Susan 
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402  Wake  County  Schools. 

White,  Elizabeth  Alston,  Mary  Whitehead,  Harriot  Casso,  Elizabeth  H. 
Haywood,  Elizabeth  White,  Martha  Vick,  Ann  Guy,  and  Eliza  Jones. 
This  class  passed  a  highly  approved  examination.  ISTo  distinction  could 
be  made. 

Fourth  Grammar  Class : — Eliza  Evans,  Mary  W.  Hinton,  Mary 
Casso,  Altona  Gales,  Mary  H.  Hinton,  Elizabeth  Turner,  Ann  Lane, 
Ann  E.  Marshall.  The  manner  in  which  this  class  acquitted  itself  was 
honorable  to  every  student  of  which  it  is  composed — no  one  appeared  to 
excel,  each  appearing  perfect  in  the  study. 

This  class  with  the  addition  of  Miss  Ann  White,  underwent  an  ex- 
amination in  the  parsing  of  Blair's  Lectures,  and  acquitted  themselves 
equally  well. 

First  Class  in  Geography : — A1NHST  White,  Eliza  Evans,  Mary  Casso, 
Mary  W.  Hinton,  Mary  H.  Hinton,  Altona  Gales,  and  Ann  Lane.  This 
whole  class  is  worthy  of  the  highest  praise.  If  any  excel  it  was  Miss 
White. 

Second  Geography  Class : — Eliza  Jones,  Harriot  Casso,  Martha  Vick, 
Ann  Guy,  and  Eliza  Williams.  This  class  had  only  just  begun  this 
study.     They  passed  very  well. 

First  Arithmetic  Class : — Eliza  Evans,  Mary  Casso,  Elizabeth  Turner, 
Altona  Gales,  Susan  White,  Mary  W.  Hinton,  A~N~N  E.  Gales,  Ann 
Lane,  Mary  H.  Hinton,  Elizabeth  Haywood,  Elizabeth  White,  and  Ann 
Guy.  Answered  a  number  of  questions  in  Multiplication  and  Division. 
No  distinction. 

Second  Arithmetic  Class : — Eliza  Marshall,  Harriot  Casso,  and  Lucy 
Turner.     These  are  beginners — did  very  well. 

First  Writing  Class : — This  class  consisted  of  twelve  students.  The 
first  distinction  was  adjudged  to  Miss  Helen  Smith ;  the  second  equally 
to  Miss  Ann  White,  and  Miss  Evans.  The  following  were  deemed  to 
be  the  next  best  writers  in  this  class,  viz.,  Altona  Gales,  Mary  Casso, 
Elizabeth  Alston,  Eliza  Marshall,  Mary  W.  Hinton. 

Second  Writing  Class  was  composed  of  15  students.  The  six  follow- 
ing were  deemed  the  best :  Ann  Adams,  Ann  Guy,  Susan  White,  M. 
Jones,  L.  Newsome,  and  M.  Whitehead. 

The  Third  Writing  Class  consisted  of  12  students.  The  seven  fol- 
lowing were  thought  to  be  the  best,  viz.,  M.  Yick,  E.  Hill,  A.  Harring- 
ton, H.  Casso,  S.  Waine,  E.  Thorn  and  E.  Bennet. 

The  fourth  Writing  Class  was  composed  of  13  students.  Those 
named  were  judged  to  be  entitled  to  preference:  E.  Hall,  A.  Bowen, 
M.  Shaw  and  C.  Boddie. 

Needle  'Work. 

Embroidery,  First  Class : — Helen  Smith  and  Ann  White.  The  Com- 
mittee of  Ladies  appointed  to  examine  and  decide  on  the  merits  of  the 
needle  work  of  the  female  students,  were  very  high  in  their  commenda- 
tions of  the  pieces  of  both  of  these  young  ladies,  which  were  judged  to 
have  equal  merit. 


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Second  Class : — Catharine  Cherry,  Eliza  Evans,  Mary  Casso,  Ann 
Guy,  Altona  Gales,  Mary  Hutton,  Elizabeth  Turner,  Elizabeth  Alston, 
and  Eliza  Jones.  This  class  was  highly  commended.  Misses  Eliza 
Evans,  Elizabeth  Alston,  Mary  Casso,  Eliza  Turner,  Catharine  Cherry, 
and  Mary  W.  Hinton  were  distinguished. 

Third  Class : — Martha  Vick,  Eliza  Marshall,  Elizabeth  Hill,  Hannah 
Hill,  and  Elizabeth  Haywood.  This  class,  it  was  determined,  merited 
great  applause. 

Tambour : — Only  one  piece  by  Miss  Margaret  Alston,  which  was 
much  approved. 

Cotton  Floss  Work : — Martha  Jones,  Ann  Adams,  Frances  Pitts,  and 
Lucy  Newsome.  The  work  of  these  young  ladies  was  distinguished  in 
the  order  in  which  they  stand. 

Alphabetical  Samplers : — Tabitha  A.  Jelks,  Ann  Eliza  Gales,  Mary 
Whitehead,  Martha  Hinton,  Chloe  Boddie,  Martha  Moye,  Elizabeth 
Haywood,  Sally  Philips,  Sally  Haywood,  Mary  Hunter,  Eliza  Thorn, 
Martha  Alston,  Mary  Turner,  Celia  Brickell,  Charity  Haywood,  Mary 
M'Kethen,  Mary  Shaw,  Sally  Arrington,  and  Sally  Saunders.  The 
merit  of  the  work  of  the  above  young  ladies  was  decided  to  be  in  the 
order  in  which  they  are  placed. 

On  Saturday,  the  Students  read  their  Compositions  and  pronounced 
their  Speeches  to  a  large  and  respectable  audience.  Of  the  Composi- 
tions, those  produced  by  the  following  students  were  thought  deserving 
of  preference  in  the  order  in  which  they  stand,  viz.,  Thomas  Gales, 
James  B.  Grant,  Thomas  Sims,  and  Anderson  Bagley. 

Of  the  Orators,  the  following  were  deemed  the  best,  and  in  the  order 
named,  viz.,  T.  Gales,  T.  Sims,  A.  Bagley,  J.  Miller,  J.  B.  Grant,  and 
J.  P.  Smith. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Academy  feel  it  incumbent  upon  them  to  express 
their  approbation  of  the  general  improvement  made  by  the  students 
during  the  past  session;  and  from  their  apparent  industry  and  good 
disposition,  earnest  hopes  of  their  future  improvement  are  entertained. 
The  Trustees  are  also  highly  gratified  by  the  present  flourishing  state 
of  the  Academy;  and  have  no  doubt,  when  the  talents  of  the  Teachers, 
the  healthy  and  agreeable  situation  of  the  place,  the  cheapness  of  board, 
&c.  are  taken  into  consideration,  it  will  be  admitted  that  no  seminary  of 
learning  in  the  state  offers  greater  advantages  to  youth  of  both  sexes, 
than  the  Ealeigh  Academy.  1ST.  Jones, 

Raleigh,  June  1,  1807.  President. 

The  ensuing  session  will  commence  on  Monday  next,  the  8th  instant. 
— The  Raleigh  Minerva,  June  k,  1807. 

ADDITIONAL  BUILDINGS  TO  BE  ERECTED,  1S07. 

*  *  *  So  well  pleased  were  the  Trustees,  that,  anxious  to  extend 
the  benefits  of  this  well  regulated  institution,  they  concluded,  at  their 
meeting  on  Friday,  to  erect  a  two-story  house,  the  same  size  as  the  one 


404  Wake  County  Schools. 

now  in  use,  for  the  Female  Students,  by  which  arrangement  a  greater 
number  of  both  sexes  can  in  the  future  be  accommodated. — 
— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  June  If,  1807. 

[The  above  was  printed  by  the  Register  in  addition  to  the  report  of 
the  examination  as  contained  in  the  Minerva.] 

ACADEMY  BUILDING  CROWDED. 

The  Public  are  respectfully  informed,  that  no  more  Students  can  be 
admitted  into  the  Raleigh  Academy  during  the  present  Year.  The 
number  is  now  limited  by  the  want  of  Accommodations  for  more.  On 
the  first  day  of  January  next,  the  New  Building  for  the  Female  Depart- 
ment will  be  finished,  additional  Teachers  of  talents  will  be  employed, 
and  more  Students,  if  offered,  will  then  be  admitted. 

By  order  of  the  Trustees,  W.  White,  Sec. 

Sep.  1. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  2,  1807. 

HEALTH  BULLETIN  AND  ATTENDANCE. 

It  may  be  gratifying  to  the  Friends  of  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy  to  be  informed,  that  the  town  is  as  usual  very  healthy;  and 
that  among  the  180  Students  which  are  in  the  Academy,  there  has  not 
been  a  single  case  of  sickness  during  the  present  year. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  October  8,  1807. 

CLASSES  AND  STUDIES  IN  NOVEMBER,  1807. 

[Names  omitted,  also  praise  of  the  "climate  and  healthiness"  of  Raleigh,  etc.  ] 

The  following  is  the  Report  of  an  Examination  and  Exhibition  of  the 
Students  of  this  Institution,  had  before  the  Trustees,  at  the  State-house 
in  Raleigh,  commencing  on  Wednesday  the  11th  and  ending  on  Satur- 

"*'  Male  Department. 

*  *  *  was  examined  on  Euclid,  Logic,  Rhetoric,  Moral  and  Nat- 
ural Philosophy  and  Astronomy;     *     *     *. 

A  Class  in  Virgil. 

*  *     *     This  class  made  an  highly  approved  examination.     *     *     * 

A  Class  in  Caesar. 

*  *     *     This  class  did  very  well:  no  distinction. 

Second  Class  in  Caesar. 

*  *  *  This  class  underwent  a  very  satisfactory  examination. 
*     *     * 

A   Class  in  Selectate  Profanis. 

*  *  *  Tlie  performance  of  this  class  was  so  satisfactory  and  their 
merits  so  nearly  equal  that  the  Trustees  will  make  no  distinction. 


Wake  County  Schools.  405 

Class  in  Erasmus  and  Selectae  Veteri. 

*  *     *     The  students  underwent  a  good  examination  and  are  highly 
commended.     *     *     * 

A  Class  in  Corderii. 

*  *     *     This  class  made  an  approved  examination.     *     *     *. 

Another  Class  in  Corderii. 

*  *     *     The  same  class  was  examined  on  Aesop's  Fables,     *     *     * 

A  Class  in  Virgil  and  Horace. 

*  *     *      .  had  a  lengthy  examination  on  these   authors   and  were 
highly  approved. 

A  class  of     *     *     *     were  examined  on  Xatural  Philosophy,  Astron- 
omy, Rhetoric  and  Logic  and  were  approved. 

*  *     *     was  examined  in  Ovid.     His  performance  was  highly  sat- 
isfactory. 

*  *     *     was  examined  on  Selectae  Veteri,  and  adjudged  to  merit 
high  commendation. 

A  Class  in  Latin  Grammar. 

*  *     *     This  class  without  an  exception  performed  well. 

A  Class  in  Greek  Testament. 

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A  Class  in  Morse's  Geography. 

*  *     *     Both  highly  approved. 

A  Class,  consisting  of     *     *     *     were  examined  on  Murray's  Gram- 
mar, and  performed  well. 

*  *     *     was  examined  on  Geography  and  passed  well. 

A  Class  on  Murray's  English  Grammar,  consisting  of     *     *     * 
The   members    of    this    class    evinced    considerable    proficiency    in   this 
branch  of  their  studies :     *     *     * 

A  class  in  Arithmetic,  composed  of     *     *     *     were  examined   and 
approved.     *     *     * 

A  Class  in  English  Reading,  consisting  of     *     *     *.     The  perform- 
ance of  this  class  was  generally  satisfactory. 

A   Class   in   Reading,   consisting   of     *     *     *.     This   class   was   ap- 
proved of  generally,     *     *     *. 

Copy  Writing  by  each  Student  in  the  Academy.     Those  which  were 
a'd judged  the  best  are     *     *     *. 

A  Class  in  Spelling,     *     *     *.     They  acquitted  themselves  well,  their 
age  considered. 

A  second  class  in  spelling,  consisting  of     *     *     *.     These  boys  being 
also  young,  were  adjudged  to  have  performed  well,     *     *     *. 

A  Class  in  Webster's  Grammar,  consisting  of     *     *     *.     The  per- 
formance of  this  small  class  was  highly  approved,  and     *     *     * 

At  the  close  of  each  day's  examination,  select  Orations  were  delivered 
by  the  Students.     Those  who  excelled     *     *     *. 


406  Wake  County  Schools. 

Of    the    Composition    "Writers,    the    following    were    distinguished : 

*  *     *,       on   Slavery;     *     *     *       on  an  Address  to  the   Students; 

*  *  *  on  Eloquence;  *  *  *  on  the  proper  Improvement  of 
Time;  *  *  *  an  Address  to  Youth;  *  *  *  on  the  Study  of  the 
Dead  Languages;  and  *  *  *  on  the  Christian  Religion.  *  *  *, 
upon  taking  leave  of  the  Academy,  delivered  a  Valedictory  Oration, 
which  has  been  ordered  by  the  Faculty  to  be  published;  it  is,  however, 
omitted  for  want  of  room. 

Female  Department. 

[The  following  classes  were  examined,  according  to  the  report : 
Class  in  Astronomy,  geography,  arithmetic ;  Murray's  Grammar :  one, 
two,  and  three;  a  class  in  Murray's  Dictionary,  Murray's  Introduction, 
in  reading  Blair's  Lectures,  Third  English  Reading,  Murray's  Reader, 
two  writing  classes;  a  class  in  Canvas  Samplers,  two  in  Cotton  Floss 
Work,  three  in  Embroidery.] 

The  following  young  ladies  exhibited  compositions,  viz. — *  *  *. 
Those  distinguished  were  *  *  *  on  Astronomy;  *  *  *  on 
Friendship;  *  *  *  on  Benevolence;  *  *  *  on  Fashionable 
Amusements;     *     *     *     on    Education;     *     *     *     on   Religion;    and 

*  *     *     on  Flattery. 

A  few  of  the  Students  left  the  Academy  before  and  during  the  exam- 
ination. It  will  now  be  understood  that  hereafter  all  who  shall  leave 
the  Academy  before  the  final  close  of  the  examination,  without  leave  or 
without  rendering  good  and  sufficient  reasons  for  so  doing,  will  either 
not  be  noticed  in  the  public  report,  or  will  be  noticed  to  their  disad- 
vantage.    *     *     * 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  26,- 1807. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1808. 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY. 

The  public  are  informed,  that  the  next  Session  will  commence  on  the 
last  of  January  next.  It  is  desirable  that  Students  would  enter  at  the 
commencement  of  the  Session,  that  they  may  be  regularly  classed,  and 
enjoy  the  benefits  of  an  entire  year's  instruction. 

The  Female  Students  will,  hereafter,  be  instructed  in  a  separate 
House.     The   Trustees  are  preparing  a  Building  for  this   Purpose. 

The  Rev.  W.  L.  Turner,  and  Mrs.  Bowen,  whose  talents  and  exer- 
tions have  greatly  contributed  to  the  reputation  of  this  Seminary,  will 
continue  to  superintend  the  different  departments. 

The  Trustees,  feeling  a  determination  to  withhold  no  exertions  to 
continue  and  increase  the  high  character  of  this  Institution,  have  en- 
gaged, as  assistant  teachers,  for  the  ensuing  year,  two  Young  Gentle- 
men of  Learning  and  Morality — one  of  whom  has  lately  finished  his 
education   at   Washington   College,   Virginia,    and   has,   for   some   time 


Wake  County  Schools.  407 

past,  taught  with  considerable  celebrity.  The  other  is  a  good  English 
Scholar. 

In  the  Male  department,  will  be  taught  the  Languages  and  Sciences 
generally :  in  the  Female,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  the  use  of  the 
Globes,  Maps,  etc.  Astronomy,  to  such  as  wish  it,  or  other  branches 
of  Science;  together  with  all  kinds  of  needle  work,  Painting,  Drawing, 
Embroidery,  Dresden,  &c. 

Particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  Morals  of  Students  sent  to 
this  Academy,  and  no  pains  spared  to  make  them  excel  in  Oratory,  a 
knowledge  of  History,  Composition,  &c. 

November  25.  W.  White,  Sec'ry. 

—The  Raleigh  Minerva,  November  26,  1S07. 

STUDENT  BOARDERS  WANTED,  1807. 

JOSIAH  DILLAED, 

Will  take  12  or  15  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  as  boarders  the 
ensuing  year.  Has  commodious  rooms  convenient  to  the  Academy.  He 
will  pay  every  attention  to  render  their  situation  comfortable.  Those 
who  wish  to  board  with  him,  will  please  to  let  him  know  by  the  first  of 
next  month,  that  he  may  prepare  for  them. 

Raleigh  Dec.  16. 

— Raleigh  Minerva,  December  24,  1807. 

WILLIAM  HILL, 

Wishes  to  take  ten  or  twelve  little  girls  as  boarders  for  the  ensuing 
year,  who  may  be  sent  as  Students  to  the  Raleigh  Academy.  He  will 
be  able  to  make  accommodations  for  that  number  very  comfortable, 
having  purchased  a  large  and  convenient  house  in  a  high  and  healthy 
part  of  the  city. 

Raleigh,  Dec.  16. 

— Raleigh  Minerva,  December  24,  1807. 

FEMALE  ACADEMY  COMPLETED. 

The  Public  are  informed  that  the  second  half  Session  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy  will  commence  on  the  16th  of  March,  when  Students  can  be 
conveniently  received ;  and  at  which  time  it  is  expected  the  new  Build- 
ing will  be  ready  for  the  accommodation  of  Female  Students. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  3,  1808. 

SCHOOL  LIBRARY  TO  BE  ESTABLISHED. 

The  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  who  are  members  of  the  Po- 
lemic Society,  have  determined  to  establish  among  themselves  a  Circu- 
lating Library.  We  with  pleasure  learn,  that  through  the  highly  laud- 
able liberality  of  the  inhabitants  of  this  city,  their  efforts  will  be  crowned 
with  success.     This  Library  will  be  for  the  benefit  of  the  above  men- 


408  Wake  County  Schools. 

tioned  Society  and  those  citizens  who  have  contributed  to  its  establish- 
ment. We  wish  sincerely  to  see  such  institutions  in  every  town  and 
neighborhood  in  the  State,  whose  population  will  admit  it.  Nothing 
can  conduce  so  well  to  diffuse  a  taste  for  learning  and  information  as  li- 
braries of  this  kind,  judiciously  selected,  where  each  indivdual  has  the 
use  of  several  hundred  dollars  worth  of  books,  by  only  contributing  a 
small  sum.  Go  on,  young  gentlemen,  to  improve  in  learning  and  virtue, 
and  you  will  hereafter  be  amply  rewarded  for  the  pains  you  now  take 
to  store  your  minds  with  useful  knowledge. 
— Editorial  Raleigh  Register,  March  3,  1808. 

POLEMIC  SOCIETY. 

We  are  happy  to  inform  the  public,  and  particularly  those  who  have 
been  so  liberal  in  promoting  the  Library  instituted  by  the  Polemic  So- 
ciety, that  we  have  deposited  the  Books  belonging  to  said  Library,  in 
the  Academy;  which  will  be  distributed  and  governed  according  to  the 
following  regulations : 

1st.  The  Librarian  shall  attend  on  every  Saturday  from  10  to  12 
o'clock,  to  receive  from  and  distribute  books  to  subscribers. 

2nd.  Not  more  than  two  weeks  shall  be  allowed  for  the  reading  of  a 
Book,  without  permission  from  the  Librarian  ;  and  any  person  not  re- 
turning said  book  in  the  specified  time,  shall  be  liable  of  a  fine  of  50 
cents. 

3rd.  No  person  shall  draw  more  than  one  book  on  the  same  day. 

4th.  All  books  shall  be  delivered  to  the  Librarian,  who  will  inspect 
said  books,  and  if  damaged,  the  injurer  shall  immediately  repair  the 
injury. 

GENTLEMEN", 

Accept  of  our  sincere  thanks  for  your  kindness  in  so  liberally  sub- 
scribing to  our  late  institution.  We  hope  that  assiduity,  together  with 
your  assistance,  will  in  time  make  it  answer  the  end  for  which  it  was 
designed. 

Signed  by  order  of  the  Society,  Wm.  Guy,  Sec. 

■ — The  Raleigh  Minerva,  April  21,  1808. 

THESPIANS  TO  PLAT— PRIMARY  SCHOOL  SEPARATE. 

The  semi-anual  Public  Examination  and  Exhibition  of  the  Students 
of  the  Raleigh  Academy  will  commence  on  Wednesday  the  25th  instant. 

On  the  evening  of  the  day  following,  the  Thespian  Society  (com- 
posed of  young  men  of  the  city,  who  have  meritoriously  exerted  them- 
selves in  acts  of  munificence  towards  this  Institution,  by  displaying 
their  talents  on  the  Stage)  will  perform  the  celebrated  Comedy  of  the 
"Blind  Bargain,"  written  by  F.  Reynolds,  Esq.  with  the  Earce  of 
"Raising  the  Wind,"  for  the  benefit  of  the  Academy. 

The  second  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  6th  of  June ;  when 


"Wake  County  Schools.  409 

arrangements  will  be  made  for  dividing  the  young  Readers  and  Writers 
into  a  separate  Preparatory  Class,  to  be  under  the  care  of  a  Teacher  to 
be  provided  by  the  Principal  for  that  purpose.  This  division  will  not 
only  insure  due  attention  being  paid  to  the  lowest  class — it  will  also  make 
the  Establishment  more  agreeable  to  those  Students  who  are  pursuing 
the  higher  branches  of  Learning,  by  freeing  them  from  the  interruption 
which  the  recitations  of  the  very  young  scholars  necessarily  occasion. 

It  is  hoped  and  expected  that  the  Trustees  will  generally  attend  the 
Examination.  W.  White,  Sec. 

May  18. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  19,  1808. 

CHDINEYS  TO  NEW  BUILDING. 

PROPOSALS. 

A  Committee  has  been  appointed  by  the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy,  for  the  purpose  of  contracting  for  the  furnishing  brick,  rock, 
&c.  to  pillar  and  make  two  chimneys,  and  to  make  them  to  the  new 
building  lately  erected  on  Burke  square,  of  the  same  size  and  dimen- 
sions of  those  of  the  house  heretofore  furnished  on  said  Square. — Xo- 
tice  is  therefore  given,  that  proposals  will  be  received  from  those  who 
may  wish  to  undertake,  by  either  of  the  Subscribers ;  and  it  is  desired 
that  it  should  be  done  by  the  12  inst.  at  which  time  the  board  meets. 

T.    Hunter 
S.  Haywood 

S.     TURNER 

May  4.  W.   White. 

— The  Minerva,  May  5,  1808. 

MUSIC,  DRAWING,   AND    FOREIGN  LANGUAGES   INTRODUCED. 

Mrs.  Sambourne, 

For  the  convenience  of  the  Young  Ladies  of  the  Academy  who  take 
Lessons  on  the  Piano  Forte,  has  placed  one  of  her  Instruments  in  the 
House  lately  erected  and  appropriated  to  the  Female  Department,  where 
she  will  attend  every  other  day,  in  order  that  they  may  be  saved  the 
trouble  of  waiting  upon  her  at  her  own  house,  and  also  that  they  may 
have  opportunities  of  practising  their  Lessons  at  certain  periods  of 
leisure  every  day. 

Mrs.  S.  hopes,  as  she  will  have  time  to  attend  to  them,  to  receive  a 
few  additional  Pupils,  at  the  commencement  of  the  ensuing  session. 
She  will  also  instruct  a  few  young  Ladies  in  Drawing,  French  and  Ital- 
ian, if  desired. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  19,  1808. 


410  Wake  County  Schools. 

During  the  year  1807,  the  Minerva  contained  the  following  notices 
of  the  Sambournes : 

MUSIC,  FRENCH  AND  DRAWING. 

T.  SAMBOURNE,  late  Professor  of  Music,  &c,  at  Philadelphia,  is 
about  to  fix  his  residence  permanently  in  the  City  of  Raleigh,  where  he 
proposes  giving  Instructions  in  the  above  polite  and  fashionable  ac- 
complishments, to  a  select  number  of  pupils,  on  the  following  terms: 

The  Piano  Forte,  every  other  day,  at  fifteen  dollars  a  quarter. 

The  French  Language,  grammatically,  on  Monday  and  Thursday 
evenings,  from  5  to  7  o'clock,  at  five  dollars  a  quarter. 

Drawing,  every  Saturday  afternoon,  at  six  dollars  a  quarter. 

T.  SAMBOURNE  having  obtained  leave  to  place  his  Piano  Forte  in 
one  of  the  rooms  of  the  State-House,  will  expect  such  pupils  as  haven't 
instruments  to  attend  there ;  where  they  will  also  have  an  opportunity 
of  practising  at  leisure  hours.  Those  ladies  who  have  Forte  Pianos 
will  be  attended  at  their  own  houses. 

As  he  intends  his  Quarters  to  be  regulated  by  those  of  the  Academy, 
and  on  the  same  terms  of  payment  in  advance  the  pupils  who  now  en- 
ter with  him,  will  do  so  for  the  remainder  of  the  current  quarter,  which 
wTill  end  on  the  29th  of  August,  and  of  course  will  have  to  pay  only  for 
that  time. 

If  desired,  T.  S.  will  instruct  a  few  pupils  on  the  Violin,  on  Tuesday 
and  Friday  evenings,  from  5  to  7,  on  the  same  terms  as  the  Piano  Forte. 

Raleigh,  July  15. 

T.  S.  will  commence  teaching  to-morrow. 

Mr.  Sambourne  having  obtained  his  Knowledge  in  the  above  Profes- 
sions from  some  of  the  first  Masters  in  England,  having  also  had  much 
experience  in  this  country,  and  comes  to  this  place  with  indisputable 
testimonials  of  Character  and  Talents,  it  is  expected  he  will  meet  with 
encouragement.  His  regulations  being  fixed  so  as  to  suit  the  students 
in  the  Academy,  those  Parents  and  Guardians,  who  wish  their  children 
or  wards  instructed  in  Music,  &c.  will  be  pleased  to  communicate  their 
desire  to  me  or  to  Mrs.  Bowen ;  as  they  may  be  taught  without  interfer- 
ing materially  with  their  present  studies.  W.  L.  Turner. 

— The  Raleigh  Minerva,  July  16,  1807. 

Mr.   and  Mrs.   Sambourne, 
(From  Philadelphia) 

Respectfully  inform  the  public,  that  they  continue  to  give  Lessons  on 
the  Piano  Forte,  in  Vocal  and  Instrumental  Music,  and  that  their  next 
Quarter  will  commence  on  the  1st  of  January. 

Terms.  For  Instrumental  Music,  15  dollars  per  quarter;  for  Vocal 
and  Instrumental  Music,  18  dollars. 


Wake  County  Schools.  411 

A  select  number  of  young  Ladies,  who  learn  Music,  may  be  accommo- 
dated with  board.  The  advantage  of  being  constantly  under  the  eye 
of  the  Master  is  obvious. 

The  price  of  Tuition  and  Board  will  be  75  dollars  for  six  months — if 
by  the  year  140  dollars. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sambourne  also  propose  to  instruct  a  few  Young  Ladies, 
who  have  finished  their  Education  at  the  Academy,  in  all  or  any  of  the 
ornamental  branches  of  Education;  as 

Music,  Vocal  and  Instrumental 18  dollars 

Instrumental  do.  only 15 

French  or  Italian    5 

Drawing    6 

Embroidery  &  all  kinds  of  ISTeedle  work 6 

Young  Ladies  who  board  with  T.  S.  may  be  instructed  in  all  the 
above  Branches  at  260  dollars  a  year:  but  no  one  will  be  taken  for  less 
than  six  months. 

The  quarters  will  be  regulated  by  those  of  the  Academy,  and  sub- 
ject to  payments  in  advance. 

November  25. 

— The  Raleigh  Minerva,  November  26,  1807. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  FALL  TERM,  1808. 

On  Wednesday  last,  the  public  semi-annual  Examination  of  the 
Students  of  our  Academy  commenced  at  the  State-House  in  this  city, 
and  occupied  the  whole  of  that  and  the  following  day;  during  which 
time,  about  seventy  male,  and  forty  female  students,  were  examined  in 
the  various  departments  of  Learning  in  the  study  of  which  they  had 
been  engaged  during  the  past  session.  Most  of  the  students  acquitted 
themselves  in  a  manner  which  evinced  talents  and  application  that  did 
them  honor.  There  were  a  few  only,  who  appeared  to  have  been  negli- 
gent in  their  studies;  and,  doubtless  experienced,  it  is  hoped,  they  will, 
by  increased  diligence,  at  the  close  of  the  next  session,  deserve  to  be 
more  favorably  noticed. 

The  Trustees,  for  various  reasons,  but  more  especially  from  the  diffi- 
culty which  they  have  heretofore  experienced  in  fixing  the  honors  of  the 
different  classes,  so  as  to  do  exact  justice  to  every  student,  have  for- 
borne, at  this  Examination,  to  make  a  detailed  report  of  the  merits  and 
defects  of  the  several  students.  A  confident  youth  who,  perhaps,  had 
been  less  attentive  to  his  studies  than  his  more  timid  class-mate,  would, 
sometimes  receive  honors  not  his  due.  This,  of  course,  afforded  just 
cause  of  offence  to  the  more  deserving  student.  ]NTor  are  the  Trustees 
certain  that  the  method  which  they  have  now  adopted  will  give  more 
satisfaction.  Those  students  who  expected,  and  who  deserved  to  be  dis- 
tinguished, will  certainly  not  be  pleased  with  it,  as  one  of  the  objects 
of  their  exertion  is  thus  defeated.  The  Board  have  determined,  how- 
ever, on  this  mode  for  the  present,  without  resolving  upon  any  course 
for  the  future. 


412  "Wake  County  Schools. 

The  Embroidery,  and  other  work  of  the  Female  Students,  was  exhib- 
ited to  the  Ladies  who  attended  the  examination,  and  we  have  no  doubt 
the  merits  of  the  different  pieces  by  them  duly  appreciated. 

In  the  afternoon  of  Thursday,  a  number  of  the  students  delivered 
Orations,  in  the  presence  of  a  large  and  respectable  audience. — The 
subjects  embraced  by  the  orators  were,  in  general,  well  chosen  and  in- 
teresting; and,  upon  the  whole,  were  pronounced  in  a  good  style,  some 
little  inaccuracies  of  pronunciation  excepted. 

The  whole  was  closed  by  an  appropriate  Address  to  the  Students  on 
the  advantage  of  Education,  by  Major  R.  Williams. 

In  the  evening,  a  Play  and  Earce  were  performed  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Institution,  by  the  young  men  of  the  city.  The  house  was  crowded, 
and  the  entertainment  was  well  received. 

According  to  a  late  arrangement  of  the  Trustees,  there  will  be  em- 
ployed in  the  future,  a  Teacher  whose  special  business  it  will  be  to 
attend  to  English  Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic;  so  that  the  atten- 
tion of  the  Rev.  W.  L.  Turner,  the  principal,  and  of  Mr.  Bogle,  his  as- 
sistant, will  be  devoted  chiefly  to  the  instruction  of  the  students  in  the 
higher  classes;  by  which  means,  every  student  in  the  Academy  will  re- 
ceive due  attention. 

The  Trustees  having  erected  the  new  House  which  was  agreed  upon 
at  the  last  Summer  Examination,  the  male  and  female  students  are 
now  taught  in  separate  buildings. 

During  Mrs.  Bowen's  necessary  absence  from  the  Academy,  Mrs. 
Sambourne,  our  Teacher  of  Music, — a  lady  well  qualified  to  instruct 
pupils  in  every  female  accomplishment — has  very  politely  consented  to 
take  charge  of  the  Eemale  Department  of  the  Academy.  This  will  oc- 
casion no  interruption  in  the  lessons  of  her  pupils  in  music — there  being 
a  Piano  Forte  at  the  Academy,  Mrs.  S.  will  take  suitable  opportunities 
of  giving  lessons  to  young  ladies  on  the  establishment,  and  she  will  wait 
upon  others  at  convenient  seasons. 

That  this  Institution  may  not  only  be  one  of  the  best,  but  one  of  the 
cheapest  seats  of  Education  in  the  State,  the  Trustees  have  passed  an 
ordinance  recommending  to  the  students  plainness  of  dress,  avoiding 
all  unnecessary  ornaments,  and  as  far  as  practicable  to  make  use  of 
Domestic  Manufactures. 

The  next  session  commences  on  Monday  the  6th  instant. 

■ — The  Minerva,  Raleigh,  June  2,  1808. 

NO  DEBTS  AND  PLAIN  CLOTHES. 

The  following  Resolutions  were  entered  into  by  the  Trustees  of  the 
above  Institution  at  a  late  meeting  of  the  Board,  and  directed  to  be 
published : 

Resolutions  to  prevent  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  from 
incurring  improper  expences. 

Resolved,  That  no  Student  shall  be  permitted  to  purchase  on  a  credit 


"Wake  County  Schools.  413 

any  articles,  at  any  store  or  of  any  person,  without  first  obtaining  a 
permit  in  writing  to  do  so  from  their  Parents  or  Guardians,  or  from  the 
Principal  of  the  Academy,  or  the  Principal  of  the  Female  Department, 
or  from  such  Person  as  shall  by  their  Parents  or  Guardians  be  author- 
ised to  have  charge  of  their  conduct  and  expences — which  permit  shall 
specify  the  articles  to  be  purchased. 

Resolved,  That  this  Board  do  not  consider  Parents  or  Guardians 
bound  either  in  honor  or  by  duty,  to  pay  any  debts  contracted  by  their 
Children  or  Wards,  not  being  authorized  as  above  to  do  so — On  the 
contrary,  that  the  welfare  of  the  Students  and  the  interests  of  the  In- 
stitution forbid  it.  And  this  Board  requests  that  such  debts  may  not  be 
paid. 

Resolved,  That  any  violation  of  these  regulations  shall  be  punished 
by  a  public  admonition,  or  in  such  other  manner  as  the  Trustees  shall 
direct. 


To  promote  a  laudable  practice  of  economy ;  to  encourage  domestic 
manufactures,  to  lessen  the  expences  of  education,  to  repress  an  im- 
proper fondness  for  dress  and  ornament  and  to  make  the  adornment  of 
the  mind  the  chief  object  of  the  students  ambition  and  care,  it  is,  by 
the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy, 

Resolved,  That  it  be  most  earnestly  recommended  to  Parents  and 
Guardians  and  to  the  Students  of  the  Academy,  that  the  utmost  plain- 
ness, neatness  and  simplicity  of  dress  be  observed  by  the  latter;  that 
home  manufactures  be  worn  by  them,  if  procurable,  in  preference  to  any 
other :  That  ornaments  or  expensive  dress  be  not  worn  except  on  extra- 
ordinary public  occasions,  and  then  as  little  as  circumstances  will  per- 
mit. 

Resolved  further,  That  so  far  as  it  depends  on  the  Students  them- 
selves, those  who  dress  with  the  most  neatness  and  simplicity  on  all  oc- 
casions and  particularly  in  home  manufactures,  will  be  entitled  to  the 
particular  approbation  and  praise  of  the  Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  9,  1808. 

LIBRARY  HOURS,  1808. 

POLEMIC  LIBRARY. 

I  am  under  the  necessity  of  informing  those  gentlemen  who  are  sub- 
scribers to  the  Polemic  Library,  that  it  is  very  inconvenient  for  me  to 
attend  the  Library  at  any  other  hours  than  those  which  have  been  before 
stated,  viz.,  from  10  to  12  o'clock  on  each  Saturday.  I  hope  they  will 
not  make  applications  for  books  at  any  other  time. 

June  26.  A.  B aglet,  Librarian. 

— The  Minerva,  Raleigh,  June  30,  1808. 


414  Wake  County  Schools. 

DUE  BILL  ACCOUNT. 

J.  Gales's  Acct.  of  printed  Due  Bills,  Sep.  26,  1808. 

3/Bilis         2/  1/  6d.  3d. 

Before  delivered 1000     2000     2680     3360     1680 

Now  delivered 1320     2640     6600 


4000  6000  8280 

By  J.  Gales — being  the  proper  number  of  each  denomination  to  be 
printed  except  the  3d.  bills,  of  which  280  more  are  printed  than  was 
ordered. 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 

THESPIANS  TO  PLAY  FOR  BENEFIT  OF  ACADEMY,  1808. 

RALEIGH    ACADEMY. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  and  Exhibition  before  the  public  of 
the  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  will  commence  on  Wednesday  the 
16th  of  November,  and  continue  three  days.  On  the  evening  of  each 
day,  select  orations  will  be  delivered  by  the  Students. 

The  Thespian  Society  will  also  act  the  justly  celebrated  Comedy  of 
"JOHN  BULL,  or  the  ENGLISHMAN'S  FIRE-SIDE,"  with  the 
Farce  of  "THE  POOR  SOLDIER,"  for  the  benefit  of  the  Academy. 
Parents  and  Guardians  will  please  attend. 

October  11.  Wm.  White,  Secy. 

— The  Minerva,  Raleigh,  October  IS,  1808. 

ORDER  OF  EXAMINATION. 

The  first  day  from  nine  till  one  o'clock,  the  inferior  classes  of  boys 
and  girls  (principally  of  the  preparatory  department)  will  be  examined 
in  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic.  From  two  till  five  a 
class  of  Girls  in  English  Grammar  and  Geography,  with  several  classes 
of  boys  in  the  Latin,  Greek,  and  French  Languages.  On  the  second 
day,  from  nine  till  one,  a  Mathematical  class  of  boys,  several  classes  of 
girls  in  Reading,  Writing,  Composition,  English  Grammar,  Geography, 
&c,  with  a  few  classes  of  young  men,  advanced  in  the  knowledge  of 
the  languages.  From  two  till  five  in  the  evening,  the  first  class  of 
young  ladies  in  the  Academy  on  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Com- 
position, English  Grammar,  with  Prosody,  Punctuation,  &c,  Geog- 
raphy (with  the  use  of  the  Globes,)  Astronomy  and  History,  to  close 
with  an  examination  of  a  class  of  young  men  in  Natural  and  Moral 
Philosophy.  The  third  day  the  examination  will  continue  with  the 
higher  classes,  both  in  the  male  and  female  departments,  in  the 
branches  of  education  above  mentioned.  The  whole  to  close  with  the 
inspection  of  the  young  ladies'  Needle  Work,  Painting,  Drawing,  &c, 
with  an  examination  of  Mrs.  Sambourne's  pupils  in  Music  and  the 
ornamental  branches  of  education. 


Wake  County  Schools.  415 

The  Students  of  the  male  department,  on  the  evenings  of  the  two 
first  days,  from  six  till  nine,  will  deliver  Orations,  on  the  evening  of 
the  third,  a  Play  will  be  exhibited  by  the  Raleigh  Thespians  at  the 
Theatre. 

October  11.  Wm.  White,  Secy. 

— The  Minerva,  Raleigh,  November  3,  1808. 

TEACHERS  FOR  1S09. 
RALEIGH  ACADEMY 

Will  be  opened  again  on  the  1st  of  January.  *  *  *  This  Insti- 
tution continues  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Rev.  W.  L.  Turner, 
assisted  by  Mr.  James  Bogle.  Mrs.  Bowen  has  charge  of  the  Female 
Department,  as  heretofore;  and  Mr.  A.  Greville  has  the  care  of  the 
Preparatory  School.     *     *     * 

December  14.  Wm.  White,  Sec. 


MRS.  SAMBOURjSTE 

Continues  to  instruct  Young  Ladies  on  the  Piano  Forte,  and  in 
Singing,  after  the  most  approved  English  taste ;  and  hopes  from  the 
experience  which  has  been  had  of  her  teaching  the  past  year,  to  be 
favoured  with  increased  patronage. 

figlPlf  desired,  Mrs.  S.  will  instruct  a  few  Pupils  in  French,  Italian 
or  Drawing. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  lit-,  1808. 

MUSIC  TEACHER  TO  SPEND  WINTER  IN  NEW  BERN. 

MRS.  SAMBOITRNE 

Respectfully  informs  the  Public  that  she  has  deemed  it  her  duty  to 
accept  of  the  pressing  invitations  which  she  has  lately  received  to  visit 
ISTewbern  for  the  purpose  of  giving  instruction  in  Vocal  and  Instru- 
mental Music,  Drawing,  etc.,  till  the  1st  of  June  next ;  at  which  time 
she  proposes  to  return  to  Raleigh,  and  resume  her  teaching  there  for 
the  succeeding  half  year.  She  hopes  this  arrangement  of  spending  the 
Summers  in  Raleigh,  and  the  Winters  in  Newbern,  will  be  agreeable  to 
her  friends  in  both  places. 

January  16. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  19,  1809. 

MILITARY  INSTRUCTION  INTRODUCED. 

On  Saturday  last  the  Male  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  com- 
posing a  military  corps  under  the  instruction  and  superintendence  of 
Mr.  Greville,  English  Teacher  in  the  Academy,  paraded  on  the  State 
House   Square,  in  handsome  uniformity  of  dress,  to  receive  a   Stand 


416  Wake  County  Schools. 

of  Colors  ■wrought  and  painted  by  some  of  the  young  ladies  under  the 
instruction  of  Mrs.  Bowen.  The  Flag,  made  of  white  silk,  was  elegantly 
and  fancifully  painted.  The  American  Arms  were  painted,  and  also  a 
wreath  of  laurel,  enclosing  an  inscription,  "Virtue,  Liberty  and  Science." 
The  Stars  were  richly  spangled;  and  the  Colours  altogether  exhibited 
a  fair  specimen  of  the  taste  and  work  of  the  Young  Ladies,  and  the 
ability  and  attention  of  their  highly  respected  Teacher. 
— Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  April  6,  1809. 

ATTENDANCE,  HEALTH,  FLAY. 

We  cannot  help  congratulating  our  fellow  citizens  on  the  increasing 
importance  of  this  Seminary  of  Learning.  Perhaps  no  institution  of 
the  kind  ever  produced  a  finer  collection  of  orderly  well  improved 
Students ;  and  as  an  evidence  of  the  healthiness  of  the  place,  it  may 
be  stated,  that  out  of  about  100  male  and  75  female  Students,  from 
various  parts  of  the  State,  there  is  not  amongst  them  a  single  instance 
of  sickness. 

[jglJPThe  Students  will,  this  (Thursday)  evening,  perform  a  Comedy, 
called  Sighs,  or  the  Daughter,  and  the  Farce  of  Trick  Upon  Trick, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Polemic  Library. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  June  1,  1809. 

ACADEMY  BALL— MUSIC  TEACHER  RETURNS. 

*  *  *  The  Play  performed  for  the  benefit  of  the  Polemic  Library, 
drew  a  crowded  house;  and  on  Friday  evening  a  Ball  was  given,  which 
was  attended  by  the  oldest  of  the  Students  and  many  of  our  respectable 
citizens  as  well  as  strangers.  The  second  session  of  the  Academy  will 
commence  on  Monday;  and  as  Mrs.  Sambourne  will  resume  her  Teach- 
ing on  the  Piano  Forte  and  Singing,  during  that  session,  a  consider- 
able increase  is  expected  to  our  already  well  attended  Female  Academy, 
under  the  charge  of  Mrs.  Bowen. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  1809. 

MR.  TURNER  GOES  TO  FAYETTEYILLE. 

W.  L.   TURNER 

Offers  for  Sale  his  House  and  Lot,  situated  in  a  retired  part  of  the 
City,  near  the  Academy,  and  very  convenient  to  the  best  Spring  in 
the  City.  A  small  stock  of  Household  Furniture,  if  desired,  may  be 
had  with  it.  If  not  sold  privately,  it  will  be  offered  for  public  sale 
about  1st  November. 

That  the  public  may  not  be  surprised  at  this  notice,  he  informs  them 
that  circumstances  exist  which,  in  his  opinion,  make  it  his  duty  to 
remove  to  Fayetteville. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  2Jf,  1809. 


Wake  County  Schools.  417 

PRINCIPAL  AND  TEACHERS  WANTED. 

The  Eev.  W.  L.  Turner,  Principal  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  and  Pas- 
tor of  the  City,  having  signified  his  intention  of  resigning  his  situation 
at  the  close  of  the  present  Session,  the  Trustees  of  the  Academy  and  the 
Inhabitants  of  the  City  are  desirous  of  procuring  a  suitable  character 
to  supply  his  place.  To  a  Clergyman  of  finished  education  and  unex- 
ceptionable character,  a  liberal  salary  will  be  given,  or  the  whole  profits 
of  the  Academy  (after  paying  the  Assistant  Teachers)  with  a  hand- 
some subscription  from  the  inhabitants  of  the  City  and  Neighborhood, 
for  his  services  as  a  Preacher. 

This  Academy  has  at  present  one  hundred  and  fifty  students,  about 
sixty  of  which  are  Females,  principally  in  the  care  of  a  Female  Teacher, 
under  the  superintendance  of  the  Principal  of  the  Academy  (taught  in 
separate  Buildings  erected  for  the  purpose  on  a  fourteen  acre  Square 
of  the  City,  granted  to  the  Trustees  by  the  Legislature)  and  the  number 
of  Students  heretofore  has  annually  increased.     *     *     * 

A  Lady  of  talents  and  acquirements  equal  to  the  undertaking,  is  also 
wanted  to  take  charge  of  the  Female  Department  of  the  Academy;  and 
a  Young  Gentleman,  suitably  qualified,  as  an  Assistant  Teacher  of  the 
Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  etc. 

Applications  for  any  of  these  situations,  made  to  the  Trustees  of  the 
Raleigh  Academy,  by  letter,  postpaid,  will  be  duly  attended  to.     *     *     * 

Aug.  30.  IST.  Jones,  Pres. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  31,  1809. 

NEW  TRUSTEES  ELECTED. 

The  Trustees  of  our  Academy,  at  their  meeting  on  Monday  last, 
elected  the  following  additional  members  to  their  body,  viz.  Redding 
Jones,  Allen  Rogers,  W.  H.  Haywood,  S.  Goodwin,  Beverly  Daniel,  W. 
Shaw,  J.  Peace,  S.  Bond,  Wm.  Peck,  Wm.  Hill,  Charles  Parish  and 
John  Raboteau. 

— Register,  August  31,  1809. 

EVERYBODY  WELL. 

For  the  information  of  parents  and  friends  of  students  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy,  residing  at  a  distance,  we  once  more  issue  a  Bulletin  of  health. 
We  are  informed  by  the  Physicians  that  there  is  not  a  single  case  of 
sickness  in  the  City,  in  any  person,  of  any  age,  colour  or  sex,  either  in- 
habitants or  visitants.  We  believe  Raleigh  now  and  usually  enjoys  a 
greater  exemption  from  sickness  than  any  other  town  in  the  United 
States.  The  City  contains,  including  students  and  visitants  about  900 
inhabitants. 

— Raleigh  Star,  September  28,  1809. 
27 


418  Wake  County  Schools. 

THESPIANS  REVIVED. 

The  Thespian  Society  of  Raleigh,  to  which  the  public  have  been  in- 
debted- for  much  refined  amusement,  and  the  Academy  for  substantial 
aid  in  its  funds,  and  which  has  for  some  time  been  in  a  state  of  demise, 
we  are  happy  to  say,  has  lately  resuscitated  with  renovated  vigour  un- 
der the  Presidency  of  Mr.  Greville.  The  Classic  Drama  of  the  Stranger, 
and  the  humorous  Farce  of  the  Ways  of  Windsor  will  be  the  subjects 
for  their  next  entertainment. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Star,  March  23,  1809. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1810. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st  day  of  Jan- 
uary next. 

The  Trustees  have  it  not  in  their  power  to  name  the  Principal  under 
whom  this  Institution,  will,  in  future,  be  permanently  fixed.  It  will 
open  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Benjamin  Pice,  a  young  Gentleman  of 
character  and  talents,  who  received  his  education  at  Hamden  Sydney 
College,  in  Virginia,  who  lately  taught  with  success  in  Newbern,  and  is 
every  way  qualified  for  instructing  Youth  in  the  higher  branches  of 
Learning. 

Mr.  Rice  will  be  assisted  by  Mr.  Greville,  whose  talents  as  a  Teacher 
are  already  known  in  the  Academy,  and  have  been  duly  appreciated. 

The  Trustees  are  gratified  at  having  it  in  their  power  to  announce 
to  the  public,  that  Mrs.  Bowen  *  *  *  has  consented  again  to  take 
charge  of  the  Female  Students.     *     *     * 

The  Trustees  have  also  the  satisfaction  to  state,  that  they  have  en- 
gaged Mr.  Joseph  Dixon,  as  a  Teacher  of  Reading,  Writing  and  Arith- 
metic.    *     *     *  Wm.  White,  Sec. 

Dec.  13. 

Mrs.  Sambourne  will  give  instructions  on  the  Piano  Forte  as  hereto- 
fore. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December   11/-,  1809. 

[On  January  4,  1810,  the  Register  announced  that  the  academy  had 
opened  "on  Monday  last,"  naming  the  teachers  as  above  announced.] 

KEV.  ME.  McPHEETEES  CALLED. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  McPheeters  who  has  been  invited  to  take  charge  of  the 
Raleigh  Academy  as  Principal,  is  expected  in  this  City  in  about  two 
weeks. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  18,  1810. 

DEATH  OF  MRS.  McPHEETERS. 

Died, 
On  the  16th  ult.  near  Greenville  (Yirg.)  Mrs.  McPheeters,  the  consort 
of  the  Rev.  William  McPheeters,  in  the  17th  year  of  her  age. 
— Raleigh  Register,  February  1,  1810. 


"Wake  County  Schools.  419 

MRS.  BOWES  GOES  TO  FAYETTEVILLE. 

Circumstances  of  a  domestic  nature  having  recalled  Mrs.  Bowen  to 
Fayetteville,  the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  have  prevailed  with 
Mrs.  Sanibourne  to  undertake  the  general  superintendence  of  the 
Female  Department  thereof;  in  addition  to  Music,  to  instruct  the 
Young  Ladies  in  plain  and  ornamental  jNTeedle  Work,  Embroidery, 
Drawing,  etc :  her  preeminent  knowledge  of  which  will  not  be  doubted. 
The  other  parts  of  their  education,  such  as  Reading,  "Writing,  English 
Grammar,  Geography,  History,  the  French  Language,  etc.,  will  in  fu- 
ture be  taught  by  the  Male  Teachers  of  the  Academy,  all  of  whom  are 
well  qualified  to  discharge  the  duties  of  their  appointments. 

Feb.  10.  Wm.  White,  Sec'y. 

—Raleigh  Star,  February  22,  1810. 

REV.  WM.  McPHEETERS  ARRIVES. 

The  Rev.  Wm.  McPheeters  having  arrived  here,  in  consequence  of  the 
invitation  given  him  to  become  the  Principal  of  our  Academy  and  Pas- 
tor of  the  city,  a  full  meeting  of  the  Trustees  is  requested  at  the  State 
House,  at  10  o'clock  this  forenoon. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  March  8,  1810. 

HOME  FOR  PRINCIPAL  OF  THE  ACADEMY. 

To  Carpenters. 

The  undersigned  are  authorized  by  the  board  of  Trustees  of  the  Ra- 
leigh Academy,  to  contract  with  some  person  for  the  building  of  a  Dwell- 
ing House  34  by  22  feet,  two  stories,  with  a  piazza ;  and  for  enclosing  a 
lot  and  building  the  necessary  out  Houses,  for  the  Principal  Teacher  of 
said  Academy.  All  House  Builders  are  invited  to  give  in  Proposals 
without  delay,  to  either  of  the  undersigned,  from  whom  may  be  obtained 
every  information  desired  by  an  undertaker.  Theo.  Hunteb, 

Wm.  Peace, 
Southt  Bond, 
H.  Pottek, 
Wm.  Shaw, 
Bev.  Daniel, 
Raleigh,  2d  May,  1810.  Calvin  Jones. 

—Raleigh  Star,  May  10,  1810. 

CONTRACT  FOR  PRINCIPAL'S  HOUSE  LET. 

Mr.  William  Jones  of  this  City  has  contracted  to  build  the  House  for 
the  Principal  of  the  Raleigh  Academy.  We  think  this  will  be  a  hand- 
some specimen  of  the  chaste,  elegant  and  correct  style  of  building,  and 
hope  it  will  contribute  somewhat  to  eradicate  the  Vandalism  that  so 
generally  pervades  our  architecture.  The  House  is  to  be  completed  in 
the  course  of  the  present  year. 

—Editorial  Raleigh  Star,  May  31,  1810. 


420  Wake  County  Schools. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING  PROGRAM. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Acad- 
emy will  commence  on  Tuesday  the  13th  of  November,  in  the  Com- 
mons' Hall  of  the  State  House,  and  continue  for  three  days. 

On  Tuesday  evening  (which  will  be  the  2d  day  of  the  Federal  Court) 
the  City  Thespian  Corps  will  perform,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Academy, 
a  Comedy,  called  "A  Cure  for  the  Heartache,"  with  the  Musical  Enter- 
tainment of  "Rosina." 

On  Wednesday  and  Thursday  evenings,  there  will  be  Public  Speaking 
by  the  Students. 

On  Friday  morning,  Mrs.  Sambourne's  Students  in  Music  will  be  ex- 
amined. 

On  Friday  evening,  the  Polemic  Society  will  perform  the  Comedy  of 
"Love's  Vows"  and  the  Farce  of  "The  Prisoner  at  Large,"  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Library.     *     *     *  1ST.  Jones,  Pres't. 

Oct.  30. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  1,  1810. 

JEcPHEETEBS  ENTERS  UPON  HIS  DUTIES. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  xVcademy  have  the  pleasure  to  inform  the 
public,  that  they  have  engaged  the  Rev.  William  McPheeters,  from  Vir- 
ginia, a  gentleman  eminently  qualified  for  the  undertaking,  to  become 
the  Principal  of  the  Academy  and  Pastor  of  the  City,  and  that  he  will 
certainly  enter  upon  these  important  duties  on  or  about  the  first  of  May 
next.     *     *     * 

—Raleigh  Star,  March  15,  1810. 

ACCOUNT  OF  SCHOOL  CLOSING. 

*  *  *  -phe  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students,  which  closed 
on  Friday  last,  was  highly  approved.     *     *     * 

It  was  particularly  pleasing  to  the  Trustees  to  observe,  that  a  defect 
which  they  had  noticed  at  the  last  Examination,  in  relation  to  the  culti- 
vation, amongst  the  higher  Students  especially,  of  a  correct  and  perfect 
acquaintance  with  the  American  Language,  had,  in  a  great  degree  been 
removed,  as  was  clearly  evinced  in  the  Grammar  Exercises,  Compositions 
and  Public  Speaking  of  the  Young  Men.  Several  of  these  Compositions 
and  Orations  were  such  as  did  honor  to  the  Institution ;  some  of  the  lat- 
ter were,  in  deed,  in  a  very  superior  style,  combining  gracefulness  of 
delivery,  justness  of  cadence  and  emphasis,  and  correct  pronunciation. 

The  Young  Ladies  of  the  Academy,  as  usual,  acquitted  themselves  in 
their  various  studies  of  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Gram- 
mar, Geography,  Astronomy,  Moral  Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Composition, 
Drawing    and    Music    in    a    manner    highly    honorable    to    themselves. 

The  Session  was  closed  by  the  delivery  of  an  elegant  and  appropriate 
Address    to    the    Students   by   the    Rev.    Dr.    Joseph    Caldwell ,  Presi- 


"Wake  County  Schools.  421 

dent  of  the  University  of  this  State,  who  honoured  the  Institution  with 
his  presence  during  some  of  the  most  material  parts  of  the  Examina- 
tions.    *     *     *  N.  Jones,  Pres. 

Raleigh,  Nov.  18. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  22,  1810. 

NEW  TRUSTEE  ELECTED. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  on  Monday 
last,  his  Excellency  Governor  B.  Smith  was  elected  a  Trustee  of  that 
Institution. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  3,  1811. 

COURSE  OF  STUDY  FOR  GIRLS. 

1.     Julian  Class. 

Murray's  Introduction;  New  Testament;  Spelling,  by  rote;  "Writ- 
ing; Dilworth's  Arithmetic,  including  the  Rule  of  Three. 

2.  Cornelian  Class. 

Murray's  Reader;  Historical  Parts  of  the  Old  Testament;  memoriz- 
ing Murray's  Grammar;  Arithmetic,  thro'  Practice  and  Interest; 
Dwight's  Geography;  Etymological  Parsing. 

3.  Decimore  Class. 

Murray's  Sequel;  Cowper's  Task;  Morse's  Geography,  with  the  At- 
las; Geographical  Cards;  Use  of  the  Globes;  Syntactical  Parsing,  in 
Prose ;  the  remainder  of  Arithmetic. 

1/..     Trophomore  Class. 
Milton's    Paradise   Lost;    Ossian's   Poems;    Syntactical   Parsing,   in 
Poetry;  Murray's  Exercises;  English  Prosody;  Blair's  Lectures. 

5.  Alphenor    Class. 

Blair's  Grammar  of  Natural  and  Experimental  Philosophy,  with 
illustrations  from  Ferguson's  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy; 
Blair's  Chymical  Grammar;  Whelpley's  Historical  Compend;  Gold- 
smith's History  of  Rome,  and  History  of  England,  abridged. 

6.  Delphenor  Class. 

Andrew's  Logic;  Moral  Philosophy,  by  "Witherspoon  or  Paley;  Pa- 
ley's  Natural  Theology. 


"Writing,  and  lessons  in  Spelling  and  Reading,  shall  be  common  to  all 
the  classes;  English  Composition  in  the  four  last. 

"Walker's  Dictionary  and  Key  are  adopted  as  the  standards  of  Or- 
thography and  Orthoepy  in  this  Academy. 

The  Latin  and  French  Languages  will  be  taught  when  required.  The 
preceding  literary  course  will  be  attended  to  entirely  by  Male  Teachers. 


422 


Wake  County  Schools. 


The  Female  Teacher  who  presides  over  this  Department,  and  at  all 
times  superintends  the  morals  and  deportment  of  the  Young  Ladies,"  will 
also  instruct  such  of  her  pupils  as  desire  it,  in  Instrumental  Music, 
Painting,  Drawing,  Tambouring,  Embroidery,  and  all  the  various 
branches  of  plain  and  ornamental  needlework. 

*  *  *  We  are  happy  to  observe  that  Female  Education,  hitherto 
so  shamefully  neglected  amongst  us,  has  of  late  become  an  object  of 
very  general  attention.  *  *  *  But,  whilst  we  rejoice  to  see  our 
Institutions  crowded  with  Young  Ladies,  we  cannot  but  regret  that 
so  few  have  perseverance  and  resolution  enough  to  submit  to  a  literary 
course,  sufficiently  extensive,  either  to  do  credit  to  their  Instructors, 
or  to  afford  real  and  lasting  advantage  to  themselves.     *     *     * 

That  due  encouragement  may  be  given  to  Female  Literature,  it  is 
hereby  announced  to  the  Public,  that  when  any  Young  Lady  shall 
submit  to  the  regular  course  now  adopted,  and  stand  an  approved 
Examination  on  the  Studies  belonging  to  the  several  classes,  she  shall, 
upon  leaving  the  Academy,  be  entitled  to  its  distinguishing  honors,  viz. 
An  Honorary  Certificate  and  a  Golden  Medal  with  an  Elegant 
inscription. 

January  20. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  2  If.,  1811. 

HONOR  ROLL,  RALEIGH  ACADEMY,  JANUARY,  1811. 

We  lately  mentioned  in  terms  of  commendation,  those  Students  of 
the  Academy  who  attended  when  the  classes  were  forming  in  the  first 
week  of  the  session,  and  as  it  is  but  just  the  public  should  know  whom 
we  did  commend  we  subjoin  a  list  of  their  names. 


Male  Department. 


Jesse  Averit,  of  Bertie, 
D.  Bailey,  Charleston,  S.  C, 
Robert  Barrow,  West  Florida, 
F.  Charlton,  Nansemond,  Va. 
Francis  Casso,  Raleigh, 
Henry  Cooks,  do 

Charles  Fisher,  Rowan, 
John  Fisher  do 

Henry  Fowler,  Wake, 
S.  K.  Fuller,  New  York, 
D.  Goodman,  Gates  county, 
Weston  Gales,  Raleigh, 
Thos.  Hill,  Duplin  county, 
William  Hunter,  Wake, 
William  Haywood,  Raleigh, 
John  Jones,  Wake, 
Joseph  Lane,      do 


William  M'Cullers,     do 
Alex.  M'Kethen,  Raleigh, 
John  Marshall,         do 
George  Outlaw,  Bertie, 
Joseph  Outlaw,       do 
Laurence  O'Bryan,  Tarboro, 
John  Roulhac,  Martin, 
David  Smith,  Pitt  county, 
John  Scott,  Raleigh, 
Matthew  Shaw,  do 
Henry  H.  Turner,  Wake, 
Willis  Vick,  Mis.  Territory, 
Henry  Vick,  do 

Hartwell  Vick,         do 
John  Wilson,  Raleigh, 
Willis  Whitaker. 


Wake  County  Schools. 


423 


Female    Department. 


Stella     Arnistead,     Mecklenburg, 

[Vav 
Susan  Barnett,   Mecklenburg, 

[K  C, 
Celia  Brickell,  Franklin, 
Ann  Bailey,  Charleston,  S.  C, 
Amelia  Fisher,  Salisbury, 
Fliza  Forney,  Lincoln, 
Ann  Gales,  Baleigh, 
Carolina  Gales,  do 
Patsey  Goodman,  Gates, 
Eliza  J.  Haywood,  Baleigh, 


Sally  L.  Haywood,         do 
Charity  Haywood,         do 
Fanny  M.  Henderson,  Rockingham, 
Mary  Hunter,  Wake, 
Temperance  James,  Duplin, 
Mary  M'Kethen,  Baleigh, 
Fanny  Boulhac,  Martin, 
Eliza  Strudwick,  Orange, 
Mary   Shaw,   Baleigh, 
Eliza  White,  do 

Eleanor  White,     do 
Mary  Williamson,  Person. 


Preparatory   Department. 


Alex.  Boylan,  Wake, 
John  Boylan,       do 
Christopher   Christopher,     do 
John  Christopher,     do 
James  Cook,     do 
Alfred  Haywood,     do 
Benjamin  Haywood,     do 
Fabius  Haywood,     do 
John  Haywood,      do 
Bufus  Haywood,     do 
Thomas  Haywood,     do 
— The  Star,  January  21/.,  1811. 


Washington  Haywood,     do 
John  M'Kethen,     do 
Sterling  Marshall,     do 
Daniel  Peck,     do 
Charles     Polk,     Kershaw 

Lucius  Polk,  Wake, 
Thomas  Shaw,     do 
William  Shaw,     do 
Washington  Yancey,     do 


District, 
[S.  C, 


ATTENDANCE,  APRIL,  1811. 

Since  the  commencement  of  the  last  half  session  of  the  Baleigh 
Academy  (March  14)  there  has  been  a  large  accession  of  students. 
There  are  now  between  130  and  140. 

— Raleigh  Star,  April  5,  1811. 


424  Wake  County  Schools. 

DUE  BILL  ACCOUNT. 

Gales  &  Seaton  send  Mr.  Peace  the  16,000  3d  Due  Bills  ordered,  and 
161  over  that  number.    Perhaps  some  few  may  be  found  spoiled. 
March  21,  1811. 


Due  Bills 

printed 

Mar. 

28, 

1811. 

D 

Cts 

32.267 

3d  Bills 

806 

67i/2 

8,010 

6d     do 

400 

50 

4,014 

Is     do 

401 

40 

2,826 

Ve     do 

423 

90 

1,638 

%     do 

409 

50 

2441  97V2 


Gales  &  Seaton  send  Mr.  Peace 


8010     6d 

Due  Bills 

4014  1/s 

do 

2826     y6 

do 

1638     % 

do 

Perhaps  Mr.  Peace  may  find  a  few  Bills  torn  or  otherwise  unfit  to 
be  issued.     If  so,  he  can  lay  them  aside,  and  have  them  deducted. 
April  6,  1811. 
■ — From  Pittman  Papers. 

ACADEMY  TRUSTEES  BUY  A  SAFE. 

Treasury  Department,  April  9th,  1811. 

Sir. — I  have  received  your  letter  of  the  2d  instant,  and  have  author- 
ized Mr.  Daniel  to  sell  the  iron  chest  to  you  in  the  manner  you  request, 
if  he  has  no  use  for  it  on  public  account. 

I  am,  very  respectfully  Sir  Your  Obedt.   Servt., 

Albert    Gallatin. 

William  Polk,  Esquire,  Ealeigh,  North  Carolina. 
— From  Pittman  Papers. 

[The  stationery  on  which  above  was  written  has  no  printing. — 
Editor.] 

TEACHERS  GET  MARRIED. 

MARRIED, 

In  this  City,  last  evening,  Chesley  Daniel,  Esquire,  of  South  Caro- 
lina, Attorney  at  Law  (formerly  of  this  City)  to  Miss  Eliza  Pugh 
Weightman,  of  Alexandria.  At  Fayetteville,  on  the  1st  inst.  by  Rev. 
W.  M.  L.  Turner.     Mr.  Colin  Mclver,  Assistant  Teacher  in  the  Fay- 


Wake  County  Schools.  425 

etteville  Academy,  to  Miss  Sally  Barge,  daughter  of  Mr.  Lewis  Barge, 
sen.,  deceased,  of  that  town. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  May  10,  1811. 

[Mr.  Daniel  was  formerly  connected  with  the  Raleigh  Academy. — 
C.  L.  C] 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— CHANGE  OF  TEACHERS. 

On  Monday  last  the  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of 
our  Academy  commenced  at  the  State  House.  The  Classes  in  general 
stood  highly  approved  examinations.     *     *     * 

Mr.  Glynn  and  Mr.  Forster  have  changed  situations.  Mr.  Forster 
takes  Mr.  Glynn's  place  as  Teacher  in  the  Academy  and  Mr.  Glynn 
enters  upon  the  office  of  Private  Secretary  to  his  Excellency  the  Gov- 
ernor, lately  occupied  by  Mr.  Forster. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  June  7,  1811. 

The  Semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Acad- 
emy commenced  at  the  State  House  on  Monday  the  4th  instant,  and 
closed  on  Thursday  evening.  The  Examination  was  minute  and  strict, 
and  the  result  was  satisfactory  to  the  audience  and  honorable  to  the 
institution. 

The  Trustees  have  for  certain  reasons  deemed  it  improper  to  publish 
their  reports  on  the  Examinations,  but  content  themselves  with  read- 
ing them  to  the  audience.  Their  reasons  for  withholding  the  publica- 
tion are  doubtless  good,  but  as  there  are  no  considerations  which  ought 
to  restrain  us,  we  take  the  liberty  of  publishing  our  opinions  of  the 
distinctions  which  belonged  to  students  of  the  different  classes,  as  we 
feel  it  to  be  an  act  of  justice  to  those  who  under  our  constant  observa- 
tion have  toiled  in  the  fields  of  learning  with  unwearied  diligence  and 
success. 

Our  limits  will  not  permit  us  to  name  all  the  members  of  the  differ- 
ent classes,  some  of  which  are  numerous ;  we  shall  therefore  only  notice 
those  who  excelled.  Every  name  mentioned  we  consider  entitled  to 
particular  distinction.  The  Preparatory  School  consisting  of  so  small 
children  is  passed  over  without  notice. 

Male   Department. 

A  Class  in  Corderii. — John  Wilson,  William  Haywood  and  Dempsey 
Goodman,  in  the  order  named. 

In  Caesar. — David  Bailey,  best ;  Blake  Little,  good. 

Ovid. — A  class  of  seven,  all  excellent.  Robert  Barrow  perhaps  the 
best. 

Virgil. — The  merits  equal.  In  the  conjugation  of  a  single  verb 
David   Smith  gained  a  distinction. 

Odes  of  Horace. — Robert  A.  Jones,  Peyton  Anderson,  Henry  Yick, 
W.  P.  Mangum. 

Cicero. — Peyton  Anderson. 


426  Wake  County  Schools. 

Greek  Testament. — W.  P.  Mangum. 

Lucian's  Dialogues. — Henry  Vick. 

Telemaque. — A  want  of  industry. 

Arithmetic. — Robert  Jones,  Josiah  Crudup,  and  John  Dick. 

Euclid. — Josiah  Crudup. 

Gibson's  Surveying. — Entitled  to  very  moderate  praise  and  none  to 
be  distinguished  by  being  named  here. 

Geography. — Thomas  Hill  and  Francis  Charlton. 

Grammar  Recitation. — John  Dick. 

Syntactical  Parsing. — A  Class  of  eight.  Thomas  Hill  and  Joseph 
Lane,  good;  some  were  indifferent. 

Murray's  Exercises. — Peyton  Anderson,  Josiah  Crudup  and  Robert 
A.  Jones. 

In  the  all  important  knowledge  of  the  English  Language  some,  not 
named,  were  deficient.  The  young  gentlemen  above  named,  corrected 
bad  and  constructed  pure  English  with  perfect  readiness. 

Oratory. — Josiah  Crudup,  Joseph  Lane,  Erancis  Charlton,  Thomas 
Hill,  Alex.  M'Kethen,  &  Peyton  Anderson.  There  were  twenty-five 
speakers,  and  a  general  improvement  since  the  last  examination  was 
manifested  by  all. 

Female   Department. 

Syntactical  Parsing :  Cowper's  Task. — Harriet  Casso,  Susan  Bar- 
nett,  Ann  Lane,  in  a  class  of  six. 

Grammar  Recitation  to  Twenty-second  Rule. — Jane  Johnson,  Eliza 
Williams,  Patsey  Hinton,  Fanny  Roulhac  and  Lucy  Saunders. 

Another  Class  of  Ditto. — Charlotte  Sessums  very  highly  distin- 
guished. 

Grammar  Recitation  to  Syntax,  Two  Classes. — In  one  Rebecca  J. 
M'Leroy  and  Amelia  Jones,  and  in  the  other  Ann  Bailey  and  Ellen 
White.     Both  classes  numerous. 

Carey's  Geography. — Eliza  E.  Haywood. 

Morse's  Geography. —  Eliza  Forney,  Harriet  Edwin  and  T.  A.  Jelks. 

Dwight's  Geography. — Of  seven  members  of  this  class  Patsey  Hinton 
and  Eliza  Williams  are  named. 

Blair's  Lectures. — Ann  E.  Gales,  Ann  Lane,  Harriet  Casso. 

Natural  Philosophy. — Eliza  R.  Haywood. 

Latin  Grammar. — Eliza  E.  Haywood,  Ann  Gales,  Sally  Haywood, 
Charity  Haywood. 

Telemachus,  French. — Ann  Gales  the  only  student  in  the  class  trans- 
lates with  facility  and  elegance. 

Reading  Cowper's  Task  and  Definitions. — Ann  Gales,  Susan  Bar- 
nett,  Eliza  R.  Haywood,  Stella  Armstead,  Harriet  Casso,  of  a  class 
of  fifteen.  We  will  remark  here  that  the  young  ladies  are  generally 
elegant  readers  and  superior  in  this  respect  to  the  students  of  the  other 
department. 

Reading  English  Reader. — JNTancey    Thomas,    Sen.,    Amelia    Jones, 


Wake  County  Schools.  427 

Eliza  Williams,  Ann  Bailey,  and  Ellen  White,  in  a  class  of  twenty- 
four. 

Another  Class  of  English  Readers. — Martha  A.  Goodman,  of  five. 

Arithmetic. — Ann  Lane,  Ann  Gales,  Eliza  White,  Eliza  R.  Haywood, 
Harriet  Casso,  Susan  Barnett,  in  three  classes  of  nineteen.  The  atten- 
tion paid  to  this  very  useful  exercise  of  the  best  faculties  of  the  mind 
merits  the  highest  praise. 

Copy  Writing  a  Class  of  Eighteen. — Yancey  Thomas,  Jun.,  Mary 
Hunter,  Mary  M'Kethen,  Martha  Hunter,    and  Ann  Bailey. 

In  Justice  to  several  students  of  the  best  talents,  and  most  commend- 
able industry,  who  are  not  named  here,  it  ought  to  be  mentioned  that 
they  have  not  yet  acquired  particular  distinction  because  of  the  short 
time  they  have  been  in  the  Academy.  They  are  yet  in  the  infancy  of 
their  studies,  but  it  is  expected  the  proud  list  we  have  given  above  will 
by  another  examination  be  swelled  by  the  names  of  many  who  are  press- 
ing forward  in  their  studies  with  a  degree  of  persevering  exertion  that 
will  soon  place  them  in  the  first  ranks  of  merit. 

At  the  close  of  the  examination,  after  the  Beading  of  the  Report, 
Mr.  Anthony  Greville  Glynn,  by  request  of  the  Trustees,  rose  and 
addressed  the  Students  and  audience  in  a  speech,  and  at  the  conclu- 
sion, delivered  a  Valedictory  to  the  Trustees,  Teachers  and  Students, 
on  the  occasion  of  his  then  retiring  from  his  situation  in  the  Academy. 
Mr.  Glynn's  speech  was  very  eloquent  and  impressive,  and  was  heard 
with  unmixed  delight  by  the  audience. 

—The  Star,  June  21,  1811. 

MR.  GLYNN  MOVES  TO  LOUISBUEG. 

Anthony    G.    Glynn,    Attorney,    etc.,    has    removed   his    Office   from 
Raleigh  to  Louisburg.     He  will  attend  his  former  Courts. 
December  20. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  22,  1820. 

COMMITTEE   ON  VISITATION. 

INFORMATION". 

The  last  quarter  of  the  present  year  will  commence  on  Monday 
next,  and  end  on  the  10th  of  November.  The  following  Trustees  belong 
to  the  Committee  of  Visitation  for  Friday,  the  23d  instant.  Their 
attendance  will  be  expected  at  the  Academy  throughout  the  day,  viz. 

William  Polk,  Robert  Williams,  W.  H.  Haywood,  S.  Bond,  Joseph 
Gales,  Theo.  Hunter,  A.  Rogers. 

The  monthly  meeting  of  the  Board,  will  be  held  at  the  State  House, 
on  Saturday  next,  10  o'clock,  A.  M. 

August  20th,  1811. 

— Raleigh  Star,  August  23,  1811. 


428  Wake  County  Schools. 

PROGRAM  OF  POLEMIC  SOCIETY  PLAY. 

On  Wednesday,  November  6th, 
(The  3d  Evening  of  the  ensuing  Examination) 

The  Polemic  Society 

Will  perform,  for  the  benefit  of  their  Library, 

the  celebrated  Tragedy,  in  5  acts,  called 

Mahomet, 
The  Impostor, 

written  by  the  Revd.  Mr.  Miller 
(With  new  dresses,  decorations,  etc.) 


To  which  will  be  added  the  Farce  of 
Three  Weeks  after  Marriage : 

Or, 

What  we  must  all  come  to, 

By  Arthur  Murphy,  Esq. 

Doors  to  be  opened  at  half  past  six,  and  Performance  to  commence 
at  half  past  seven,  precisely. 

[j^gr5  Tickets,  at  one  dollar  each,  may  be  had  at  the  Star  Office,  at 
Mr.  Gales's  Book  Store,  and  at  Messrs.  J.  &  W.  Peace's. 
— Raleigh  Register,  October  25,  1811. 

TEACHERS  IN  FALL  OF  1811. 

*  *  *  We  cannot  close  this  report  without  giving  that  credit  to 
the  Rev.  Mr.  McPheeters,  which  his  assiduity  and  uncommon  attention 
to  the  welfare  of  the  institution,  merits.  The  other  officers  of  the 
Academy,  Messrs.  Foster,  Crudup,  Dickson,  and  Miss  Casso  all  merit 
the  applause  of  the  Trustees.     *     *     * 

The  Academy  will  be  opened  for  the  reception  of  Students  on  the 
first  of  January  next.  The  same  officers  will  be  engaged,  with  the 
exception  of  Mr.  Crudup,  whose  engagements  will  not  permit  him  to 
remain  any  longer  in  the  institution.  His  place  will  be  supplied  as 
soon  as  possible.    By  order  of  the  Board,  A.  G.  Glynn,  Sec'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  15,  1811. 

T3         i     -n      •  i  DUE  BILL  ACCOUNT. 

Beverly  Daniel 

In  an  account  with  William  Peace,  Treasurer  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy  Drs. 

1811. 
March  26  To  amount  due  Bills  received $1,174.50 

Cr  

By   amount   of   receipts   for  money   received   on   account 

Bills  sold $815.50 


Wake  County  Schools.  429 

1811. 

Novr  15th  By  Bills  paid  over  to  William  Shaw  agreeably 

to  the  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 207.37^ 

By  cash   on  hand 147.62V> 

By  one  counterfeit  40/  Bill 4.00 

$1,174.50 
Bev  Daniel. 

Reed  the  18th  day  of  November  1811  of  Beverly  Daniel  two  hundred 
cC-  Seven  dollars  and  thirty-seven  &  half  cents  in  Raleigh  Academy 
due  Bills — for  the  purpose  of  putting  into  circulation. 

Wm  Shaw. 

— Pittman  Papers. 

CONTINGENT  FEE  TO  BE  CHARGED. 

The  Academy  will  be  again  opened  for  the  reception  of  Students 
on  the  first  day  of  January,  under  the  superintendance  of  the  Rev. 
William  McPheeters,  with  the  usual  complement  of  Assistant  Teachers. 
Mrs.  Sambourne  will  continue  to  preside  over  the  Female  Department. 
*  *  *  Each  Student  will  hereafter  be  required  to  pay  25  cents  a 
session,  for  the  purpose  of  creating  a  Contingent  Fund  for  Fire  Wood 
and  other  incidental  charges.     *     *     * 

Dec.  26.  A.  G.  Glynn,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  3,  1812. 

LETTER  ABOUT  MISS  GRANBERRT. 

Bertie,  Piney  Wilds,  near  Windsor 

Dr.  Sir,  This  will  be  handed  you  by  Mr.  Lewis  Cotton,  who 
brings  Bucy  Granberry,  a  ward  of  mine,  to  yr.  school.  I  wish  her 
to  attend  to  reading,  writing,  Geography,  Grammar,  &  Arithmetic, 
in  the  course  of  the  year,  to  be  arranged  as  may  seem  most  expedient, 
she  will  probably  wish  to  draw  or  paint,  and  if  so  should  have  no 
objection  provided  it  does  not  interfere  too  much  with  her  other 
studies.  Mr.  Cotton  will  probably  leave  some  money  with  you  for 
her  use,  as  she  may  want  some  few  things,  such  as  Books,  paper,  a 
paint  Box,  etc.  etc.,  which  you  will  please  furnish,  as  have  requested 
her  to  apply  to  you. 

Our  former  acquaintance  has  induced  me  to  take  this  liberty  with 
you,  &  hope  it  will  not  be  disagreeable  to  act  as  Guardian  to  a  little  girl. 

Respectfully  Your  Hble.  Servt 

12th  Jan.y  1812.  Simon  Turner 

Mr.  William  Peace,  Raleigh. 
— From  Pittman  Papers. 


430  Wake  County  Schools. 

MR.  EICE  TO  TEACH  AGAIN. 

We  have  the  pleasure  to  state  that  the  Trustees  of  our  Academy  have 
engaged  the  assistance  of  the  Rev'd  Benjamin  Rice.  He  will  aid  Mr. 
McPheeters  in  the  higher  classes.  The  character  of  Mr.  Rice  as  a 
scholar  and  preceptor  is  so  well  known,  that  we  hazard  nothing  in 
saying  he  will  he  an  important  acquisition  to  the  talents  already  em- 
ployed in  this  Seminary. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  11 ,  1812. 

HONOR  ROLL,  JANUARY,  1812. 

RALEIGH    ACADEMY. 

Our  usual  testimony  in  favor  of  those  students  who  enter  this  Semi- 
nary early  in  the  session  has  this  year  been  delayed,  but  not  because  our 
sense  of  their  merits  is  any  wise  lessened.  Those  students  only,  who 
improve  every  moment  of  the  precious  and  fleeting  period  of  youth, 
can  hope  to  derive  essential  benefits  from  education;  but  the  delicate 
master  Jackies  and  spoilt  Misses,  who  make  their  education  a  mere  holi- 
day amusement  for  the  summer,  never  have  and  never  can  be  mate- 
rially benefited  by  their  interrupted  immethodical  studies.  Besides  that 
the  mind  in  the  winter  being  more  active  and  more  capable  of  exertion, 
receives  new  impressions  and  new  ideas  with  much  greater  facility 
than  in  summer,  (one  day  in  the  former  season  being  worth  two  in 
the  latter)  the  portion  of  life  alloted  to  education  is  too  short  to  justify 
the  loss  of  a  single  day.  The  following  are  the  students  now  in  the 
Academy,  with  the  names  of  the  places  from  which  they  are  sent.  That 
they  have  been  punctual  in  their  attendance  is  but  half  of  their  praise ; 
they  are  prosecuting  their  studies  with  the  most   commendable  ardor 

and  perseverance.  -,r  — . 

Male    Department. 

John  H.  Atkinson,  from  Pitt;  Jesse  Averitt,  George  Outlaw,  Joseph 
Outlaw,  Matthias  Palmer  and  Jonathan  Taylor,  Bertie ;  William  Camp- 
bell, Orange;  Edward  Davis,  Person;  John  M.  Dick  and  John  W. 
Dick,  Guilford ;  Weston  Gales,  Joseph  D.  Gorman,  William  Haywood, 
John  Haywood,  William  Hunter,  Joseph  Lane,  Alex.  M'Kethen, 
Thomas  Ragsdale  and  John  Wilson,  Wake;  Dempsey  Goodman,  Gates; 
Thomas  Hill,  Duplin;  Robert  A.  Jones,  Halifax;  Blake  Little,  Joseph 
Lloyd,  and  Laurence  O'Bryan,  Edgecombe ;  James  Nuttall,  and  William 
ISTuttall,  Granville;  Peter  Picot,  Martin;  Joseph  Roulhac,  Washington; 
Ransom  Saunders.  Johnston;  Eli  Ward,  Onslow — 32. 

Female  Department. 

Eliza  Carson,  Cabarrus;  Hannah  Garretson,  Philadelphia;  Mary 
Davidson  and  Mary  Simonton,  Iredell ;  Elizabeth  Connor,  Mecklen- 
berg;  Ann  Gales,  Maria  Ragsdale,  Sally  Haywood,  Eliza  Haywood, 
Mary  Hunter,  Charity  Haywood,  Mary  M'Kethen,  Caroline  Gales, 
Mary  Ragsdale,  Julia  Langley,  Eliza  Casso,  Sally  Hunter,  Louisa  Hill, 


Wake  County  Schools.  431 

Maria  Coman,  Susan  Ragsdale,  and  Jane  Sambourne,  Wake ;  Emily 
Sneed,  Granville;  Eliza  Walker,  Orange;  Frances  Roulhac,  Martin; 
Lucy  Granberry,  Northampton;  Mary  Williamson,  Person;  Harriet 
Boazman,  Wasbington;  Mary  Edwards,  Greene;  Mary  Yeal  and  Har- 
riet Collins,  Bertie;  Caroline  Snead,  Newbern ;  Louisa  M'Call,  Wil- 
mington— 33.  t,  „ 

Peepaeatoey    School. 

Jobn  H.  Boylan,  Alexander  Boylan,  Matthew  Coman,  Jobn  Christo- 
phers, Christopher  Christophers,  Francisco  J.  Casso,  Peter  Derrieux, 
Robert  T.  Goodwin,  William  Goodwin,  Benjamin  H.  Haywood,  Leigh 
Haywood,  William  R.  Haywood,  George  W.  Haywood,  Fabius  J.  Hay- 
wood, Alfred  M.  Haywood,  Thomas  B.  Haywood,  William  Hill, 
Frederich  S.  Marshall,  John  M.  M'Kethen,  Lucius  J.  Polk,  Leonidas 
Polk,  Daniel  Peck,  Willis  Peck,  William  Peck,  Thomas  Shaw,  William 
Shaw,  James  Shaw,  Edward  Sambourne,  and  James  Sambourne, 
Raleigh— 29.     Total  93. 

— The  Star,  January  31,  1812. 

COMMITTEE  ON  MONTHLY  VISITATION. 

The  stated  monthly  Meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  this  Institution  will 
be  held  on  Saturday  next.  The  following  Trustees  compose  the  Visiting 
Committee  for  the  present  month,  viz. :  John  Haywood,  Henry  Potter, 
W.  W.  Seaton,  William  Peace,  William  Shaw,  Redding  Jones. 

February  27. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  28,  1812. 

BOOKS  MUST  BE  RETURNED  TO  LIBRARY,  1812. 

POLEMIC    LIBRARY. 

In  conformity  to  a  resolution  passed  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Po- 
lemic Society  in  Raleigh,  the  Librarian  is  under  the  necessity  of  calling 
in  immediately,  all  those  books  which  may  have  been  drawn  from  the 
library,  before  the  first  of  February,  1812,  and  as  it  is  a  matter  of 
considerable  importance  for  the  preservation  of  the  library,  it  is  hoped 
that  this  notice  will  command  attention  from  those  who  may  have  any 
books  belonging  thereto. 

By  order  of  the  Polemic  Society, 

Feb.  1,  1812.  Blake  Little,  Librarian. 

—The  Star,  March  6,  1812. 

COMMITTEE  ON  VISITATION. 

The  stated  Monthly  Meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  this  Institution  will 
be  held  on  Saturday  next.  The  following  Trustees  compose  the  Visit- 
ing Committee  for  the  present  month,  viz. :  Simon  Turner,  Calvin 
Jones,  William  Hill,  Theo.  Hunter,  Beverly  Daniel,  Henry  Seawell, 
William  Hinton. 

March  26. 

—Register,  March  27,  1812. 


432  Wake  County  Schools. 

MARRIAGE  OF  WM.  McPHEETERS. 

MARRIED, 

At   Washington    (1ST.    C),   on   the   10th  inst.   by  the   Eev.   James  W. 
Thompson,   the   Rev.   William   McPheeters,   Principal   of   the   Raleigh 
Academy,  to  Miss  Margaret  Ann  McDaniel,  of  the  former  place. 
—Raleigh  Register,  March  27,  1812. 
.  ( 
MONEY  FOR  JOHNSTON  CHILDREN. 

Raleigh  Acacl.y  6th  April  1812. 

Augustine  Pugh,  Esq.  left  the  inclosed  Twelve  dollars   ($12.00)   to 

be  given  Mastrs.   John  Johnston  Sen  John  Johnston   Jun   Thompson 

Johnston  and  William  Johnston.  Twenty-five  cents  (25)   to  each  per 

week  on  application.  W.  Peace. 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 

COMMITTEE  ON  VISITATION. 

A  meeting  of  the  Trustees  will  be  held  at  the  Academy  on  Saturday 
next  at  3  o'clock,  on  special  business.  The  Monthly  Committee  are  re- 
quested to  visit  the  Academy  on  the  preceding  day.  The  following  gen- 
tlemen compose  the  Visiting  Committee  for  the  present  month,  viz. : 
William  Polk,  W.  H.  Haywood,  Southy  Bond,  Joseph  Gales,  John 
Hinton,  Allen  Rogers. 

April  16,  1812. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  17,  1812. 

SEVEN  TEACHERS  EMPLOYED  AT  THE  ACADEMY,  1812. 
RALEIGH    ACADEMY. 

The  Parents  and  Guardians  of  Students  at  the  Raleigh  Academy, 
and  the  friends  of  the  institution  and  of  literature  in  general,  may  be 
gratified  by  being  informed  that  the  business  of  Education  was  never 
more  prosperously  conducted  than  at  present.  The  Students  are  numer- 
ous and  industrious,  and  are  well  attended  by  efficient  instructors. 
Seven  teachers  are  now  employed,  viz. :  In  the  Male  Department,  Mr. 
M'Pheeters  (the  Principal),  and  Mr.  Mangum;  in  the  Eemale  Depart- 
ment, Mrs.  Sambourne,  Miss  M'Intyre,  &  Mr.  Eorster.  And  in  the 
Preparatory  School,  Mr.  Dickson  and  Mr.  Jones.  In  consequence  of 
the  increased  number  of  students,  Committees  are  appointed  for  weekly 
instead  of  monthly  visitations,  as  formerly.  Every  exertion  is  made  by 
the  Trustees  to  sustain  and  increase  the  reputation  which  the  Raleigh 
Academy  has  deservedly  acquired,  and  the  students  are  commendably 
zealous  in  this  co-operation.  Their  two  societies  have  weekly  meetings 
for  the  exercise  of  their  talents  in  the  discussion  of  useful  subjects,  and 
considerable  additions  are  made  to  the  Library. 

— The  Star,  April  21+,  1812. 


Wake  County  Schools.  433 

COMMITTEES  ON  VISITATION. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  on  the  25th 
of  April,  .1812,  it  was  Resolved,  that  the  Trustees  be  divided  into  seven 
classes,  as  follows,  viz. : 

JSTo.  1. — William  Hawkins,  Henry  Sea  well,  William  Shaw,  Stephen 
Haywood,  Wm.  Glendinning,  Th.  Henderson. 

No.  2. — William  Polk,  W.  H.  Haywood,  Sterling  Yancey,  Alexander 
Lucas,  Redding  Jones. 

No.  3. — Henry  Potter,  David  Stone,  Sherwood  Haywood,  William 
Hinton,  John  Marshall. 

No.  4. — Joseph  Gales,  William  Hill,  Richard  Smith,  Benj.  Ragsdale, 
Simon  Turner. 

No.  5. — Calvin  Jones,  William  Peace,  William  Scott,  A.  W.  Gil- 
christ, Allen  Rogers. 

No.  6. — Theophilus  Hunter,  Nathaniel  Jones,  William  W.  Seaton, 
Southy  Bond,  John  Haywood. 

No.  7. — William  Boylan,  John  Hinton,  Beverly  Daniel,  William 
Peck,  J.  S.  Raboteau. 

Which  said  Classes  are  required  to  visit  the  Academy  weekly,  and  in 
rotation.     *     *     *  Wm.  Hill,  Secretary. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  1,  1812. 

SOCIETY  PLAY  PROGRAM. 

For  the  Benefit  of  the  Polemic  Library, 

On  Friday  Evening  next,  the  29th  inst. 

The  Polemic  Society  will  perform,  Kotzebue's 
greatly  admired  Play,  in  5  acts  called 

The  Stranger. 

After  which,  the  excellent  Farce,  written  by  D. 

Garrick,  Esq.  called 

Neck  or  Nothing. 

The  Curtain  to  rise  at  half  after  7  o'clock. 

Cgir3 Tickets,  at  one  dollar  each,  may  be  had  on  the  day  of  Per- 
formance at  Messrs.  Gales's,  Boylan's  and  Henderson's  Stores.  Chil- 
dren half  price. 

May  22,  1812. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  22,  1812. 

RECEIPTS  FOR  MISS  CRANBERRY. 

City  of  Raleigh  2nd  June  1812,  Reed,  of  Simon  Turner  Esqr. 
(Bertie  Cty.)  per  the  hands  of  William  Peace  Forty-five  dollars  & 
fifty  cents  for  Miss  Lucy  Granberry's  board  from  the   16th  January 

28 


434  Wake  County  Schools. 

last  until  the  1st  of  August  next,   (say  for  Six  &  one  half  months  at 
seven  dollars  per  month). 

($45.50)  ¥m.  W.  Bell,  for  Mrst.  Margret  Casso. 

Raleigh  16th  Jan.y  1812.  left  with  W.  Peace,  by  Lewis  Cotton — 
friend  of  Simon  Turner  (Bertie  Cty.),  30  dollars  for  the  purpose  of 
paying  Miss  Lucy  Granberry's  tuition  the  next  &  last  session  of  the 
present  year,  and  other  incidental  expenses — also  the  further  sum  of 
forty-five  dollars  to  pay  Mrs.  Casso  for  Miss  Lucy  Granberrys  board 
for  6V2  months  at  the  rate  of  7  dollars  per  month — board  to  commence 
on  this  day. 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  our  Academy  com- 
menced at  the  State  House  in  this  city  on  Thursday  week,  and  con- 
tinued until  yesterday  noon;  during  which  time  150  Students  received 
a  minute  and  thorough  examination.  The  whole  of  the  business  was 
conducted  with  the  greatest  order  and  regularity,  and  was  every  day 
attended  by  a  number  of  the  Trustees.  *  *  *  On  four  of  the  even- 
ings orations  were  delivered  by  the  elder  Students,  and  most  of  the 
younger  Boys  delivered  Speeches  in  the  course  of  the  Examination — 
so  that,  in  the  whole,  upwards  of  sixty  orations  were  delivered.    *    *     * 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  June  5,  1812. 

LETTER  ABOUT  RICKS  WIGGI1VS. 

Dear  Sir  I  Reed  yours  the  other  day  &  was  highly  pleased  to  hear 
that  my  son  Ricks  was  satisfied  &  a  doing  well  &  that  his  uncles  were 
well  &  I  hope  that  they  will  still  persevear  in  there  studies  &  keep  from 
all  bad  company  Myself  &  Family  is  very  well  hope  this  may  find  Your- 
self well — As  to  the  Uniform  I  will  leave  it  to  yourself  I  would  wish 
him  to  do  as  the  other  students  does  in  general  That  is  anything  im- 
proving to  him  I  suppose  You  have  such  things  as  will  suit  him  for 
the  dress  and  will  let  him  have  them  but  dont  let  him  run  me  In  debt 
for  any  useless  articles  such  as  trifling  things  as  boys  are  liable  to  do, 
as  to  Cloaths  I  believe  he  has  a  plenty  but  I  am  perfectly  willing  for 
him  to  have  this  uniform  suit  &  to  go  toJ;he  Plays  now  &  then  in 
reason,  be  so  good  as  to  take  the  Trouble  on  yourself  to  keep  an  eye 
over  him  &  do  with  him  as  if  he  was  a  son  of  Yours  &  You  will  much 
oblige  Your  friend  I  have  sent  ten  Dollars  by  Cousin  Thomas  Wynns 
which  he  will  hand  to  you  containing  Ricks  Schooling 

I  Remain  Your 
1ST  B     The  marbles  Most  ob.  Sert.  &c 

&  toys  he  can  have  Baker   Wiggins 

them  likewise. 

[This  letter  has  no  date.] 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 


Wake  County  Schools.  435 

LETTER  ABOUT  WIGGINS  BOYS. 

Dear  Sir 

I  have  inclosed  Ten  Dollars  for  the  Tuition  of  my  Brothers  Mason 
L.  Wiggins  and  Laurance  B.  Wiggins  for  this  Session  and  wish  you  to 
return  me  a  receipt  and  inform  me  if  it  is  sufficient.  Pleas  inform  them 
that  myself  and  their  relations  are  well. 

I  am  Yours  respectfully 

Saml.  L.  Wiggins 
P  S  direct  to  June  10th  18  [rest  tore  off] 

Hamilton 

The  subscription  of  this  letter  reads : 
Hamilton  N".  C. 

12th  June  1812  Free 

William  Peace  Esqr 

Post  Master 

— From,  Pittman  Papers.  Raleigh 

TY.  P.  MANGUM  OiV  FOURTH  OF  JULY. 

Saturday  being  the  36th  anniversary  of  American  Independence,  was 
celebrated  in  this  city  with  more  than  usual  eclat.  *  *  *  At  nine 
o'clock,  a  handsome  and  appropriate  Oration  was  delivered  to  the  Po- 
lemic Society  (composed  principally  of  the  youths  of  our  Academy)  and 
others,  by  Mr.  W.  P.  Mangum,  a  very  respectable  member  of  that 
body.     *     * 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  July  10,  1812. 

MRS.  SAMBOURNE  TO  RETIRE. 

Mrs.  Sambourne, 

Having  testified  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  her  inten- 
tion of  relinquishing  her  situation  as  Superintendent  of  the  Female 
Department,  at  the  conclusion  of  the  present  Session,  wishes  to  inform 
her  Friends  and  the  Public,  that  she  shall  continue  to  reside  in  Raleigh, 
and,  at  the  commencement  of  the  ensuing  year,  will  instruct  a  few 
Young  Ladies  in  Music,  Painting,  Embroidery,  etc.  so  that  Students 
in  the  Academy  and  others  will  have  an  opportunity  of  acquiring  there 
polite  accomplishments. 

September  17. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  18,  1812. 

GOING  IX  DEBT,  POCKET  MONEY,  ETC. 

In  order  to  maintain  and  preserve  that  good  character  which  the 
Raleigh  Academy  has  hitherto  had,  of  being  not  only  an  Institution 
well  calculated  to  afford  instruction  of  every  kind  to  Youth  of  both 
sexes ;  but  also  an  Institution  where  the  morals  of  Students  are  im- 
proved and  preserved  in  purity : 


436  Wake  County  Schools. 

It  is  most  earnestly  recommended  by  the  Trustees  of  this  Institution, 
that  the  Parents  and  Guardians  of  Students  sent  to  it,  will  not  put 
any  considerable  sum  of  money  in  the  disposal  of  such  Students,  nor 
allow  them  to  contract  a  debt  at  any  Store  in  the  City;  but  that  they 
authorize  some  respectable  resident  to  allow  their  Children  or  Wards 
small  sums  of  pocket  money  at  stated  periods,  and,  in  all  cases,  to 
authorise  the  purchase  of  any  articles  of  Clothing,  Books,  etc.,  which 
it  may  be  necessary  for  them  to  obtain  on  credit  during  their  stay  at 
the  Academy.     *     *     * 


And  whereas  a  practice  has  lately  obtained  amongst  some  of  the 
Students  of  this  Academy  of  leaving  their  Boarding  Houses  after  their 
Parents  or  Guardians  have  placed  them  there  for  the  Session,  abruptly 
and  without  notice,  without  the  knowledge  of  their  said  Parents  or 
Guardians;  which  indecorous  conduct,  if  continued,  will  probably  have 
the  effect  to  prevent  respectable  Families  from  taking  Students  to 
board,  and  thereby  greatly  injure  the  interests  of  the  Institution : 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution,  in  order,  if  possible,  to  prevent  a 
repetition  of  this  practice,  wish  it  to  be  understood,  that  when  Parents 
or  Guardians  place  their  Children  or  Wards  to  board,  they  place  them 
for  the  Session;  and  if  any  such  Student  shall  leave  his  or  her  Board- 
ing House,  without  the  consent  of  his  or  her  Parents  or  Guardian,  ex- 
pressed in  writing,  the  Parent  or  Guardian  shall  not  only  be  liable  to 
pay  for  his  or  her  board  for  the  remainder  of  the  Session,  but  such 
Student  shall  be  considered  by  the  Faculty  as  having  committed  a  dis- 
orderly act,  and  shall  be  dealt  with  accordingly.     *     *     * 

Sept.  26,  1812.  Wm.  Hill,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  2,  1812. 

COUNTEBFEIT  DUE  BILLS. 

Our  readers  will  observe,  by  an  advertisement  in  to-day's  paper,  that 
our  Academy  due-bills  of  the  denomination  of  25  cents  have  been  coun- 
terfeited, and  that  two  men  named  Killingsworth  and  Massey  are  sus- 
pected of  circulating  them.  It  is  supposed  the  counterfeits  are  made 
in  Johnston  county.  They  may  be  easily  known  by  the  bad  execution 
of  the  printing,  and  the  paper  being  lighter  than  that  of  the  good  bills. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  2,  1812. 

ACADEMY   SUMMONS. 

Messrs.  S.  H.  and  J.  B.  O.,  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  who, 
on  Tuesday  last,  without  leave,  and  in  contempt  of  the  laws  of  the 
Institution,  left  the  city,   are  hereby  required  immediately  to   return, 


Wake  County  Schools.  437 

under  pain  of  having  their  conduct  stigmatized  in  that  way  which  the 
established  usages  of  Public  Institutions  authorize. 

By  order  of  the  Faculty. 

October  7,  1812.  J.  D.,  As't  Teacher 

— Raleigh  Star,  October  9,  1812. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING. 

On  Saturday  last,  the  Examination  of  the  Students  of  our  Academy 
was  closed  by  the  reading  of  the  Report  of  the  Trustees  on  the  merits 
of  the  Students,  followed  by  a  very  appropriate  Address,  by  Dr.  C. 
Jones,  (one  of  the  Trustees  appointed  for  the  purpose)  in  the  course 
of  which  was  conferred  on  one  of  the  Female  Students,  who  had  passed 
through  the  complete  course  of  studies  prescribed  for  the  Female  De- 
partment with  the  approbation  of  the  Trustees  and  Faculty  (agreeably 
to  a  provision  in  the  laws  of  the  Institution)  an  Honorary  Certificate, 
and  an  elegantly  designed  Gold  Medal. 

The  report  on  the  merits  of  the  Compositions,  Drawings  &  Embroid- 
ery was  delivered  by  Mr.  A.  Lucas,  and  evinced  much  taste  and  ability. 

This  highly  approved  Examination  occupied  seven  days ;  nor  will  the 
time  appear  long  when  it  is  stated  that  eleven  classes  of  Students  passed 
in  review  from  the  Preparatory  School;  twenty-six  in  the  Languages 
and  Sciences,  and  thirty-nine  in  the  different  branches  of  Learning 
taught  in  the  Female  Department.  In  addition  to  which,  there  were 
inspected  50  or  60  original  Compositions,  40  specimens  of  Drawing, 
and  4  of  Embroidery.  In  the  course  of  the  Examination  an  Oration 
was  also  heard  from  nearly  every  Male  Student  in  the  Academy.  The 
Exercises  of  the  next  session  will  commence  on  the  1st  of  January. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  November  13,  1812. 

COUNTERFEIT  DUE  BILLS. 

On  "Wednesday  last,  was  committed  to  the  jail  of  this  county,  for 
trial,  Patrick  McLeod,  of  Johnston  county,  charged  with  passing  coun- 
terfeit Due-Bills  of  our  Academy,  knowing  them  to  be  such. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  November  6,  1812. 

MISS  BOSWORTH  AND  MR.  EDMONDSON  COME  TO  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  above  Institution  respectfully  inform  the  public, 
that  the  Exercises  for  the  ensuing  year  will  commence  on  Monday  the 
4th  of  January,  under  the  superintendance  of  the  Rev.  Win.  McPheeters. 

The  Female  Department  will  be  under  the  direction  of  Miss  Bos- 
worth,  from  the  State  of  ISTew  York — a  young  Lady;  who,  the  Trustees 
are  assured,  is  properly  qualified  for  the  undertaking,  being  well  edu- 
cated and  a  perfect  mistress  of  the  polite  and  fashionable  accomplish- 
ments of  Drawing  and  every  kind  of  ornamental  K"eedle-work.  Both 
Mr.  McPheeters  and  Miss  Bosworth  will  be  ably  assisted  in  their  several 
departments. 


438  Wake  County  Schools. 

The  Preparatory  School  will  be  taught  by  Mr.  Edmondson,  a  young 
Gentleman  from  Washington  College,  in  Virginia,  who  is  said  to  be 
well  qualified  for  this  department.     *     *     * 

Dec.  16.  Wm.  Hill,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  18,  1812. 

ACADEMY  BUYS  PICTURES. 

Received  of  the  trustees  of  the  Raleigh 

Academy  for  engravings  $25.00 

Paid  for  engravings  14.75 


Balance  returned  10.25 

June  11th  A  W  Bosworth 

William  Peace  Esq. 

Treasurer  of  R.  Academy. 
— From  Pittman  Papers. 

CONTRACT  FOR  NEW  BUILDING. 

The  Trustees  of  our  Academy  have  deemed  it  expedient,  from  the 
great  increase  of  Students,  to  erect  a  separate  House  for  a  Preparatory 
School,  which  is  contracted  for,  and  will  be  finished  by  the  first  of  June. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  26,  1813. 

DUE  BILL  ACCOUNT. 

March  27th  1813  Reed,  of  Wm.  Shaw  for  signing,  the  following 
parcels  of  Due  bills  (to  wit)  : 

5  qurs.  of  10  sheets— 32  bills  p  sheet  1600  of  25cts  $400 

5  qurs.  of  10       "                   "                      1600  —  20cts  320 

5  qurs.  of  10       "                  "                     1600  —  lOcts  160 


—From  Pittman  Papers. 

LETTER  TO  ELI  WARD. 

EH  Onslow  May  31st.  1913. 

I  have  just  received  your  letter  and  am  supprised  to  hear  the  examina- 
tion has  taken  place  as  I  expected  it  would  not  commence  until  about 
15th  of  June  at  which  time  I  expected  to  go  or  send.  You  must  call 
on  Mr.  Peace  and  he  will  pay  for  your  schooling — as  it  is  out  of  my 
power  at  this  time  to  send  the  money,  for  the  want  of  an  opportunity 
as  there  is  no  post  office  nigh,  which  you  well  know — I  am  now  waiting 
for  my  vessel  to  sail  for  Wilmington  where  I  expect  to  be  in  a  few 


Wake  County  Schools.  439 

days.     I  will  then  send  on  the  money  for  you  to  pay  Mr.  Peace,  and 
Mr.  Goodwin  for  your  board  which  you  can  make  none  to  them. 

I  am  Your  etc. 
[Postcript  illegible.]  Edwd.  Wakd. 

Mr.  Eli  Ward 
Raleigh 

[Mailed  at  Swansboro,  June  1st,  postage  12%  cents.] 
— From  Pittman  Papers. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  our  Academy  was 
yesterday  brought  to  a  close.  *  *  *  For  their  convenience,  the  Trus- 
tees divided  themselves  into  three  classes,  one  of  which  constantly  at- 
tended the  Examination;  besides  distinct  committees  appointed  for  the 
purpose  of  examining  and  reporting  on  the  Compositions,  the  writing, 
the  drawings  and  needle-work  of  the  Young  Ladies,  etc.  At  one  o'clock 
yesterday,  their  Report,  in  which  the  merits  of  every  class  were  particu- 
larly enumerated,  was  read  to  the  Students  and  a  large  and  respectable 
audience,  by  the  Hon.  John  Louis  Taylor,  Chief  Justice  of  this  State; 
who  closed  the  whole  by  a  handsome  and  appropriate  address. 

The  second  Session  of  the  Academy  will  commence  on  Monday  next. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  June  4,  1813. 

RULES  ABOUT  DEBTS,  EXTRAVAGANCE,  POCKET  MONEY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Academy  have  at  all  times  watched  over  the 
morals  and  deportment  of  Students  confided  to  their  care.  *  *  * 
The  Students  are  generally  diligent  in  their  studies,  orderly  in  their 
demeanor,  and  regular  in  their  moral  conduct.  *  *  *  Still,  however, 
there  is  an  evil  which  found  its  way  into  this  Institution  sometime  ago, 
and  which  neither  the  discipline  of  the  Teachers,  nor  the  advice  of  the 
Trustees  has  been  able  entirely  to  eradicate.  It  is  the  extravagant  use 
of  Money;  or,  what  is  still  worse,  the  extravagant  use  of  Credit.  Proper 
means  have  been  used  to  root  out  this  practice.  Parents  and  Guardians 
have  been  publicly  advised,  and  merchants  and  shopkeepers  entreated 
and  warned ;  and  yet  there  are  some  recent  instances  of  Students  in- 
volving their  Parents  and  Guardians  in  much  unnecessary  expense;  by 
opening  accounts  unauthorized,   in   the   stores   and   shops   of  the  city. 

*  *     *     One  dollar  a  month  is  considered  sufficient  for  pocket  money. 

*  *  *  Would  it  not  be  wise,  would  it  not  be  honorable,  for  every 
Parent  and  Guardian  to  make  a  firm  stand  against  this  practice,  as 
the  bane  of  Education  and  Virtue?  *  *  *  The  good  work  is  already 
begun.  One  Gentleman,  regardless  of  false  censures,  has  positively  re- 
fused payment.     His  conduct  on  this  occasion  can  not  be  too  highly 


440  Wake  County  Schools. 

extolled,   and  it   is  earnestly  hoped   this  example  will  be  universally 
followed. 

By  order  of  the  Board, 

June  7.  Wm.  Hill,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  11,  1813. 

CLASSES  AND  SUBJECTS  TAUGHT. 

Sketch  of  the  Report  of  the  Late  Examination. 
Preparatory    School. 

1.  Murray's  Introduction     *     *     * 

2.  Sampson's  Beauties  of  the  Bible     *     *     * 

3.  English  Grammar     *     *     * 

4.  Arithmetic     *     *     * 

Male    Department. 

1.  Spelling     *     *     * 

2.  English  Grammar     *     *     * 

3.  Latin  Grammar     *     *     * 

4.  Corderii     *     *     * 

5.  Esoph  and  Erasmus     *     *     * 

6.  Selects  e  Veteri  and  Profanis     *     *     * 

7.  Caesar  and  Sallust     *     *     * 

8.  Cassar  and  Virgil     *     *     * 

9.  Do  2nd.  Class     *     *     * 

10.  Virgil     *     *     * 

11.  Cicero     *     *     * 

12.  Greek  Testament     *     *     * 

13.  Arithmetic     *     *     * 

14.  Euclid  and  Chymistry     *     *     * 

(The  Chymical  experiments  afforded  much  entertainment.) 

15.  Geography     *     *     * 

Female  Department. 

1.  Spelling     *     *     * 

2.  Murray's    Introduction     *     *     * 

3.  English  Reader     *     *     * 

4.  Murray's  Sequel     *     *     * 

5.  Osian     *     *     * 

6.  Cowper's  Task     *     *     * 

7.  Milton's  Paradise  Lost     *     *     * 

8.  English  Grammar     *     *     * 

9.  English  Grammar  (Parsing)      *     *     * 

10.  Murray's  Exercises     *  *     * 

11.  Geography     *     *     * 

12.  Blair's  PJietoric     *     *  * 

13.  Ferguson's  Astronomy  *     *     * 


Wake  County  Schools.  441 

14.  Blair's  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy     *     *     * 

15.  Arithmetic     *     *     * 

16.  French  Grammar  (2  classes)     *     *     * 

17.  Telemaque     *     *     * 

18.  Selects  e  Veteri     *     *     * 
— Raleigh  Star,  June  25,  1813. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  closed  on 
Wednesday,  highly  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Trustees  and  the  Audience. 
Judge  Potter  closed  the  duties  devolving  on  the  Trustees  by  an  appro- 
priate Address  to  the  Students  and  Faculty.  On  the  first  of  January 
the  school  will  again  commence. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  12,  1813. 

LANCASTER  METHODS  TO  BE  INTRODUCED. 

We  congratulate  our  fellow-citizens  on  the  prospect  of  establishing 
in  the  Preparatory  School  of  our  Academy,  the  highly  approved  mode 
of  teaching  children  the  first  rudiments  of  Learning,  invented  by  the 
celebrated  Joseph  Lancaster  of  London,  by  which  one  man  can  super- 
intend the  instruction  of  any  number  of  scholars  from  50  to  1000.  At 
the  monthly  meeting  of  the  trustees  of  the  Academy  on  Saturday  last, 
a  favorable  Report  was  made  by  a  committee  who  had  been  appointed 
to  consider  this  subject,  from  which  it  appeared,  that  when  this  plan 
shall  be  introduced,  the  children  of  all  such  parents  in  the  city  and 
neighborhood  as  are  unable  to  pay  their  tuition,  may  be  taught  without 
additional  expense,  so  that  this  institution  will  answer  all  the  purposes 
of  a  Free  School.  The  Report  was  unanimously  concurred  with,  and 
a  subscription  immediately  opened  for  effecting  the  object,  which  Mr. 
Glendenning  generously  headed  with  $50.  Nearly  $200  were  subscribed 
by  the  Trustees  present ;  and  there  is  no  doubt  but  a  sufficient  fund  will 
be  immediately  raised  for  sending  a  fit  person  to  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia, (where  there  is  a  school  of  this  kind  in  operation  under  the  direc- 
tion of  one  of  Mr.  Lancaster's  pupils)  to  receive  the  necessary  instruc- 
tion, and  return  hither  for  the  purpose  of  undertaking  the  contemplated 
School,  which  it  is  proposed  shall  open  with  the  ensuing  year.  Benevo- 
lent individuals  who  are  willing  to  give  aid  to  this  plan  for  disseminat- 
ing the  benefits  of  education  amongst  the  poorest  classes  of  the  com- 
munity, are  requested  to  place  their  names  to  the  subscription  paper, 
which  is  in  the  hands  of  Wm.  Peace,  Esq.,  Treasurer  of  the  Academy. 

— Editorial  Raleigh  Register,  April  1,  181k- 


442  Wake  County  Schools. 

LETTER  ABOUT  JOHN  WILLIAMS. 

K  C.  Halifax  County  8th  June  1814 
Mr.  William  Peace 

Sir  The  only  apology  that  I  shall  make  for  writing  to  you  the  nature 
of  circumstances  make  it  necessary.  Jos  Jno  Williams  student  at 
Raleigh  is  in  my  care.  Mr  Williams  informed  me  that  He  had  asked 
your  friendly .  attention  in  supplying  the  young  man  with  such  neces- 
saries as  He  mite  stand  in  need  of  during  the  first  Session.  I  have  sent 
money  by  Mr  Taylor  for  the  purpose  of  paying  of  his  account  with 
you,  &  for  the  Tuition  and  board  for  the  2nd  Session,  should  there  be 
a  deficiency  please  inform  me.  I  will  forward  it,  I  will  thank  you  to 
receive  the  whole  of  the  money  and  prepare  board  for  Him  &  send 
receipts  for  the  money  paid,  in  my  name  as  Executor  of  Jos  Jno  Wil- 
liams deed  You  will  be  so  obliging  as  to  supply  Him  with  such  neces- 
saries as  you  may  think  He  stands  in  need  of  He  is  not  to  be  indulged 
in  extravagance  in  any  case  I  expect  the  2nd  Session  will  end  in 
November  It  will  be  well  perhaps  to  board  Him  by  the  month,  you 
will  please  to  let  Jack  have  four  dollars  of  the  money  sent  for  pocket 
money  I  am  Respectfully  your  H  Ser 

James  Harris 
William  Peace  Esq 
Raleigh 

—From  Pittman  Papers. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— GRADUATES. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Acad- 
emy commenced  on  Monday  last,  and  will  close  this  day.  The  manner 
in  which  the  Students  generally  acquitted  themselves  does  equal  honor 
to  themselves  and  their  Teachers.  After  the  reading  of  the  Report  of 
the  Trustees,  honorary  certificates  and  Gold  Medals  will  be  delivered 
to  Miss  Sarah  Haywood  and  Miss  Charity  Haywood,  as  testimonies  of 
their  having  honorably  passed  through  all  the  Studies  prescribed  for 
the  Female  Students  of  this  Institution. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  11,  181J+. 

A  FEMALE  TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  situation  of  Female  Teacher  in  the  Academy  at  Raleigh  is  at 
present  vacant.  A  Lady  well  qualified  to  teach  the  Ornamental  Branches 
of  Female  Education,  such  as  Painting,  Drawing,  Embroidery  and  plain 
and  fancy  work,'  and  who  has  besides  a  competent  knowledge  of  Arith- 
metic, English  Grammar,  Geography,  etc.,  and  whose  manners  are  cal- 
culated to  inspire  respect  from  the  Young  Ladies  who  may  be  placed 
under  her  care,  may  meet  with  a  comfortable  and  permanent  situation 


Wake  County  Schools.  443 

on  making  immediate  application  to   Joseph   Gales,   President   of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  at  Ealeigh,  1ST.  C. 
Nov.  24,  1814. 

EggPThe  next  Session  of  the  Academy  will  commence  on  the  1st  of 
January. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  25,  181k- 

TEACHERS  FOR  1815. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  commenced,  as  usual,  on  the  first 
Monday  in  January,  under  the  superintendance  of  the  Rev.  McPheeters, 
assisted  by  well  qualified  teachers. 

The  literary  department  of  the  Female  Academy  is  placed  under  the 
care  of  the  Rev.  Josiah  Crudup,  jun. — and  the  painting,  drawing  and 
ornamental  needle-work,  will  be  taught  by  a  lady  in  all  respects  well 
qualified,  who  will  have  charge  of  the  manners  and  deportment  of  the 
young  ladies. 

The  preparatory  school  will  be  conducted  according  to  Mr.  Lancas- 
ter's improved  mode  of  teaching  elementary  knowledge,  lately  introduced 
into  this  country — the  Trustees  having  had  Mr.  John  Evans,  of  this 
city,  thoroughly  qualified  for  instructing  youth  after  this  manner,  and 
are  now  engaged  in  enlarging  their  school  room,  and  fitting  it  up  for 
this  purpose.  As  soon  as  the  work  is  finished,  which  will  be  in  a  few 
weeks,  this  mode  of  teaching  will  commence.  In  the  meantime  the 
children  will  be  taught  in  the  ordinary  way. 

The  price  of  teaching  in  the  preparatory  school  is  reduced  to  $10 
per  annum,  or  $5  per  session; — which,  when  it  is  considered  that  no 
books  will  be  wanted,  will  be  cheaper  than  any  other  school. 

As  soon  as  the  Lancastrian  mode  of  teaching  is  in  operation,  the 
Trustees  propose  taking  a  number  of  poor  children  to  educate  free  of 
expense.  Application,  for  admission  of  scholars  of  this  description, 
must  be  made  to  Judge  Potter,  ¥m.  Shaw  or  J.  Gales,  who  are  ap- 
pointed to  attend  to  this  business. 

January  5,  1815.  Wm.  Hill,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  13,  1815. 

LANCASTER  SCHOOL  TO  BEGIN. 

Mr.  Lancaster's  celebrated  mode  of  teaching  the  elements  of  the 
English  language  will  go  into  operation  in  the  Preparatory  Department 
of  the  Raleigh  Academy  on  Monday  next. 

— Raleigh  Star,  Friday,  February  10,  1815. 

LANCASTER  SCHOOL  FREE  TO  POOR  CHILDREN. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  wish  it  to  be  generally  known, 
that  the  new  and  highly  approved  Plan  of  teaching  the  first  Rudiments 
of  Learning,  invented  by  the  celebrated  Joseph  Lancaster  of  England, 
is  now  in  operation  in  their  Preparatory  School.     *     *     * 


444  Wake  County  Schools. 

The  great  advantages  attending  this  plan  of  Education  are,  that  a 
Teacher  can  instruct  any  number  of  Children  that  his  School  Room  will 
hold ;  Children  are  taught  the  Rudiments  of  Learning  in  a  much  shorter 
time  than  in  the  usual  way  (the  youngest  learning  to  read  and  write 
at  the  same  time)  ;  it  is  much  cheaper  than  the  old  mode,  the  price 
being  $10  a  year  only,  and  no  Books  are  required.     *     *     * 

The  Trustees  receive  the  Children  of  such  Parents  as  cannot  afford 
to  pay  for  their  Education  free  of  expense.  Such  as  wish  to  avail  them- 
selves of  this  advantage,  will  apply  to  Judge  Potter,  ¥m.  Shaw  or  J. 
Gales,  who  will  give  them  the  necessary  introduction  to  the  School. 
What  renders  this  provision  the  more  acceptable  is,  no  one  but  the 
Trustee  to  whom  the  Parent  applies  and  the  Treasurer  (not  even  the 
Teacher)  knows  which  of  the  Scholars  are  paid  for  and  which  are 
taught  gratis. 

March  16.  Wm.  Hill,  Sec'ry. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  17,  1815. 

MISS  NYE  COMES  TO  THE  ACADEMY. 

We  have  pleasure  in  stating,  that  Miss  Nye,  who  has  for  some  time 
been  expected  to  take  charge  of  the  Eemale  Department  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy,  is  arrived,  and  has  entered  upon  the  duties  of  her  appoint- 
ment. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  2,  1815. 

"Miss  Nye  (from  the  State  of  New  York)"— Register,  June  9,  1815. 

SUBSCRIPTION  LIBRARY  INAUGURATED. 

Eorty  subscribers  at  ten  dollars  the  first  year,  and  five  dollars  a  year 
for  five  years  afterwards  have  been  obtained  for  this  institution.  The 
Encyclopedia  and  some  other  valuable  books  have  been  purchased. 
This  and  the  Polemic  Library  of  the  Academy  have  been  united,  and 
both  are  now  in  common  free  to  the  use  of  subscribers  and  those  Stu- 
dents of  the  Academy  who  are  members  of  the  Polemic  Society.  This 
very  economical  mode  of  obtaining  the  use  of  a  large  number  of  well 
chosen  books  ought  to  be  adopted  in  every  county,  town,  and  neighbor- 
hood. For  the  benefit  of  those  disposed  to  promote  the  establishment 
of  such  institutions,  the  constitution,  laws  and  regulations  of  this,  will 
at  some  future  time  be  published. 

— Editorial  Raleigh  Star,  June  9,  1815. 

SCHOOL   CLOSING— GRADUATES. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  terminated 
yesterday.  Sarah  B.  Littlejohn  of  Granville,  Eliza  E.  Haywood  and 
Eleanor  White  of  Raleigh,  having  gone  through  the  prescribed  course 
of  study,  were  candidates  for  the  first  honors  of  the  Institution. 
Their  examinations  were  in  a  high  degree  satisfactory,  and  Gold  Medals 


Wake  County  Schools.  445 

and  Certificates  were  awarded  them.     The  reading  of  the  report  and 
the  ceremony  of  conferring  the  honors  will  be  performed  this  morning, 
on  which  occasion  Chief  Justice  Taylor,  will  address  the  Students,  on 
behalf  of  the  Trustees.     *     *     * 
— Raleigh  Star,  June  9,  1815. 

LANCASTER  SCHOOL  IN  OPERATION. 

*  *  *  Between  70  and  80  pupils  of  the  Lancastrian  school  were 
examined  amongst  whom  the  Sth  and  highest  class  was  examined  on 
writing  on  paper,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar  and  Geography.  In 
which     *     *     *     were  distinguished. 

The  trustees  cannot  pass  over  the  Lancaster  school  without  express- 
ing their  particular  approbation  of  the  manner  in  which  it  has  been 
conducted  during  the  short  period  it  has  been  in  operation. 

Though  this  school  has  had  an  existence  of  a  few  months  only,  the 
trustees  find  that  children,  who  before  they  entered  it,  did  not  know 
a  letter  in  the  book,  can  read,  write,  have  some  knowledge  of  figures, 
and  can  repeat  by  heart  a  number  of  moral  verses.  Some,  indeed,  have 
obtained  a  considerable  knowledge  of  English  Grammar  &  Geography 

5£  Sfc  % 

— Raleigh  Star,  Jun-e  16,  1815. 

ACADEMY  BANK  STOCK. 

$2093  Wm.  Peace  Esq. 

Treasurer  of  the  Raleigh  Academy 
Sir, 

Please  to  advance  to  Sherwd.  Haywood,  Esq.  Agent  of  the  Xewbern 
Bank,  as  a  part  of  a  subscription  for  Shares  of  Stock  in  that  Bank  for 
the  use  of  the  Academy,  Two  Thousand  and  ninety  three  Dollars. 
July  1,  1815.  Jo.  Gales,  Prest. 

By  Order 

"Wm.  Hill,  Secretary. 

Sherd.  Haywood's  Rect.  for  Bank  Stock 

$4,500.  pd.  3rd  July  1815. 

100.  pd.  by  J.  &  W.  Peace  3rd  March  1816,  it  being  money  they  pd. 
to  the  Trustees  3rd  July  1815  towards  3  shares  Stock  in  the 
St.  Bank  purchased  of  them  by  sd.  J.  &:  W.  P. 

107.  pd.  by  W.  P. 

72    pd.  by  do.  Interest  on  the  6th.  &  7th.  instalments. 
1593.  pd.  out  of  the  funds  appropriated  for  the  purchase  of  Bank 

Stock. 

$6,372 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 


446  Wake  County  Schools. 

SCHOOL   CLOSING— PATRONAGE,   LANCASTER   METHODS,   CLASSES. 

Report  of  the  Examination. —  *  *  *  The  Trustees  can  state  with 
pleasure  that  considerably  upwards  of  200  pupils  have  attended  during 
the  late  session  of  the  Academy.  A  large  portion  of  these  were  young 
ladies,  not  only  of  this,  but  of  several  of  the  Southern  States.  In  their 
advancement,  the  benefits  of  the  trustees,  in  their  last  report,  so  confi- 
dently anticipated  from  the  endowments  of  Miss  Nye,  were  even  sur- 
passed. Nothing  can  possibly  exceed  the  zeal  of  this  accomplished  in- 
structress; and  while  the  Institution  retains  at  its  head,  a  principal  so 
well  qualified  to  promote  and  so  devoted  to  its  success,  as  the  Rev.  Mr. 
McPheeters,  seconded  by  the  talents  of  his  various  assistants,  it  is  con- 
fidently pronounced  that  this  Academy  can  rank  second  to  none  in  the 
Union.  The  trustees  had  the  peculiar  gratification  of  being  able,  for  the 
last  half  year,  to  afford  to  the  female  department,  a  teacher  every  way 
qualified  to  give  instructions  in  drawing  and  painting — Mrs.  Marling, 
who  was  occasionally  assisted  by  Mr.  Marling,  of  whose  abilities  it 
would  be  unnecessary  here  to  speak.  The  result  afforded  high  gratifica- 
tion to  every  one  concerned,  as  did  the  progress  of  the  pupils  in  music 
under  the  care  of  Mr.  Goneke.  The  Lancastrian  school  has  been  ably 
and  attentively  managed  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Evans,  and  contains  upwards 
of  100  scholars. 

Corderius,  1st  Class,     *     *     * ; 
Corderius,  2nd  Class,     *     *     *■  j 
Selectse,  e  Veteri     *     *     * ; 
2d  Class.     *     *     * . 
Caesar,  2d  Class.     *     *     * ; 
Mair's  Introduction.     *     *     * 

2d  class.     *     *     * ; 

Horace,  1st  class.     *     *     * ; 

,  2d  class.     *     *     * ; 

Creek  Testament.     *     *     * . 
Lucian.     *     *     * ; 
Geometry.     *     *     *. 
Natural  Philosophy.     *     *     * ; 
Geography,  2d  class.     *     *     * ; 

— —  4th  class.     *     *     * ; 

— 5th  class.     *     *     * ; 

Sacred  History  and  Geography.     *     *     * ; 
Oratory.     *     *     *. 

*  *  *,  a  Lancastrian  pupil,  was  examined  in  Geography,  Astron- 
omy, Arithmetic  and  some  problems  in  Geometry,  and  was  highly  ap- 
proved. 

[Female  Department.] 

English  Reader,  Introduction.*     *     * ; 
Sequel.     *     *     * ; 


Wake  County  Schools.  447 

Cowper's  Task,  1st  class.     *     *     * ; 

2d  class.     *     *     * ; 

Beauties  of  the  Bible.     *     *     * ; 

History  of  Virginia.     A  large  class  and  all  very  good. 
Grammar,  2d  class.     * 

3rd  do.     *     * 

4th  do.     *     * 

5th  do.     *     * 

6th  do.     *     * 

7th  do.     *     * 

Geography,  1st  class.     *     *     * ; 
Geography,  2nd  class.     *     *     * ; 
Geography,  3rd  class.     *     *     * ; 
Arithmetic  (Single  Rule  of  Three).     *     *     * 
Philosophy,  1st  class.     *     *     * ; 

2nd  class.     *     *     *; 

Chemistry,  1st  class.     *     *     * ; 
2nd  do.     *     *     *. 

(Painting  and  Drawing.) 

Landscape,  1st  class.     *     *     * ; 

2nd  do.     *     *     *; 

Flower  pieces,  1st  class. 


*        * 


2nd  do.     *     *     *. 

Embroidery. 


Music. 


"Working  Maps.     *     *     * 
Fancy  pieces.     *     *     *. 

First  and  Youngest  class.     *     *     *  • 

Third  class.     *     *     * ; 

Fourth  and  highest  class.     *     *     *  ; 

Singing.     *     *      *. 

******* 

*     *     *     was  examined  on  logic,  history  and  chemistry;     *     *     * 

Wlliam  Hill,  Secretary. 
— Raleigh  Star,  November  17,  1815. 

CHEMISTRY   EXPERIMENTS  PRAISED. 

*  *  *  -phe  experiments  made  by  the  Students  in  Chemistry  did 
honor  to  Miss  Nye  (the  Female  Preceptress)  ;  and  the  Exhibition  of 
Paintings  and  Drawing  Maps  on  Silk,  worked  with  Chenille,  etc.  was 
superior  to  any  former  display.  The  Painting  and  Drawing  Depart- 
ment was  last  session  under  the  superintendence  of  Mrs.  Marling,  as- 
sisted occasionally  by  Mr.  Marling,  whose  merits  in  this  line  are  well 
known  to  the  public. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  10,  1815. 


448  Wake  County  Schools. 

DUE  BILL  ACCOUNT. 

30  Deer  1815 — A  list  of  moneys  arising  from  the  Issue  of  Due  bills 
and  accounted  for  this  day  to  W.  Peace  esqr  Treasurer  viz 

in  Cash  as  per  list   $1094 

Warrants  viz  Miss  JSTye 125 

John  Marshall   250 

Revd.  Wm  McPheeters 150 

Mr  Mangum 100 

Revd  Wm  McPheeters   300 

$2019 
Cash  paid  for  Razed  Bills  returned  to  me  and  this 

day  handed  over  to  Mr  Peace   67  12% 


2086.121/2 

30th  Deer 

A  list  of  money  paid  over  to  Willm  Peace  esqr  by  Wm  Shaw  reed 
from  Issue  of  Due  Bills  for  1815 

Viz  one  note  of  $100  is $100 

3  of       50  is 150 

1  of       30  is 30 

4  of       20  is 80 

50  of       10  is 500 

36  of         5  is 180 

8  of         4  is 32 

1  of         3  is 3 

4  of         2  is 8 

11  of         1  is 11 

1094 

2  off 

1092 

List  of  Packages  of  Worn  out  Acad.y  due  Bills  redeemed  during  the 
Year  1815. 

to  wit. 

Packet  No.     1 $  98.80 

2 85.15 

3 45.15 

4 66.85 

5 77.721/s 

6 44.671/2 

7 36.221/s 

8 34.00 


"Wake  County  Schools.  449 

9 39.15 

10 33.62i/2 

11 21.17% 

12 13.— 

13 4.97V9 


$600.50 


Reed,  from  W  Shaw 

to  wit 
No.  14 $67.12i/2 

15 6. 

.  16 1.521/2 

17 11.67%     86.32% 


—Pittman  Papers.  $686.82i/2 

ACADEMY  BANK  STOCK. 

Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy 

December  2nd    1815. 

Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  of  this  Board  have  power  to  give  such 
notes  or  obligations  as  may  be  required  for  the  payment  of  the  instal- 
ments yet  due  on  ninety  shares  of  Capital  Stock  in  the  Bank  of  Newbern 
subscribed  for  by  the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  and  on  which 
50  per  cent  has  been  paid — And  such  notes  or  obligations  shall  bind  the 
funds  of  this  Corporation.  Jo.  Gales,  Prest. 

By  order 

¥ii.  Hill,  Secry. 

$900  By  virtue  of  the  authority  given  me  by  a  Resolution  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  of  the  2nd.  December  last, 
I  William  Peace,  as  Treasurer  of  said  Board,  do  hereby  promise 
to  pay,  sixty  days  after  the  19th  day  of  June  1816,  to  the  Presi- 
dent and  Directors  of  the  Bank  of  JSTewbern,  at  their  office  of  dis- 
count in  Raleigh,  the  sum  of  Nine  hundred  dollars,  with  interest 
thereon  from  the  3rd.  of  July  last — it  being  the  eighth  instalment 
for  ninety  shares  of  the  Capital  Stock  of  said  Bank  owned  by  the 
said  Trustees. 
Witness  my  hand  the  15th  day  of  March  A.  D.  1816. 

Wm.  Peace,  Treasr. 

[Across  face  is  written:     "Satisfied  6th  May  1816."] 

$900 

By  virtue  of  the  authority  given  me  by  a  Resolution  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  of  the  2nd.  December  last,  I  William 
Peace,  as  Treasurer  of  said  Board,  do  hereby  promise  to  pay,  Sixty  days 
after  the  30th  day  of  October  1816,  to  the  President  and  Directors  of 

29 


450  Wake  County  Schools. 

the  Bank  of  ISTewbern,  at  their  office  of  discount  in  Raleigh,  the  sum 
of  Nine  hundred  dollars,  with  interest  thereon  from  the  3rd.  July  last — it 
being  the  tenth  instalment  for  ninety  shares  of  the  Capital  Stock  of  said 
Bank  owned  by  the  said  Trustees. 

Witness  my  hand  the  15  day  of  March  1816. 

Wm.  Peace  Treasr. 

[Across  face  of  above  is  written:     "Cancelled  2nd  July  1817."] 

$900 

By  virtue  of  the  authority  given  me  by  a  Resolution  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  of  the  2nd.  December  last,  I  William 
Peace,  as  Treasurer  of  said  Board,  do  hereby  promise  to  pay,  Sixty 
days  after  the  27th  day  of  August  1816,  to  the  President  &  Directors  of 
the  Bank  of  Newbern,  at  their  office  of  discount  in  Raleigh,  the  sum  of 
ISTine  hundred  dollars,  with  interest  thereon  from  3rd  July  last — it  being 
the  ninth  instalment  for  ninety  shares  of  the  Capital  Stock  of  the  said 
Bank  owned  by  the  said  Trustees. 

Witness  my  hand  the  15th  day  of  March,  1816. 

Wm.  Peace  Treasr. 

[Across  face  of  above  is  written:     "Cancelled  2nd  July,  1817."] 
— From  Pittman  Papers. 

ORDEB  FOR  TUITION. 

Sam  C.  Browne 

Order 
for  Jno.  Pipkin 

Mr  J  Pipkin  says  he  expects  funds  from  his  father  in  a  few  clays 
Avhich  will  enable  him  to  procure  his  Certificate — in  the  mean  while  he 
had  better  be  at  School  [words  illegible]  and  if  you  let  him  have  the 
Certificate  I  will  pay  for  it  in  the  Course  of  a  month  if  he  does  not 
[illegible] . 

June  241816  S.C.  Browne. 

Mr  Wm  Peace 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 

LETTER  ABOUT  TUITIOX  DUE. 

Dear  Sir, 

It  is  very  painful  to  me  to  inform  you  that  it  has  been  out  of  my 
power  to  raise  the  money  I  owe  to  you  as  Treasurer,  notwithstanding 
the  efforts  I  have  made.  My  friends  from  I  endeavoured  to  get  it 
are  almost  as  destitute  of  money  as  I  am.  I  have  a  prospect  before 
me  of  receiving  some  money,  and  I  assure  you  as  soon  as  I  get  it  you 
shall  be  paid.  I  am  Sir, 

Yr.  mo  obdt. 
William  Peace  Esquire  Ben  Ragsdale. 

Treasurer  R  Academy  19th  Decern.  1816. 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 


"Wake  County  Schools.  451 

FIRE  INSURANCE  POLICY. 

!N"o.  10229  Eagle  Fire  Company  of  !N~ew  York 

This  Policy  of  Insurance  Witnessetk,  That  the  Eagle  Fire  Company 
of  jSTew  York,  in  consideration  of  Twenty  Seven  50/100  Dollars  to 
them  paid,  by  the  insured  hereinafter  named,  the  Receipt  "whereof  is 
hereby  acknowledged,  Do  Insure  The  Trustees  of  Raleigh  Academy  in 
ISTorth  Carolina  by  Rob  McCrea  of  1ST.  York  against  Loss  or  Damage 
by  Fire  to  the  amount  of 

Two  thousand  Dollars  upon  two  two  story  frame  Buildings 
standing  165  feet  distant  from  each  other,  occupied  as 
Academies,  situate  within  the  bounds  of  the  city  of  Raleigh 
on  a  four  acre  Square  as  described  in  a  Survey  filed  I^o. 
2191.     $1,000  on  each  Building $2,000 

Two  hundred  &  fifty  Dollars  upon  a  one-story  building  in  addi- 
tion to  the  one  occupied  by  the  female  department  of  said 
Academy  22  feet  Square 250 

Five  hundred  Dollars  upon  a  one  story  Building  occupied  as  a 
Preparatory  School  attached  to  said  Academy,  distant  about 
130  feet  from  the  other  Buildings.  Yide  Letter  filed  with 
Survey  No.  2191 500 

$2,750 

And  the  Eagle  Fire  Company  of  !N"ew  York,  etc.  *  *  *  In  witness 
whereof  the  said  Corporation  have  caused  these  presents  to  be  signed 
by  their  President,  and  attested  by  their  Secretary,  the  twenty-ninth 
day  of  September  in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  One  Thousand  Eight  Hun- 
dred and  Seventeen.  E.  W.  Laight,  President. 
Attested. 

J.  D.  Meyer,  Secretary. 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 

ACADEMY  BAXK  STOCK. 

Raleigh  Octr.  7th  1817. 

By  virtue  of  the  power  given,  by  a  Resolution  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  of  the  27th  Septr.  last,  I  William  Peace 
Treasr.  of  said  Board  of  Trustees  do  promise  to  pay  ninety  days  after 
date  to  the  President  &  Directors  of  the  State  Bank  of  INToi'th  Carolina 
the  sum  of  Two  Thousand  Dollars,  negotiable  &  payable  at  the  said 
Bank,  at  Raleigh,  for  value  reed.  TV.  P.  Treasr. 

of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy. 

[On  back  of  this  paper  is  written :  "Copy  of  note  to  the  State 
Bank."] 


452  Wake  County  Schools. 

$6000  City  of  Raleigh  7th  January  1818 

By  virtue  of  the  authority  given  me  by  Resolutions  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy  of  the  28th  June  &  27th  September 
1817,  I  William  Peace  as  Treasr.  of  said  Board,  do  hereby  promise  to 
pay,  six  months  after  date,  to  the  President  and  Directors  of  the  Bank 
of  ISTewbern,  at  their  office  of  Discount  in  Raleigh,  the  sum  of  Six 
thousand  dollars,  for  Value  Received.  Wm  Peace  Treasr. 

of  the  Raleigh  Academy. 

[Written  across  face  of  above  are  these  words :  "Taken  up  by  Re- 
newal 7th  Jany  1821";  and  along  left  margin:  "Secured  by  pledge 
of  stock."] 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 

DUE  BILLS  REDEEMED. 

William  Peace  Esq  8th  Jan^  1818 

I  here  enclosed  send  three  Due  bills  on  the  Raleigh  Academy  to  which 
your  Name  is  assigned  as  Treasurer  to  the  Amount  of  45  cents,  and 
wish  you  to  remit  by  Mail  the  Amount  in  Treasury  Notes  And  oblige 
your  unknown  friend  etc.  etc.  Jesse  H.  Drake. 

Dear  Sir  Git^  of  Raleign  22nd  Jany   1818- 

I  have  to  acknowledge  as  agent  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Acady. 
the  rect.  of  your  letter  of  the  8th  instant  inclosing  three  due  bills  pur- 
porting to  be  issued  by  the  Trustees  of  said  Acad.y — to  wit  2.  10  cts. 
bills  which  are  good  &  which  is  detained  for  postage,  the  postage  being 
20  cts, — and  1 — 25  cts.  bill  which  is  counterfeit  &  which  I  herewith 
return  you  inclosed, — I  should  have  agreeably  to  your  instructions  wrote 
you  immediately  by  mail  but,  for  the  sake  of  economy, — I  thought  it 
not  just  to  tax  you  with  the  postage  of  a  letter  which  would  neither 
profit  you  nor  myself,  &  have  therefore  embraced  a  private  conveyance. 

Respectfully 

Your  obt.  Servt. 
Mr.  Jesse  H.  Drake  Wm.  Peace. 

Philips'  Store 
Nash  Cty. 

N.  Carolina 
— From  Pittman  Papers. 

FRENCH  FOR  ACADEMY  PUPILS. 

Stephen  Frontis,  a  native  of  France,  intending  to  continue  a  year  or 
two  in  this  City,  proposes  to  Teach  the  French  Language  on  the  follow- 
ing terms:  Students  of  the  Academy,  per  Session,  $16 — Private  In- 
struction, at  $12  per  Quarter. 

Raleigh,  May  28. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  29,  1818. 


Wake  County  Schools.  453 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— GRADUATES. 

On  Friday  last  commenced  the  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Male 
and  Female  Students  of  this  Academy,  which  will  close  today,  when 
the  Report  of  the  Trustees  will  be  read,  the  honors  of  the  Institution 
were  conferred  on  Misses  Laura  L.  Worthington,  of  this  County,  and 
Sarah  R.  Long,  from  Georgia,  who  have  finished  this  course  of 
Education. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  12,  1818. 

USE  OE  ACADEMY  MONET. 

$1645. 

Sixteen  Hundred  &  forty  five  dollars  taken  of  the  Acady 
money  for  the  use  of  J.  &  W.  Peace  to  send  to  Fayette  to  change 
for  U.  S.  notes  3rd  Augt.  ISIS  W.  P. 

$164.     In  addition  to  the  above  taken  of  the  Academy  money — on 

setting  out  to  X.  Y. 

$1S09. 

19th  Septr.  1818. 

41.     More  taken  for  change.  W.  P. 

$1850. 

[Then  follows  memoranda  showing  return  of  the  money  at  various 
times.] 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— GRADUATES. 

Our  Academy. — The  semi-annual  Examination  of  this  Institution 
took  place  this  week.  The  progress  of  the  Students,  in  both  the  Male 
and  Female  Departments,  was,  in  general,  such  as  met  the  approbation 
of  the  Trustees.  A  detailed  Report  of  the  Examination  will  be  read  at 
the  State  House  today,  and  an  Address  be  made  to  the  Students,  in 
behalf  of  the  Trustees,  by  Dr.  Burgess.  Four  of  the  young  Ladies,  viz. : 
Misses  Flinn,  Robertson,  Du  Bose  and  TVatkins — the  two  former  from 
South  Carolina,  the  two  latter  from  Georgia,  will  receive  the  honors  of 
the  Institution — Gold  Medals  and  Honorary  Certificates  from  the 
Trustees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  6,  1818. 


454  Wake  County  Schools. 

TEACHERS  FOE   1819. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  4th 
of  January  next. 

Teachers  for  the  two  Departments  as  follows: 

Rev'd  "William  McPheeters, 
Mr.  G.  W.  Freeman, 
Mr.  John  Wilson, 
Mr.  James  Carey, 
Miss  Susan  D.  Nye, 
December  29.  Miss  Eliza  Yancey. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  1,  1819. 

MUSIC  AND  HARMONIC  SOCIETY. 

Mr.  Goneke's  pupils  in  Music  will  be  examined  this  evening  (Friday) 
in  the  State  House;  and  we  understand  that  some  favorite  pieces,  in- 
cluding the  celebrated  Overture  of  Ludowiska,  will  be  performed  by 
the  Harmonic  Society. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  28,  1819. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— GRADUATES. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution 
commenced  on  Friday  last,  and  closed  yesterday,  with  the  Report  of  the 
Trustees  and  an  appropriate  address  to  the  Students  by  General  Calvin 
Jones. 

Miss  Lavinia  Richardson,  from  Georgia  and  Miss  Susan  Cobb  from 
Granville  County,  in  this  State,  having  passed  through  the  complete 
course  of  studies  prescribed  for  the  Female  Department*  received  the 
honors  of  the  Institution,  viz.,  an  Honorary  Certificate  and  a  Golden 
Medal. 

Every  succeeding  examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Academy,  we 
are  proud  to  state,  serves  but  to  confirm  the  high  reputation  which  it 
has  so  deservedly  acquired  in  public  estimation,  not  only  in  this  State, 
but  in  the  State  of  South  Carolina  and  Georgia.  The  Exercises  of  the 
Academy  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  week. 

*This  course  consists  of  the  following  studies:  Reading,  Arithmetic, 
English  Grammar,  Geography,  Astronomy,  Natural  and  Moral  Philoso- 
phy, History,  sacred  and  profane,  Drawing  and  Painting.  To  which 
Miss  Richardson  added  (and  which  are  frequently  added)  an  acquaint- 
ance with  the  Latin  and  French  Languages. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  Jf,  1819. 


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DEATH  OF  A  FORMEE  TEACHEK. 

Died, 

In  Georgetown,  S.  C,  on  the  5th  inst.  after  a  short  illness,  Dr.  James 
Bogle,  formerly  of  this  City.  Dr.  B.  had  resided  little  more  than  two 
years  in  Georgetown,  where  he  had  acquired  the  confidence  of  the  com- 
munity as  a  Physician,  and  its  friendship  as  a  man.  He  has  left  behind 
him  a  wife  and  three  children. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  18,  1819. 

LATIN  DURING  VACATION. 

Tuition. 

A.  "Wilson  respectfully  informs  the  inhabitants  of  Baleigh  that  he 
intends  taking  8  or  10  Pupils,  to  study  Latin,  during  the  approaching 
vacation  of  the  Academy. 

Sept.  30. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  1,  1819. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— GRADUATES. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  com- 
menced on  Friday  last,  and  will  close  today.  As  an  Abstract  of  the 
Report  of  the  Trustees  will  appear  in  our  next  paper,  it  is  unnecessary 
to  speak  of  the  particular  merits  of  any  of  the  classes.  We  may,  indeed, 
say  generally,  that  the  examination  has  been  a  very  satisfactory  one. 
The  Trustees  report  will  be  read  this  morning  at  the  State  House,  when 
five  young  Ladies,  viz.  Misses  Sarah  J.  Bradley  from  Salem  District, 
South  Carolina;  Margaret  M.  Crichton,  from  Brunswick  County,  Vir- 
ginia ;  Sarah  T.  Davidson,  from  Mecklenburg,  in  this  State ;  and  Mary 
A.  Bond  and  Maria  W.  Coman,  of  this  City,  who  having  passed  through 
the  full  course  of  studies  prescribed  by  this  Institution,  will  receive 
Honorary  Certificates  and  Gold  Medals,  and  deliver  their  Valedictory 
addresses.  After  which,  Chief  Justice  Taylor  will  address  the  Students 
in  behalf  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Academy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  5,  1819. 

$500  FOR  PHILOSOPHICAL  APPARATUS. 

At  a  late  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  this  Academy,  the  sum  of  $500 
was  appropriated  for  the  purchase  of  a  Philosophical  Apparatus.  Mr. 
Mitchell,  one  of  the  Professors  in  the  University  of  this  State  (who  is 
now  on  a  visit  to  the  North)  has  been  requested  to  make  the  necessary 
arrangements  on  behalf  of  the  Board. 

The  advantages  which  will  accrue  to  the  institution  from  the  above 
appropriation  must  be  obvious,  as  the  Teachers  will  be  enabled  to  illus- 
trate the  principles  of  Natural  Science,  by  many  useful  pleasing  experi- 


456  Wake  County  Schools. 

ments,  all  tending  to  facilitate  the  progress  of  the  students  in  this  im- 
portant branch  of  Education. 
Dec.  15. 

■ — Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1819. 

STUDENT  BOARDERS  WANTED,  1820. 

MES.  BATTLE  having  removed  to  Kaleigh  for  the  convenience  of 
educating  her  children,  occupies  the  house  formerly  owned  by  Mr. 
Goneke,  near  the  Academy,  where  she  is  prepared  to  take  as  boarders, 
a  few  male  students  of  either  of  the  seminaries  in  the  City.  A  few 
genteel  transient  persons  can  also  be  accommodated  should  they  think 
proper  to  call. 

Ealeigh,  Dec.  31. 

— The  Star,  January  28,  1820. 

Mrs.  Marshall  will  take    four    or    five    young    ladies    as    boarders — 
(Students  to  the  Academy). 
Ealeigh,  Dec.  31. 
— The  Star,  February  If,  1820. 

S.  BOND,  will  board  six  or  eight  Students  boarders,  he  will  also  en- 
tertain Ladies  and  Gentlemen  that  visit  Ealeigh,  who  wish  private  board. 
Ealeigh,  May  4. 
— The  Star,  May  12,  1820. 

SEMI-ANNUAL   EXAMINATION,  JUNE,   1820. 

Ealeigh  Academy. 

ACCOBDING  to  the  regulations  of  the  institution,  the  first  session 
of  the  year  closes  always  on  the  first  Thursday  in  June;  As  Thursday 
this  year  will  be  the  first  day  of  June,  the  semi-annual  examination  of 
the  pupils  will  commence  a  week  earlier  than  usual,  viz.  on  Friday  the 
26th  of  May.  Parents,  Guardians  and  friends  of  the  institution  gener- 
ally, are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  ¥m.  Hill,  Secy. 

May  11,  1820. 

— The  Star,  May  12,  1820. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— GRADUATES. 

Ealeigh  Academy. — The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of 
this  Institution  commenced  on  Friday  last,  and  closed  yesterday.  On 
the  first  evening,  a  number  of  the  younger  students  delivered  Orations 
at  the  Academy,  and  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  Evenings  the  more  ad- 
vanced Students  delivered  Orations  in  the  State  House  to  crowded  aud- 
iences. On  Monday  evening,  Mr.  Goneke's  Pupils  in  Music  performed 
a  number  of  admirable  Pieces,  and  sung  a  number  of  Songs,  in  a  style 


"Wake  County  Schools.  457 

which  did  honor  both  to  the  blaster  and  Scholars.  And  yesterday,  the 
whole  was  closed  by  reading  the  Report  of  the  Trustees  on  the  particular 
merits  of  the  several  Male  and  Female  Students ;  conferring  the  Honours 
of  the  Academy  (accompanied  with  Golden  Medals  and  Certificates)  on 
four  young  Ladies  who  had  finished  their  course  of  Education,  viz : 
Misses  Mary  B.  Jones,  Lucy  D.  Haywood,  Eliza  W.  Potter  and  Gartha 
White ;  the  delivery  of  their  Valedictories ;  and  a  very  handsome  and 
appropriate  Address  to  the  Students,  by  Dr.  Burges,  in  behalf  of  the 
Trustees. 

The  Ceremonies  of  the  day  were  enlivened  by  excellent  Music,  per- 
formed by  the  Amateurs  of  the  city,  who  favored  the  Trustees  and  the 
Students  on  the  occasion.     *     *     * 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  June  2,  1820. 

BENEWAX  OF  INSURANCE. 

Office  of  the  Eagle  Fire  Company. 

Xo.  950S  Received,  New  York,  October  14  1820  of 
The  Trustees  of  Raleigh  Academy, 

forty  eight  12/100  dollars 

being  the  premium  on  twenty  seven  hundred  and  fifty  $2750  Dollars 
insured  under  Policy  No.  10229  which  is  hereby  continued  in  force  for 
One  Year  to  wit,  from  the  1st  day  of  November  1S20  until  the  1st  day 
of  November  1S21  at  noon.  E.  W.  Laight, 

Attest,  President. 

J.  D.  Meyer  Secretary. 

— From  Pittman  Papers. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— GRADUATES. 

Raleigh  Academy. — The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of 
this  Institution  commenced  on  Friday,  and  closed  yesterday.  "We  be- 
lieve the  Students  generally,  both  Male  and  Female,  passed  upon  their 
various  studies  with  approbation. — An  Abstract  of  the  Report  of  the 
Trustees  will  probably  appear  in  our  next  paper. 

Two  young  Ladies,  viz :  Miss  Frances  E.  Crichton,  from  Brunswick 
County,  Virginia,  and  Miss  Mary  A.  Hillyard,  from  Granville  County, 
in  this  State,  having  completed  the  course  of  Studies  prescribed  for  the 
Female  Department,  received  Golden  Medals  and  Honorary  Certificates. 
Previous  to  their  separation,  the  Students  were  addressed  by  a  Member 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  in  an  appropriate  and  impressive  manner. 

The  Recess  will  continue  till  the  1st  of  January. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Xovember  10,  1S20. 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY.— The  half-yearly  examination  of  this  Insti- 
tution closed  on  Wednesday  last.  Those  who  attended  were  much  grat- 
ified by  the  proficiency  manifested  in  every  branch  of  education  which 
came  under  their  notice.     Yesterday,  the  report  of  the  Trustees  was  read 


458  Wake  County  Schools. 

by  Charles  Manly,  Esq. — after  which  Chief  Justice  Taylor,  pronounced 
an  address  to  the  Students,  which  was  justly  admired  by  every  one  who 
heard  it.  Upon  those  especially,  to  whom  it  was  directed,  it  produced 
the  deepest  impression;  and  was  considered  by  all  not  only  an  excellent 
lesson,  on  the  importance  of  an  early  devotion  to  learning,  but  an  ad- 
mirable example  of  its  results. 

Two  Young  Ladies  of  the  Academy,  Miss  Creighton  and  Miss  Hilliard, 
were  presented  with  Golden  Medals,  they  having  completed  their  course 
of  education. 

— The  Star,  November  10,  1820. 

COURSE  OF  STUDY  IN  SENIOR  CLASS. 

*  *  *  XHe  Senior  Class,  consisting  of  Frances  E.  Crichton  and 
Mary  A.  Hillyard,  were  examined  on  Reading,  Spelling,  Writing, 
Geography,  Arithmetic,  Parsing,  Astronomy,  Profane  History,  Sacred 
History,  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Natural  Philosophy,  Moral  Philosophy,  Geom- 
etry, Chemistry  and  Composition.     *     *     * 

— From  Report  of  Examination,  Raleigh  Register,  November  17, 
1820. 

TEACHERS  FOR  1821. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  1st 
of  January. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  McPheeters,  under  whose  superintendance  it  has  flour- 
ished for  the  last  ten  years,  is  still  Principal  of  this  Academy.  He  is 
assisted  in  the  Male  Department  by  Mr.  Alexander  Wilson. 

The  Teachers  in  the  Female  Department  will  be  Miss  Nye  (whose 
talents  as  a  Teacher  are  probably  unrivalled)  Mr.  Barlow,  a  Graduate 
of  one  of  the  Northern  Colleges,  from  Connecticut,  and  Miss  Yancey. 
*     *     *  Wm.  Hill,  Secretary. 

Dec.  20,  1820. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  22,  1820. 

TUITION  OF  MISS  COBB. 

In  Board  of  Trustees  28th  April  1821. 

Resolved  that  Miss  Nancy  Cobb  be  permitted  to  enter  the  Academy 
on  paying  Tuition  in  proportion  to  the  time  that  was  to  run  of  the  ses- 
sion when  she  commenced  her  studies. 

By  order  of  the  Board, 

Wm.  Hill  Secretary. 
— From  Pittman  Papers. 

MAY  DAY  AT  RALEIGH  ACADEMY,  1821. 

We  were  much  gratified  on  Tuesday,  to  witness  the  celebration  of 
May  day  by  the  Young  Ladies  of  our  Academy.  It  is  delightful  to  re- 
call, by  such  scenes,  the  pleasures  of  our  Spring  of  Life,  and  to  observe 
in  others  the  same  buoyancy  of  spirit,  the  same  happy  susceptibility  to 


Wake  County  Schools.  459 

pleasurable  emotion,  and  ardor  in  the  persuit  of  objects,  which  we  our- 
selves have  known,  but  which  seem  to  us  now  as  the  shadowy  beauties 
of  a  dream — the  cherished  recollections  of  "auld  lang  syne." 

The  scene  which  was  chosen  for  this  Fete  harmonized  admirably  with 
its  rural  ceremonies.  A  circular  space  was  cleared  in  the  midst  of  a 
grove  of  venerable  oaks  which  sheltered  the  joyous  votaries  of  Spring 
and  the  numerous  spectators.  On  an  elevated  platform  stood  the 
Throne,  which  "redolent  of  sweets"  seemed  Flora's  Bower:  above,  a 
wreath  mingled  with  every  flower  which  woos  the  smile  of  May,  was 
suspended  in  festoons  from  tree  to  tree.  The  chosen  Queen  was  con- 
ducted to  her  seat  of  honor  by  her  school  mates,  who  presented  her 
with  a  crown,  "which,"  in  the  language  of  a  pretty  and  appropriate 
address  delivered  on  the  occasion,  "boasted  no  ornament  more  brilliant 
than  the  dewdrop  of  the  morning,  but  which  was  of  more  value  to  an 
affectionate  heart  than  those  of  Princes,  being  the  gift  of  affection,  sanc- 
tioned by  the  sword  of  judgment." 

A  profusion  of  refreshments  distributed  by  our  young  entertainers, 
and  music  from  a  band  of  amateurs  concluded  the  scene.  The  vener- 
able Bishop  Moore  honored  the  Fete  by  his  presence,  and  appeared  to 
take  a  benevolent  pleasure  in  investing  the  effusions  of  youthful  gaity. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  J/.,  1821. 

MUSIC  DJ  THE  ACADEMY. 

Mrs.  Lucas 

Respectfully  makes  known  that  she  is  prepared  to  instruct  Female 
Pupils  of  the  Academy,  and  other  Young  Ladies,  on  the  Piano  Forte, 
the  ensuing  year.  Lessons  on  a  well  toned,  and  in  every  respect,  suit- 
able instrument,  will  be  given  at  her  residence,  and  every  facility  in 
her  power,  for  the  acquisition  of  this  ornamental  branch  of  Female  Edu- 
cation, will  be  afforded  to  those  who  may  think  proper  to  confide  in  her. 

Her  terms  will  be  10  dollars  per  quarter. 

Raleigh,  Jan.  1. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  5,  1821. 

[Mrs.  Alexander  Lucas,  widow  of  Alexander  Lucas,  editor  of  Ra- 
leigh Minerva,  who  died  in  1820.    C.  L.  C] 

BIBLE  TAUGHT  IX  THE  ACADEMY. 

Bible  Questions. — The  larger  Students  generally  were  examined  on 
the  interesting  portion  of  History  contained  in  the  first  chapter  of  the 
Acts  of  the  Apostles.     *     *     * 

— Report  of  Examination,  Raleigh  Register,  June  15,  1821. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— GRADUATES. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution 
commenced  on  this  day  week,  and  closed  yesterday.  The  State  House 
being  at  present  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Nichols,  the  State  Architect,  and 


460  Wake  County  Schools. 

his  numerous  workmen,  who  are  making  the  alterations  and  additions 
to  it  directed  by  an  Act  of  Assembly  of  1819,  the  Examination  of  Mr. 
Goneke's  Pupils  on  the  Piano,  took  place  in  the  Presbyterian  Church 
on  Tuesday  evening;  and  the  Report  of  the  Trustees  on  the  Examina- 
tion was  also  yesterday  read  there,  when  the  honors  of  the  Institution 
were  conferred  on  the  following  young  Ladies,  who  had  with  appro- 
bation passed  thro'  the  course  of  Studies  prescribed  for  the  Institution, 
viz: 

Miss  Harriet  E.  Dubose,  of  Lincoln  County,  Georgia ; 

Miss  Catherine  E.  Clark,  of  Camden,  South  Carolina; 

Miss  Ann  E.  Gholson,  of  Brunswick  County,  Virginia; 

Miss  Sarah  E.  Lewis,  of  Brunswick  County,  Virginia ; 

Miss  Elvira  C.  Wilson,  Mecklenburg  County,  in  this  State; 

Miss  Harriet  E.  Davidson,  Mecklenburg  County,  in  this  State. 

Miss  Susanna  F.  Lemay,  of  Granville  County,  this  State. 

Miss  Martha  M.  Cobbs,  of  Raleigh. 

The  report  being  read  and  the  ceremony  of  presenting  the  Honorary 
certificates  and  Golden  Medals  being  over,  Dr.  James  M.  Henderson, 
in  behalf  of  the  Trustees,  closed  the  whole  by  delivering  to  the  Students 
a  very  appropriate  address.  Music  was  introduced  by  the  Amateurs  of 
of  City  between  the  different  parts  of  the  business  of  the  day,  which 
had  a  very  agreeable  effect. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  1821. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING— GRADUATES— NOVEMBER,  1821. 

Raleigh  Academy. — The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students 
of  this  Institution  commenced  on  Friday  last  and  closed  yesterday. 
The  general  improvement  of  the  several  classes  in  both  Departments 
gave  much  satisfaction  to  the  Trustees.  Their  Report  was  yesterday 
read  in  the  Presbyterian  Church ;  after  which,  the  honors  of  the  Insti- 
tution, Certificates  and  Golden  Medals  were  awarded  to  Miss  Margaret 
J.  jNT.  Porter,  from  Mecklenburg  County,  and  Miss  Sidney  G.  1ST.  Hale, 
from  Camden  County,  who  had  finished  successfully  the  Course  assigned 
to  Female  Students. 

— Baleigh  Register,  November  9,  1821. 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY  TEACHERS  FOR  1822. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  January. 

Dr.  M'Pheeters  continues  to  have  charge  of  this  Seminary. 

Miss  Nye,  Mr.  Milton  Barlow,  and  Miss  Yancey,  as  heretofore,  have 
the  management  of  the  Female  Department. 


Wake  County  Schools.  461 

The  Trustees  think  it  unnecessary  to  say  anything  in  favor  of  the 
advantages  of  this  Academy.     Its  reputation  is  well  established. 
Dec.  20.  Wm.  Hill,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  11,  1822. 

[The  above  first  appeared  in  The  Register  for  December  21,  1821. 
C.  L.  C] 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION  AND  SCHOOL  CLOSING,  JUNE,  1S22. 

The  following  Abstract  of  the  Report  of  the  Trustees  made  at  the 
late  semi-annual  Examination,  is  ordered  to  be  published : 

MALE   DEPARTMENT. 

Rush  Haywood,  Wm.  Marcellus,  and  John  Stuart,  were  examined 
on  Reading,  Spelling  and  Speaking.  Rush  Haywood  and  John  Stuart 
are  the  best  Readers.  Rush  Haywood  the  best  Speller,  and  Wm.  Mar- 
cellus the  best  Speaker. 

Wm.  Haywood,  Rufus  Polk,  Robt.  Haywood,  Nathaniel  Hill,  and 
Ransom  Ruth,  stood  on  Reading,  Spelling,  Blair's  Catechism  and  Ora- 
tory. Wm.  Haywood  and  Rufus  Polk  were  distinguished  in  Reading 
and  Spelling.  In  Catechism  no  distinction.  In  Speaking,  two  were 
absent.     The  rest  approved. 

Wm.  Burgess,  James  Henderson,  Pleasant  Henderson,  Richard  Hen- 
derson, and  Hamilton  Fulton,  also  stood  on  Reading,  Spelling,  Blair's 
Catechism  and  Oratory.  Wm.  Burgess  was  considered  the  best  Reader ; 
James  and  Pleasant  Henderson  the  best  Spellers ;  James  Henderson  and 
Wm.  Burgess  were  most  correct  on  the  Catechism ;  and  Wm.  Burgess 
was  the  best  Speaker. 

James  Granberry,  Wm.  Savage,  Joel  King,  and  Alex.  Gorman,  on 
Reading,  Spelling,  Geography  and  Oratory.  In  Reading  all  were  ap- 
proved— no  distinction ;  in  Spelling,  A.  Gorman,  W.  Savage  and  J.  King 
were  rather  best;  in  Geography,  J.  King  and  J.  Granberry  had  some- 
what the  advantage.     In  Oratory,  J.  Granberry  was  best. 

James  Granberry,  Joel  King  and  Hamilton  Fulton,  exhibited  copies 
in  writing.     The  first  and  last  were  best. 

Henry  Joyner,  James  Scott  and  Hamilton  Fulton,  on  Geography. 
Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Oratory,  Composition  and  Writing — H. 
Joyner  and  H.  Fulton  were  deemed  the  best  in  Geography;  in  Arith- 
metic and  English  Grammar,  Joyner  was  best ;  in  Oratory,  James 
Scott  was  best.  In  Composition  and  Copy  Writing  Joyner  and  Scott 
were  equal.  H.  Fulton  did  not  stand  with  the  other  two  on  English 
Grammar,  Composition  or  Writing. 

Hinchey  Dunn,  Calvin  Henderson  and  Monroe  Webb,  were  examined 
on  Geography,  Arithmetic,  Copy  Writing,  Composition  and  Oratory. 
Henderson  was  distinguished  in  Geography.  In  Arithmetic  the  merits 
of  the  Students  were  nearly  equal.     The  Writing  of  H.  Dunn  &  M. 


462  Wake  County  Schools. 

Webb  was  best.  The  Compositions  of  Dunn  and  Webb  were  approved. 
In  Oratory,  all  gave  satisfaction. 

Charles  Raboteau,  Hincliey  Dunn,  Calvin  Henderson,  Monroe  Webb, 
James  Scott  &  Henry  Joyner,  were  examined  on  Reading,  Roman  His- 
tory and  Spelling  in  Waldo's  Dictionary.  C.  Raboteau  and  C.  Hender- 
son are  the  best  Readers,  and  they  and  H.  Joyner,  are  the  three  best 
Spellers. 

Charles  Raboteau  and  James  Granberry  recited  the  Assembly's 
Catechism  with  much  facility  and  accuracy.  The  first  named  rather 
best. 

Ransom  Pool,  Willie  Jones,  Dempsey  Fuller,  Green  Ligon,  Hinchey 
Dunn,  Calvin  Henderson  and  Monroe  Webb,  were  examined  in  English 
Grammar.  This  class  was  highly  approved.  W.  Jones  and  D.  Fuller 
obtained  the  first  distinction. 

Ransom  Pool  and  Willis  Jones  stood  on  Arithmetic,  Copy-writing, 
Composition  and  Oratory.  In  Arithmetic  both  did  well;  the  Writing 
of  R.  Pool  had  a  preference.  Their  Compositions  were  reported  equal ; 
and  their  Orations  were  satisfactory. 

Joseph  Hunter,  Osmond  Suggs  and  John  Jones  were  examined  on 
Selectee  Veteri,  Latin  Grammar,  Spelling,  Composition,  Copy-Writing 
and  Oratory.  In  Selects  Yeteri  and  Latin  Grammar,  J.  Hunter  and 
J.  Jones  were  best.  In  Spelling,  Jones  is  best  and  Hunter  next.  Suggs 
produced  no  Composition.  Between  the  other  two  no  distinction.  John 
Jones  is  the  best  Writer.  John  Jones,  the  only  member  of  this  class 
who  delivered  an  Oration,  was  approved. 

Albert  Hendon,  Frank  Haywood,  Hamilton  Polk,  Junius  Fenner, 
Dallas  Haywood,  Green  Ligon,  Paul  Cameron  and  John  L.  Taylor, 
stood  on  Cassar,  Latin  Grammar,  Latin  Prosody,  Mair's  Introduction, 
Spelling,  Copy-writing,  Composition  and  Oratory.  The  performances 
of  this  class  were  in  general  satisfactory.  On  Csesar,  Albert  Hendon 
was  distinguished  as  the  best  scholar,  and  to  F.  Haywood  and  G.  Ligon 
were  given  the  second  honor.  In  Latin  Grammar,  A.  Hendon  and  D. 
Haywood  were  deemed  best.  In  Prosody,  all  were  approved.  In  Mair's 
Introduction,  A.  Hendon,  F.  Haywood  and  H.  Polk  were  best,  in  the 
order  named.  In  Spelling,  A.  Hendon  is  much  the  best ;  G.  Ligon,  F. 
Haywood,  D.  Haywood  and  J.  Fenner,  are  next  best.  A.  Hendon,  P. 
Cameron  and  G.  Ligon  are  considered  the  best  writers.  Green  Ligon's 
is  the  best  Composition  and  Paul  Cameron's  the  next  best.  In  Oratory, 
Hamilton  Polk  was  most  approved. 

Frank  Haywood  and  Hamilton  Polk  underwent  an  approved  Exam- 
ination on  Geography.     ~No  distinction  made. 

Washington  Price,  Robert  Bond,  William  Hill,  Erasmus  Fenner, 
William  Gray,  Thomas  Charles,  Haywood  Hunter  and  William  Dunn, 
were  examined  on  Virgil,  Greek  Testament  and  Graeca  Minora ;  on  the 
Greek  and  Latin  Grammars  and  prosody,  Arithmetic,  Geography, 
Copy-writing,  Composition  and  Oratory.     On  Virgil,  Greek  Testament 


Wake  County  Schools.  463 

and  Graeea  Minora,  Robt.  Bond,  E.  Fenner  and  W.  Price,  were  thought 
rather  best.  William  Hill  and  Thomas  Charles  second  best.  The  whole 
class  acquitted  itself  very  satisfactorily.  On  Greek  Grammar,  Latin 
Grammar  and  Prosody,  all  were  approved.  On  Arithmetic,  it  was  evi- 
dent that  the  class  had  paid  a  commendable  attention  to  this  useful 
study.  The  examination  on  Geography  was  confined  to  the  American 
Continent,  with  which  all  appeared  to  be  perfectly  acquainted.  Xo 
distinction.  Robert  Bond  was  not  examined  on  this  study  in  this  class, 
but  in  a  subsequent  one.  In  Writing,  Washington  Price  excelled.  Robert 
C.  Bond,  Thomas  Charles  and  William  Gray,  obtained  the  second  honor. 
In  Composition,  R.  Bond,  W.  Price  and  W.  Hill,  were  most  approved. 
In  Oratory,  Haywood  Hunter  and  Washington  Price  were  considered 
best.     The  rest  were  approved. 

Henry  Kello  was  examined  on  the  Eclogues  of  Virgil,  and  approved. 

Samuel  Ferebee  stood  on  Yirgil,  the  Greek  Testament,  Greek  Gram- 
mar, Composition,  Oratory  and  Copy-writing,  and  acquitted  himself 
well  on  them  all. 

M'Kinne  Fenner,  Theophilus  Holmes  and  Henry  Kello  were  exam- 
ined on  the  three  first  Books  of  the  Odes  of  Horace ;  on  the  Latin 
Grammar  and  Prosody;  in  Copy-writing,  Composition,  and  Oratory. 
On  Horace,  Fenner  and  Holmes  were  best,  Kello  not  having  been  so 
long  engaged  in  the  study  as  his  classmates.  In  Latin  Grammar  and 
Prosody,  Fenner  was  rather  the  best,  especially  in  Prosody.  In  Writ- 
ing, Fenner  excelled  and  Kello  was  next  best.  The  Compositions  of 
the  class  were  all  approved,  Fenner's  was  best.  M'Kinne  Fenner  was 
deemed  the  best  Orator. 

Theophilus  Holmes  was  examined  on  the  Greek  Testament  and  Greek 
Grammar,  and  deserves  great  credit  for  the  proficiency  he  has  made 
in  these  studies,  considering  the  short  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  them. 

M'Kinne  Fenner  passed  an  examination  on  the  Elements  of  Geome- 
try, and  acquitted  himself  well. 

M'Kinne  Fenner,  Robert  Bond  and  Dempsey  Fuller  were  examined 
on  Geography.  These  are  the  best  Geographers  in  the  Male  Department. 
They  stood  on  the  whole  of  Geography,  and  evinced  that  they  were 
intimately  acquainted  with  the  subject. 

Dempsey  Fuller  and  Charles  Raboteau,  on  the  Elements  of  Chemistry, 
displayed  great  accuracy  and  facility  in  answering  every  question  pro- 
posed on  this  interesting  Science.  They  also  exhibited  specimens  of 
Writing.    Fuller  is  the  best  writer.     In  Oratory,  Raboteau  excelled. 

Charles  Raboteau,  in  addition  to  his  other  studies,  was  examined  in 
the  Elements  of  Geometry,  and  acquitted  himself  well. 

FEMALE   DEPARTMENT. 

Lucinda  Haywood,  Sarah  Goneke,  Cynthia  Hill,  Harriett  Boon, 
Martha  Eppes,  Celestia  Goneke  and  Julia  Holmes,  were  examined  on 
Spelling,  and  approved. 


464  Wake  County  Schools. 

The  four  last  named  also  read  in  Murray's  Introduction.  Martha 
Eppes  is  deemed  the  hest  Reader. 

The  same  little  girls,  with  the  addition  of  Rosa  Gilmour,  passed  a 
very  good  examination  on  Catechism. 

Harriet  Boon  and  Martha  Eppes  were  examined  on  English  Gram- 
mar as  far  as  the  Conjugation  of  the  Verbs,  and  neither  of  them  missed 
a  word. 

Eliza  Bond,  Louisa  Blackmail,  Rosa  Gilmour,  Mary  Gatlin,  Adalaide 
Hunter,  Margaret  Haywood,  Jane  Hunter,  Ellen  Putney  and  Frances 
Raboteau,  were  highly  approved  as  correct  Spellers. 

The  same  Class,  with  the  exception  of  Rosa  Gilmour,  was  examined 
on  the  Evangelical  Primer,  and  acquitted  themselves  well. 

Louisa  Blackman,  Jane  Hunter  and  Frances  Raboteau,  were  exam- 
ined on  the  whole  of  Murray's  English  Grammar,  and  were  uncom- 
monly accurate. 

Eliza  Bond,  Mary  Gatlin,  Adalaide  Hunter,  Margaret  Haywood  and 
Ellen  Putney  stood  on  English  Grammar,  Reading  and  Geography. 
All  the  class  acquitted  themselves  well.  In  Grammar  Eliza  Bond,  Mary 
Gatlin  and  Ellen  Putney,  were  thought  best.  Eliza  Bond  and  Ellen 
Putney  are  the  best  Readers.    In  Geography  all  were  ready  and  correct. 

Louisa  Blackman,  Rosa  Gilmour,  Jane  Hunter  and  Francis  Raboteau 
were  examined  in  Reading.     Rosa  Gilmour  was  most  approved. 

Eliza  Bond,  Louisa  Blackman,  Harriet  Boon,  Martha  Eppes,  Mary 
Gatlin,  Jane  Hunter,  Margaret  Haywood,  Adalaide  Hunter  and  Ellen 
Putney,  exhibited  Specimens  of  Writing.  Of  which  Louisa  Blackman's 
was  best,  and  Martha  Eppes  and  Ellen  Putney's  the  next  best. 

Celestia  Goneke,  Rosa  Gilmour,  Julia  Holmes  and  Lucinda  Haywood, 
also  produced  copies  in  writing.  Celestia  Goneke  and  Lucinda  Haywood 
were  most  approved. 

Esther  Blackman,  Eliza  Britt,  Sally  Coman,  Mary  Eppes,  Mary  Gil- 
mour, Rebecca  Haywood,  Mary  Holmes,  Sarah  Ann  Jones,  Ellen 
Raboteau  and  Tabitha  Savage,  were  examined  on  Reading,  Spelling, 
English  Grammar,  Geography,  and  blank  Maps.  This  class  Read  and 
Spelt  well.  Rebecca  Haywood,  Ellen  Raboteau,  Mary  Eppes  and  Eliza 
Britt  were  deemed  the  best  Readers,  and  Rebecca  Haywood,  Ellen 
Raboteau,  Eliza  Britt,  Esther  Blackman  and  Sarah  Coman  were  the 
best  in  Spelling.  On  English  Grammar  the  class  recited  and  parsed 
very  correctly.  R.  Haywood,  T.  Savage,  E.  Raboteau  and  E.  Britt  were 
entitled  to  the  first  distinction.  This  class  was  examined  on  the  whole 
of  Willett's  Epitome  of  Geography,  and  were  found  very  correct.  No 
distinction.  On  the  blank  Maps,  all  manifested  great  accuracy;  but 
the  following  are  said  to  have  been  the  most  successful  students  during 
the  session,  viz. :  E.  Britt,  E.  Blackman,  M.  Eppes,  R.  Haywood,  and 
T.  Savage. 

Tabitha  Savage  was  examined  on  the  Rule  of  Exchange,  and 
acquitted  herself  well. 


Wake  County  Schools.  465 

Esther  Blackmail,  Eliza  Britt,  Mary  Eppes,  Rebecca  Haywood,  Ellen 
Raboteau  and  Tabitha  Savage,  were  examined  on  the  Westminster 
Catechism,  and  were  highly  approved. 

Mary  Gilmonr  and  Sarah  Ann  Jones  passed  through  the  Episcopal 
Catechism,  and  Sally  Coman  through  the  Methodist  Catechism,  cor- 
rectly, and  without  hesitation. 

Elizabeth  Battle,  Margaret  Coman,  Sarah  B.  Jones,  Louisa  Hendon, 
Sarah  Simmons,  Mary  Stuart  and  Sophronia  Waite,  were  examined  on 
Reading,  Spelling,  English  Grammar,  Adam's  Geography,  blank  Maps, 
Copy-writing  &  Bible  Questions.  In  Reading,  E.  Battle,  L.  Hendon, 
and  S.  Simmons,  were  distinguished.  All  spelt  well,  but  S.  Simmons 
and  M.  Stuart  were  best.  In  parsing,  S.  Simmons,  L.  Hendon  and  M. 
Stuart  were  most  approved.  In  Geography,  pre-eminence  is  justly  due 
to  the  same  young  ladies,  who  obtained  distinction  in  parsing.  Sophronia 
White  had  the  second  distinction.  On  the  blank  Maps  all  were  very 
expert.  To  Mary  Stuart  and  Louisa  Hendon,  however,  were  awarded 
the  highest  praise.  The  best  Writers  in  this  Class,  are  Sophronia 
White,  Margaret  Coman  and  Louisa  Hendon,  in  the  order  named.  On 
Bible  Questions,  this  Class  had  not  paid  that  attention  which  the  import- 
ance of  the  subject  required. 

Margaret  Coman,  Louisa  Hendon,  Sarah  Simmons,  Mary  Stuart  and 
Sophronia  White,  were  examined  on  Reduction,  and  appeared  well 
acquainted  with  this  part  of  Arithmetic. 

Margaret  Coman,  Louisa  Hendon  and  Mary  Stuart  stood  on  Blair's 
Elements  of  Astronomy,  and  were  highly  approved.     ISTo  distinction. 

Eleanor  Boylan,  Esther  Barclay,  Harriet  Cobbs,  Mary  Crenshaw, 
Frances  Crenshaw,  Charlotte  Harrington,  Maria  Hill  and  Catherine 
Raboteau  were  examined  on  Reading,  Spelling,  Barsing,  Blair's  Ele- 
ments of  Bhilosophy,  first  volume  of  Whelpley's  Compend  of  History, 
Arithmetic,  Copy-Writing  and  Bible  Questions.  This  class  read  well. 
Their  merits  were  in  the  following  order,  viz. :  Maria  Hill,  C.  Raboteau, 
C.  Harrington,  H.  Cobbs,  E.  Boylan,  M.  A.  Crenshaw,  E.  Barclay  and 
E.  Crenshaw.  In  Spelling,  C.  Raboteau,  C.  Harrington,  H.  Cobbs  and 
M.  Hill  were  considered  best.  In  Barsing,  C.  Raboteau  and  H.  Cobbs, 
had  the  superiority.  In  Blair's  Bhilosophy,  no  distinction  was  made. 
In  Whelpley's  Compend,  E.  Boylan,  C.  Raboteau,  M.  Hill  and  C.  Har- 
rington were  deemed  best  and  equal.  In  Arithmetic  all  were  approved 
on  the  Rule  of  Three.  M.  Hill,  C.  Harrington  and  H.  Cobbs  are  the 
best  Writers;  and  all  appeared  to  be  well  acquainted  with  Scripture 
History,  every  question  being  answered  correctly. 

Delia  Haywood,  Lucy  A.  King,  Lavinia  Moore,  Martha  Bool,  Mary 
A.  Fotter,  Jane  Savage,  Catherine  Shaw,  Eliza  Washington  &  Gough 
Ann  Whitaker,  were  examined  on  Reading  Young's  Night  Thoughts, 
Spelling,  Barsing,  Copy-writing  and  Bible  Questions.  This  is  an  excel- 
lent Class  of  Readers.  Lucy  King,  Martha  Bool,  Mary  Fotter  &  Eliza 
30 


466  Wake  County  Schools. 

Washington  stand  at  the  head  of  it.  The  whole  spell  admirably. 
Martha  Pool  and  Catharine  Shaw  best.  In  parsing,  the  Class  acquitted 
itself  well.  E.  Washington  was  entitled  to  the  first  honor.  In  Writing, 
Eliza  Washington  and  Delia  Haywood  were  distinguished ;  Mary  Potter 
and  Lavinia  Moore  were  second  best.  In  Bible  Questions  all  were  per- 
fect.    No  distinction. 

The  same  Class,  with  the  exception  of  Delia  Haywood,  Lavinia  Moore 
&  Martha  Pool,  stood  on  both  volumes  of  Whelpley's  Historical  Com- 
pend.  With  the  study  of  Sacred,  this  Class  has  successfully  united  that 
of  Profane  History,  in  which  they  were  highly  approved. 

Delia  H.  Haywood,  Mary  S.  Pool,  Lucy  A.  King,  Mary  A.  Potter, 
Jane  Savage,  Catharine  Shaw  and  Eliza  H.  Washington,  were  exam- 
ined on  Rhetoric.  Delia  Haywood  and  Martha  Pool,  passed  through 
the  whole  Work.  The  rest  made  a  promising  Essay  on  the  six  first 
lectures. 

Lavinia  Moore,  Eliza  H.  Washington  and  Gough  Ann  Whitaker, 
stood  a.  satisfactory  examination  on  Blair's  Elements  of  Natural  Philoso- 
phy.   No  distinction. 

Delia  H.  Haywood,  Martha  S.  Pool  and  Gough  Ann  Whitaker,  were 
examined  on  Logic — a  study  which  they  had  but  recently  commenced, 
but  on  which  they  acquitted  themselves  satisfactorily. 

Delia  Haywood  underwent  an  examination  on  the  Erench  Grammar 
and  Exercises,  and  evinced  to  the  Trustees  that  she  had  paid  consider- 
able attention  to  this  branch  of  polite  Education. 

Lavinia  Moore  was  examined  on  Adam's  Geography,  and  gave  satis- 
factory proof  of  having  paid  no  ordinary  attention  to  this  useful  study. 

The  following  young  Ladies  were  examined  on  the  several  branches 
of  Arithmetic,  viz. :  Eliza  H.  Washington  on  Reduction.  Delia  H. 
Haywood,  Lucy  A.  King,  Lavinia  Moore,  Martha  S.  Pool,  Mary  A. 
Potter  and  Catharine  Shaw,  on  the  Rule  of  Three  and  Practice.  Jane 
Savage  and  Gough  Ann  Whitaker,  on  Discount,  Barter,  Loss  and  Gain, 
Allegation,  Single  and  Double  Position.  The  Trustees  were  gratified  to 
find  that  all  the  attention  merited  by  this  important  subject  had  been 
faithfully  bestowed  upon  it  by  these  students.  Jane  Savage  and  Gough 
Ann  Whitaker  were  considered  the  best  Arithmeticians;  and  Mary  A. 
Potter  but  little  inferior  to  them. 

Jane  E.  Eox  and  Eliza  H.  Hill  were  examined  on  reading  Thomson's 
Seasons,  Copy-writing,  Arithmetic,  Bible  Questions,  Erench  Grammar 
and  Exercises,  Historic  Sacra?  and  Viri  Romae  and  Logic.  These  young 
ladies  have  been  very  successful  in  their  varied  and  important  studies; 
and  their  Examination  has  abundantly  testified  that  the  distinctions 
heretofore  conferred  on  them  have  been  well  earned,  and  has,  at  the 
same  time,  given  a  strong  pledge  that  they  will  be  amongst  the  brightest 
ornaments  that  have  ever  adorned  our  Institution. 

Miss  West  D.  Whitaker  having,  at  different  times  during  her  connec- 
tion with  the  Academy,   passed   satisfactory  examinations   on   all  the 


Wake  County  Schools.  467 

studies  belonging  to  the  course  of  Female  Education  adopted  in  the 
Institution;  and,  after  reviewing  them,  having  at  this  time  stood  a 
highly  satisfactory  Examination  thereon,  the  Trustees,  agreeably  to  a 
standing  regulation  of  the  Board,  determined  to  confer  on  her  the  dis- 
tinguishing honors  of  the  Institution,  viz.:  An  Honorary  Certificate 
and  a  Golden  Medal,  which  were,  in  due  form,  accompanied  with  a  very 
handsome  Address  from  one  of  the  Trustees,  conferred  accordingly. 

Mr.  Goneke's  Pupils  in  Music  were  heard,  at  intervals,  during  the 
Examination  of  the  Female  Department,  and  at  a  Concert  on  Tuesday 
evening,  and  evinced  much  improvement  in  that  delightful  accomplish- 
ment. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  1J/.,  1822. 

[The  above  is  a  sample  of  what  was  usually  printed  at  this  period 
about  the  public  examinations  of  the  Raleigh  Academy.  This  is  given 
here  in  full.  It  would  be  impossible  to  print  all  of  these  examination 
reports  in  these  documents.  They  are  only  valuable  to  show  the  course 
of  study  in  the  school  and  the  number  of  classes. — C.  L.  C] 

SCHOOL  CLOSING  I>  JUNE,  1S23. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution 
commenced  on  "Wednesday  the  2Sth  ult.,  and  terminated  on  Monday  last. 
The  Trustees  had  never  better  reason  to  be  satisfied  with  the  progress 
in  learning  of  the  Students  of  both  the  Male  and  Female  Departments, 
than  on  this  occasion. 

On  Thursday  evening  Mr.  Goneke's  Pupils  in  Music  exhibited  their 
attainments  in  that  polite  art,  to  a  crowded  auditory,  in  the  spacious 
building  which  M.  G.  has  lately  erected,  (which,  by  the  way,  we  are 
pleased  to  see  so  far  advanced  towards  completion.)  A  number  of  the 
performers  were  young  in  the  science,  but  several  of  them  displayed 
great  taste  and  execution. 

The  report  of  the  Trustees'  on  the  Examination  was  read  on  Monday 
last  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  The  Honors  of  the  Institution  were 
conferred  on  the  following  young  Ladies,  who  had  with  approbation 
passed  through  the  course  of  studies  prescribed  for  the  Institution,  viz. : 

Miss  Jane  E.  Fox,  of  Franklin  County. 
Miss  Delia  F£.  Haywood,  of  Raleigh. 
Miss  Eliza  Hill,  of  Raleigh. 
Miss  Martha  S.  Pool,  of  "Wake  County. 
Miss  Gough  Ann  Whitaker,  of  Halifax. 

After  the  Medals  and  Certificates  had  been  conferred,  the  Graduates 
were  addressed  in  an  appropriate  manner  by  "William  H.  Haywood.  Jr.. 
Esq.  The  students  generally,  both  male  and  female,  were  then  addressed 
by  William  Rufhn,  Esq.  Whose  excellent  address,  added  to  his  venerable 
appearance,  was  highly  impressive. 

—Raleigh  Register,  June  6,  1823. 


468  Wake  County  Schools. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING  IN  NOVEMBER,  1823. 

The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution 
closed  on  Monday  last.  The  Report  of  the  Trustees  (an  abstract  of 
which  appears  in  this  paper)  was  read  to  the  Students  and  to  a  large 
assembly  of  Citizens  who  attended  on  the  occasion  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  by  Dr.  Burges,  who  afterwards  conferred  Gold  Medals  and 
Honorary  Certificates  on  Miss  Eliza  Washington,  of  Lenoir  County, 
Miss  Lucy  A.  King,  and  Miss  Mary  Ann  Potter,  of  this  city,  on  finish- 
ing their  course  of  Education  in  this  Seminary,  to  whom  he  made  a  very 
elegant  and  appropriate  address. 

The  Trustees  are  indebted  to  the  Musical  Amateurs  of  the  city  for 
a  number  of  agreeable  pieces  performed  between  the  several  parts  of 
the  ceremony. 

The  whole  was  closed  by  a  short  address  from  the  President. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
in  January  next,  when  Miss  Benedict,  a  Lady  from  the  JSTorth,  every 
way  qualified  for  the  purpose,  will  take  charge  of  the  Female  Depart- 
ment. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  7 ',  1823. 

The  following  additional  facts  are  stated  in  the  account  in  the 
Raleigh  Star: 

A  few  appropriate  remarks  were  addressed  to  the  Graduates  by  Dr. 
A.  S.  H.  Burges,  and  the  ceremonies  of  the  occasion  (commencing  with 
a  prayer  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  McPheeters,  Principal  of  the  Academy)  were 
concluded  by  a  neat  and  pertinent  address  to  the  Students,  by  Joseph 
Gales,  Esq.     *     *     * 

— Raleigh  Star,  November  7,  1823. 

NEW  PLAN  OF  STUDIES  AND  METHODS,  1823. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
in  January  under  the  continued  superintendance  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Mc- 
Pheeters. 

The  assistant  Teachers,  both  in  the  Male  and  Eemale  Departments, 
whose  diligence  and  success  have  hitherto  given  much  satisfaction,  will 
continue  to  serve  in  their  respective  places. 

On  the  resignation  of  Miss  Nye,  Miss  Benedict  was  elected  to  fill  her 
place  in  the  Female  Department,  and  is  now  ready  to  engage  in  the 
service  of  the  Board.     *     *     * 

An  arrangement  has  been  made  with  Dr.  McPheeters,  under  which, 
what  has  been  usually  called  the  Classical  Department  of  the  Academy, 
is  now,  at  his  own  request,  given  up  to  his  sole  instruction  and  manage- 
ment.    *     *     * 

The  tuition  fees  of  the  Academy,  for  a  session  or  half  year  are  the 
following : 

1st  Class — Spelling,  Reading,  First  Catechisms,  Copy-writing,  $5. 


Wake  County  Schools.  469 

2nd  Class — The  four  simple  rules  in  Arithmetic,  committing  to  mem- 
ory the  English  and  Latin  Grammars,  Geography  of  the  United  States, 
Plain  Sewing,  $7. 

3rd  Class — Arithmetic,  Geography  and  English  Grammar  throughout, 
Eudiments  of  the  Latin  Language,  Xeedle-work,  $12. 

4th  Class — The  Latin  and  Greek  Languages  throughout,  Elements  of 
Mathematics,  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy,  Rhetoric,  Logic, 
Moral  Philosophy  and  Chemistry,  Drawing,  Painting  and  Embroidery, 
$15.     *     *     *  W.  Hill,  Secry. 

Raleigh,  Dec.  23,  1823. 


Raleigh  Grammar  School, 

Or 
Preparatory  Professorship. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  having  given  up  the  Classical 
Department  of  the  Institution  to  the  sole  instruction  and  management 
of  the  subscriber,  he  proposes  to  establish  a  Grammar  School,  on  a 
plan,  of  which  the  following  is  an  outline : 

1.  The  number  of  pupils,  shall  be  limited  to  twenty ;  but  the  school 
will  go  into  operation  with  ten,  or  with  any  less  number. 

2.  That  the  attention  of  the  instructor  may  not  be  too  much  divided, 
and  that  full  time  may  be  given  to  each  recitation,  the  pupils  shall  not, 
at  any  time,  be  divided  into  more  than  two  classes. 

3.  The  object  of  the  school  shall  be,  to  prepare  the  pupils  for  enter- 
ing with  credit,  the  University  of  this  State,  or  any  other  University  or 
College  in  the  United  States. 

1.  The  use  of  translations  among  the  pupils,  either  in  or  out  of  the 
school  room,  shall  be  strictly  prohibited ;  but  in  all  cases  where  the  gen- 
eral standing  of  the  class,  or  the  difficulties  of  any  particular  lesson,  or 
number  of  lessons,  seem  to  make  it  necessary,  it  is  the  intention  of  the 
instructor  to  sit  down  familiarly  with  the  class  as  one  of  its  members, 
and  aid  the  pupils  in  getting  their  lesson,  not  by  translating  it  for  them, 
but  by  referring  them  to  their  Dictionaries,  and  affording  them  such 
hints  and  directions  as  will  enable  them  in  the  exercise  of  their  own 
faculties  to  surmount  the  difficulties  which  occur ;  after  which,  the 
class  will  generally  be  required  to  review  the  lesson,  and  recite  it  at  the 
proper  hour. 

5.  That  the  pupils  may  become  acquainted  with  the  solution  of  the 
principal  difficulties  to  be  met  with  in  the  classics,  a  selection  of  these 
difficulties  will  be  prepared  as  soon  as  practicable ;  and  particular  sen- 
tences, as  trials  of  skill,  from  time  to  time,  be  handed  to  the  pupils. 
After  allowing  sufficient  time  for  reflection  and  research,  their  solutions 
will  be  called  for;  and  if  not  satisfactory  to  the  instructor,  he  will 
either  furnish  what  appears  to  him  to  be  the  true  solution,  or  give  fur- 
ther time  for  investigation. 


470  Wake  County  Schools. 

6.  The  classes  will  be  required  to  pay  scrupulous  attention  to  the  rules 
of  Prosody,  that  they  may,  at  an  early  period,  be  able  with  ease,  to  scan 
Hexameter  verse;  and  thus  habituate  themselves  to  correct  pronuncia- 
tion. 

7.  The  school-room  shall  at  all  times  be  furnished  with  a  competent 
number  of  Ancient  Maps,  for  the  purpose  of  instructing  the  classes  as 
they  progress,  in  the  Geography  of  the  classics.  It  has  been  found  by 
experience,  that  the  classics  are  studied  by  youth,  with  increased  atten- 
tion and  delight  when  their  acquaintance  with  Classical  Geography  en- 
ables them  to  locate  on  their  Maps,  the  poetic  scenes  and  historic  facts, 
of  which  they  read. 

8.  The  sessions  and  vacations  of  the  school  will  be  regulated  for  the 
present,  by  those  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  The  price  of 
tuition  per  session  will  be  $15,  paid  in  advance. 

9.  Instead  of  public  examinations,  the  attendance  of  two  or  more  lit- 
erary gentlemen  will  be  solicited  at,  or  near  the  close  of  each  session,  for 
the  purpose  of  examining  the  pupils  privately :  and  parents  and  guar- 
dians shall  be  regularly  furnished  with  circulars,  specifying  the  stand- 
ing of  their  sons  and  wards,  in  regard  to  Behaviour,  Industry  and  Schol- 
arship. 

10.  Particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  conduct  of  the  students. 
*  *  *  All  unnecessary  harshness  and  severity,  in  administration  and 
government  and  instruction  of  the  school,  will  be  avoided.     *     *     * 

W.  McPheeters,  Principal  of  the 
Dec.  23,  1823.  Raleigh  Academy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  26,  1823. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING  IN  JUNE,  1824. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  com- 
menced on  Monday  the  3d  inst.  and  closed  on  Friday  last.  *  *  * 
Two  young  ladies,  viz.  Miss  Catherine  Raboteau  and  Miss  Jane  Savage, 
being  reported  by  the  Trustees  as  having  passed,  with  approbation, 
through  the  whole  course  of  studies  prescribed  for  the  Female  Depart- 
ment, had  conferred  on  them  the  distinguishing  Rewards  of  the  Institu- 
tion Honorary  Certificates  and  Golden  Medals  with  appropriate  in- 
scriptions. 

In  addition  to  the  ornamental  Branches  of  Music  and  Drawing  in  the 
Female  Department,  Miss  Benedict  and  Mrs.  Goodwin,  our  accomplished 
teachers,  have  introduced  certain  Fancy  Work,  such  as  the  fabrication 
of  richly  decorated  Baskets  with  painted  Velvet  Cushions,  elegantly 
ornamented  Rice  Boxes,  etc.  with  which  the  young  ladies  have  been 
much  pleased,  and  have  employed  their  leisure  time  in  this  ingenious  and 
tasteful  employment,  so  as  not  to  let  it  interfere  with  the  regular  exer- 
cises of  the  Academy.  *  *  *  The  whole  Institution  continues  to  be 
superintended  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  McPheeters. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  182J+. 


"Wake  County  Schools.  471 

THE  FIRST  EXAMINATION  UNDER  THE  NEW  PLAN. 

[This  report  is  printed  in  full  to  show  the  studies  and  classes  of  the  several  de- 
partments, under  the  new  order  of  things  introduced  in  January,  182-4.] 

REPORT 

Of  The  Semi- Animal  Examination  of  the 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY, 

June,  1824. 

PEPARATORY  DEPARTMENT. 

Taught  by  Mr.  J.  E.  Lumsden. 

Samuel  Brown,  Henry  Mordecai,  Robert  Hardie  and  Solomon  Dodd, 
were  examined  in  Spelling,  and  approved. 

Four  classes  were  examined  in  Waldo's  Spelling  Dictionary.  In  the 
first,  composed  of  Abram  Buford,  Thomas  Gholson,  Joseph  Gomian 
and  Robert  Smith,  the  two  first  named  students  were  best.  In  the  sec- 
ond Class,  consisting  of  Bryant  Reddin,  Henry  M'Kee,  Edward  Cobbs 
and  Willis  Dodd,  the  first  named  merits  the  first  distinction,  the  2d  & 
3d  the  second  distinction.  In  the  third  Class,  consisting  of  Samuel  M. 
Boylan,  Robert  Haywood,  Nat.  Hill,  Henry  Bond,  Rufus  Polk,  Caswell 
Price,  Thomas  Forster,  Rush  Haywood,  Bruce  Scott  &  John  Stuart — 
R.  Haywood  and  C.  Price  had  the  1st  distinction,  and  R.  Polk,  S.  Boy- 
lan, and  R.  Haywood  the  2d.  In  the  fourth  Class,  consisting  of  John 
Sugg,  Thomas  Cook,  Geo.  Murden,  Henry  Levy,  David  Dudley  and 
Alex.  Gorman — Henry  Levy  and  A.  Gorman  were  best,  and  D.  Dudley 
and  G.  Murden  next  best. 

The  same  youths  who  composed  the  above  four  Spelling  Classes,  were 
examined  on  Reading,  in  three  classes.  In  the  first  class,  on  Beauties 
of  the  Bible,  Edwd.  Cobbs  and  Henry  McKee  ranked  first,  and  Joseph 
Gorman  and  Bryant  Redding  next.  In  the  second,  on  Murray's  Intro- 
duction, Rufus  Polk  obtained  the  first  honor,  and  Henry  Bond  and 
Thomas  Forster  the  second.  In  the  third,  on  Goldsmith's  Greece, 
David  Dudley,  Henry  Levy,  Alex.  Gorman  and  George  Murden,  were 
distinguished  in  the  order  named. 

Two  classes  stood  on  Blair's  first  Catechism.  In  the  first,  consisting 
of  Joseph  Gorman,  James  Gorman,  Abram  Buford,  Thos.  Gholson  and 
Robert  Smith,  distinctions  were  awarded  to  Abram  Buford  &  Joseph 
Gorman.  In  the  second,  consisting  of  Bryant  Redding,  Henry  McKee, 
Edward  Cobbs  and  Willis  Dodd,  the  three  first  named  were  most  ap- 
proved and  equal. 

The  following  little  boys  were  examined  on  Latin  Grammar,  viz. 
Thomas  Forster,  Caswell  Price,  Thomas  Cook,  Henry  Bond,  David 
Dudley,  Rufus  Polk,  Bruce  Scott,  Rush  Haywrood,  Robert  Haywood, 
Samuel  Boylan,  Nat.  Hill  and  John  Stuart.  All  acquitted  themselves 
well.  T.  Forster  and  C.  Price  had  the  1st  distinction ;  D.  Dudley,  R. 
Polk,  S.  Boylan  and  R.  Haywood,  the  2d. 


472  Wake  County  Schools. 

David  Dudley,  Samuel  Boylan,  Thomas  Cook,  Rufus  Polk,  Robert 
Haywood,  Bruce  Scott  aud  Henry  Bond,  were  examined  on  Histories 
Sacras.     D.  Dudley  best — all  approved. 

David  Dudley,  Henry  Levy,  George  Murden,  Alex.  Gorman  and  John 
Sugg,  were  examined  on  Willett's  Geography,  particularly  on  the  U. 
States,  and  were  approved. 

James  R.  Scott  stood  alone  on  Adam's  Geography  throughout,  and 
gave  satisfaction. 

Three  Arithmetic  classes  were  examined.  The  first  consisting  of 
Henry  McKee,  Sam'l  Boylan,  Bryant  Reddin,  Bruce  Scott,  Robert  Hay- 
wood and  John  Sugg,  stood  on  Addition.  B.  Reddin  and  Henry  M'Kee 
were  best.  Henry  Levy,  George  Murden  and  Alex.  Gorman  formed  the 
2d  class,  and  were  questioned  on  the  four  Elementary  Rules.  They 
were  all  approved.  The  third  class  consisted  of  Jas.  R.  Scott  and 
David  C.  Dudley,  who  passed  well  on  the  Rule  of  Three. 

Three  classes,  six  in  each,  produced  specimens  of  Copy-writing.  In 
the  1st,  all  were  nearly  equal;  in  the  2d  Bruce  Scott,  Samuel  Boylan 
and  Rufus  Polk  were  best;  and  in  the  third,  Thomas  Cook  and  Caswell 
Price,  were  distinguished. 

GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  DEPARTMENT. 
Taught  by  Rev.  Dr.  McPheeters. 

This  department  is  limited  to  twenty  pupils,  and  consists  of  two 
classes.     In  the  first  or  lowest  there  are  thirteen  members. 

Historise  Sacra — Henry  Cannon  best.  James  Henderson,  Joel  King, 
JSTeedham  Price  and  James  Cranberry,  next  best.  2d  division,  Pleas- 
ant Henderson,  rather  best. 

Latin  Grammar — no  distinction. 

Reading  Prose — Charles  Scott,  Monroe  Webb,  Robert  Martin,  Joel 
King,  James  Henderson,  Henry  Cannon  and  Wm.  Burges,  were  most 
approved. 

Spelling  by  rote — JSTeedham  Price,  Henry  Cannon,  James  Granberry, 
Joel  King,  Monroe  Webb,  James  Henderson,  Wm.  Savage,  Wm.  Hay- 
wood and  Pleasant  Henderson,  were  best. 

Arithmetic — JSTeedham  Price  and  Charles  Scott,  best.  Henry  Can- 
non, James  Granberry  and  Monroe  Webb,  next  best. 

Copy-Writing — Thomas  Beckwith,  JSTeedham  Price,  Henry  Cannon, 
Monroe  Webb,  Joel  King,  James  Granberry  and  Robert  Martin  were 
most  approved. 

Speaking  Orations — JSTeedham  Price,  Monroe  Webb,  Henry  Cannon, 
James  Granberry  and  Wm.  Burgess,  succeeded  best. 

The  performance  of  the  whole  class  was  satisfactory  and  credible. 

Second  or  Highest  Class. 

It  consists  of  seven  members,  who  were  examined  on  the  English, 
Latin    and    Greek    Grammars,    Virgil's   Aeneid,    Scanning    Hexameter 


"Wake  County  Schools.  473 

verse,  Greek  Testament,  Hair's  Introduction,  Arithmetic,  Composition 
and  Oratory. 

Albert  Hendon  and  Kichard  Hogg  were  best.  Francis  Haywood  next 
best. 

It  is  but  just,  however,  to  remark,  that  the  attainments  of  the  pupils 
were  different,  when  they  were  associated  in  one  class  at  the  beginning 
of  the  session. 

All  appeared  to  have  prosecuted  their  studies  with  a  zeal  and  dili- 
gence highly  commendable. 

FEMALE  DEPARTMENT. 

Classes  taught  by  Mrs.  Goodwin. 

Julian    Class. 

In  Reading,  Spelling,  Catechism  and  Writing,  consisting  of  24  mem- 
bers, distinguished  in  the  following  particulars  and  in  the  following 
order,  to  wit :  Mary  Cannon  in  Spelling  and  Reading.  Laura  Burges, 
Mary  Callum,  Lydia  Jones,  distinguished  in  Spelling,  Reading,  Cate- 
chism; Jane  Polk  in  Writing. 

Cornelian    Class. 

In  Spelling,  Reading,  writing,  Arithmetic,  Needle  Work,  Grammar, 
Geography,  Astronomy,  Rhetoric,  History,  Composition,  Bible  Ques- 
tions, &c.  This  Class  consists  of  16  members,  who  were  distinguished 
on  the  above  studies  in  the  following  manner :  Ann  E.  Dunn,  Caroline 
Bell,  Eliza  Bond,  distinguished  as  the  best  spellers.  As  readers,  this 
class  is  very  highly  distinguished ;  in  Writing,  the  first  honor  is  awarded 
to  Miss  Lucy  Fort.  In  Arithmetic  Carolina  Bell,  Maria  Goodwin 
and  Lucy  Fort,  first  distinction ;  Mary  Eppes,  Eliza  Bond,  Ann 
Dunn,  second  distinction;  Martha  Eppes,  Lucinda  Bell,  Rosa  Gilmour, 
third.  Needle  Work,  Miss  Sarah  Wooten  excelled.  In  Grammar,  all 
were  highly  approved.  Ann  E.  Dunn,  Maria  Goodwin,  Caroline  Bell, 
Mary  Foreman,  Mary  Epps,  Eliza  Bond,  first.  Martha  Eppes  and 
Lucinda  Bell,  second  distinction.  In  Geography,  Carolina  Bell,  Mary 
Eppes,  Mary  Foreman,  Maria  Goodwin,  Mary  Pleasants,  first  distinc- 
tion. Ann  Dunn,  Eliza  Bond,  second;  Lucy  Fort,  Lucinda  Bell,  third; 
Martha  Eppes  and  Cynthia  Hill,  fourth.  In  Astronomy,  Maria  Good- 
win, Caroline  Bell,  Ann  Dunn,  Eliza  Bond,  Mary  Pleasants,  first  dis- 
tinction. Mary  Foreman,  Mary  Eppes,  second.  In  Rhetoric,  Maria 
Goodwin  was  distinguished,  likewise  in  History.  Compositions,  Mary 
Pleasants  first,  Carolina  Bell,  Maria  Goodwin,  Eliza  Bond,  second; 
Lucy  Fort,  Mary  Eppes,  Mary  Foreman,  third  distinction.  In  Bible 
Questions,  the  whole  class  were  very  highly  approved. 


474  Wake  County  Schools. 

Taught  by  Miss  Benedict. 
Decimore    Class. 

This  class,  consisting  of  9  members,  was  examined  on  English  Gram- 
mar, Geography,  Arithmetic,  Bible  Questions  and  Writing. 

On  English  Grammar,  all  were  highly  approved — No  distinction. 
On  Geography,  Fetney  Price,  Eliza  Parsley  and  Sarah  Dupre  were  con- 
sidered the  best;  and  Martha  Whitaker,  Pherebe  Seawell  and  Celestia. 
Goneke,  next  best.  All  answered  readily  and  correctly.  Arithmetic — 
All  approved.  Bible  Questions.  Five  of  the  young  ladies  were  exam- 
ined on  this  study.  Fetney  Price  was  thought  best,  and  Mary  Polk  and 
Sarah  Dupre  next  best.  Copy-writing.  Their  specimens  were  much 
approved.     Fetney  Price's  and  Mary  Polk's  were  best. 

Trophomore  Class,  1st  Division. 

This  class  consists  of  11  young  ladies,  who  were  examined  on  Read- 
ing in  prose,  Spelling  by  rote,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Elements 
of  Natural  Philosophy,  Arithmetic,  Bible  Questions,  Copy-writing, 
and  Composition. 

Beading  in  prose.  This  class  reads  well.  Eliza  Cobb,  Cary  A.  Ghol- 
son,  Priscilla  Bradley  and  Francis  Marshall,  were  distinguished  in  the 
order  named.  Narcissa  Bullen,  Eleanor  Putney,  Jane  Hunter,  Eliza 
Jones,  Margaret  Haywood,  Mary  Catlin  and  Adelaide  Hunter  were  next 
best.  Spelling  by  rote.  The  whole  of  the  class  spelt  well,  hardly  miss- 
ing a  word.  English  Grammar.  The  young  ladies  being  able  to  an- 
swer every  question  readily,  no  distinction  was  made.  Elements  of  Nat- 
ural Philosophy.  This  class,  with  the  addition  of  Eugenia  Duke,  was 
examined  on  four  different  subjects,  contained  in  this  science,  and  an- 
swered every  question  correctly.  Arithmetic.  Highly  approved.  Bi- 
ble Questions.  Examined  through  Genesis  and  to  the  20th  chapter  of 
Exodus,  and  evinced  their  correct  knowledge  of  this  part  of  the  Scrip- 
tures. Copy-writing.  This  class  writes  well.  Miss  Jones's  copies  were 
deemed  the  best,  and  Miss  Cobb's  and  Miss  Pullen's  the  next  best.  Com- 
position. Miss  Gholson's  Composition  was  considered  as  entitled  to  the 
first  distinction.     Miss  Putney's  to  the  second. 

Trophomore  Class,  2d  Division. 

Thiss  class  consists  of  7  members,  and  was  examined  on  Reading  in 
blank  verse.  Spelling  by  rote,  Notes  on  the  Rules  in  Grammar  and 
Parsing,  Geography,  Elements  in  Natural  Philosophy,  Arithmetic, 
Bible  Questions,  Copy-writing,  and  Composition. 

Reading  Cowper's  Task.  The  members  of  this  class  all  read  well. 
Miss  Rebecca  Haywood  is  thought  to  be  the  best.  Spelling  by  rote. 
All  spelt  well.  No  distinction.  English  Grammar.  This  class  was 
examined  on  the  Rules  and  Notes,  and  evinced  their  perfect  acquaint- 
ance with  the  principles  of  this  valuable  study.     They  parsed  correctly. 


Wake  County  Schools.  475 

Geography.  This  class  was  examined  on  the  several  parts  of  Geogra- 
phy, and  answered  every  question  correctly.  The  trustees  have  seldom 
heard  a  more  perfect  class  on  this  useful  branch  of  education.  Ele- 
ments of  Natural  Philosophy.  All  this  class  (except  Eugenia  Duke, 
who  was  examined  in  another  class)  were  heard  on  six  subjects  con- 
tained in  this  science,  and  appeared  perfectly  to  understand  these  diffi- 
cult studies.  Arithmetic.  They  are  well  acquainted  with  those  parts 
of  this  science  on  which  they  were  examined.  Bible  questions.  From 
Leviticus  to  Ruth  this  class  was  examined,  appeared  to  be  well  versed 
in  this  part  of  the  scriptures,  and  answered  correctly.  Eliza  Jones 
stood  with  this  class  and  gave  satisfaction.  These  young  ladies,  viz. 
Miss  Coman,  Miss  Duke,  Miss  Fulton,  Miss  Haywood,  Miss  King,  Miss 
Raboteau,  and  Miss  Savage,  are  highly  distinguished  for  their  perfect 
knowledge  of  every  branch  of  learning  on  which  they  were  examined. 
Copy-writing.  All  these  young  ladies  write  a  good  hand.  Miss  King 
was  distinguished.  Composition.  Of  the  Compositions,  Miss  Coman's 
and  Miss  Duke's  were  thought  the  best. 

Alphenor  Class. 

This  class  is  composed  of  six  young  Ladies  who  were  examined  on 
Reading,  Spelling  by  rote,  English  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Geography, 
Blair's  Rhetoric,  Bible  Questions,  Composition  and  Copy-writing. 
Reading  in  blank  verse.  Highly  approved  :  Miss  Louisa  Hendon  was 
considered  as  the  best.  Spelling  by  rote.  This  class  spelt  very  correctly. 
If  there  be  any  distinction,  Miss  Shaw  and  Miss  Stuart  are  entitled  to 
it.  English  Grammar.  They  were  examined  on  the  JSTotes  and  Rules, 
and  on  parsing.  All  appeared  well.  Catharine  Shaw  and  Mary  Stuart 
are  considered  as  the  best  Grammarians,  and  Louisa  Hendon  the  next 
best.  Arithmetic.  Examined  on  5  rules  in  this  science,  and  were  all 
approved.  Geography.  These  young  ladies  were  perfect  in  the  several 
parts  of  this  science  on  which  they  were  examined.  Blair's  Rhetoric. 
All  the  members  of  this  class  distinguished  themselves  on  this  difficult 
study.  Catharine  Shaw  and  Mary  Stuart  were  considered  best,  and 
Sarah  Jones  and  Jackey  Dunn  next  best.  Bible  Questions.  Were  ex- 
amined through  the  1st  and  2d  Kings,  and  convinced  the  Trustees  that 
they  had  read  these  Books  with  attention,  being  very  correct  in  all  their 
answers.  Composition.  Of  the  Compositions  produced,  Catharine 
Shaw's  is  entitled  to  the  first  distinction,  and  Sarah  R.  Jones's  to  the 
second.  Copy-writing.  The  writing  of  this  class  is  highly  approved. 
Margaret  W.  Coman's  is  thought  the  best. 

Delphenor  Class. 

This  class  is  composed  of  four  young  ladies  who  were  examined  on 
Reading  in  blank  verse,  Spelling  by  rote,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar, 
Chemistry,  Moral  Philosophy,  Bible  Questions,  Composition  and  Copy- 
writing. 


476  Wake  County  Schools. 

Reading  blank  verse.  This  class  read  Thomson's  Seasons  and  were 
approved.  Lavinia  Moore  and  Maria  Hill  were  deemed  the  best  read- 
ers. Spelling  Waldo's  Dictionary.  All  the  class  spelt  well.  'No  dis- 
tinction. Arithmetic.  Examined  on  four  rules  in  the  science,  and 
were  found  very  perfect.  English  Grammar.  They  parsed  blank  verse, 
and  showed  themselves  well  acquainted  with  the  principles  of  Grammar. 
Chemistry.  The  class  passed  an  approved  examination  on  this  difficult 
study.  Lavinia  Moore  and  Maria  Hill  were  deemed  best.  Moral  Phil- 
osophy. Approved — no  distinction.  Bible  Questions.  They  were  ex- 
amined on  St.  Matthew's  Gospel,  and  were  highly  approved.  Composi- 
tion. The  Compositions  of  this  class  were  approved.  Maria  Hill's  was 
deemed  best.  Copy-writing.  The  specimens  of  writing  produced  by  the 
members  of  this  class  were  all  very  good.     No  distinction  could  be  made. 

Senior  Class. 

The  whole  course  of  studies  adopted  in  the  Female  Department  of 
the  Institution,  viz :  Reading  Prose  and  Poetry,  Spelling  by  rote,  Copy- 
writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Elements  of  Nat- 
ural Philosophy  and  Astronomy,  Moral  Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Logic, 
Chemistry,  History,  Composition  and  Bible  Questions. 

This  class  is  composed  of  Jane  D.  Savage,  and  Catharine  E.  Rabo- 
teau,  who  having  passed  through  all  their  studies  with  the  approbation 
of  the  Trustees,  are  considered  as  entitled  to  the  distinguishing  honors 
of  the  Institution — an  Honorary  Certificate  and  a  Gold  Medal. 

Drawing. 
The  specimens  of  Drawing  produced  were  highly  approved. 

Ornamental  Work. 

Handsome  Eancy  Baskets,  and  specimens  of  Rice-work  were  exhib- 
ited, which  displayed  the  industry,  neatness,  ingenuity  and  taste  of 
the  young  ladies. 

Music. 

On  Tuesday  evening,  an  exhibition  of  Mr.  Goneke's  Pupils  in  Music 
took  place  in  the  Concert  Room.  Twelve  of  the  young  ladies  per- 
formed. Having  a  due  consideration  to  the  length  of  time  employed 
by  each  in  the  study  of  this  elegant  and  fashionable  accomplishment, 
all  acquitted  themselves  in  such  a  manner  as  to  do  great  credit  to  the 
industry  and  musical  abilities  of  their  Preceptor,  and  to  afford  to  a 
large  audience  a  highly  agreeable  and  interesting  evening's  entertain- 
ment. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  11,  182 J+. 


"Wake  County  Schools.  477 

MAT  DAT,  1825. 

■ ■ "Returning  May 

"Borne  on  the  balmy  zephyr's  fragrant  wing, 
"Like  a  young  beauteous  bride  from  the  orient  bowers, 
"Sparkling  with  dewy  gems  and  crown's  with  flowers, 
"Hastes  to  the  favorite  land  and  round  her  pours, 
"In  rich  profusion  nature's  boundless  stores." 

The  Annual  Feast  of  Flowers  was  observed  by  the  Female  Students 
of  our  Academy,  as  usual,  on  Monday  last.  The  Queen  of  the  day  was 
Miss  Frances  G.  Marshall,  of  Halifax  County,  &  the  Address  on  behalf 
of  the  fair  suffragants  to  their  mimic  Sovereign,  was  delivered  by  Miss 
Sophia  G.  Forney,  of  Lincoln  County.  It  was  written  with  taste  and 
elegance,  and  delivered  with  more  than  usual  grace  and  expression. 
This  celebration  of  the  first  of  May  is  not  confined  to  country  or 
climate.  In  the  oriental  vale  of  Cashmere — in  the  midst  of  French 
luxury,  of  English  Sobriety,  and  of  Scotch  simplicity. 

"The  spirit  of  fragrance  is  up  with  the  day"  to  cull  the  sweetest 
and  the  fairest  flowers,  to  celebrate  the  reign  of  Flora. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  6,  1825. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING,  JOE,  1S25. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Students  of  our  Academy, 
commenced  on  Monday  last,  and  will  close  this  day,  when  the  Report 
of  the  Trustees  on  the  Examination  will  be  read  out,  as  usual,  at  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  and  Honorary  Certificates  and  Golden  Medals 
be  conferred  on  Miss  Laura  Wilson  of  Mecklenburg  County,  &  Miss 
Sarah  R.  Jones,  of  this  county,  who  have  passed  approved  examina- 
tions on  all  the  studies  embraced  in  the  Female  Department.  The 
whole  will  be  closed  by  an  Address  to  the  Students,  by  Mr.  William 
Ruffin,  in  behalf  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Academy. 

The  studies  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  the  13th 
inst. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  3,  1825. 

[The  June  10,  1825,  Register  prints  a  long  account  of  this  examina- 
tion. The  new  studies  mentioned  are  the  following :  Selects  Veteri, 
Natural  History,  Modern  History  of  Europe,  History  of  America ; 
ornamental  work — hand  screens,  card  racks,  toilet  boxes  and  mantel 
ornaments.  J.  E.  Lumsden,  Mrs.  Goodwin,  Miss  Benedict,  and  Mr. 
McPheeters  are  mentioned  as  teachers. — C.  L.  C] 

SCHOOL  CLOSING,  NOTE3IBER,  1S25. 

The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  com- 
menced on  Wednesday  the  2d  inst.  and  closed  on  Tuesday  last,  on  which 
day  the  Report  of  the  Trustees  was  read  out  in  the  Presbyterian  Church 


478  Wake  County  Schools. 

by  Dr.  Burges,  and  Honorable  Certificates  and  Golden  Medals  were  pre- 
sented to  Miss  Mary  E.  W.  Eppes,  of  Halifax,  and  Miss  Jackey  Dunn, 
of  this  city,  who  had  passed  through  with  approbation  the  complete 
course  of  studies  prescribed  for  the  Female  Department.  Expecting 
to  bave  it  in  our  power  to  gratify  tbe  parents  and  friends  of  the  Stu- 
dents with  an  abstract  of  the  Report  of  the  Trustees,  in  our  next  Regis- 
ter, we  sball  at  present  only  state  tbat  the  examination  was,  on  the 
whole,  highly  approved. 

The  exercises  of  tbe  Academy  will  not  be  resumed  until  tbe  first 
Monday  in  January. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  11,  1825. 

[Tbe  account  of  this  examination  in  the  Register  for  November  15, 
1825,  mentions  "Mr.  Wetmore"  as  a  teacher,  assisting  Miss  Benedict. 
The  other  teachers  were  the  same  as  in  June,  1825. — C.  L.  C] 

VALEDICTORY  ADDRESS  OF  TWO  GRADUATES,  1825. 

The  following  Valedictory  Address,  to  the  Trustees,  Teachers  and 
Students  of  our  Academy,  was  read  in  bebalf  of  the  Graduates,  at  the 
close  of  the  Report,  at  the  late  Examination,  and  is  publisbed  by 
request : 

Youth  bas  been  justly  termed  tbe  balcyon  era  of  life.  True,  its  en- 
joyments are  transient,  but  there  is  a  charm  about  them,  which,  in 
after  years,  comes  full  and  sweet  upon  tbe  memory,  and,  altbougb  joys 
once  prized  may  possibly  be  no  more,  tbe  mind  is  impressed  witb  strong 
and  vivid  recollections  of  happiness.  In  mature  life,  there  are  sorrows 
often  not  seen,  but  not  the  less  deeply  felt.  To  tbe  casual  observer, 
tbe  countenance  wears  the  impress  of  happiness,  but 

"Tbe  cold  heart  to  ruin  runs  darkly  the  while :" 

Contrasted  witb  tbis  state,  bow  fades  the  fancied  unbappiness  of 
juvenile  life.     It  is  truly,  in  the  language  of  poetry, 

"Evanescent  as  tbe  tear  on  childhood's  cheek." 

The  sun,  with  its  own  glory,  descending,  passes  from  our  sight,  and 
is  merged  in  the  western  horizon.  The  parting  glories  which  are  mani- 
fest in  his  descent  are  apt  similitudes  of  the  enjoyments  of  youth;  tbe 
tranquil  aspect  of  twilight's  sober  hour,  the  propbetic  vision  of  tbat 
rational  happiness  which  a  life  of  piety  and  virtue  cannot  fail  to 
ensure. 

" Truth  and  good  are  one, 


And  beauty  dwells  in  them,  and  they  in  her 
Witb  like  participation. 


Youtb  is  sweet — tbe  deligbtful  springtime  of  life.  It  is  that  period 
of  existence  wbich  may  be  assimilated  to  tbe  vivifying  breath  of  morn 
upon  all  animal  and  vegetable  creation.     It  is  then  that  the  mind  is 


Wake  County  Schools.  479 

ductile — the  spirits  buoyant — the  heart  elastic,  and  sensibly  alive  to 
"each  fine  impulse"  of  our  nature.  Then  it  is  that  imagination  exerts 
its  enchanting  and  often  bewildering  influence.  Then  it  is  that  the 
dreams  of  fancy  dress  each  passing  moment  in  fancy's  gayest  attire, 
and  then  it  is  we 

" — listen  to  the  song  of  the  charmer, 

Charm  he  never  so  wisely." 

Alas !  That  the  cold  dictates  of  reason,  based  on  the  lights  of  experi- 
ence, should  force  on  the  mind  the  recollection  of  the  fleeting  nature 
of  life's  visions — so  bright — so  beautiful — so  delightful  in  their  char- 
acter, and  impress  on  us  the  saddening  truth — 

"how  very  soon 


The  glittering  dreams  of  youth  are  past : 
That  long  before  it  reaches  noon, 
The  sun  of  life  is  overcast." 

The  eye  of  the  young,  while  the  heart  basks  in  the  sunshine  of  joy, 
is  prone  to  look  for  a  cloudless  sky :  No  cloud  obtrudes  upon  the  vision 
its  gathering  darkness :  No  latent  or  distant  evil,  to  its  unexperienced 
gaze  mars  the  delight  of  perspective  observation.  Happy  state !  The 
pastoral  scenes  of  Arcadia  amuse  the  credulous ;  your  reality  is  as  dear 
as  unquestionable.  Heathen  Mythology  holds  out  to  admiration  its 
fabled  elysium — blest  be  the  sweet  endearments  which  characterize  the 
days  of  our  youth — and  our  most  innocent,  therefore  happiest  years. 

Gentlemen — Members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Academy : 
In  Compliance  with  the  established  usage  of  the  Institution,  we  appear 
before  you,  invested  with  the  distinguished  insignia,  of  the  Seminary 
over  which  you  have  so  long  and  competently  presided,  and  have  un- 
feigned satisfaction  in  the  reflection,  that  our  last  scholastic  exercise 
is  of  a  character  which  enables  us  to  express  to  yourselves  and  others, 
the  profound  sensations  of  respect  and  gratitude  which  agitate  our 
bosoms.  During  the  important  period  of  our  young  and  yet  tender 
years,  to  which  we  have  reverted  with  interest ;  perhaps  with  juvenile 
enthusiasm ;  we  acknowledge  with  sensibility  the  aid,  guidance  and  kind 
superintendence  resulting  from  your  official  station.  You  have  acted 
as  our  temporary  guardians — indeed,  our  pen  imbued  with  the  warmth 
of  that  current  that  eddies  around  the  heart,  would,  in  an  hour  like 
this,  use  a  more  emphatic  appellation,  and  thank  you  in  the  parental 
sense.  You  have  your  reward  in  the  conscious  discharge  of  public  duty. 
You  have  an  especial  reward;  you  aid  in  "rearing  the  tender  thought" 
in  both  sexes.  To  us  it  belongs  to  speak  more  immediately  of  our  own. 
The  frosts  of  age,  while  lightly  sprinkling  on  some,  have  fallen  deeply 
on  the  heads  of  others.  You  have  daughters :  the  advancement  of  their 
education — the  character  of  their  morals — in  a  word,  their  felicity  both 
temporal  and  eternal,  is  with  you  an  object  of  the  highest  interest.  You 
appreciate  the   feelings   of   others  by  your   own — you   duly   appreciate 


480  Wake  County  Schools. 

the  inestimable  treasure  you  possess  in  deserving  amiable  &  affectionate 
daughters;  &  while  thought  of  such  a  treasure  rushes  upon  the  mind, 
you  feel,  and  feel  in  their  greatest  force,  the  lines  of  the  bard,  alike 
true  and  exquisitely  beautiful : 

"0 !     If  there  be  on  earth  a  tear 
From  passion's  dross  refined  and  clear, 
A  tear  so  limpid  and  so  meek, 
It  would  not  stain  an  angel's  cheek, 
'Tis  that  which  pious  fathers  shed 
Upon  a  duteous  daughter's  head." 

Respectfully  and  cordially — Farewell ! 

To  the  Reverend  and  highly  respectable  Gentleman  who  presides  as 
Principal  of  the  Academy, — we  feel  prompted  alike  by  duty  and  in- 
clination to  tender  our  parting  salutations.  We  are  fully  sensible, 
Reverend  and  dear  Sir,  of  our  numerous  obligations  to  you  for  the 
superintending  cares  exercised  during  the  whole  period  of  our  pupil- 
age. We  are  conscious  that  all  your  exertions  were  directed  alike  to 
our  moral  advancement  and  intellectual  improvement.  Accept  our  sin- 
cere thanks — they  come  from  the  heart.  May  your  usefulness  long  be 
continued.  May  you  be  as  happy  as  you  deserve  to  be.  More  felicity 
we  cannot  wish  you.  Adieu,  Reverend  and  dear  Sir,  we  bid  you  most 
respectfully — Adieu ! 

Beloved  Preceptress :  In  addressing  you  we  might  here  adopt  lan- 
guage, used  on  former  occasions,  perhaps,  with  less  propriety,  and  say, 
(in  place  of  the  feeble  language  we  are  capable  of  drawing  to  our  aid, 
for  the  purpose  of  expressing  our  obligations  to  you,)  "the  eloquence 
of  gratitude  is  silence!"  This  would  indeed  imply  all  that  the  fondest 
and  most  grateful  hearts  could  sigh  forth,  in  pathetic  silence  to  your- 
self; or  give  utterance,  in  the  midst  of  this  large  and  respectable  audi- 
ence. Suffer  us,  however,  to  approach  you  in  the  order  of  parting — 
mournful — salutation.  An  eloquent  Divine,  in  surrendering  his  pas- 
toral charge,  said  to  his  affectionate  flock — (and  his  feelings  were  prob- 
ably those  of  the  father,  when  the  parting  benediction  and  last  advice 
are  given,)  "You  will  never  hear  my  voice  again!"  We  too,  know, 
that  in  the  character  of  Preceptress  and  Pupils,  we  shall  meet  no  more ! 
Oh :  we  revert  to  the  scenes  that  are  past.  We  recall  to  mind  your 
unremitted  exertions  to  improve  our  minds  and  strengthen  our  morals. 
We  fondly  trust  those  exertions  were  not  in  vain.  Time  must  show. 
But  to  you,  under  all  circumstances,  the  meed  of  merit  shall  be  given — 
the  debt  of  gratitude  is  due.  By  an  unfortunate,  but  not  unfamiliar 
occurrence,  your  associate  in  the  Female  Department  of  the  Institu- 
tion, was  called  from  the  discharge  of  her  particular  duties,  and, 
prompted  by  natural  affection,  has  visited  a  distant  section  of  country. 
Of  her  hopes  and  fears — of  the  said  reality — we  touch  lightly,  but  most 
respectfully :     Domestic  sorrows  are  sacred.     We  would  yield  the  tear 


"Wake  County  Schools.  481 

of  sympathy.  But — though  sympathy  is  always  valued — consolation 
is  not  essential,  where  the  Religion  of  the  Redeemer  affords  its  blessed 
influences ! 

Beloved  Preceptress — by  the  late  examination,  your  merits  in  this 
character  will  be  tested.  By  the  testimony  your  numerous  pupils  will 
give,  your  correct  <&  affectionate  deportment  towards  them,  will  be 
tested.  Farewell,  beloved  Preceptress,  we  shall,  (and  especially  one  of 
us,  who  was  placed  under  your  more  immediate  care  &  pupilage,)  carry 
alike  into  retirement,  and  the  bosom  of  society,  the  fond  recollection 
of  all  your  kindness — all  your  goodness.     Once  more — Farewell ! 

To  our  beloved  companions  of  the  Female  Department  of  the  Acad- 
emy, we  can  say  but  a  few  words,  from  the  limited  nature  of  an  address 
like  this.  The  remarks  which  make  the  introduction  to  this  Valedictory 
address,  supercede  in  a  great  measure,  observations  which,  otherwise, 
might  now  be  appropriately  introduced.  The  attainment  of  a  good 
and  suitable  education  is,  generally,  somewhat  arduous.  The  rugged 
hill  of  science  is  not,  always,  easy  of  ascent.  But,  connected  with  that 
vigour  and  elasticity  of  mind  which  is  natural  to  youth,  superadded 
to  the  usual  concomitant — the  "roseate  hue  of  health" — who  should — 
who  can  despair? 

Beloved  companions  in  the  Female  Department  of  the  Institution ! 
In  whatever  relates  to  your  intellectual  and  moral  improvement,  attend 
to  the  injunctions  of  your  instructors.  Our  own  inexperience  and  con- 
scious deficiency,  forbid  us  to  say  more.  We  leave  you,  beloved  friends 
in  a  short  time,  and 

"The  world  is  all  before  us, 

Where  to  choose  our  place  of  rest — 
And  Providence  our  guide." 

In  after  times,  memory  will  recall  scenes  that  are  past ;  hours  illum- 
inated by  the  sunlight  of  joy  and  peace;  and,  in  the  language  of  an- 
other, "the  heart  and  spirits,  then  shrunk  and  withered  by  the  chilling- 
apathy  of  sorrow  and  disappointment,  shall  expand  and  dilate  at  the 
fond  recollections  of  joys  that  are  no  more !" 

You  too,  will  soon  be  in  a  situation  like  ours.  You,  too  will  soon 
have  to  tread  the  great  theatre  of  life.  Perhaps,  as  is  often  the  case, 
not  only  the  bloom  of  youth  and  the  glow  of  health  may  be  present, 
but  friends  and  fortune  smile  upon  you.  Alas !  how  soon  may  the 
scene  be  reversed.  Long  ere  the  frowns  of  age  have  silver'd  the  glossy 
ringlet,  disease  may  have  marked  her  victim — fortune  abandoned  her 
early  favorite — and  that  state  succeed,  for  which,  in  the  pathetic  lan- 
guage of  the  Poet, 

"Joy  has  no  balm — affliction  no  sting." 
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482  Wake  County  Schools. 

0,  let  it  be  remembered  by  us  all,  that,  even  in  this  cold  and  cheer- 
less winter  of  existence,  Virtue  may  and  will  survive, — 

"Our    immortal — never    failing    friend, 
And  guide  to  happiness  on  high." 

Adieu — beloved  companions  of  our  youthful  days — Adieu ! 

Mary   E.   W.   Eppes, 
Jackey  G.  Dunn. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  18,  1825. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1826. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  as  usual  on  the 
first  Monday  in  January,  under  the  care  of  Rev.  Dr.  M'Pheeters,  as 
Principal,  with  the  usual  Assistants,  viz. :  Mr.  Joshua  E.  Lumsden, 
in  the  Male  Department,  and  Miss  Benedict  and  Mrs.  Goodwin,  in  the 
Female  Department. 

The  Trustees  flatter  themselves  that  the  high  and  uniform  character 
which  this  Institution  has  for  so  many  years  sustained,  will  be  its  best 
recommendation  to  Parents  and  Guardians,  who  may  rest  assured  that 
every  attention  will  be  paid,  not  only  to  the  Education  of  Youth  placed 
at  this  Academy,  but  to  their  morals  and  correct  deportment. 

Board  can  be  obtained  in  several  respectable  families  in  the  city. 

Dec.  22.  Wm.  Hill,  Sec. 

The  Institution  having  heretofore  been  subjected  to  considerable 
trouble  and  loss  from  the  lax  and  irregular  way  in  which  the  tuition 
money  has  been  paid  to  the  Treasurer,  it  must  be  understood,  that  a 
certificate  will  in  future  be  required  of  every  pupil  at  the  commence- 
ment of  each  session. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  23,  1825. 

MAT  DAT  IN  1826. 

The  vallies,  hills  and  woods,  in  rich  array, 
Welcome  the  coming  of  the  long'd  for  May, 
Now  all  things  smile. 

The  month  of  May  is  justly  deemed  the  youthful  and  lovely  time 
of  the  year.  It  is  at  that  period,  when  Nature  appears  inexpressibly 
charming,  her  lap  filled  with  flowers — her  ample  bosom  swelling  with 
the  nourishment  of  the  world.  The  genial  sun,  "from  the  lucid  cham- 
bers of  the  South,  looks  out  and  smiles,"  and  the  animation  it  creates, 
is  universal,  extending  throughout  all  the  elements  and  classes  of  being. 
It  is  the  season  when  our  liveliest  feelings  are  enkindled — when  we 
catch,  as  it  were,  new  life  from  the  surrounding  objects  of  creation 
which  are  bursting  forth  into  beauty,  and  our  affections  like  the  open- 
ing rivers  just  freed  from  their  icy  chains,  are  flowing  in  a  thousand 
channels. 


Wake  County  Schools.  483 

It  is  pleasing  to  see  these  customs  which  are  sanctioned  by  time  and 
approved  by  all  as  not  only  innocent  in  their  character,  but  useful  in 
their  tendency,  kept  up  at  the  present  day.  Among  the  observations 
of  this  kind,  is  the  celebration  of  the  First  of  May.  Its  return  was 
observed  yesterday,  as  usual,  by  the  Female  Students  of  our  Academy, 
who  present  annually  on  the  first  of  May,  the  first  fruits  of  nature's 
kindly  providence,  as  an  offering  to  Flora.  Miss  Adelaide  Hunter  was 
selected  by  her  associates,  as  the  Rural  Queen,  and  a  numerous  com- 
pany assembled  to  witness  the  coronation  of  the  mimic  sovereign.  A 
profusion  of  good  cheer  and  a  band  of  Music  contributed  to  the  enjoy- 
ment of  those  present. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  2,  1826. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING,  JUNE,  1826. 

Raleigh  Academy. — The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  students  of 
this  Academy  took  place  last  week,  when  the  honors  of  the  institution 
(a  certificate  and  golden  medal)  were  conferred  on  the  following  young 
ladies,  they  having  regularly  passed  through  the  various  studies  pre- 
scribed by  the  regulations  of  the  Academy,  viz. : 

Miss  Frances  G.  Marshall,  Halifax. 

Miss  Adelaide    V.    Hunter,    Raleigh. 

Miss  Eliza  L.  Bond,  do 

Miss  Caroline  W.  Bell,  do 

Miss  Sarah  J.  Coman,  do 

Miss  Eliza  C.  King,  do 

Miss  Mary  M.  Gatlin,  Kinston. 

Miss  Cary  Ann  Gholson,  Brunswick  cty.  Va. 

—The  Star,  June  16,  1826. 

[The  same  account  is  found  in  the  Register  for  June,  9,  1826. 
The  account  of  the  examination  in  the  Register  for  June  16,  1826, 
mentions  these  additional  books :  Bucolics  of  Virgil,  Gummere's  Geo- 
metrical Definitions,  and  McDowell's  Questions  on  the  Bible. — 
C.  L.  C] 

REV.  DR.  McPHEETERS  RETIRES. 

THE  Rev.  Dr.  M'Pheeters,  the  Principal  of  the  above  Institution, 
having,  after  a  service  of  sixteen  years,  given  notice  to  the  Trustees 
of  his  intention  of  withdrawing  from  his  labours  at  the  close  of  the 
present  session,  (which  ends  the  first  week  in  ^November)  a  successor 
is  wanted.  He  must  be  well  qualified  to  teach  the  Greek  and  Latin 
Languages  and  the  Sciences,  so  as  to  prepare  young  men  for  entering 
any  of  our  Universities,  and  must  be  of  unexceptional  moral  character. 
The  salary  is  $800,  payable  half-yearly ;  and  if  the  gentleman  appointed 
has  a  family,  the  Trustees  will  accommodate  him  with  a  comfortable 
Dwelling-house,  having  attached  to  it  a  Garden  and  suitable  Outbuild- 


484  Wake  County  Schools. 

ings,  free  from  rent.  The  services  of  the  new  Principal  will  not  be 
required  until  the  commencement  of  the  next  session  in  January. 

Application,  by  letter  (postpaid)  may  be  made  to  J.  Gales,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  at  Raleigh,  1ST.  C,  previous  to  the  10th 
of  November  next,  on  which  day  the  appointment  will  be  made. 

Raleigh,  Sept.  13. 

The  National  Intelligencer  will  insert  the  above  twice  a  week  for 
6  weeks  and  forward  their  acct.  to  the  Register  Office. 
— Raleigh  Register,  September  15,  1826. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING,  NOVEMBER,  1826. 

The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  students  in  the  Academy  of  this 
city  took  place  last  week.  On  Friday  evening,  the  Report  of  the  Trus- 
tees was  read  in  the  Senate  Chamber  by  Mr.  Stephen  Birdsall,  the 
Students  were  addressed  by  Mr.  Weston  Gales,  and  the  honors  of  the 
institution  (honorary  certificates  and  golden  medals)  were  conferred 
on  the  following  young  ladies,  who  had  passed  through  the  regular 
course  of  studies  prescribed  by  the  regulations  of  the  Academy,  viz. : 

Miss  Rebecca  Jane  Haywood,  of  Raleigh. 
Miss  Jane  S.  Hunter,  do 

Miss  Ann  E.  Dunn,  do 

Miss  Maria  K.  Goodwin,  do 

Miss  Mary  E.  Foreman,  of  Pitt  county. 

The  exercises  of  the  evening  closed  with  the  valedictory  address  of 
the  Graduates,  which  was  read  by  Mr.  Wetmore. 

— The  Star,  November  17,  1826. 

[The   Register's   account   of   the   examination,   November  17,    1826, 

contains  the  first  mention  of  the  New  York  Spelling  Book.  There  is 

also  mention  of  "painting  on  paper,"  and  of  "Mrs.  Hill's  pupils  in 
Musical  Science,"  who  played  and  sang. — C.  L.  C] 

ELECTION  OF  DR.  McPHEETERS'  SUCCESSOR  DEFERRED. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution  met  on  Saturday  last,  at  the  office 
of  the  Secretary  of  State,  agreeably  to  notice  given  in  the  public  papers, 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Principal,  in  the  place  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
McPheeters,  resigned.  After  reading  the  letters  and  recommendations 
of  the  candidates,  several  of  the  Trustees  being  necessarily  absent,  the 
Board,  on  motion,  adjourned  to  Friday  evening  next,  at  candle  light, 
when  it  is  hoped  there  will  be  a  general  attendance.  To  save  the  trouble 
of  writing  letters  to  the  several  unsuccessful  Candidates,  and  the  post- 
age of  them,  the  name  of  the  successful  Candidate  will  be  announced 
in  the  Register  and  National  Intelligencer,  immediately  after  the  choice 
is  made. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  21/.,  1826. 


Wake  County  Schools.  485 

EET.  J.  0.  FREEMAN  BECOMES  PRINCIPAL. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  held  on  Satur- 
day last,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Principal  of  that  Institution, 
in  the  place  of  Rev.  Dr.  McPheeters,  resigned,  the  choice  fell  on  Rev. 
Jonathan  0.  Freeman,  of  Salisbury,  in  this  State,  who  will  enter  upon 
the  duties  of  his  office  at  the  commencement  of  the  ensuing  session  on 
the  first  Monday  in  January  next. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  28,  1826. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1827. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  the  ensuing  month  under  the  direction  of  Rev.  Dr.  Freeman, 
as  Principal,  with  the  usual  Male  and  Eemale  Assistant  Teachers. 

By  a  late  regulation  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  it  is  made  the  duty 
of  the  Principal  of  the  Academy  to  spend  a  portion  of  every  day  in 
the  Pemale  Department. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  Students  will  attend  as  early  in  the  Session  as 
may  be,  as  their  doing  so  will  greatly  facilitate  the  proper  formation 
of  the  several  classes. 

Dec.  18,  1826.  ¥m.  Hill;  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  19,  1826. 

[The  Star  of  January  5,  1827,  praises  Dr.  McPheeters,  and  says  that 
the  new  principal  comes  highly  recommended  and  will  merit  the  con- 
fidence of  the  public. — C.  L.  C] 

MAT  DAT,  1827. 

The  Anniversary  of  Flora's  Birth-Day  was  celebrated  by  the  young 
ladies  of  our  Academy,  on  the  1st  inst.  in  their  usual  manner.  Miss 
Pherebee  Seawell  was  the  Rural  Queen,  and  a  numerous  company  as- 
sembled on  the  occasion.  The  weather  was  more  March  like,  than 
was  agreeable,  but  what  with  beauty,  music  and  refreshments,  the 
entertainment  went  off  very  well. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  If,  1827. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING,  JUNE,  1827. 

[The  teachers  mentioned  in  the  account  of  the  examination,  Register 
for  June  15,  1827,  were  J.  E.  Lumsden,  Rev.  J.  0.  Freeman,  Mrs. 
Goodwin,  and  Miss  Benedict.  There  were  no  graduates.  Spelling  with 
definitions,  Goldsmith's  History  of  England,  large  handwriting  and 
small  handwriting,  and  Grimshaw's  History  are  all  mentioned  for  the 
first  time.— C.  L.  C] 


486  Wake  County  Schools. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING},  NOVEMBER,  1827. 

Raleigh  Academy. — The  Semi-Annual  Examination  of  the  students 
attached  to  this  Institution,  took  place  last  week,  and  the  proficiency 
manifested  was  highly  gratifying,  but,  as  an  Abstract  of  the  Report 
will  be  published  next  week,  it  is  unnecessary  to  dwell  now  on  the 
particular  merits  of  the  pupils. 

On  Friday  evening,  at  the  Methodist  Church,  the  Report  was  read 
out,  and  Honorary  Certificates  and  Golden  Medals  were  conferred  on 
Miss  Fetney  I.  Price  and  Miss  Hawkins  H.  Lockhart,  they  having 
passed  an  approved  examination  on  the  various  studies  prescribed  in 
our  course  of  female  instruction.  The  Graduates  and  Students  gener- 
ally, were  addressed  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  McPheeters,  and  we  are  confident 
that  all  present  will  unite  with  us  in  the  opinion,  that  the  Address  was 
excellent  in  style  and  impressive  in  delivery,  and  was  such  as  might 
have  been  expected  from  the  known  piety  &  benevolence  of  its  author. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  9,  1827. 

[The  Register  for  November  16,  1827,  says  that  J.  E.  Lumsden,  Rev. 
J.  O.  Freeman,  Mrs.  Goodwin,  and  Miss  Ann  Benedict  are  the  teachers 
of  the  literary  subjects,  while  Mrs.  Hill  teaches  music  and  Mrs.  Mar- 
ling drawing  and  painting. — C.  L.  C] 


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ASSOUSCEMESTS  FOE  1828. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  the 
seventh  day  of  January  next.  The  Male  Department  will  be  under 
the  superintendence  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Freeman,  and  Miss  Ann  Benedict 
and  Mrs.  Goodwin  will  have  the  care  of  the  Female  Department  as 
heretofore.     The  Preparatory  School  will  be  taught  by  J.  E.  Lumsden. 

By  order, 

Raleigh,  Dec.  19.  War.  Hill,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  21,  1827. 

TRUSTEES  SO  LOGGER  GUARANTEE  SALARIES,  1828. 

THE  Trustees  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  having  determined  to  com- 
pensate their  Teachers,  after  the  expiration  of  the  present  session,  by 
giving  up  to  them  the  receipts  for  Tuition  of  their  several  Schools, 
(reserving  for  the  Institution  a  low  rent  for  the  use  of  the  Rooms), 
the  Subscribers  respectfully  inform  their  friends  and  the  public,  that 
they  have  engaged  the  Rooms  which  they  have  heretofore  occupied  in 
the  Academy  Buildings.  They  will  be  happy  to  continue  to  instruct 
the  young  Ladies  at  present  under  their  care,  and  such  others  as  may 
be  sent  to  them.  Parents  and  Guardians  may  rest  assured  that  every 
attention  will  be  paid,  not  only  to  the  Education,  but  to  the  morals  and 
behavior  of  their  children  and  wards. 

Particular  attention  will  be  given  to  those  Branches  which  are  most 
important ;  and  the  wishes  of  Parents  will  be  consulted  with  regard  to 
the  studies  of  their  Children. 

The  rate  of  tuition  will  be  as  usual,  viz. : 

First   Class,  $5.50 

Second  do  7.50 

Fourth  do  14.50 

Third     do  12.50 

Scholars  in  the  above  classes  will  be  received  into  both  Rooms. 

It  is  intended  that  every  excitement  to  laudable  exertion  in  the  pur- 
suit of  learning  shall  be  continued.  Certificates  and  Golden  Medals, 
will  therefore,  after  the  present  year,  be  awarded  to  those  who  may, 
in  the  judgment  of  their  Teachers  and  others,  be  deemed  worthy  of 
them.  Rebecca    Goodwin, 

Asrisr    Benedict. 

It  is  expected  that  Tuition  will  be  paid  in  advance  as  formerly. 

On  the  16th  day  of  June  ensuing,  the  Subscriber  will  open  a  school 
in  the  building  occupied  for  the  Male  Department  of  the  Academy,  for 
the  instruction  of  youth  of  both  sexes,  in  all  the  branches  of  English 
and  Classical  learning.  In  the  course  of  Education  pursued,  the  wishes 
and  views  of  Parents  and  Guardians  will  be  faithfully  regarded,  and 


492  Wake  County  Schools. 

the  same  unremitting  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  child  pursuing  the 
first  rudiments,  as  to  those  who  are  engaged  in  the  highest  Classical 
studies.  In  all  cases,  the  strictest  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  more 
essential,  but  too  much  neglected,  branches  of  Spelling,  Reading,  Writ- 
ing and  Arithmetic. 

In  the  education  of  Females,  in  addition  to  the  ordinary  pursuits, 
the  object  will  be  to  conduct  their  literary  course,  in  such  a  manner, 
as  to  make  them  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  subjects.  To  effect 
this  object,  a  higher  order  of  books  will  be  introduced,  and  in  the 
studies  of  Geometry,  Natural  Philosophy,  Astronomy,  &c.  they  will  be 
made  acquainted  with  the  demonstrations.  The  experience  of  more 
than  four  years,  in  the  Female  Department  of  the  Newbern  Academy, 
afforded  ample  proof  of  the  facility  with  which  young  ladies  acquire 
this  knowledge,  as  well  as  of  the  superior  tone  and  vigor  it  gives  to 
their  minds.  English  Grammar,  Parsing,  Writing,  Arithmetic  and 
Geography,  will  constitute  a  portion  of  their  daily  exercises. 

By  a  faithful  and  unwearied  application  of  thirty  years  experience 
to  the  best  interests  of  the  pupils,  the  subscriber  hopes  to  obtain  a 
share  of  public  patronage,  and  to  evince  to  his  patrons  that  their  con- 
fidence is  not  misplaced. 

For  his  talents  and  character  as  an  instructor  of  youth,  he  begs  leave 
to  refer  to  his  Excellency  Governor  Iredell ;  to  Rev.  Daniel  Southall, 
P.  Brown  and  John  Wheeler,  Esqs.,  of  Murf reesborough ;  to  Hon.  W. 
Gaston,  Jno.,  Stanly  and  E.  Graham,  Esqs.,  of  Newbern,  and  to  the 
sub- joined,  unsolicited  testimonials  conferred  on  him  after  ten  years 
residence  at  Edenton,  and  nearly  five  at  Newbern. 

Jona.  Otis.  Freeman. 

From  a  Letter  of  a  Committee  of  the  Trustees  of  Edenton  Academy: 

"Ungrateful,  indeed,  should  we  be,  not  to  acknowledge  with  thankful- 
ness, the  benefits  we  have  received  at  your  hands,  and  we  sincerely 
lament  that  the  state  of  our  finances,  or  any  other  objectionable  cir- 
cumstance, should  deprive  us  of  your  valuable  labours. 

"With  due  consideration,  and  sentiments  of  undivided  esteem,  we 
are,  &c.  Jas.    Iredell, 

Jas.    ISTorcom, 
Committee  in  Behalf  of  Trustees. 

Communication  From  Trustees  of  Newbern  Academy. 

To  All  Whom  it  May  Concern: 

We,  the  undersigned  Trustees  of  the  Newbern  Academy,  do  certify 
that  the  Rev.  Jonathan  Otis  Freeman  hath  officiated  as  the  Principal 
in  and  over  that  Institution  for  the  last  four  years.  It  is  with  feelings 
of  sincere  and  deep  regret,  that  the  Trustees  have  learned  that  Mr. 
Freeman  is  about  to  relinquish  that  station — and  they  heartily  wish 


Wake  County  Schools.  493 

it  were  in  their  power  to  render  the  situation  more  compatible  with  his 
convenience  and  interest.  In  these  regrets  and  wishes  the  Trustees 
are  persuaded  that  their  constituents  and  the  community  around  them, 
without  a  solitary  exception,  warmly  participate.  This  Seminary, 
under  his  direction  has  flourished  beyond  all  former  experience.  In 
school  discipline,  in  the  varied  qualifications  of  a  teacher,  in  success 
in  advancing  the  progress  of  his  pupils,  and  in  unwearied  diligence  and 
zeal,  Mr.  Freeman  has  always  been  considered  by  the  Trustees  as  un- 
rivalled and  entitled  to  their  undivided  acknowledgments. 

In  awarding  to  Mr.  Freeman  this  just  and  voluntary  tribute  of 
thanks  for  the  faithful  and  able  discharge  of  his  duties  in  the  Acad- 
emy, the  Trustees  would  avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity  to  tender 
their  testimony  in  the  highest  commendation  of  his  social,  moral  and 
religious  deportment.  John    Jones, 

J.   Stanly, 
W.   C.   Stanly, 
T.  H.  Davis, 
M.   C.    Stephens, 
Th.   Wadsworth, 
W.   Handcock, 
Fran's    Hawks, 
Will  Gaston, 
E.    Pasteur, 
Jno.  F.  Smith, 
Edw'd  Graham, 
Elijah  Clark, 
Isaac    Taylor, 
March  24,  1821.  A.  Henderson. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  23,  1828. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING,  JUNE,  1828. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Male  and  Female  Students 
of  our  Academy  commenced  on  Monday  last,  and  closed  on  Wednesday. 
We  attended  the  Examination  and  were  well  pleased  with  the  manner 
in  which  the  Students,  in  general,  acquitted  themselves  on  their 
several  studies.  We  were  especially  gratified  with  the  examination  of 
some  of  the  younger  pupils  in  Geography,  English  Grammar  and 
Arithmetic.  The  readiness  and  correctness  with  which  they  answered 
the  questions  propounded  to  them  in  these  useful  branches  of  Educa- 
tion, evinced  the  diligence  of  both  Students  and  Teachers. 

So  few  of  the  Trustees  attended  the  Examination,  the  Teachers  con- 
cluded that,  as  there  were  on  this  occasion,  no  Candidates  for  Honorary 
Certificates  and  Medals,  the  merits  of  the  Students  might  be  safely  left 
to  the  judgment  of  the  Parents  and  others  who  were  present,  without 
a  formal  Report  as  heretofore. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  the  16th 


494  "Wake  County  Schools. 

inst.  under  the  care  of  Eev.  J.  0.  Freeman,  Mrs.  Goodwin  and  Miss 
Benedict;  and  as  the  Teachers  will  hereafter  receive  the  whole  profits 
of  the  Institution,  they  will  have  every  inducement  to  use  their  utmost 
exertions  to  give  satisfaction  to  the  Parents  and  Guardians  who  may 
favor  them  with  the  care  of  their  Children  and  Wards. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  6,  1828. 

[Note  that  the  interest  of  the  trustees  has  declined,  also  that  Mr. 
J.  E.  Lumsden  retires.  This  is  the  end  of  elaborate  reports  of  public 
examinations  in  this  school. — C.  L.  C] 

COURSE  OF  STUDY  AND  TUITION  CHARGES. 

RALEIGH    ACADEMY. 

Terms  of  TUITION  in  the  Department  of  the  Academy  under  the 
care  of  Doct.  Freeman,  will  be  per  session — 

1.  For   Spelling  and  Heading $5.00 

2.  For  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing  and  Tables 7.00 

3.  Spelling,   Reading,   Writing,   Arithmetic,    English    Gram- 

mar, Geography,  History  and   Composition 12.00 

4.  Spelling,    Reading,    Writing,    Arithmetic,    English    Gram- 

mar,  Geography,   History,   Logic,    Natural    and    Moral 
Philosophy,  Chemistry,  Astronomy,  and  Composition.  .      15.00 

5.  Languages  and  Mathematics,  with  the  above  Studies  and 

Composition    15.00 

Raleigh,  12th  June. 

— Raleigh,  Register,  June  13,  1828. 

DEATH  OF  A  FORMER  TEACHER. 

Died, 

In  Abbeville,  District  S.  C.  on  the  5th  ult.  Chesley  Daniel,  Esq.,  an 
able  Counsellor  at  Law.  He  was  a  native  of  our  State,  and  a  graduate 
of  our  University. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  23,  1828. 

[He  was  formerly  a  teacher  in  the  Raleigh  Academy. — C.  L.  C] 

A  NIGHT  SCHOOL. 

THE  Subscriber  will  open  an  Evening  School,  on  the  first  Monday 
of  November  next.  In  this  School  will  be  taught  Reading,  Writing, 
English  Grammar,  Geography,  Arithmetic,  Trigonometry,  Mensura- 
tion of  Surfaces  and  Solids,  Navigation  and  Surveying.  The  most 
faithful  efforts  will  be  made  to  render  these  useful  branches  of  Educa- 
tion easy  and  familiar  to  those  young  gentlemen,  who  may  be  disposed 
to  attend. 


Wake  County  Schools.  495 

The  terms  will  be  moderate,  and  may  be  known  by  applying  to  the 
subscriber. 

Raleigh,  Sept.  30,  1828.  Jona.  Otis  Freeman. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  30,  1828. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING,  XOVEMBER,  1828. 

We  were  present  at  the  semi-annual  Examination  at  our  Academy 
of  the  Female  Students  under  the  care  of  Mrs.  Goodwin,  which  took 
place  on  Monday  last,  and  have  pleasure  in  stating,  that  we  never  wit- 
nessed more  satisfactory  evidences  of  industry  and  ability  on  the  part  of 
Students,  than  appeared  on  this  occasion.  In  English  Grammar,  Geog- 
raphy and  History,  their  recitations  were  admirable ;  their  exercises 
in  Arithmetic  evinced  the  marked  attention  which  had  been  paid  to  that 
usual  branch  of  learning;  and  the  Reading  of  the  little  Girls  of  10  or 
11  years  of  age,  would  have  done  credit  to  young  Ladies  who  had  fin- 
ished their  education.  We  trust  the  talents  and  industry  of  the  Teacher 
will  ensure  the  patronage  which  they  deserve. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  7,  1828. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  students  under  the  superin- 
tendence of  Eev.  Dr.  Freeman,  took  place  during  the  last  week.  We 
could  not  find  it  convenient  to  attend  in  person,  but  were  informed  by 
those  who  were  present,  that  the  examination  fully  sustained  the  high 
reputation  which  has  so  long  been  awarded  to  Dr.  Freeman  as  an  able, 
indefatigable,  and  successful  instructor  of  youth. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  18,  1828. 

MRS.  GOODWIN'S  CLASSES. 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY. 
Mrs.  Goodwin 

RESPECTFULLY  informs  the  Citizens  of  Raleigh,  and  her  pa- 
trons generally,  that  she  will  open  her  School  for  Young  Ladies,  in  the 
Room  of  the  Academy  in  which  she  has  heretofore  taught,  on  Monday 
the  19th  of  January,  and  hopes,  that  the  assiduity  and  attention  which 
she  has  heretofore  paid  to  the  improvement  of  her  Pupils,  will  insure 
her  the  continued  patronage  of  her  friends  and  the  public. 

The  Branches  of  Education  and  the  terms  of  teaching,  will  be  the 
same  as  heretofore. 

Dec.  24,  1828. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  26,  1828. 


496  Wake  County  Schools. 

DR.  FREEMAN'S  SCHOOL. 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY. 

ON  Monday,  the  12th  of  January  next,  the  Subscriber  will  open  his 
School,  for  the  instruction  of  Male  and  Female  Students.  In  this 
School  will  be  taught  all  the  branches  of  English  and  Classical  learn- 
ing. To  his  late  Examination,  and  the  number  of  pupils,  who  have 
been  received  on  advanced  standing,  at  the  different  colleges  and  Uni- 
versities, in  the  Union,  he  refers,  for  the  advantages  of  this  Seminary. 

Dec.  27,  1828.  Jona.  Otis  Freeman. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  2,  1829. 

DR.  FREEMAN'S  SCHOOL  CONTINUES. 

EALEIGH  ACADEMY. 

THE  Subscriber  will  resume  his  School  at  the  Academy,  for  young 
Gentlemen  and  Ladies,  on  Monday  the  22d  day  of  June.  Prevented 
by  indisposition,  from  an  examination,  he  can  confidently  state  to  Par- 
ents and  Guardians  that,  their  children  and  Wards  were  never  better 
prepared  to  do  credit  to  themselves  and  their  teacher.  Of  this  he  hopes 
to  give  ample  proof  at  the  close  of  the  succeeding  Session.  ]STo  efforts 
shall  be  spared  to  give  the  most  entire  satisfaction  to  all  who  honor 
him  with  their  patronage. 

Raleigh,  15th  June.  Jona.  Otis  Freeman. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  16,  1829. 

DEATH  OF  DR.  FREEMAN,  1835. 

DIED, 

In  Washington,  1ST.  C,  on  Monday,  the  2d  day  of  the  present  Month, 
the  Rev.  Jonathan  Otis  Freeman,  M.  D.,  in  the  46th  year  of  his  age. 
Dr.  Freeman  was  a  native  of  Massachusetts;  but  for  the  last  thirty-five 
years  has  resided  in  this  his  adopted  State,  where  he  has  been  exten- 
sively and  favourably  known,  both  as  a  minister  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  and  an  instructor  of  youth. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  November  12,  1835. 

A  NEW  PRINCIPAL,  1830. 

PETER  LE  MESSURIER  informs  the  citizens  of  this  place,  that  he 
has  this  day  commenced  a  select  School  for  young  gentlemen  only,  in 
the  Raleigh  Male  Academy. 

His  terms  are  thirty-one  dollars  for  the  usual  scholastic  year;  half 
in  advance,  the  balance  at  the  close  of  the  year. 

Reference  to  the  Rev.  Thos.  P.  Hunt  of  this  place. 

Raleigh,  Feb.  8,  1830. 

Mr.  Le  Messurier,  who  has  lately  arrived  in  this  place,  brought  with 


Wake  County  Schools.  497 

him  letters  of  introduction  and  testimonials  from  gentlemen  of  high  lit- 
erary and  moral  standing  in  Virginia,  and  I  have  no  doubt  that  he 
merits  the  recommendations  given  him.  T.  P.  Hunt. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  8,  1830. 

ACADEMY  MADE  A  TEMPORABY  BOAEDI>G  HOUSE,  1S30. 

J.  GRANT,  having  taken  possession  of  the  Academy  Buildings, 
(which  will  have  undergone  by  the  meeting  of  the  Legislature,  exten- 
sive repairs,)  will  be  prepared  to  accommodate  15  or  20  members  of  the 
Assembly,  as  boarders  during  the  Session.  The  location  is  such  as  to 
put  it  in  the  powers  of  boarders,  to  be  as  public,  or  private  as  they 
may  choose ;  being  but  a  short  distance  from  the  Capitol  and  the  busi- 
ness part  of  the  City,  and  yet  almost  as  retired  as  in  the  country. 

Raleigh,  Oct.  17,  1830. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  1+,  1830. 

JAMES  GRA>T  EEYIYES  THE  ACADEMY,  1831. 

JAMES  GRAJNTT,  Jr.,  will  open  a  school  in  the  Raleigh  Academy 
on  the  1st  Monday  in  January  next.  The  plan  of  education  is  prepara- 
tory for  an  admission  into  any  class  in  our  Universities,  comprising  the 
Latin,  Greek  and  French  languages,  Mathematics,  Belles  Lettres  and 
a  complete  course  of  English  Literature.  The  price  of  tuition  will 
be  the  same  as  that  heretofore  chargd  by  the  trustees  of  the  Raleigh 
Academy,  viz.  for  the  first  class  7  dollars  and  50  cents;  the  second  10 
dollars;  the  third  12  dollars  and  50  cents;  and  the  fourth  15  dollars 
per  session,  with  fifty  cents  for  contingencies  and  firewood,  paid  in 
advance.  Board  may  be  had  in  his  father's  family  at  8  dollars  per 
month.  The  public  may  rest  assured  that  the  strictest  regard  will  be 
paid  to  the  moral  deportment  of  those  confided  to  his  care;  morality 
and  the  truths  of  the  Christian  religion  inculcated;  yet  it  will  be  kept 
in  mind  that  this  is  a  literary,  and  not  a  theological  school.  He  ex- 
pects permanently  to  keep  up  the  Academy,  and  to  rely  on  his  own  exer- 
tions for  patronage.  It  shall  therefore  be  his  pride  and  ambition  to 
raise  this  Seminary  to  the  elevated  rank  which  it  once  possessed  as  a 
literary  institution.  There  will  be  public  examinations  semi-annually, 
when  parents  and  guardians  may  have  an  opportunity  of  witnessing 
the  proficency  which  their  children  and  wards  may  have  made. 

Satisfactory  testimonials  of  his  scholarship  and  morals,  from  the 
Professors  of  our  University,  are  in  his  possession.  Should  any  think 
these  exist  only  on  paper,  let  them  try  him.  He  would  cheerfully  in- 
struct a  class  of  young  ladies  in  French,  in  the  recess  of  the  school. 

Raleigh,  December  15,  1830. 

— The  Star,  December  16,  1830. 


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498  Wake  County  Schools. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING,  JUNE,  1831. 

THE  EXAMINATION 

Of  the  Students  in  the  Raleigh  Academy,  will  take  place  on  Monday 
the  30th  instant  and  conclude  in  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  with  ten 
or  twelve  Select  Speeches.  Citizens  of  the  town  and  country  are  re- 
spectfully solicited  to  attend. 

The  Second  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  13th  of  June. 
Attached  to  the  Academy  is  a  Library  for  the  benefit  of  the  scholars. 
The  Teacher  trusts  that  undivided  attention  to  his  business,  and  untir- 
ing exertions  to  advance  the  pupils  confided  to  his  care,  will  obtain  a 
continuance  of  patronage.  J.  Grant,  Jr.,  Principal. 

Terms. 
For  the  first  Class,         $10  50    ) 
For  the  second  Class       12  50    >  in  advance. 
For  the  third  Class         15  50    ) 
— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  May  12,  1831. 

We  were  amongst  those  who  attended  the  Examination  of  the  pupils 
of  this  Institution,  under  the  charge  of  Mr.  JAMES  GRANT,  jun. 
which  took  place  on  Monday  last.  We  were  gratified  to  observe  that 
the  exercises  were  conducted  in  a  manner  which  exhibited  the  real  at- 
tainments of  the  scholars,  and  that  the  superficial  and  fallacious  mode 
of  examination  which  is  often  resorted  to,  by  assigning  to  each  scholar 
a  mere  task  for  the  memory,  was  not  practised  on  this  occasion.  The 
Examination  throughout  evinced  a  degree  of  attention  and  assiduous 
care  on  the  part  of  the  Instructor,  and  of  application  on  the  part  of  the 
Students,  highly  creditable  to  the  Institution. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  June  2,  1831. 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY  CLOSING,  NOVEMBER,  1831. 

The  annual  examination  of  the  Students  in  the  Raleigh  Academy, 
will  take  place  on  the  17th  and  18th  inst.  Select  Orations  will  be  de- 
livered on  each  evening.  Parents,  Guardians  and  other  Citizens  are 
respectfully  invited  to  attend.  J.  Grant,  Jr.  Prin. 

Raleigh,  Nov.  1,  1831. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  3,  1831. 

JAMES  GRANT'S   TESTIMONIALS. 

JAMES  GRANT,  Jr. 
A  Graduate  of  the  University, 
Will  open  a  School  in  the  Raleigh  Academy  on  the  First  Monday  in 
January  next.     The  price  of  tuition,  discipline  and  course  of  instruc- 
tion, will  be  the  same  as  heretofore.     It  is  believed  that  the  healthiness 
and  central  situation  of  the  Seat  of  Government  will  give  the  the  insti- 


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tution  advantages  not  surpassed  by  any  other  in  the  State.  Mr.  Grant, 
in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as  preceptor,  is  determined  not  to  be  defi- 
cient in  perseverance  and  attention  to  the  advancement  and  morals  of 
those  confided  to  his  charge.  To  parents  who  wish  their  sons  well  edu- 
cated and  fully  prepared  for  the  University  he  respectfully  submits  the 
following  testimonials  of  his  qualifications : — he  confidently  hopes  that 
they  will  entitle  him  to  a  liberal  share  of  their  patronage. 

CERTIFICATES. 

This  certifies  that  Mr.  James  Grant,  Jun.  was  a  student  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  JSTorth  Carolina  twTo  years  and  a  half,  and  that  through  the 
whole  of  that  time  his  conduct  was  unexceptionally  moral  and  regular. 
He  entered  the  institution  with  approved  examination  on  regular  stand- 
ing, and  continued  to  prosecute  his  studies  and  to  sustain  all  his  public 
examinations  with  distinguished  scholarship.  He  received  a  diploma 
of  Batchelor  of  Arts,  as  evidence  of  his  scientific  attainments,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Faculty  and  the  Senatus  Academicus  of  the  University. 
He  has  the  advantage  of  some  experience  in  the  government  and  instruc- 
tion of  youth,  by  having  been  for  sometime  employed  as  the  conductor 
of  an  Academy  in  the  city  of  Raleigh.  With  a  personal  acquaintance 
with  Mr.  Grant's  talents  and  qualifications,  the  subscriber  has  no  hesi- 
tation in  forming  conclusively,  an  opinion  that  this  gentleman  will  emi- 
nently grow  and  ultimately  become  distinguished  as  a  lecturer  on  the 
Greek  and  Latin  Languages.  He  is  recommended  to  the  confidence  and 
kindness  of  all  with  whom  he  may  be  connected  by  Providence,  in  social 
intercourse  or  in  the  transaction  of  business. 

(Signed)     Jos.  Caldwell,  Pres't,  &c. 

University  of  N.  C,  June  1st,   1831. 

Mr.  James  Grant,  Jr.  pursued  the  study  of  Rhetoric  and  History  with 
me,  as  a  member  of  the  Junior  Class  in  the  University  of  Worth  Caro- 
lina; and  although  these  branches  of  learning  are  not  such  as  require 
great  ability  to  enable  a  person  to  prosecute  them  with  a  good  degree  of 
success,  he  gave  evidence  of  such  intellectual  endowments  as  must  con- 
fer the  power  of  making  rapid  acquisition  in  any  other  department  of 
knowledge.  He  is  recommended  to  the  confidence  of  such  persons  as 
may  have  occasion  to  transact  business  with  him. 

University  of  1ST.  C.  E.  Mitchell,  Proff  &c. 

June  2nd,  1831. 

University  of  N.  C.  1st  June,  1831. 
I  do  hereby  certify  that  Mr.  James  Grant,  Jr.  was  a  regular  member 
of  this  College,  and  that  in  the  mathematical  department  he  was  without 
a  rival  in  a  class  which,  for  its  literary  and  scientific  attainments,  was 
unusually  distinguished.  In  the  various  branches  which  constitute  the 
mathematical  course  at  this  institution,  he  uniformly  exhibited  such  a 
clearness  of  comprehenson,  such  an  accuracy  in  detail,  and  such  a  cor- 


500  Wake  County  Schools. 

rect  tact  for  investigation,  as  demonstrated  the  solidity  of  his  acquire- 
ments; and  I  therefore  unhesitatingly  recommend  him  as  a  well  quali- 
fied mathematical  instructor.  James  Phillips,  Proff.  of 

Mathematics  and  Natural  Philosophy . 

June  2nd,  1831. 

Mr.  James  Grant,  Jr.,  was  a  member  of  the  Senior  Class  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  North  Carolina  when  he  left  the  institution.  He  studied 
the  French  Language  during  the  Sophomore  and  Junior  year,  and  also 
during  a  part  of  the  Senior  year.  Throughout  the  time  spent  by  him 
in  College  he  has  been  distinguished  by  industry  and  constant  care  and 
judgment  in  all  his  studies.  In  the  French  Language  he  made  great 
proficiency.  He  may  be  said  to  have  a  minute  knowledge  of  that  branch, 
and  was  ranked  among  the  very  first  in  his  class.  The  subscriber  feels 
a  great  pleasure  in  recommending  him  as  an  excellent  scholar  and  de- 
serving public  confidence  as  a  teacher,  in  that  branch  which  he  teaches 
in  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 

Nov.  29.  N.  M.  Hektz,  Proff.  Mod.  Lang. 

Chapel-Hill  N.  C.  June  2d,  1831. 
I  hereby  certify  that  Mr.  James  Grant,  Jr.  was,  during  his  college 
course,  under  my  tuition,  in  the  Ancient  languages,  and  was  uniformly 
distinguished  for  his  scholarship  and  unexceptional  moral  character. 

W.  Hooper,  Prof,  of 
Ancient  Languages  in  the  University  of  N.  C '. 
— The  Star,  December  2,  1881. 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS,  1832. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  last  Mon- 
day in  December.     Terms  the  same  as  heretofore. 

Raleigh,  Dec.  12.  James  Grant,  Jr.,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  11].,  1832. 

A  PLEA  FOE  THE  LOCAL  SCHOOL. 

The  examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution,  under  the  control 
of  Mr.  James  Grant,  jun.  took  place  last  week  and  afforded  much  inter- 
est to  those  who  attended  the  exercises.  While  this  School  is  undoubt- 
edly entitled  to  take  a  prominent  rank  among  the  Seminaries  of  the 
State,  on  account  of  the  advantages  which  it  offers  for  a  classical  edu- 
cation, it  deserves  commendation  also,  for  the  attention  which  is  be- 
stowed upon  those  indispensable  requisites,  Arithmetic,  Writing  &  Com- 
position— branches,  which,  in  our  higher  schools,  are  too  often  entirely 
neglected. 

We  were  gratified  at  the  performances  of  the  Senior  Class,  who  are 
about  to  leave  the  Academy  and  enter  College — more  particularly  as 
their  destination  is  our  own  University.  It  has  become  so  fashionable  to 


Wake  County  Schools.  501 

undervalue  everything  at  home,  that  many  parents  think  their  children, 
to  graduate  with  eclat,  must  be  sent  north  of  the  Potomac  to  finish  their 
education.  So  accordingly  they  are  despatched  to  Harvard,  Yale  or 
Princeton,  there  to  to  figure  with  plenty  of  cash  and  credit,  until  they 
are  pronounced  moribus  inculcatus,  literisque  humanioribus  imbutus. 
Thus  it  is,  that  the  Poet's  idea  of  "distance  lending  enchantment  to  the 
view,"  is  not  merely  a  fanciful  idea,  but  a  serious  practical  fallacy, 
which  is  constantly  imposing  upon  mankind  in  some  form  or  other. 
Our  own  domestic  customs,  our  native  literature  and  institutions,  are 
comparatively  ungenteel,  insipid  and  vulgar.  We  look  abroad  for  what- 
ever is  classical,  ingenious  or  tasteful.  This  is  miserable  taste  and  worse 
policy,  and  ought  speedily  to  be  corrected. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  If,  1833. 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY  CHANGES  PRINCIPALS. 

The  exercises  of  this  institution  will  be  resumed  on  Monday,  Feb.  3d. 
Under  the  superintendance  of  the  Eev.  Dr.  McPheeters,  the  subscriber 
will  give  instruction  in  the  various  branches  of  academical  education  on 
the  following  terms  per  session,  viz.  $7  50,  $10  50,  $12  50,  $15  50,  ac- 
cording to  the  grade  of  studies. 

The  year  will  be  divided  into  two  sessions  of  five  months  each. 

Ealeigh,  Jan.  30,  1834. 

— The  Star,  February  13,  1831/.. 

ORATIONS  IN  LATIN  AND  GREEK,  1834. 

Raleigh  Academy. — The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  pupils  of 
this  institution,  at  present  under  the  government  of  Messrs.  Johnson 
and  Haywood,  closed  with  exhibitions  of  public  oratory  by  two  divisions 
of  students,  composed  of  the  first  and  second  classes.  Medals,  indicat- 
ing merit,  were  prepared,  and  were  manfully  contended  for.  With  a 
view  of  showing  the  estimation  in  which  "classical  studies"  are  held  by 
the  conductors  of  the  seminary,  Orations  in  both  the  Latin  &  Greek 
Languages  were  delivered  to  crowded  audiences,  with  a  fluency,  a  strong 
retention  of  memory,  a  happiness  of  pronunciation,  and  propriety  of  ges- 
ture, not  often  witnessed  at  our  most  enlarged  scholastic  establishments. 

— The  Star,  July  3,  183k- 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY  PLAN  AND  COURSE  OF  STUDY,  1834. 

This  Institution,  under  the  present  organization,  was  opened  in  the 
month  of  February  last. 

The  Second  Session  of  the  present  year  commenced  on  yesterday,  the 
first  Monday  in  July;  but  in  subsequent  years  the  regular  times  of  en- 
trance will  be  the  first  week  of  January,  and  the  second  week  of  June. 

The  Terms  of  Tuition  per  Session,  of  five  months,  payable  at  the 
close  of  the  Session,  will  be  according  to  the  grade  of  studies,  as  follows : 


502  Wake  County  Schools. 

First  Class,  $7  50. 

Spelling — Reading — the  first  lessons  in  Copy-writing — Arithmetical 
Primers,  and  Geographical  Primers. 

Second  Class,  $10  50. 

Fundamental  Rules  of  Arithmetic — English  Composition — English 
and  Latin  Grammar  Recitations — Mair's  Introduction — Copy-writing — 
History — Modern  Geography,  and  Declamation. 

Third  Class,  $12  50. 

Book-keeping — Ancient  Geography — Rhetoric — Geometry — Logic — 
Botany — Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy — Arithmetic  throughout — 
Syntactical  Parsing  in  Prose  and  Poetry — Recitations  in  the  Greek, 
French  and  Spanish  Grammars — Latin  Prosody — Histories  Sacrse — Viri 
Romas,  and  Latin  Composition. 

Fourth  Class,  $15  50. 

Ovidii  Editio  Expurgata — Greek  Testament — Graeca  Minora — Virgil 
— Translating  the  French  and  Spanish  Languages,  with  original  Compo- 
sition in  each — Algebra — Chemistry — Astronomy — Mythology,  and  Sur- 
veying. 

At  the  close  of  each  Session,  there  will  be  a  Public  Examination,  at 
which  time  Parents,  Guardians  and  others  who  may  attend,  will  be  able 
to  judge  for  themselves  of  the  improvement  and  scholarship  of  the  Pu- 
pils. The  plan  of  study  adopted  in  this  Institution,  is  intended  to  em- 
brace a  thorough  course  of  English  Instruction,  that  will  qualify  Stu- 
dents for  embarking  with  ease  and  advantage  in  the  ordinary  business 
and  employments  of  active  life. 

With  this  view,  particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  common  Arithme- 
tic, English  Grammar,  Spelling,  Copy-writing,  Exercises  in  Transcrib- 
ing, Book-keeping,  the  Statement  of  Accounts,  the  drawings  of  common 
Instruments  of  Business,  &c.  as  well  as  to  the  higher  branches  of  Eng- 
lish Education.  An  accurate  and  practical  knowledge  of  Arithmetical 
computation,  we  believe  to  be  indispensable.  Its  great  utility  to  men  of 
all  professions,  and  in  every  department  of  active  business,  is  universally 
acknowledged ;  and  yet  the  want  of  it,  it  is  to  be  lamented,  meets  us  at 
every  turn  in  the  paths  of  life.  Special  attention  will  be  given  to  this 
useful  branch  of  knowledge  with  the  Subscribers,  and  they  will  con- 
stantly have  the  Pupil's  eye  fixed  on  the  active  practical  business  trans- 
actions that  commonly  occur  in  the  various  pursuits  of  enterprise  and 
industry. 

A  young  man  may  be  thoroughly  read  in  the  Greek  and  Roman  Clas- 
sics— nay,  he  may  be  an  adept  in  every  other  department  of  Literature — 
yet,  if  he  is  not  critically  acquainted  with  the  rules  and  principles  of 
Arithmetic,  the  moment  he  enters  upon  the  busy  theatre  of  useful  em- 
ployment, he  sensibly  feels  his  deficiency.  The  study  of  Arithmetic,  and 
the  strict  attention  to  Oratory  and  Rules  of  good  Speaking,  will  consti- 


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tute  two  important  features  in  the  System  of  Education  adopted  in  the 
Ealeigh  Academy. 

Another  object  of  the  school  is,  to  prepare  Pupils  to  enter  with  credit, 
the  University  of  this  State,  or  any  other  College. 

Aware  that  Preparatory  Instructions  occupies  a  most  important  place 
in  the  work  of  Education — that  it  cannot  be  negligently  conducted  with- 
out serious  injury,  and  that  it  cannot  be  negligently  conducted  without 
serious  injury,  and  that  its  omissions  and  defects  can  seldom  be  remedied 
after  admission  into  College,  due  care  will  be  bestowed  on  the  Classical 
department  of  the  Institution.  Grammar  recitations  and  the  study  of 
Alair's  Introduction  will  continue  throughout  the  whole  Preparatory 
course.  The  Classics  will  be  pursued  to  any  extent  that  may  be  desired. 
The  excellent  Prosody  of  Professor  Hooper,  and  the  fine  Scheme  of 
Preparatory  Studies  prescribed  by  the  Faculty  of  the  University  of  this 
State,  will  be  constantly  kept  in  view. 

The  School-rooms  shall  be  furnished  with  a  competent  supply  of  An- 
cient Maps,  for  the  purpose  of  illustrating  the  Geography  of  the  Classics. 

A  selection  of  some  of  the  principal  varieties  of  construction  to  be 
met  with  in  the  Classics,  will  be  proposed,  and  particular  sentences 
handed  from  time  to  time,  to  the  Pupils,  as  trials  of  skill  in  the  solution 
of  difficulties. 

Proper  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  conduct  and  general  deportment 
of  the  Students,  and  a  regular  attendance  on  divine  service  will  be  re- 
quired. We  think  it  proper  however,  to  be  governed  wholly  by  the 
wishes  of  Parents  and  Guardians  as  to  place  where  the  Students  shall 
attend  worship.  Every  prudent  method  will  be  adopted  to  promote 
strict  order,  unblemished  morals  and  constant  industry. 

In  the  Government  and  instruction  of  the  School,  the  Subscribers  will 
be  aided  from  time  to  time  by  the  counsels,  experience  and  general  super- 
vision of  the  Bev.  Dr.  McPheeters. 

Board  may  be  readily  obtained,  in  desirable  situations  in  private  fam- 
ilies, on  moderate  terms. 

N".  B.  Instruction  when  required  will  be  given  in  the  French  and 
Spanish  Languages ;  which  may  be  acquired  on  the  plan  adopted  by  the 
Subscribers,  with  great  facility.  L.  B.  Johnson. 

Tho.  B.  Haywood. 

— The  Star,  July  21±,  183J+. 

SCHOOL  CLOSING  AND  ANNOUNCEMENTS,  DECEMBER,  1834. 

An  examination  of  the  Pupils  in  the  Ealeigh  Academy  will  be  held 
on  Thursday  and  Friday,  the  4th  and  5th  days  of  December. 

Hours  of  examination  from  9  o'clock  A.  M.  to  noon ;  and  from  2 
o'clock  to  5  P.  M. 

Public  Speaking  by  the  Students  on  the  evening  of  each  day,  com- 
mencing at  6  o'clock. 


504  Wake  County  Schools. 

The  Patrons  of  the  School  and  others  who  take  an  interest  in  the 
thorough  education  of  youth,  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

The  exercises  of  the  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
of  January  next. 

A  prospectus  exhibting  the  course  of  study  pursued,  may  be  had  at 
any  of  the  Bookstores  in  Raleigh,  and  when  it  is  desired,  will  be  for- 
warded to  gentlemen  at  a  distance.  L.  B.  Johnson. 

Raleigh,  Dec.  2,  1834.  Thos.  B.  Haywood. 

FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

It  is  with  peculiar  pleasure,  that  the  subscriber  is  permitted  to  an- 
nounce to  the  former  friends  and  patrons  of  MRS.  HUTCHESOjST 
(formerly  Miss  NYE,)  and  to  the  public  in  general,  that  she  is  ex- 
pected to  open  an  Academy  for  young  Ladies,  in  Raleigh,  on  or  about 
the  first  Monday  in  January. 

The  proof  which  Mrs.  H.  has  already  given  to  the  citizens  of  Raleigh 
of  her  superior  moral  and  intellectual  qualifications,  as  an  Instructress 
of  young  Ladies,  precludes  the  necessity  of  any  labored  encomium 
from  us. 

In  justice  to  her,  however,  it  should  be  stated,  that  her  experience 
in  the  business  of  Instruction  has  been  much  enlarged  in  the  interval 
of  her  absence  from  this  city;  and  that  she  has  recently  gone  to  one 
of  the  first  Eemale  Seminaries  in  the  United  States,  for  the  express 
jDurpose  of  still  better  qualifying  herself  for  the  employment  she  is 
about  to  resume  among  us. 

It  is  scarcely  necessary  to  say,  that  whatever  measure  of  our  own 
counsel  and  aid,  in  the  government  and  instruction  of  her  School,  may 
seem  to  be  needed,  it  shall  at  all  times  be  promptly  and  cheerfully  ren- 
dered ;  for  we  have  resolved,  as  far  as  our  efforts  may  contribute  to 
that  end,  that  the  FEMALE  DEPARTMENT  of  the  RALEIGH 
ACADEMY    shall  not  be  surpassed  by  any  in  the  country. 

We  are  authorized  to  add  that  both  the  Male  and  Female  Depart- 
ments will  be  favored  with  the  counsel,  experience  and  general  super- 
vision of  the  Rev.  Dr.  McPHEETERS. 

Nov.  24.  L.  B.  Johnson. 

— The  Star,  December  k,  I8$k- 

OPENING  OF  ACADEMY  POSTPONED. 

OWING  to  some  contemplated  repairs,  for  the  better  accommoda- 
tion of  the  Students,  the  Exercises  in  both  Departments  of  this  Insti- 
tution, will  be  postponed  until  the  second  Monday  in  January. 

We  take  pleasure  in  announcing  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jameison  is 
expected  to  deliver  an  Address  at  the  opening  of  the  Session,  commenc- 
ing at  10  o'clock,  A.  M.  The  patrons  of  the  School,  and  the  citizens 
generally,  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

Jan.  2,  1835.  L.  B.  Johnson. 

— The  Standard,  January  2,  1835. 


Wake  County  Schools.  505 

SNOW  DETAINS  MRS.  HUTCHESON. 

Mrs.  Hutcheson,  who  was  to  have  opened  a  Female  School  in  this 
city,  on  the  2d  Monday  in  January,  has  not  yet  arrived. 

A  recent  letter  from  this  lady,  dated  the  6th  inst.,  informs  us  that 
she  is  now  on  her  way  to  Ealeigh,  and  that  her  detention,  which  she 
seriously  regrets,  is  to  be  attributed  to  the  inclemency  of  the  weather, 
and  the  great  quantity  of  fallen  snow,  which  had  rendered  travelling 
either  by  land  or  water,  impossible. 

She  hopes  this  will  be  a  sufficient  apology  to  her  friends,  for  not 
commencing  her  school  at  the  time  specified  in  the  advertisement. 

We  are  in  daily  expectation  of  Mrs.  H.,  and  shall  give  due  notice  of 
her  arrival. 

Raleigh,  Jan.  15,  1835.  L.  B.  Johnson. 

— The  Standard,  Raleigh,  January  16,  1835. 

MRS.    HUTCHESOX    has    arrived    in    Raleigh,    and    commences 
school  this  day, 
Jan.  23,  1835. 
— The  Standard,  January  30,  1835. 

COUESE  OF  STUDY  IN  EALEIGH  ACADEMY. 

MRS.  S.  P.  NTE  HUTCHESOX,  having  entered  on  the  duties  of 
her  appointment,  begs  leave  to  inform  her  friends  and  the  public  in 
general,  that  she  will  be  happy  to  receive  under  her  care,  pupils  in  any 
or  all  the  branches  of  Female  education. 

Terms  of  admission : 

Preparatory  Department,  $S  per  session. 

'  Second   Class,    embracing   Grammar,   Geography,    Arithmetic,    Com- 
position, and  History,  $12  per  session. 

Third  Class,  including  all  the  higher  branches  of  an  English  Educa- 
tion, per  session,  $15. 

Extra  Branches,  Latin,  French  and  Spanish  Languages,  Drawing 
and  Music,  at  the  usual  prices. 

A  Prospectus  exhibiting  Mrs.  H's  views  on  Female  Education,  with 
the  general  regulations  of  the  Department  under  her  care,  will  shortly 
be  published. 

Raleigh,  Feb.  11,  1835. 

— The  Standard,  February  13,  1835. 

EALEIGH  ACADEMY  CLOSING,  JUNE,  1S35. 

The  examination  of  the  pupils  in  both  branches  of  this  Institution, 
commenced  on  Monday  morning,  and  closed  on  Wednesday  evening  of 
this  week. 

On  Tuesday  evening  there  was  an  interesting  exhibition  of  public 
speaking,  by  the  students  in  the  male  department,     The  Orations,  the 


506  Wake  County  Schools. 

Dialogues,  and  other  performances,  were  creditable  to  the  genius  and 
application  of  the  young  gentlemen;  and  evinced  in  connexion  with 
their  examinations  a  proficiency  in  their  studies  which  reflects  much 
credit  on  the  talents  and  assiduity  of  their  Instructors,  Messrs.  L.  B. 
Johnson,  Principal,  and  Thos.  B.  Haywood,  Assistant  Instructor.  A 
crowded  and  respectable  auditory,  were  highly  gratified  with  the  exer- 
cises of  the  evening. 

The  young  ladies,  pupils  in  the  Female  department  of  the  Academy, 
under  the  guidance  and  instruction  of  Mrs.  S.  P.  Nye  Hutcheson,  also 
went  through  a  critical  examination,  in  the  different  branches  of 
Pemale  Education,  during  the  three  days  mentioned.  In  these  exercises, 
the  young  ladies  acquitted  themselves  to  the  delight  of  all  who  wit- 
nessed their  performances;  their  advancement,  as  indicated  by  their 
examinations,  surpassed  even  the  hopes  of  their  parents  and  guar- 
dians, and  is  the  surest  test  of  the  talents  and  qualifications  of  their 
accomplished  Instructress. 

It  will  be  seen  from  an  advertisement  in  this  paper,  that  the  summer 
session  of  both  branches  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  will  commence  on 
Monday,  the  15th  of  the  present  month. 

— The  Standard,  June  5,  1835. 

[Announcement  of  the  examination  appeared  in  The  Standard  for 
May  22,  1835.— C.  L.  C] 

MORE  PUPILS  WANTED. 

THE  SECOND  QUARTER 

Of  Mrs.  Hutchison's  School  will  commence  on  the  1st  of  September. 
A  few  more  scholars  can  be  received.  Enquire  at  the  School  Room,  or 
at  Mrs.  John  Stuart's,  Fayetteville  Street. 

August  22,  1835. 

— The  Standard,  August  27,  1835. 

EXAMINATION  AND  VACATION  SCHOOL,  1835. 

THE    SEMI-ANNUAL   EXAMINATION 

OF  MRS.  HUTCHESON'S  SCHOOL  will  take  place  at  her  School 
Room,  on  the  fifth  and  sixth  of  November.  Her  patrons  and  friends 
are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

Her  VACATION  SCHOOL  will  commence  on  the  12th  of  Novem- 
ber and  continue  till  the  beginning  of  the  New  Year. 

Terms  of  admission  as  follows : 

First   Class $4.00 

Second  do       3.00 

Third     do     2.00 


Wake  County  Schools.  507 

Mrs.  H.  would  be  happy  to  receive  under  her  instruction,  a  Class  of 
Young  Ladies  in  Arithmetic. 
Ealeigh,  Oct.  26,  1S35. 
— Raleigh  Register,  October  27,  1835. 

EALEIGH  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  NOVEMBER,  1S35. 

The  Annual  Examination  of  the  Pupils  in  the  Male  Department  of 
the  Ealeigh  Academy,  will  take  place  on  Monday  and  Tuesday,  the 
9th  and  10th  of  November  next. 

Hours  of  Examination  from  9  o'clock,  A.  M.,  to  noon,  and  from  2 
to  5  o'clock,  P.  M. 

Public  Speaking  by  the  Students  on  Tuesday  evening,  commencing 
at  6  o'clock. 

The  Patrons  of  the  Institution,  and  the  public  generally,  are  re- 
spectfully invited  to  attend. 

The  next  Session  will  be  opened  on  the  first  Monday  in  January, 
1836.  L.  B.  Johnson, 

Ealeigh,  Oct.  28,  1835.  Thos.    B.    Haywood. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  10,  1885. 

EALEIGH   FEMALE   ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  NOVEMBER,  1835. 

The  examination  of  Mrs.  Hutchison's  Pupils  (between  fifty  and 
sixty  in  number),  took  place  on  Thursday  and  Friday  last. 

The  profiency  of  the  young  Ladies,  as  exhibited  on  the  examination, 
was  highly  creditable,  both  to  themselves  and  to  their  Preceptress. 

On  Geography,  Parsing,  Blank  Verse,  Mythology,  Natural  Philoso- 
phy and  Astronomy,  Botany,  and  the  French  language,  the  classes  re- 
cited with  uncommon  readiness  and  accuracy,  and  were  heard  with 
interest  and  satisfaction. 

A  short  time  previous  to  her  present  connexion  with  the  Ealeigh 
Academy,  Mrs.  HUTCHISON  visited  one  of  the  most  respectable 
Female  Seminaries  in  the  North,  where  she  made  herself  familiar  with 
the  most  popular  methods  of  conducting  such  Institutions ;  ascertained 
what  Text  Books  were  most  in  use,  and  most  approved,  and  what  was 
the  course  of  study  at  present  regarded  as  best  adapted  to  secure  all 
the  important  ends  of  Female  Education. 

Mrs.  HUTCHISON'S  qualifications  as  an  Instructress,  her  zeal,  her 
kindness  to  her  pupils,  her  untiring  diligence,  her  acquaintance  with 
polite  literature,  and  the  christian  tendency  and  influence  of  her  coun- 
sels and  example,  all  conspire  to  mark  her  out  as  not  unworthy  the  con- 
tinuance of  the  respectable  patronage  which  she  has  already  received. 

We  have  the  pleasure  to  subjoin  the  address  of  Mrs.  H.  to  her  pupils, 
at  the  close  of  the  examination,  a  copy  of  which,  at  our  request,  has 
been  furnished  for  publication. 


508  Wake  County  Schools. 

Mrs.  Hutchison's  Address  to  Her  Pupils. 
MY  DExVR  YOUNG  FRIENDS, 

Today  closes,  for  this  session,  our  connection  as  teacher  and  pupils. 
The  opportunity  for  usefulness,  which  days,  and  weeks,  and  months 
have  offered  to  our  improvement,  is  now  no  longer  ours.  We  may 
look  back  upon  it,  as  from  an  eminence  over  a  flower  enamelled  plain, 
which  we  have  been  permitted  to  travel  together,  but  we  may  not  retrace 
our  steps,  how  erroneously  soever  they  may  have  been  taken.  Our  course 
has  been  marked  upon  the  wing  of  time,  which,  in  its  ever  onward 
flight,  has  sped  past  us,  toward  the  boundlessness  of  eternity. 

But  the  retrospect  may  be  profitable  to  us.  The  sharp  shrill  sound 
of  one  dear-bought  whistle,  rang  in  the  ear  of  Dr.  FRANKLIN  an  in- 
valuable lesson  against  extravagance  and  folly  of  every  sort,  through 
every  after  period  of  his  long  and  useful  life. 

Recollection  of  time  wasted  in  the  school  room,  ought  to  make  upon 
our  hearts  as  permanent  impression  as  wasted  money  did  upon  Frank- 
lin's ;  and  the  remembrance  of  whatever  has  tempted  us  to  slight  or 
neglect  the  privileges  bestowed  upon  us,  ought,  like  the  floating  mast  of 
some  noble  ship,  wrecked  upon  a  sunken  rock,  to  remind  us  of  the  dan- 
ger that  lurks  beneath  the  unruffled  wave. 

You  will  all,  I  believe,  bear  me  witness  that  I  have  assiduously  en- 
deavored to  induce  you  to  devote  yourselves  to  your  various  studies,  both 
at  home  and  at  school;  that  I  have  endeavored  to  render  these  studies 
pleasant  and  profitable  to  you,  in  order  to  lead  you  to  set  a  proper  value 
upon  your  opportunity  for  improvement;  and  that  while  I  have  given 
to  the  cutivation  of  the  mind  its  due  pre-eminence  I  have  never  ceased 
to  impress  upon  you  the  necessity  of  acquiring  and  observing  that  grace- 
ful ceremonial  of  manners  and  deportment,  which  an  intercourse  with 
polished  and  refined  society  imperiously  requires  at  our  hands;  and 
yet,  far  beyond  and  above  all,  that  I  have  endeavored  to  teach,  that  all 
our  thoughts,  and  words,  and  actions  are  open  to  the  inspection  of  that 
holy  and  sovereign  God  who  observes  the  slightest  departure  from  a 
right  motive  and  will  soon  bring  us  to  a  strict  account  and  appoint  us 
to  a  corresponding  habitation  within  the  all  absorbing  circle  of  eternity. 

Have  you  all  my  dear  young  friends,  the  consciousness  of  having  im- 
proved aright  the  whole  time  allotted  you,  for  study,  by  your  teacher? 
Have  you  uniformly  obeyed  the  rules  of  school,  Avhether  under  the 
eye  of  your  teacher  or  absent  from  her?  Have  you  done  all  that  she 
has  taught  you  to  do,  and  left  undone  all  that  she  has  advised  you  to 
avoid,  respecting  your  external  conduct?  Have  you  practiced  the  still 
higher  and  holier  duties  which  she  has  enjoined  upon  you  for  the  culti- 
vation of  your  temper  and  your  heart  ?  Let  each  answer  these  in- 
quiries at  the  bar  of  her  own  conscience,  remembering  how  soon  all  its 
most  secret  whisperings  will  be  made  known  before  that  most  august 
tribunal,  before  Avhich  every  human  being  is  appointed  to  stand. 


Wake  County  Schools.  509 

I  rejoice  to  be  able  to  say  you  have  all  improved.  Some,  indeed,  (as 
must  always  be  expected,)  have  improved  much  more  rapidly  than  oth- 
ers; but  I  trust  you  all  carry  from  school  much  instruction  to  benefit 
you  in  future  life ;  much  that  will  remind  you,  when  we  are  separated 
far  from  each  other,  of  the  many  duties  devolving  upon  you,  in  all  the 
relations  of  life  that  you  may  be  called  to  sustain ;  much  that  will  re- 
mind you  that  to  do  good  to  all,  as  we  have  opportunity,  is  the  noblest 
employment,  and  purest  happiness  of  a  woman. 

You  all  are  dear  to  me.  You  have  been  in  the  place  of  children,  of 
my  own  orphan  children,  who  are  far  from  me.  Many  of  you  have 
been,  at  all  times,  and  on  all  occasions,  dutiful  and  affectionate ;  and  I 
shall  not  cease  to  cherish,  while  memory  lasts,  the  pleasant  recollection 
of  the  time  we  have  spent   together. 

Will  you  not  also,  my  dear  pupils,  remember  me  ?  And  when,  amid 
the  cares,  the  perplexities,  and,  it  may  be,  the  sorrows  of  ripe  years, 
you  cast  back  a  look  of  fond  regret  towards  the  peaceful  scenes  of  this 
School  Room,  and  the  beautiful  grove  by  which  it  is  shaded,  will  you 
not  kindly  blend  my  memory  in  the  soothing  recollection,  and,  long 
after  I  am  silent  in  death,  be  renewedly  encouraged  by  your  grateful 
affection,  to  persevere  in  the  paths  of  rectitude  and  piety?  May  the 
rewards  of  the  christian,  and  the  presence  of  the  Redeemer,  never  cease, 
to  attract  you,  until  you  enter  the  mansions  prepared  for  the  blessed ! 

Some  of  you  will,  I  trust,  be  soon  again  under  my  care.  Permit  me 
to  assure  you,  I  shall  rejoice  still  to  guide  your  onward  steps;  and  most 
sincerely  do  I  wish  that  every  succeedng  day,  we  are  appointed  to  spend 
together,  may  be  made  more  profitable  and  more  pleasant  to  you  than 
the  one  by  which  it  has  been  preceded;  that  you  may  have  grace  and 
strength,  nobly  and  resolutely  to  relinquish  every  amusement  and  indul- 
gence, which  interferes  with  your  more  rational  pursuits ;  and  that  you 
may  ulitmately  enjoy  the  highest  benefits  derived  from  personal,  men- 
tal and  moral  improvement. 

To  you,  my  pupils,  who  expect  no  more  to  receive  instruction  from 
me,  I  offer  the  assurance  of  my  kindest  wishes,  while  I  entreat  you  to 
remember,  amidst  all  the  varying  scenes  of  this  transient  life,  that  there 
is  no  substantial  good  on  earth  but  virtue;  no  sure  foundation  for  hap- 
piness beyond  the  tomb  but  the  favour  of  the  glorious  Redeemer. 


The  Examination  of  the  students  of  the  Male  Department,  under  the 
charge  of  Messrs.  L.  B.  JOHXSOX  and  THOMAS  B.  HAYWOOD, 
took  place  on  Monday  and  Tuesday  last.  The  pressure  of  business  de- 
prived us  the  pleasure  of  attending;  but  we  understand  that  the  students 
passed  an  approved  and  highly  satisfactory  examination. 

— The  Star,  November  12,  1835. 


510  Wake  County  Schools. 

PRAISE  FOB  THE  MALE  ACADEMY,  1835. 

Mr.  Editor, — To  encourage,  in  every  suitable  way,  the  Southern  In- 
stitutions of  learning,  is  most  certainly  the  duty  of  every  citizen  of  the 
South. 

With  this  view,  I  lately,  as  a  visitor,  attended  the  examination  of  the 
pupils  in  the  male  department  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  now  under  the 
superintendence  of  Messrs.  JOHNSON  and  HAYWOOD;  the  results 
of  which  satisfied  me  that  this  Insttiution  deserves  high  commendation 
and  is  pre-eminently  entitled  to  the  confidence  and  patronage  of  this 
community. 

After  listening  attentively  for  two  days  (most  of  which  time  I  was 
present)  to  a  very  critical  examination,  in  the  varous  branches  of  Eng- 
lish education,  as  well  as  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  I  must  ac- 
knowledge, that  I  never  at  any  Literary  Seminary,  witnessed  more 
striking  proofs  of  rapid  and  useful  efficiency  in  the  pupils. 

The  exercises  did  not  appear  to  be  conducted,  as  is  too  often  the  case, 
as  if  the  design  were  merely  external  show,  but  rather  to  exhibit  the 
real  proficiency  each  pupil  had  made  in  the  different  branches  of  edu- 
cation. 

We  apprehend  that  no  person,  who  rejoices  in  the  progress  of  learn- 
ing and  wide  diffusion  of  general  information,  could  have  failed  to  be 
edified. 

To  see  young  boys,  not  more  than  ten  or  twelve  years  of  age,  before 
the  Black  Board,  solving  statements  in  "interest"  &  "The  Rule  of 
Three,"  with  the  readiness  and  accuracy  of  a  skillful  accountant,  was 
what  I  had  never  before  seen ;  nor,  indeed,  had  I  not  witnessed  it  at  the 
present  examination,  could  I  have  believed  it  possible. 

The  students,  we  thought,  appeared  quite  as  well  in  their  examina- 
tion on  the  other  English  branches,  and  in  the  dead  languages,  as  in 
Arithmetic. 

On  Tuesday  evening,  the  exhibition  of  the  pupils  in  the  public  speak- 
ing took  place.  — We  expected  on  this  occasion,  to  be  agreeably  enter- 
tained, but  the  exercises  were  far  beyond  what  we  had  anticipated. 
The  young  gentlemen  acquitted  themselves  with  great  credit.  The 
pieces  were  judiciously  selected,  well  committed,  delivered  eloquently, 
and  with  pleasing  effect.  The  whole  examination,  in  our  opinion,  was 
of  a  character  calculated  to  reflect  the  highest  credit  on  the  industry  of 
the  students,  and  the  talents  and  skill  of  the  Instructors.  We  doubt  not 
the  community  will  still  continue  to  patronize  and  sustain  the  Insti- 
tution. 

— The  Star,  Thursday,  December  17,  1835. 

RALEIGH  ACADEMY  HAS  A  NEW  PRINCIPAL. 

The  undersigned,  School  Committee,  take  pleasure  in  announcing  to 
the  public,  that  Mr.  ROBERT  G.  ALLISON,  the  gentleman  engaged 
to  take  charge  of  the  Male  Department  of  this  Institution,  has  entered 


Wake  County  Schools.  511 

upon  the  duties  of  his  station.  — The  first  session  commences  today, 
and  will  continue,  without  intermission,  until  the  20th  of  June;  when 
there  wll  be  a  public  examination  and  a  short  vacation. 

The  varous  branches  of  a  Classical,  as  well  as  common  English  Edu- 
cation, will  be  taught;  and,  as  it  is  intended  to  prepare  the  student  for 
College,  and  for  business  relations  of  life,  the  course  of  studies  and 
method  of  teaching  will  be  such  as  to  ensure  an  education  as  thorough 
and  extensive  as  can  be  obtained  in  any  of  the  best  seminaries  in  the 
country. 

The  terms  of  tuition  will  be  the  same  as  heretofore.  The  time  em- 
braced in  the  present  session,  will  be  equal  to  a  session  and  a  half,  and 
the  charge  will  be  made  accordingly. 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  Trustees,  by  the  present  arrangement,  to 
establish  a  system  of  instruction  and  discipline  in  the  Ealeigh  Academy, 
by  which  the  institution  will  be  placed  on  a  basis  of  more  permanent  and 
extensive  utility,  and  rendered  worthy  of  the  patronage  of  the  State  at 
large;  and  the  committee  confidently  believe  that  this  object  will  be 
accomplished  under  the  management  and  labors  of  the  able  Instructor 
who  has  been  placed  at  its  head.  He  is  a  graduate  of  our  University, 
has  had  several  years  experience  in  teaching,  and  is  furnished  with  the 
most  satisfactory  testimonials  both  of  his  exemplary  moral  character 
and  eminent  qualifications  and  skill  as  a  teacher. 

S.   I\    Patterson-, 
Thos.  Cobbs, 
S.  Birds  all, 
B.  B.   Smith, 
Thos.   J.  Lemay, 
Oct.  25,  1836.  Committee. 

— Register,  November  15,  1836. 

Ay  OLD  SUBJECT  DEBATED. 

There  will  be  a  public  Discussion  by  the  Members  of  the 
"Raleigh  Junto  Debating  Society," 
on  the  4th  July  next,  at  half  past  2  o'clock,  P.  M.  at  the  Raleigh  Acad- 
emy.    The  following  is  the  Query  selected  for  that  occasion,  viz : 

"Which  contributed  the  most  to  Mankind,  Columbus  in  discovering, 
or  Washington  in  defending  America." 

The  Ladies  and  gentlemen  of  Raleigh  are  respectfully  invited  to 
attend. 

Raleigh,  June  28. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Monday,  July  3,  1837. 

ANOTHER  PRINCIPAL  IX  CHARGE. 

The  Subscriber  from  the  Xorth,  respectfully  informs  the  citizens 
of  Raleigh  and  vicinity,  that  he  has  taken  the  old  Academy,  and  has 
had  it  comfortably  fitted  up,  as  a  Male  School,  where  he  will  receive 


512  Wake  County  Schools. 

Scholars  from  town  or  country,  where  the  following  branches  of  Edu- 
cation will  be  taught : 

Spelling,  English  Grammar,  Beading,  Geography  with  use  of  the 
Atlas,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Ancient  Languages. 

Having  been  engaged  in  the  capacty  of  a  Teacher  for  the  last  few 
years,  he  flatters  himself  that,  with  industry  and  a  perfect  knowledge 
of  his  profession,  he  will  be  able  to  give  ample  satisfaction  to  Parents 
or  Guardians  that  may  favor  him  with  a  call.  All  that  industry  or  a 
knowledge  of  his  profession  can  do,  he  pledges  himself  to  perform. 

The  first  session  will  commence  on  Monday,  the  6th  of  January. 
For  further  particulars,  please  to  inquire  at  my  residence,  City  Hotel, 
between  the  hours  of  8  and  12  morning — evening  1  and  3.  All  letters, 
(POST  PAID,)  will  be  attended  to  immediately. 

Ealeigh,  December  4,  1839.  W.  G.  Catlin. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  7,  1839. 

WILLS'  A  CHEAP  ENGLISH  SCHOOL,  1802. 

Has  Commenced  this  Day  by  the  Subscriber,  at  this  place,  for 
three  months,  for  the  small  Sum  of  Twenty  Shillings  per  Quarter,  and 
will  wait  until  the  Eall  with  those  that  may  send  from  the  Country, 
and  will  take  any  kind  of  Produce  in  Payment  of  the  same,  and  allow 
the  Market  Price,  if  delivered  here.  Those  who  will  please  send,  may 
depend  that  the  most  particular  Attention  will  be  paid  to  all  Scholars 
submitted  to  his  Charge.  A.  Wills. 

Ealeigh,  April  1,  1802. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  6,  1802. 

WILL  TAKE  PAY  IJf  BEA1VDY,  1809. 

AN  ENGLISH  SCHOOL, 
On  Low  Terms, 
Is  opened  by  the  Subscriber,  for  the  term  of  twelve  months  from  the 
9th  instant,  in  a  secluded  room  in  the  house  of  Mr.  C.  Christopher,  op- 
posite Mr.  C.  Parish's  Tavern.  The  terms  of  Tuition  is  Ten  Dollars 
per  annum,  payable  quarterly.  I  should  be  glad  to  take  two  or  three 
Boarders,  at  Sixty  Dollars  for  Board  and  Tuition  the  year.  One 
great  advantage  to  the  scholars  in  boarding  in  my  house  will  be  that 
they  will  have  the  benefit  of  a  night  School,  which  I  shall  keep  six 
months  in  the  year,  gratis.  For  board  payment  may  be  made  in 
Corn,  Bacon,  or  Brandy,  and  a  generous  price  allowed — one  half  paid 
in  advance  the  other  at  the  end  of  the  Year. 

Those  who  please  to  encourage  this  school  may  depend  on  the  strict- 
est attention  being  paid  to  the  instruction  and  morals  of  the  pupils  by 
their  Preceptor.  The  Public's  humble  servant, 

Ealeigh,  January  12,  1809.  Archibald  Wills. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  26,  1809. 


Wake  County  Schools.  513 

ANXIOUS  TO  COLLECT  BACK  TUITION. 

To  prevent  the  disagreeable  necessity  of  having  recourse  to  law,  I 
most  earnestly  request  those  in  arrears  to  come  forward  and  make 
immediate  payment  or  settlement.  From  those  whom  I  think  unable 
to  pay  cash,  old  Corn  will  be  taken  at  twenty  shillings  and  new  at  fif- 
teen shillings  per  barrel.  Brandy,  or  anything  else  that  I  may  want, 
will  be  received  at  the  market  price,  delivered  at  my  house.  Tallow, 
Brandy,  and  some  Corn  are  wanting  at  the  present  time.  I  also  wish 
to  hire  a  young  man  who  can  come  well  recommended  as  a  Bar- 
Keeper — Generous  wages  will  be  allowed. 

The  Public's  humble  Servant, 

Raleigh,  September  23,  1809.  Archibald  Wills. 

—Raleigh  Star,  September  28,  1809. 

JOHN  HENEY  FAULT'S  SCHOOL,  1807. 

Examination. 

The  Scholars  Whom  John  H.  Gault  taught  three  months,  were  exam- 
ined in  the  presence  of  Parents  and  others,  on  Saturday  the  25th  ult. 
at  Capt.  N.  Jones's.  *  *  *  read  and  spoke  Speeches  and  Dia- 
logues. In  Orthography  they  and  the  Young  Ladies  excelled.  All  dis- 
covered they  had  made  an  uncommon  proficiency,  and  exceeded  the 
most  sanguine  expectations  of  Parents  and  Teacher.  *  *  *  ob- 
tained the  honor  in  the  Young  Ladies  Class —  *  *  *  made  a  very 
great  progress.  *  *  *}  a  child  of  7  years  old  read  handsomely 
*  *  *  did  spell  and  read  well.  *  *  *  received  the  honor  in  the 
Boys      Class.     *     *     *     merited      the      highest      eulogium.     *     *     * 

*  *  *  evmced  a  good  genius  and  great  application.  *  *  * 
deserved  that  praise  justly  due  to  merit. 

Hail  America,  happy  land  of  liberty !  Hail  Columbia's  free  born 
children !  Not  only  Academies  and  Colleges  are  established  in  your 
eminent  cities  and  populous  towns,  but  Seminaries  prosper  in  the 
Groves ! 

The  school  will  be  opened  on  Monday.  The  students  attend  at  7 
o'clock  in  the  morning,  will  get  30  minutes  for  recreation  at  10,  and 
half  an  hour  at  half  past  2,  and  will  be  dismissed  at  6  o'clock. 

Messrs.  *  *  *  and  other  respectable  families,  in  order  to  en- 
courage the  English  Seminary,  will  receive  Young  Ladies  and  Gentle- 
men, and  board  for  the  low  price  of  $48  per  year.  The  subscriber  has 
declined  teaching  the  Latin  or  Greek  Languages,  will  appropriate  his 
whole  time  to  English  alone,  and  the  Sciences. 

Particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  reading  and  speaking — will  teach 
English  Grammar  with  accuracy — Rhetoric,  Arithmetic  and  Geometry, 
Geography  and  the  Use  of  the  Globes.  On  Saturdays  the  Boys  will 
attend  and  be  examined  on  Grammar,  and  read  and  speak.     The  first 

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514  Wake  County  Schools. 

Saturday  in  each  month  will  be  a  public  examination.  They  will  also 
attend  at  11  o'clock  on  Sundays  to  read  the  Scriptures  and  be  taught 
the  principles  of  the  Christian  Religion.  A  discourse  will  be  delivered 
by  their  Teacher.  That  he  has  received  a  liberal  education  in  the 
Latin,  Greek  and  English  Languages,  is  certified  by  characters  of  re- 
spectability and  science.  Rules  will  be  established,  and  good  Boys 
will  be  treated  with  Kindness  and  levity,  but  the  incorrigible  will  ex- 
perience the  indelible  stigma  of  expulsion.  New  British  Globes  are 
provided  for  the  use  of  the  students. 

Aug.  4.  John  Henry  Gault. 

13^660  hours  will  be  taught  in  this  Seminary  for  the  quarter.  Pay- 
ment to  be  made  at  the  end  of  the  quarter.    ■ 
— Raleigh  Register,  August  6,  1807. 

EDUCATION, 

At  the  English  Seminary 

The  Subscriber  respectfully  informs  the  Public,  that  he  has  opened 
an  Academy  10  miles  from  Raleigh,  the  University  Road,  where  will 
be  taught  Writing,  Reading  and  Speaking — English  Grammar  with 
accuracy — Modern  Pronunciation  according  to  the  best  standard — to 
study  the  English  Language,  the  import  and  proper  application  of  good 
Terms — Ancient  and  Natural  History — Arithmetic,  Geometry,  Rhetoric, 
Logic,  Moral  Philosophy,  Geography,  and  the  use  of  the  Globes. 
Students  will  particularly  be  taught  to  read  and  speak  with  propriety, 
observing  a  proper  Accent,  Emphasis  and  Cadence.  Strict  attention 
will  be  paid  to  Orthography.  The  best  Books  will  be  introduced,  and 
and  Classes  so  arranged  as  to  facilitate  teaching  and  excite  emulation 
amongst  the  Students.     *     *     * 

The  Subscriber  has  declined  teaching  the  Latin  or  Greek  Languages, 
and  will  appropriate  his  whole  time  to  English  alone,  and  the  Sciences. 
That  he  has  received  a  liberal  education,  is  inured  to  the  labours  of 
teaching,  and  has  expeditiously  prepared  for  College  young  Gentlemen, 
of  whom  many  are  now  shining  in  the  most  exalted  and  conspicuous  sta- 
tions both  in  Europe  and  America,  are  certified  by  characters  of  Re- 
spectability and  Science.  He  hopes  he  knows  how  to  appreciate  his 
time,  is  duly  impressed  with  the  very  great  importance  of  his  trust, 
pledges  himself  that  interest,  honor  and  duty  will  be  a  stimulus  to  ex- 
ertion    *     *     * 

Terms  $6  per  quarter,  payment  to  be  made  at  the  end  of  the  quarter. 
If  the  time  spent  in  teaching,  and  the  great  progress  made  in  a  short 
time  be  considered,  Terms  are  made  very  low,  in  order  to  encourage 
those  Parents  who  do  not  justly  estimate  a  good  English  Education. 

Aug.  18.  John  Henky  Gault. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  20,  1807. 

[*     *     *     indicate  parts  of  above  like  the  previous  advertisement.] 


Wake  County  Schools.  515 

JOHN  CHATES'  SCHOOL,  180S. 

John  Chaves  takes  this  method  of  informing  his  Employers,  and  the 
Citizens  of  Raleigh  in  general,  that  the  present  Quarter  of  his  School 
will  end  the  15th  of  September,  and  the  next  will  commence  on  the 
19th.  He  will,  at  the  same  time,  open  an  Evening  School  for  the  pur- 
pose of  instructing  Children  of  Colour,  as  he  intends,  for  the  accommo- 
dation of  some  of  his  employers,  to  exclude  all  Children  of  Colour  from 
his  Day  School. 

The  Evening  School  will  commence  at  an  hour  by  Sun.  "When  the 
white  children  leave  the  House,  those  of  colour  will  take  their  places, 
and  continue  until  ten  o'clock. 

The  terms  of  teaching  the  white  children  will  be  as  usual,  two  and  a 
half  dollars  per  quarter;  these  of  colour,  one  dollar  and  three  quar- 
ters. In  both  cases,  the  whole  of  the  money  to  be  paid  in  advance  to 
Mr.  Benjamin  S.  King.  Those  who  produce  Certificates  from  him  of 
their  having  paid  the  money,  will  be  admitted. 

Those  who  think  proper  to  put  their  Children  under  his  care,  may 
rely  upon  the  strictest  attention  being  paid,  not  only  to  their  Educa- 
tion but  to  their  Morals,  which  he  deems  an  important  part  of  Educa- 
tion. 

Aug.  23,  1S0S. 

He  hopes  to  have  a  better  School  House  by  the  commencement  of 
the  next  quarter. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  August  26,  1808. 

HOLLAND'S  ENGLISH  SCHOOL,  1809. 

Died, 
In  this  City  on  Monday  evening  last,  Mr.  William  Holland,  an  old  and 
respectable  inhabitant  of  this  neighborhood.  Mr.  Holland  was  a  native 
of  England,  (where  we  believe  he  had  wealthy  connections)  but  has 
been  in  this  country  many  years.  He,  till  lately,  taught  an  English 
School  in  this  vicinity,  for  which  he  was  well  qualified,  as  he  wrote  a 
most  beautiful  hand,  was  very  correct  in  his  manners,  and  a  very  reli- 
gious and  intelligent  character. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  December  7,  1809. 

STONE'S  LANCASTER  SCHOOL,  1813. 

The  Lancastrian  plan  of  Education  is  growing  in  the  public  favour, 
and  the  Schools  are  increasing  in  number.  Governor  Stone,  we  un- 
derstand, is  about  establishing  one  in  the  vicinity  of  his  Mills,  on  Xeuse 
River,  eight  miles  from  this  city.  Men  of  wealth  and  public  spirit, 
who  feel  for  the  situation  of  the  poor,  and  know  the  bad  effects  which 
a  want  of  education  among  them  has  upon  the  public  morals,  could  not 
better  exercise  the  virtues  of  charity  and  patriotism  than  by  establish- 
ing schools  of  this  kind  in  the  different  towns.     A  Lancastrian  school 


516  Wake  County  Schools. 

in  New  York,  of  which  Gen.  Moreau  is  the  patron,  educates  800  chil- 
dren at  an  annual  expence  of  half  the  number  of  dollars. 
— Editorial,  Raleigh  Star,  September  13,  1813. 

SCHOOL  FREE  TO  INDIGENTS,  1814. 

Notice. 

On  Monday,  the  25th  of  this  month,  will  be  opened  in  Wake  county, 
a  School  upon  the  Lancastrian  Plan,  about  one  mile  from  the  Mills  of 
the  subscriber  on  Neuse  Eiver.  The  School  will  be  conducted  by  Mr. 
James  Boyle,  who  has  been  qualified  for  the  purpose  at  Georgetown  in 
the  District  of  Columbia,  and  comes  very  well  recommended.  It  is 
hoped  the  advantages  held  out  by  this  system,  in  the  low  terms  of  tui- 
tion, of  affording  to  persons  in  moderate  circumstances  an  opportunity 
to  educate  their  children,  will  give  encouragement  and  permanence  to 
the  Establishment.  The  object  of  the  meritorious  inventor  of  the  Sys- 
tem, Mr.  Lancaster  of  England,  was  to  extend  to  all,  to  the  poor  as 
well  as  to  the  rich,  the  means  of  acquiring  such  an  education  as  to  en- 
able them  reputably  and  usefully  to  perforin  all  the  ordinary  duties 
of  society.  The  present  establishment  shall  not  depart  from  that  ob- 
ject. Mr.  Boyle  will  qualify  upon  easy  terms,  those  disposed  to  be- 
come teachers.  And  those  who  are  unable  to  pay  for  their  tuition  and 
are  desirous  of  attending  the  school  shall  be  taught  without  reward. 
Board  upon  reasonable  terms  can  be  had  in  decent  and  respectable  fam- 
ilies in  the  neighborhood.  David  Stone. 

Ealeigh,  14th  July. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  22,  1811f. 

BOYLE  DESIRES  TO  LEAVE,  1815. 

Notice. 

The  agreement  entered  into  at  Georgetown  with  Gov.  Stone,  for  con- 
ducting a  Lancastrian  School  in  this  State,  will  terminate  in  June  next. 
In  January  last  I  communicated  to  that  Gentleman  my  intention  of 
not  renewing  it  but  being  desirous  of  remaining  in  the  State,  am 
solicitous  of  engaging  in  a  more  desirable  neighborhood  than  this. 
Eersons  disposed  to  patronise  schools  on  the  above  plan  will  please  to 
address  the  subscriber.  James  Boyle. 

Lancaster  School,  Governor  Stone's 

Mills  near  Ealeigh,  May  18,  1815. 

—Raleigh  Star,  May  19,  1815. 

WRITING  SCHOOLS,  1813-1840. 

WBITING   SCHOOL   TO    OBEN. 

B.  Nichols  respectfully  informs  the  public,  that  he  proposes  opening 
a  School  for  the  art  of  Writing  on  a  new  elementary  systematic  plan, 
which  by  the  use  of  fifteen  exercises  or  lessons  of  two  hours  each,  per- 


"Wake  County  Schools.  517 

sons  at  a  proper  age  and  common  capacity  may  acquire  a  fair,  regular 
and  elegant  handwriting  with  ease  and  dispatch ;  as  Capitals,  Figures, 
large  and  small  Eoman  Hands,  Running  and  Mercantile  Hands,  and 
the  art  of  making  an  elegant  Pen  in  the  best  and  most  approved  man- 
ner. Those  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  who  wish  to  be  instructed  in  the 
elegant  and  improved  art  of  penmanship,  are  respectfully  invited  to 
call  on  B.  Nichols  at  the  Eagle  Hotel,  Ealeigh,  and  examine  specimens 
of  his  pupils  improvement: — where  the  terms  and  conditions  of  the 
School  will  be  made  known.  Ladies  who  wish  to  receive  private  in- 
struction will  be  accommodated  by  meeting  in  small  parties,  and  giving 
me  notice.     *     *     * 

Ealeigh,  July  15. 

—Raleigh  Star,  July  16,  1813. 

SHOET  HAKD  SCHOOL. 

The  Subscriber  has  the  honor  of  informing  the  Ladies  and  Gentlemen 
of  Ealeigh  and  its  vicinage,  that  he  will  give  lessons  on  a  highly  im- 
proved System  of  Stenography,  during  this  and  the  ensuing  week,  in 
this  City.  Those  who  may  desire  to  avail  themselves  of  the  present 
opportunity  of  acquiring  this  useful  art,  will  please  to  make  early  appli- 
cation at  the  Eagle  Hotel. 

July  13.  T.    McQueen. 

— Ealeigh  Register,  July  H,  1820. 

WEITIMG  ACADEMY. 

D.  EASTOX  respectfully  invites  the  attention  of  the  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  Ealeigh,  and  its  vicinity,  to  a  course  of  instructions  in 
Writing.  He  teaches  the  swift  mercantile  hand,  and  the  small  epistol- 
ary hand,  without  ruling;  and  others,  if  requested.  He  also  instructs 
in  making  PENS.  Specimens  of  the  improvement  of  his  pupils  in 
Fayetteville,  and  various  other  towns  and  cities  in  the  Union,  and  also 
letters  of  recommendation,  may  be  seen  at  the  Boarding  House  of  Mrs. 
J.  Haywood.  He  proposes  to  commence  with  a  class  of  Gentlemen  on 
Tuesday  next,  at  half  past  5  o'clock  P.  M.  in  the  Academy:  and  with 
a  class  of  Ladies,  in  a  few  days,  at  the  best  and  most  convenient  room 
that  can  be  obtained.  Those  who  wish  lessons  are  invited  to  apply 
soon. 

For  other  particulars,  see  next  Eegister. 

Ealeigh,  June  14. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  1J/-,  1830. 

WEITING  ACADEMY. 

D.  EASTON"  respectfully  invites  the  attention  of  the  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  Ealeigh,  and  its  vicinity,  to  a  course  of  instruction  in 
"Writing.  He  teaches  the  swift  mercantile  hand,  and  the  small  epistolary 
hand,  without  ruling;  and  others,  if  requested.     He  also  instructs  in 


518  Wake  County  Schools. 

making  PENS.  Specimens  of  the  improvement  of  his  pupils  in  Fay- 
etteville,  and  various  other  towns  and  cities  in  the  Union,  and  also  letters 
of  recommendation,  may  be  seen  at  the  Boarding  House  of  Mrs.  J.  Hay- 
wood. 

A  class  of  Ladies  will  begin  on  tomorrow  morning  (Tuesday)  at  8 
o'clock,  in  an  office  on  Mrs.  Taylor's  lot,  corner  of  Market  and  Salisbury 
streets.  Gentlemen  will  attend  in  the  same  room,  at  half  past  5  o'clock 
in  the  evening. 

June  19. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  21,  1830. 

PENMANSHIP. 

A.  McLAURIN,  Writing  Master,  from  Philadelphia,  proposes  giving 
a  Course  of  Lessons  in  this  place.  His  System  has  met  the  decided 
approbation  of  the  Mercantile  community  of  the  Northern  Cities  &  all 
the  Southern  Towns  in  which  he  has  taught.  The  exercises  are  calcu- 
lated, in  the  shortest  possible  time,  to  give  a  free  and  flowing  command 
of  the  pen;  and  a  style  entirely  different  from  that  straight  line,  sharp 
hand,  so  much  contended  for  by  certain  "Knights  of  the  grey  goose 
quill" — and  which  is  fit  for  no  business  whatever.  Ladies  will  be  taught 
any  of  the  Fancy  or  Ornamental  hands  if  required.  Specimens  may  be 
seen  at  the  Bookstore  of  J.  Gales  &  Son.  Those  who  are  interested  will 
please  call  and  examine  for  themselves.  A  Class  will  commence  on 
Monday,  13th  inst.  Persons  wishing  to  join,  will  give  in  their  names 
this  week. 

N.  B.  A.  M.  would  spend  his  leisure  hours  in  the  execution  of  Fancy 
Writing  of  any  description. 

Raleigh,  September  8. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  9,  1830. 

SHORT  HAND. 

An  evening  class  of  gentlemen  is  now  forming  for  instruction  in  Short 
Hand. 

To  gentlemen  of  the  learned  professions,  or  youth  intended  for  any 
one  of  them,  a  knowledge  of  this  art,  if  not  indispensable,  is  exceedingly 
useful;  while  to  persons  of  either  sex,  it  is  an  interesting  and  elegant 
accomplishment. 

This  system  has  never  been  published;  it  combines  advantages  which 
ensures  rapidity  in  writing  and  facility  in  transcribing  not  known  to  be 
possessed  by  any  other. 

The  course  is  not  intended  to  embrace  merely  a  knowledge  of  the  char- 
acters and  mode  of  using  them,  for  this  may  be  acquired  in  four  lessons, 
but  by  practical  exercises  to  qualify  each  pupil  to  take  down  with  accu- 
racy the  speeches  of  good  speakers  as  delivered. 

For  terms,  &c.  apply  to  Charles  Berkeley,  or  at  this  office. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday,  April  21,  1831. 


Wake  County  Schools.  519 

SMITH'S  WEITESTG  SCHOOL,  1831. 

A.  D.  Smith,  of  "Warren  county,  ]ST.  C,  now  offers  to  the  public  a  new 
system  of  Penmanship,  (and  his  own  invention,)  by  which  he  can  teach 
bad  writers  to  write  an  elegant  hand  in  two  or  three  days. 

Nov.  5,  1831. 

"Woodville,  "Wake  county  1ST.  C. 

October  31,  1831. 
Mr.  A.  D.  Smith,  has  lately  taught  his  new  system  of  Penmanship  at 
my  house.  I  sent  three  scholars  to  him.  They  made  great  improve- 
ment. My  children  wrote  very  bad  hands  before  I  sent  them  to  Mr. 
Smith.  They  now  write  elegant  hands.  They  were  only  under  his  tui- 
tion three  days.  I  have  no  hesitation  in  saying  his  system  of  Penman- 
ship is  the  best  I  have  ever  seen  for  those  who  write  bad  hands. 

jSTewton  "Wood. 

"Woodville  Academy,  "Wake  co. 

X.  C.  October  1831. 
I  have  taken  lessons  in  Mr.  A.  D.  Smith's  new  system  of  Penmanship. 
He  taught  me  his  new  system  in  a  few  hours.  Some  of  my  pupils  also 
took  lessons,  and  they  made  great  improvements  in  a  very  short  time. 
I  think  his  system  is  the  best  I  have  seen  to  improve  bad  writers  in  a  few 
days.  Richard  1ST.  Bennett. 

"Wake  Forest  Academy,  "Wake  co. 

ST.  C.  Nov.  2d,  1831. 
Mr.  A.  D.  Smith :  I  think  your  new  system  of  Penmanship  is  worthy 
of  public  patronage.  The  short  time  in  which  you  teach  the  pupils, 
gives  your  plan  a  decided  advantage  over  any  other  with  which  I  am 
acquainted.  I  have  seen  the  improvements  of  some  of  your  pupils,  who 
had  only  been  under  your  tuition  partially  for  two  or  three  days,  and 
was  much  surprised  to  see  very  bad  hands  so  greatly  improved.  Having 
taken  lessons  myself  from  you,  I  more  willingly  testify  to  its  utility. 

Daniel  "W.  Kerr. 

Wake  county,  N.  C.  Oct.  20,  1831. 

Mr.  A.  D.  Smith's  new  system  of  Penmanship  is  certainly  the  best 
that  ever  came  before  the  public.  Mr.  Smith  had  a  writing  school  at 
my  house.  I  saw  the  improvements  of  every  scholar.  I  was  much  sur- 
prised, not  only  to  see  the  improvements  of  those  who  could  write  a 
little,  but  of  those  who  could  not  write  any.  I  believe  that  Mr.  Smith 
can  teach  any  person  to  write  a  good  hand  in  two  or  three  days.  The 
system  is  so  good,  it  cannot  be  forgotten.  John  Ligon. 

— The  Star,  November  10,  1831. 


520  Wake  County  Schools. 

PENMANSHIP  AND  BOOK  KEEPING. 

Mr.  Tousey  respectfully  gives  notice  that  his  classes  are  forming,  and 
write  at  times  to  suit  the  convenience  of  persons  who  cannot  attend  at 
regular  hours.  The  style  of  writing  is  such  as  to  give  perfect  freedom 
to  the  hand  and  arm,  by  which  combined  movement,  the  pupil  is  soon 
enabled  to  write  a  bold,  free  and  expeditious  hand.  As  his  stay  is 
limited  to  teach  in  this  place,  pupils  will  not  be  admitted  into  the  classes 
after  next  week.  He  solicits  the  attention  of  the  interested  at  his 
academy,  Hillsboro'  Street,  west  of  the  State  House,  where  numerous 
specimens  of  pupils'  improvements  will  be  exhibited.  Schools  and 
Ladies  attended  on. — Book  Keeping  by  double  entry,  after  the  most 
approved  modern  plans,  taught  in  the  time  of  2  or  3  weeks ;  a  general 
explanation  given  of  accounts. 

Terms. — Three  dollars  for  a  course  of  20  lessons  in  Writing  and  Pen- 
making;  6  dollars  for  Book-keeping  and  Writing;  and  5  dollars  for 
Book-keeping  alone — payable  at  the  termination  of  the  lessons. 

N.  B.  Mr.  T.  is  desirous  of  forming  a  night  class,  from  half-past  7 
till  9  o'clock. 

Baleigh,  August  14,  1834. 

— The  Star,  August  H,  183Jf. 

NORMAN  CAMPBELL,  TEACHER,  1814. 
DIED, 

At  Rockfish,  on  the  8th  inst.  Mr.  Norman  Campbell,  a  respectable 
old  schoolmaster,  who  had  taught  for  a  number  of  years  with  general 
satisfaction,  in  different  parts  of  this  county. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  18,  1811^. 

RAGSDALE'S  JUVENILE  ACADEMY,  1819. 
THE  EXERCISES 

of  the  Juvenile  Academy  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in  January 
— the  course  of  studies  is  intended  to  prepare  boys  for  College. 

Tuition — For  the  Latin  and  Greek  languages  $12  per  Session.  Eng- 
lish Grammar,  Parsing,  Geography,  Arithmetic,  etc.  $8.  Col.  Hinton 
will  take  boarders  at  $7  per  month. 

Wake  County,  December  23.  Thomas  L.  Ragsdale. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  2Jf,  1819. 


"Wake  County  Schools.  521 

JUVENILE  ACADEMY. 

Ten  miles  East  of  Kaleigh. 
THE  Exercises  of  this  Academy  will  be  resumed,  under  the  direction 
of  the  subscriber,  on  the  first  Monday  in  January  next. 

Tuition.     1st  Class. — Spelling,  Eeading  &  Writing,  $8  per  Session. 

2d.  -Class. — Grammar,  Parsing,  Geography,  Arithmetic,  and  Latin, 
as  far  as  Ovid,  inclusive,  $10. 

3d.  Class. — Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Geometry,  History  and 
Belles  Lettres  $12. 

Payment  for  Tuition  must  be  in  advance. 

Each  Session  will  consist  of  five  months. 

Boarders  will  be  taken  by  Col.  "W.  Hinton,  at  the  moderate  charge 
of  $6  per  month. 

Very  strict  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  of  the  Students;  and 
the  exertions  of  the  subscriber  shall  be  such  as  will  afford  satisfaction  to 
the  patrons  of  the  Institution. 

Dec.  13.  Thos.  L.  Ragsdale. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  11,  1822. 

HASSAM'S  PKIVATE  ACADEMY,   1819. 

[John  H.  Hassam  was  a  native  of  ISTew  Hampshire.  He  came  to 
Raleigh  in  1819  as  a  travelling  teacher  of  English  Grammar.  Here  he 
remained  and  began  a  private  school  in  association  with  George  W. 
Ereeman.  His  private  school  did  not  prosper  and  he  entered  upon  the 
practice  of  law.  Hassam  was  evidently  a  man  of  some  ability.  What 
inventions  he  left,  I  have  been  unable  to  find.  The  notice  of  his  death, 
contained  in  The  Raleigh  Register,  would  lead  one  to  conclude  that  he 
had  some  mechanical  turn. — C.  L.  C] 

The  Acquisition  of 

English  Grammar, 

Rendered  pleasing,  expeditious  and 

permanent. 

The  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  Raleigh  and  its  vicinity,  who  are  desir- 
ous of  speaking  and  writing  their  own  language  correctly,  are  presented 
with  an  opportunity  of  acquiring  a  correct  and  practical  knowledge  of 
English  Grammar  and  Punctuation,  in  twenty-four  lectures  of  two 
hours  each. 

No  previous  knowledge  of  the  Latin  or  Greek  Languages,  or  of  Eng- 
lish Grammar  is  necessary ;  nor  will  the  memorising  of  more  than  fifteen 
lines  be  required  in  the  course  of  instruction. 

Lectures  will  be  delivered  to  select  classes,  not  exceeding  ten,  on  the 
days  and  hour  most  convenient  to  the  learner. 


522  "Wake  County  Schools. 

In  the  above  course,  the  learner,  by  a  regular  attendance,  will  be 
enabled,  not  only  to  correct  all  the  errors  of  Syntax  and  Punctuation  in 
Murray's  Exercises  but  to  make  a  practical  application  of  the  principles 
of  such  corrections,  in  speaking  as  well  as  in  writing. 

J.  H.  Hassam. 

Enquire  at  the  dwelling  house  of  Mr.  Robert  Harrison,  near  the 
Academy.  ~No  compensation  will  be  received  from  Ministers  of  the  Gos- 
pel who  may  please  to  attend. 

August  26. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  27,  1819. 

A  PRIVATE  ACADEMY  OPENED— PLAN. 

The  subscribers  will  on  the  1st  day  of  January  next,  open  a  private 
Academy  in  Raleigh,  for  the  reception  of  youth  of  both  sexes :  In  this 
Seminary,  the  course  of  studies  will  consist  of  the  following  branches, 
viz: 

1.  Orthography  with  particular  attention  to  the  sounds  of  the 
vowels  and  a  just  pronunciation. 

2.  Reading — prose  and  poetry  in  an  easy,  clear  and  distinct 
manner. 

3.  Writing,  on  a  new  and  highly  improved  plan,  by  which  a 
neat  and  fair  hand  may  be  acquired  into  a  few  weeks. 

4.  Arithmetic,  so  as  to  admit  of  an  immediate  practical  appli- 
cation. 

5.  English  Grammar,  according  to  Mr.  Hassam's  new  system, 
as  well  as  the  usual  mode. 

6.  Geography,    impressed   by   the    drawing    and   colouring   of 
Maps,  and  the  use  of  the  Globes. 

7.  Mathematics.  \  ,   •      i       ^  ■^^  .    , 
o    at  i       i  -rn  »i        i  I  explained  and  illustrated, 

8.  JNatural  Philosophy  f  .  .  , 
„     A   ,                      ,       J  \  m  many  instances  by 

9.  Astronomy  and  (  . .     ,  , 
in    Pli      '  t                           )     practical  experiments 

11.  Latin  and  Greek  Languages 

12.  Rhetorick  and  Belles  Lettres,  in  which  a  clear  and  flowing 
style  will  be  particularly  attended  to. 

13.  Logick. 

14.  Moral  Philosophy. 

15.  History,  Ancient  and  Modern. 

The  polite  accomplishments  of  Music  and  Painting  will  be  taught  by 
experienced  and  approved  teachers,  engaged  for  the  purpose. 

Geo.  "W.  Freeman, 
Raleigh,  December  1,  1819.  John  H.  Hassam. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  3,  1819. 


$15 


$20 


Wake  County  Schools.  523 

PEIVATE  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS,  1820. 

The  Proprietors  of  this  Institution,  have  the  pleasure  of  informing 
their  friends  and  the  public ;  that  they  have  removed  the  Female  Depart- 
ment, to  a  situation  nearly  opposite  to  the  dwelling  house  of  Gen.  Calvin 
Jones,  Fayetteville  Street,  possessing  all  the  advantages  necessary  for 
such  an  establishment. 

They  have  employed  a  Lady  whose  talents  and  experience,  they  are 
satisfied,  are  such  as  will  ensure  the  improvement  of  all  submitted  to  her 
discretion. 

The  prices  of  Tuition  will  hereafter  be  reduced  to,  and  regulated  by 
those  of  the  "Ealeigh  Academy." 

Painting  and  embroidery,  will  however,  be  taught  without  a  separate 
charge. 

Ealeigh,  April  13,  1820. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  llf,  1820. 

PEAISE  EOE  THE  PEIVATE  ACADEMY,  1820. 

Ealeigh,  June  8,  1820. 
We  the  Subscribers,  attended  the  late  Examination  of  the  Students 
of  Messrs.  Freeman  and  Hassam's  Private  Academy  in  this  City,  and 
feel  it  is  due  in  justice  to  the  Public,  no  less  than  to  the  talents  and  en- 
terprise of  the  Teachers,  to  give  our  unsolicited  suffrages  in  favor  of  the 
Institution.  We  were  particularly  gratified  in  finding  that  the  course 
of  instruction  and  discipline  was,  in  an  eminent  degree,  an  exercise  of 
the  thinking  faculties;  a  fact,  which  deserves  emphatic  observation. 
The  progress  of  the  Students  was,  in  our  opinion,  unusually  great  and 
their  acquirements  were  in  equal  degree  valuable. 

Will.  Polk, 
John  Y.  Savage, 
Jos.  Eoss, 
B.  S.  King, 
Bezaleel  Gillet, 
Jeremiah   Battle, 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  9,  1820.  Calvin  Jones. 

EALEIGH  PEIVATE  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS,  1820. 

Ealeigh  Private  Academy. 

THE  subscriber,  while  he  tenders  his  unfeigned  acknowledgements  for 
past  favors  begs  leave  to  inform  his  patrons  and  the  public  generally, 
that  the  exercises  of  this  seminary  will  commence  on  the  1st  day  of 
January  next. 

As  the  number  of  pupils  will  not  justify  the  continuance  of  separate 
buildings  for  each  sex  he  contemplates  adopting  the  northern  system  of 
instructing  the  males  and  females  in  the  same  house.     This  regulation, 


524  Wake  County  Schools. 

with  proper  discipline,  it  is  conceived,  will  not  only  be  profitable  to  the 
scholar,  but  be  rendered  agreeable  to  parents. 

One  or  two  assistants,  well  qualified,  will  be  employed  to  aid  in  teach- 
ing the  following  branches — viz :  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Eng- 
lish Grammar,  Geography,  English  Composition,  the  Latin  Language, 
History,  Logic,  Surveying  and  Trigonometry,  Natural  Philosophy  and 
Astronomy,  together  with  the  drawing  and  coloring  of  Maps. 

An  orrery,  a  Grammatical  Key,  and  other  suitable  apparatus  will  be 
used  to  illustrate  and  enforce  the  principles  of  Astronomy,  English 
Grammar,  and  the  various  branches  of  Natural  Philosophy. 

Terms,  per  session  of  five  months,  as  follows — viz : 

Eor  Spelling,  Reading,  and  committing  English  Grammar,  $  8.00 

Geography,  Writing,  Parsing,  Arithmetic,  and  committing  Latin 

Grammar,  14.00 

The  above,  with  all  or  any  of  the  higher  branches,  16.00 

{Payable  in  advance.) 
Pens,  Ink  and  Writing  Paper  will  be  provided,  if  required  for        $  1.50 

Dec.  15.  j.  H.  Hassam. 

— The  Star,  December  15,  1820. 

The  Senior  Class  of  Young  Ladies  will  be  accommodated  with  a  room 
to  themselves. 

December  29.  J.  H.  Hassam. 

— Raleigh,  Register,  December  29,  1820. 

For  Rent, 
One  of  the  most  eligible  stands  for  a  Store  on  Eayetteville 

Street. 

Also,  a  Plantation,  6  miles  from  the  City,  consisting  of  150  acres  of 
cleared  land,  with  a  good  dwelling  and  out  houses. 
Enquire  of 

December  29.  J.  H.  Hassam. 

— Raleigh,  Register,  December  29,  1820. 

THE  PRIVATE  ACADEMY  CHANGES  HANDS. 

The  subscriber,  having  been  engaged  in  this  Institution  for  sometime 
past,  takes  the  liberty  of  informing  the  public,  that  all  interest  therein 
has  been  lately  transferred  to  him  by  Mr.  Hassam,  the  former  pro- 
prietor,— that  he  will  continue  the  school  in  the  same  building,  and 
under  similar  regulations  as  have  heretofore  been  observed. 

Depending  principally  upon  industry  and  attention,  he  hopes  to  merit 
the  encouragement  of  its  present  patrons  as  well  as  the  public. 


Wake  County  Schools.  525 

Terms  per  quarter  will  be, 

For  Reading  and  Writing  $3. 
Writing,  Arithmetic,  Grammar,  Geography,  etc.  $5. 
Pens,  Ink  and  Paper  will  be  supplied,  if  required,  for  .25 

(Payable  in  advance.) 
March  23.  J.  B.  Chad-bourne. 

—Raleigh  Register,  March  23,  1821. 

DIED, 

In  this  city,  on  the  23d  inst.  after  a  very  serious  illness,  which  he  bore 
with  exemplary  fortitude,  John  H.  Hassam,  Esq.  a  native  of  Xew- 
Hampshire,  but  for  the  last  three  years  a  resident  of  this  place.  He  was 
a  kind  and  affectionate  husband;  a  friendly  and  obliging  neighbor;  his 
attachment  for  his  friends  sincere.  JSTature  appeared  to  have  endowed 
him  with  a  very  strong  mind;  his  turn  for  the  mechanic  art  was  admi- 
rable, and  he  has  left  behind  him  several  specimens  of  his  inventive 
talent.  He  had  not  long  since  obtained  a  license  to  practice  law,  and 
was  just  entering  upon  the  arduous  duties  of  that  profession,  when  he 
was  cut  off  in  the  prime  of  life  and  in  the  midst  of  his  usefulness.  He 
has  left  numerous  friends  and  an  amiable  widow  to  deplore  their  pre- 
mature loss. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  30,  1822. 

FOREST  HILL  ACADEMY,  1S20. 

Forest  Hill  Academy. 

THE  exercises  of  this  institution  will  continue  the  ensuing  year, 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Willie,  who  has  superintended 
it  for  two  years  past.  The  prices  of  tuition,  will  be  for  Reading,  Writ- 
ing, and  Arithmetic,  $7 ;  English  Grammar,  $8 ;  Geography,  $10 ;  Latin, 
Greek,  and  Sciences,  $12  per  session.  Board  in  respectable  families,  for 
30  dollars  per  session.  It  is  hoped  that  the  qualifications  of  the  teacher, 
the  unremitted  attention  that  is  paid  to  the  morals,  as  well  as  the  literary 
acquirements  of  the  students,  together  with  the  healthiness  and  good 
society  of  the  neighborhood,  will  insure  to  this  institution  a  usual  share 
of  public  patronage.  The  exercises  will  commence  the  1st  of  January 
next.  John  Legon,  Sec'y. 

Dec.  8,  1820,  15  miles  North  of  Raleigh. 

— The  Star,  December  15,  1820. 

JOHN  BRANDON  PRINCIPAL,  1S23. 

FOREST  HILL  ACADEMY. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  commenced  on  the  16th  instant, 
under  the  superintendance  of  Mr.  John  Brandon,  who  comes  well  recom- 
mended by  Dr.  John  Rice,  of  Richmond,  and  also  by  Dr.  M'Pheeters, 


526  Wake  County  Schools. 

of  Ealeigh.  The  prices  of  tuition  will  be,  for  Beading,  Writing,  Arith- 
metic and  English  Grammar  $6  per  session ;  Geography  $8 ;  Latin, 
Greek  and  Sciences  &c.  $12.50  per  session.  Board  can  be  had  with  the 
subscriber  and  in  other  respectable  families  for  $30  per  session.  The 
strictest  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  as  well  as  the  literary 
improvement  of  the  pupils  at  this  institution. — It  is  hoped  that  the 
qualifications  of  the  teacher,  the  cheapness  of  board,  the  healthiness  and 
agreeable  society  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Academy  will  ensure  to  this 
institution  a  liberal  share  of  public  patronage. 

Forest  Hill  Academy  is  situated  15  miles  north  of  Raleigh,  on  the 
road  leading  to  Oxford. 

June  26.  John  Martin. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  11,  1823. 

FOREST  HILL  ACADEMY. 

Miss  H.  C.  Berry  has  lately  been  employed  to  take  charge  of  this  in- 
stitution. The  exercises  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  of  Febru- 
ary next,  for  girls  and  small  boys. 

The  course  of  instruction  will  embrace,  Beading,  Writing,  Arithmetic, 
Grammar,  Geography,  History,  Natural  Fhilosophy  and  Chemistry, 
with  Needle  Work  and  Drawing.  Tuition  from  5  to  7  dollars  per  ses- 
sion, according  to  the  grade  of  study.  Board  can  be  had  in  families 
near  the  academy  at  a  moderate  price. 

Samuel  H.   Smith, 
Wm.  Ceenshaw, 

Wake  county,  Jan.  8,  1834.  Trustees. 

— The  Star,  January  17,  183  Jf. 

SCHOOLS  TO  TEACH  SPECIAL  SUBJECTS,  1820-1840. 

VOCAL  MUSIC  SCHOOL. 

THE  subscriber  requests  those  students  who  have  subscribed,  and 
others  who  may  have  an  inclination  to  join,  to  convene  next  Saturday 
the  24th  instant,  in  the  Methodist  Church,  by  ten  o'clock,  and  all  the 
friends  to  Church  Music,  are  particularly  solicited  for  their  patronage. 
The  school  will  continue  there  for  every  Saturday,  until  further  notice. 

Hervey  James  Bryan  & 

Baleigh  March  1,  1820.  Assistant. 

— The  Star,  March  3,  1820. 

Mrs.  MARLING, 

GRATEFUL  for  the  patronage  she  has  received  as  a  teacher  of 
Drawing  and  Bainting,  solicits  a  continuance  of  that  patronage,  of 
which  she  flatters  herself  she  will  be  found  deserving,  particularly  as  Mr. 
Marling  will  in  future  assist  her  in  the  tuition  of  her  pupils. 


"Wake  County  Schools.  527 

TERMS. 

Twelve  dollars  per  session,  to  be  paid  on  entrance. 
Those  indebted  to  her  for  tuition,  are  respectfully  requested  to  make 
payment. 

Raleigh,  1st  June,  1S20. 
— The  Star,  June  2,  1820. 

DRAWIXG  AXD  PAIXTIXG  SCHOOL. 

MRS.  MARLIXG  will  Teach  Drawing  and  Painting  on  Velvet, 
Paper  and  Satin,  at  her  usual  terms  of  Tuition — to  commence  the  1st 
of  January. 

X.  B.     Portrait  and  Miniature  Painting  by  J.  MARLIXG. 

December  20. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  22,  1826. 

DRAWIXG  AXD  PAIXTIXG  SCHOOL. 

For  Young  Ladies. 
MRS.  MARLIXG  has  commenced  her  school  at  the  House  where  she 
now  resides,  and  will  give  lessons  on  Paper,  Velvet,  Satin,  &c.  in  the 
most  accurate  and  expeditious  style. 

Terms  for  Drawing  &  Painting  on  Paper,  per  quarter,  $  6 

On  Velvet,  twenty  lessons,  10 

Raleigh,  Sept.  6,  1S30. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  9,  1830. 

Evening  School. 

PROPOSALS  for  an  evening  School  to  commence  about  the  first  of 
next  month,  in  this  city,  are  left  at  the  shops  of  Mr.  John  Y.  Savage,  and 
Mr.  J.  McKee,  on  Fayetteville  Street,  and  at  this  office;  where  young 
Gentlemen,  who  are  desirous  of  spending  the  present  long  evenings  most 
usefully  to  themselves,  are  requested  to  call  and  examine  them. 

October  20,  1820. 

— The  Star,  October  20,  1820. 

HEBREW  &  STEXOGRAPHY  SCHOOL. 

T.  MASOX, 

Has  opened  a  School  in  Raleigh,  in  which  he  will  continue  to  give  les- 
sons on  the  art  of  Short  Hand  or  Stenography,  and  the  Hebrew  Lan- 
guage during  the  session  of  the  Legislature. 

He  will  attend  in  the  morning  between  8  and  9  o'clock,  at  Mrs. 
Parsley's  near  the  Theatre. 

Likewise  persons  may  receive  private  lessons  any  other  time  of  the 


528  Wake  County  Schools. 

day  at  Doctor  Battle's,  where  the  Teacher  boards.  Terms :  the  price  of 
Stenography  is  Ten  Dollars,  the  Hebrew  Twenty.  I  teach  the  Stenog- 
raphy in  fifteen  lessons,  the  student  may  take  two  each  in  each  day,  or 
one,  in  which  course  of  lessons,  I  teach  him  to  read  and  write  the  hand 
expertly.  The  Hebrew  I  teach  in  thirty  lessons,  two  each  day,  in 
which  time  I  learn  the  pupils  to  write,  read,  and  translate  it.  Each  of 
the  above  lessons  are  about  one  hour  in  length. 

December  4. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  6,  1822. 

DIED. 

At  Providence,  R.  I.  on  the  14th  instant,  suddenly  of  apoplexy,  Mr. 
Eben  B.  Morse,  aged  40 — formerly  Ch'aplain  in  the  U.  States'  Navy,  and 
recently  teacher  of  Elocution  in  this  city. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  27,  182^. 

GONEKE'S  MUSIC  SCHOOL,  1824. 
CONCERT. 

MR.  GONEKE  informs  the  Citizens  of  Raleigh,  that  the  Young 
Ladies  of  his  Music  School,  will  exhibit  their  improvements  in  that 
branch  of  polite  Education,  on  Tuesday  evening  next,  at  his  Concert 
Hall.  Parents  and  Guardians  are  invited  to  attend,  and  are  requested 
to  call  at  his  store,  where  they  will  be  furnished  with  tickets.  To 
remove  the  evil  which  has  always  existed  at  former  Entertainments  of 
this  kind,  Mr.  Goneke  has  determined  to  require  of  persons  not  inter- 
ested in,  or  related  in  any  way  to  the  pupils,  a  small  charge  for  entrance. 
Two  tickets  of  admission  will  be  given  for  25  cents,  and  the  value  thereof 
will  be  paid  at  any  time  out  of  his  store. 

Raleigh,  Oct.  28th,  1824. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  2,  182If. 

FRENCH  AND  SPANISH. 

J.  W.  PAY,  Professor  of  Modern  Languages,  intending  to  remain  a 
short  time  in  this  City,  will  take  charge  of  a  class  in  either  the  French 
or  Spanish  Languages. 

If  the  class  can  be  formed,  his  lessons  will  commence  on  Monday 
22d  inst. 

For  terms  of  tuition,  &c.  apply  at  the  store  of  Mr.  C.  D.  Lehman,  or 
at  the  Book  Store  of  J.  Gales  &  Son,  where  the  subscription  paper  may 
be  found. 
References : 

Hon.  H.  G.  Burton, 
Wm.  Polk, 
Jno.  Haywood. 
Raleigh,  May  18, 1826. 


"Wake  Couxtt  Schools.  529 

!N".  B.  A  public  Exhibition  of  Mr.  F's  system  of  tuition  "will  take 
place  next  Monday  forenoon,  at  10  o'clock,  at  Mrs.  Jeter's  Long  Room, 
to  which  the  citizens  of  Raleigh  are  respectfully  inyited. 

Raleigh  May  IS. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  19,  1826. 

J.  AYKROYD, 
PROFESSOR  OF  MUSIC, 

From  Xewbern 

RESPECTFULLY  informs  the  inhabitants  of  Raleigh,  that,  agree- 
ably to  the  purpose  which  he  made  known  in  a  former  advertisement, 
he  has  arrived  here  and  will  commence  the  duties  of  his  profession  as 
soon  as  a  sufficient  number  of  pupils  shall  be  obtained. 

A  subscription  paper  is  left  in  the  hands  of  Gen.  B.  Daniel. 

June  7,  1826. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  13,  1826. 

SCHOOL  IX  LIBERIA. 

The  receipt  of  $20  is  acknowledged  through  the  Southern  Religious 
Telegraph  from  the  Rey.  T.  P.  Hunt,  collected  by  Mrs.  Susannah  Hoge, 
of  this  city,  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  in  the  erection  of  a  School-house 
in  Liberia,  for  the  use  of  a  school  to  be  conducted  under  the  direction 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  that  Colony. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  29,  1830. 

FRENCH  SCHOOL. 

Mr.  John  H.  De  Carteret  will  open  the  next  quarter  of  his  French 
School  on  the  second  day  of  April  next,  at  his  house.  Three  lessons 
will  be  given  in  each  week.     His  terms  are  three  dollars  per  quarter. 

Young  Ladies  will  be  waited  on  at  their  residence. 

March  27,  1833. 

— The  Star,  March  29,  1833. 

FRENCH  LANGUAGE. 

JOHX  H.  DE  CARTERET  respectfully  informs  the  young  Ladies 
and  Gentlemen  of  Raleigh,  that  he  will  devote  a  part  of  his  time  during 
the  ensuing  season,  in  the  instruction  of  the  French  Language,  agreeably 
to  the  Parisian  pronunciation.  Terms  made  known  by  applying  to 
him,  at  his  Book-Bindery,  back  of  the  Office  of  the  Raleigh  Register. 

Raleigh,  Sept.  18,  1837. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  18,  1837. 

SACRED  MUSIC  SCHOOLS. 

The  subscriber  offers  the  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  Raleigh  an  oppor- 
tunity of  cultivating  Vocal  Music  on  an  improved  plan.     He  is  willing 
34 


530  Wake  County  Schools. 

to  instruct  a  class  of  75  or  100  Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  one  evening  in 
each  week;  and  would  also  teach  a  juvenile  class  of  the  same  number  of 
young  persons  of  both  sexes,  between  the  ages  of  7  and  14 :  provided  the 
requisite  number  of  names  be  left  at  the  store  of  Messrs.  Turner  & 
Hughes,  before  the  11th  of  November.  The  first  lesson  will  be  given  to 
the  Senior  Class,  at  the  Lecture  room  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  that 
evening  at  7  o'clock;  and  to  the  Juvenile  Class,  on  Saturday,  November 
the  15th,  at  4  o'clock,  P.  M. 

Terms — Pirst  course  of  instruction,  comprising  13  lessons  of  one  hour 
each. — Senior  subscribers,  $2 ;  Juvenile  do.  $1. 

Members  of  the  Presbyterian  Musical  Association  will  be  admitted  to 
the  School  on  the  terms  prescribed  in  the  Constitution  of  said  Associa- 
tion. 

Kaleigh,  Oct.  18,  1834.  M.  Osborne. 

— The  Star,  October  23,  1831/.. 

THE  ATHENAEUM. 

THE  Subscriber  finding  that  his  health  will  not  warrant  a  regular 
attendance  to  the  active  branch  of  his  profession,  has  determined  to 
suspend  his  Practise  so  far  as  it  extends  to  duties  in  Courts,  for  a  year 
or  two,  until  his  health  shall  be  re-established;  during  which  time  he 
proposes  to  open  a  class  for  the  instruction  of  Youth  of  both  Sexes  in  all 
the  Branches  of  an  English  Education,  both  useful  and  ornamental. 

He  is  not  desirous  to  have  any  Latin  or  Greek  Pupils,  as  such  a  course 
might  interfere  somewhat  with  the  scope  of  his  establishment.  How- 
ever, if  it  be  insisted  on,  it  will  not  be  refused.  Approved  Assistants 
will  be  procured  if  necessary.     The  following  Branches  will  be  taught: 

Spelling,  Beading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  at         $3  pr.  qr. 

Grammar,  Geography  &  Globes,  at  $4  pr.  qr. 

Bhetoric,  Logic,  Natural  Philosophy,  Ethics, 
Astronomy,  Composition,  Elocution  and  the 
Erench  Language,  at  $5  pr.  qr. 

Much  attention  will  be  paid  to  correct  and  graceful  Beading  and 
Speaking. 

As  corporal  punishments  are  too  well  calculated  to  debase  the  mind, 
they  will  never  be  resorted  to. 

He  will  commence  on  or  about  the  first  of  April  next.  The  Booms 
have  not  yet  been  fixed  on,  but  due  notice  will  be  given  to  such  as  may 
favor  him  with  their  patronage. 

Applications  to  the  Star  Office,  or  at  Mr.  Gale's  Book  Store,  will 
meet  with  attention. 

March  14,  1822.  Anthony  G.  Glynn. 

N.  B.  A.  G.  G.  will  execute  all  sorts  of  Conveyancing,  give  counsel, 
issue  Writs,  and  furnish  Briefs  of  Cases  for  Trial,  on  moderate  terms, 
with  fidelity  and  promptitude. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  15, 1822. 


"Wake  County  Schools.  531 

TAYLOR'S  LAW  SCHOOL,  1822. 

THE  Subscriber  having  lately,  at  the  request  of  some  of  his  old 
friends  and  pupils,  undertaken  the  professional  tuition  of  an  additional 
number  of  Students,  to  whose  improvement  his  constant  residence  at 
home  enables  him  to  pay  more  attention  than  heretofore,  is  encour- 
aged to  believe  that  his  mode  of  instruction  may  be  rendered  more 
extensively  useful  by  being  made  public. 

He  is  desirous  of  affording  to  the  youth  of  the  country  an  oppor- 
tunity of  acquiring  a  scientific  knowledge  of  their  own  Laws  without 
the  inconvenience  and  expense  of  seeking  it  in  other  States,  and  of 
assisting  them  in  a  course  of  studies  which  even  to  those  who  are  not 
destined  to  the  profession,  is  of  great  importance  in  the  ordinary  affairs 
of  social  life,  and  seem  necessary  to  the  completion  of  an  education 
adapted  to  the  duties  imposed  by  our  free  institutions. 

In  addition  to  his  present  plan  of  weekly  examinations,  after  a 
certain  line  of  study,  he  proposes  to  commence  in  the  last  week  in 
March,  a  Course  of  Lectures  on  the  Common  and  Statute  Law  of  the 
State  as  it  now  exists,  incorporating  into  the  text  of  the  Common  Law 
the  modifications  introduced  by  our  acts  of  the  Legislature,  and  refer- 
ring the  Student  to  the  elementary  books  for  the  history  and  changes 
of  British  jurisprudence.  This  course,  when  completed,  is  intended  to 
exhibit  a  systematic,  though  compendious  view  of  our  own  law,  so  that 
there  may  be  some  one  Work  from  which  at  least  a  general  knowledge 
of  it  may  be  gathered.  But  the  solid  advantages  offered  to  the  Student, 
are  frequent  examinations  and  conversations  on  legal  and  literary 
topics,  an  extensive  Law  Library,  the  practice  of  drawing  pleadings 
and  discussing  law  questions;  on  all  which  subjects  rules  will  be  exhib- 
ited in  the  office,  and  a  more  distinct  notice  hereinafter  given. 

Board  may  be  obtained  within  a  few  hundred  yards  of  the  office  at 
$108  per  annum,  and  more  distant  from  it  at  $132;  but  at  the  latter 
house  none  but  law  students  will  be  received. 

Feb.  14,  1822.  John  Lorrs  Tatloe. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  15,  1822. 

THE  next  Session  of  this  Institution  begins  on  Monday  next,  and  the 
Examinations  and  Lectures  will  be  resumed  on  the  following  Friday.  It 
is  recommended  to  Students  of  more  than  six  months  standing  to  fur- 
nish themselves  with  a  set  of  Blackstone's  Commentaries,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  making  such  annotations,  indicative  of  the  alteration  of  the  Law 
as  may  be  suggested  in  lecturing  or  in  conversation  on  legal  topics,  and 
will  be  permanently  useful  to  them. 

31st  July,  1822.  John  Louis  Tatloe. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  2,  1822. 


532  Wake  County  Schools. 

MACEDONIAN  ACADEMY,  1822. 

MACEDONIAN  ACADEMY. 

THE  subscribers,  Trustees  of  the  Macedouian  Academy,  situated 
about  fifteen  miles  north  of  Kaleigh,  immediately  on  the  Powell  Road, 
inform  the  public  that  the  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence 
on  Monday  the  14th  of  January  instant,  under  the  superintendence  of 
Mr.  Samuel  Higginson,  who  comes  highly  recommended  as  well  quali- 
fied to  teach  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Astronomy,  Book-Keeping, 
Surveying  and  the  Elementary  parts  of  the  Latin  Language. 

Board  can  be  had  in  the  most  respectable  families  in  the  neighbor- 
hood for  $50  per  annum,  and  Tuition  per  annum  $12. 

Samuel  Alston, 
William   Phillips, 

January  11.  John  Pukifot. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  18,  1822. 

WAKE  FOREST  ACADEMY,  1823-31. 

WAKE  FOREST  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Institution  have  the  satisfaction  of  informing 
the  public  that  they  have  employed  as  principal  teacher  Mr.  Jas. 
Pheelan,  who  comes  highly  recommended  for  his  moral  habits  and  lit- 
erary attainments.  The  exercises  will  commence  on  the  first  day  of 
February  next.  The  terms  are,  twenty  dollars  a  year  for  the  Latin 
and  Greek  languages,  and  fifteen  dollars  for  Arithmetic,  English,  etc. 
The  classical  course  prescribed  by  the  University  of  JSTorth  Carolina 
will  be  followed  here: 

This  Academy  is  situated  fifteen  miles  north  of  Raleigh  and  within 
two  miles  of  the  Wake  Forest  Post-office,  in  one  of  the  most  pleasant, 
healthy  and  reputable  districts  of  our  country  and  which  enjoyed  an 
almost  total  exemption  from  disease  during  the  last  Year  when  sick- 
ness so  generally  prevailed  elsewhere.  Board  can  be  had  in  good  fam- 
ilies for  sixty  dollars  a  year.  Samuel  Alston. 

Jan.  20,  1823.  Calvin  Jones. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  31,  1823. 

WAKE  FOREST  ACADEMY. 

The  Teacher  of  this  Institution  respectfully  informs  the  Trustees, 
Parents,  Guardians,  and  the  public  at  large,  that  the  examination  of 
the  pupils  in  their  various  branches  will  take  place  on  the  day  pre- 
scribed in  the  laws  of  school.  He  craves  and  desires  the  punctual  at- 
tendance of  all  the  Trustees  on  said  day.  The  exercises  will  be  re- 
sumed after  the  usual  time  of  vacation.  Friends  from  a  distance  will 
meet  with  acceptable  accommodation  near  the  Academy. 

Wake  Forest,  June  8,  1826. 

— The  Star,  June  9,  1826. 


Wake  County  Schools.  533 

My  Wake  Forest  Plantation 
FOE  SALE. 

IT  is  16  miles  from  Ealeigh  on  the  mail  road  to  Oxford,  and  the 
nearest  and  most  traveled  road  to  Warrenton  and  Petersburg,  5  miles 
from  Colonel  Donaldson's  works  at  the  falls  of  Xeuse,  and  in  one  of 
the  best  neighborhoods  in  the  state,  the  Forest  district  containing  three 
excellent  schools,  (one  classical)  and  two  well  constructed  and  well 
filled  meeting  houses  for  Baptists  and  Methodists,  and  has  a  lawyer 
and  a  doctor.  The  inhabitants,  without  I  believe  a  single  exception, 
are  sober,  moral,  and  thriving  in  their  circumstances,  and  not  a  few 
are  educated  and  intelligent.  Calvin  Jones. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  7,  1827. 

WAKE  FOEEST  SCHOOL. 

I  HEEEBY  inform  my  friends,  and  others  desirous  of  educating 
their  children  and  wards,  that  the  School  near  my  residence  will  re- 
commence on  the  first  Monday  of  the  ensuing  year.  Both  sexes  will  be 
instructed  in  the  various  branches  usually  taught  at  Academies,  by  an 
experienced  and  competent  teacher.  Board  can  be  procured  in  re- 
spectable families  at  a  reasonable  price;  and  the  terms  of  tuition  will 
be  moderate.  Wake  Forest  has  always  been  considered  as  healthy  as 
any  place  this  side  the   mountains. 

Those  who  may  come  from  abroad,  will  be  treated  with  kindness  and 
attention;  and  every  endeavor  will  be  made  to  advance  them  in  their 
studies.  Calvin  Jones. 

Dec.  1,  1828. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  12,  1828. 

WAKE  FOEEST  FEMALE  SCHOOL. 

The  Public  are  respectfully  informed  that  a  Seminary  for  the  in- 
struction of  young  Ladies  will  be  opened  at  this  place  on  the  third 
Monday  of  July  next,  under  the  immediate  direction  of  Mrs.  Phillips, 
who  has  had  eighteen  years  experience  as  a  Teacher  at  the  ]NTorth  and 
in  this  State,  and  comes  with  the  best  testimonials  of  qualifications 
from  Bishop  Griswold  and  other  characters  of  high  standing.  Two 
very  competent  young  Ladies  are  employed  as  Assistants. 

The  course  of  instruction  will  be  that  usually  pursued,  viz;  Bead- 
ing, Writing,  Arithmetic,  History,  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astron- 
omy, Composition,  Plain  iSTeedle  Work  and  Embroidery,  Drawing  and 
Painting,  and  Music  on  the  Piano. 

The  prices  of  Tuition  for  the  Session  of  five  months,  will  be;  for 
the  ordinary  branches  of  an  English  Education  $10 — ISTeedle  Work  and 
Embroidery  $5 — Drawing  and  Painting  $5 — Music  on  the  Piano  $15, 
payable  always  in  advance. 


534  Wake  County  Schools. 

Board  can  be  had  in  my  family  in  the  same  house  with  the  teachers, 
at  thirty  dollars  per  Session,  where  every  proper  attention  will  be  paid 
to  the  comfort,  morals  and  manners  of  the  pupils. 

The  pure  air  and  water,  healthiness  and  good  society  of  this  place 
are  too  well  known  to  require  mention.  That  the  location  of  this  Sem- 
inary is  in  every  respect  proper,  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that 
Wake  Forest  has  for  a  number  of  years  past  supported  excellent  and 
prosperous  schools.  Calvin  Jones. 

June  26,  1831. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Thursday  July  7,  1831. 

LUMSDEN'S  PKIVATE  SCHOOL,  1823-1839. 

PRIVATE  SCHOOL. 

ON  the  1st  of  January  next,  the  subscriber  intends  opening  a  Pri- 
vate School  in  this  place,  in  which  he  will  teach  the  following  branches 
at  the  annexed  prices,  viz. 

Spelling,  Reading  and  Writing,  $3  pr.  Qr. 

The  above  with  Arithmetic,  $4     "     " 

And  Geography,  Astronomy,  Natural  and  Moral  Phi- 
losophy English  and  Latin  Grammar,  &  the  Latin  Au- 
thors read  in  our  University,  $5     "      " 

Having  been  for  a  number  of  years  engaged  in  the  above  business, 
and  having  generally  given  entire  satisfaction,  he  hopes  to  merit  the 
approbation  of  those  who  may  employ  him. 

Raleigh,  Nov.  27,  1822.  J.  E.  Lumsden. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  29,  1822. 

MRS.  M.  A.  LUMSDEN'S 

PRIVATE  SCHOOL,  will  commence  on  Monday,  the  3d  January, 
1825.  Her  Sessions  and  prices  of  Tuition,  correspond  precisely  with 
those  of  the  Academy. 

Dec.  29. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  lh  1825. 

SCHOOL. 

For  the  benefit  of  those  Students  who  wish  to  pursue  their  Studies 
during  the  Vacation. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lumsden  will  open  a  Private  School  at  their  residence, 
on  Monday,  the  20th  instant,  to  close  the  24th  December  next. 

Tesms. 

As  in  the  Academy,  in  proportion  to  the  time. 
— Raleigh  Register,  November  21/.,  1826. 


Wake  County  Schools.  535 

PEIVATE    SCHOOL. 

MRS.   LUMSDEN  will  open  a  School  for  young  Children  at  her 
School  Room  on  Fayetteville  Street  on  Monday  the  25th  instant. 
Raleigh,  June  6. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  1827. 

LUMSDEN'S  NIGHT  SCHOOL,  1828. 

AT  the  solicitation  of  a  few  Youths  and  their  Parents  and  Friends, 
I  have  resolved,  while  the  present  long  evenings  continue,  to  give  in- 
struction to  a  few  young  men,  who  are  engaged  in  business  during  the 
day,  in  the  Principles  of  English  Grammar  and  Arithmetic,  those  use- 
ful studies  which  lie  at  the  foundation  of  learning. — Six  or  eight  have 
already  entered,  &  a  few  more  will  be  received,  if  they  apply  imme- 
diately. J.  E.  Lumsdek". 

January  26. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  8,  1828. 

MRS.  MARY  LUMSDEN 

Will  open  on  the  1st  of  March,  at  her  residence  on  Fayetteville 
Street  a  SCHOOL,  for  the  instruction  of  Girls,  and  small  Boys — say 
10  years  of  age  and  under.  The  several  Studies,  usually  attended  to 
in  Elementary  Schools,  (including  Needle-work  for  the  Girls)  will  be 
faithfully  taught. 

Raleigh,  February  1,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  4,   1839. 

EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL,  1823-1840. 

Classical  School. 

The  subscriber  having  removed  to  the  City  of  Raleigh,  would  take 

under  his  charge  eight  or  ten  young  gentlemen,  for  instruction  in  the 

Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  and  in  the  Elementary  Branches  of  the 

Mathematics.     His  wish  is,  to  receive  that  number  in  his  family  as 

boarders,  that  their  moral  and  religious  deportment  and  improvement, 

may    be    as    carefully    attended    to,    as    their    literary    acquirements. 
*     *     * 

The  course  of  study  will  be  directed  on  a  principle  different  from  the 
modern  mode  of  tuition,  and  calculated  to  make  the  students  sound  and 
thoroughly  grounded  classical  scholars.  The  school  will  commence  on 
the  first  Monday  in  January  next;  and  there  will  be  two  vacations  in 
the  year,  corresponding  in  time  and  duration  with  those  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  the  State. 

The  price  of  board  and  tuition  will  be  $100  per  session  paid  in  ad- 
vance, which  will  include  every  expense  but  that  of  books  and  paper. — 


536  Wake  County  Schools. 

The  price  of  tuition  alone  will  be  $30  per  session,  likewise  paid  in  ad- 
vance.    *     *     *  Geo.  W.  Freeman. 
Raleigh,  Dec.  20,  1823. 

In  giving  the  sanction  of  my  approval  to  Mr.  Freeman  personally, 
and  to  the  plan  of  tuition  proposed  to  be  pursued  by  him,  I  am  happy 
to  present  to  the  Episcopal  families  of  this  Diocese,  the  opportunity 
of  putting  a  portion  of  their  youth,  under  the  immediate  care  of  a 
gentleman  fully  competent  to  what  he  undertakes ;  who  in  a  few  months 
will  be  in  Holy  Orders— and  engaged  both  by  duty  and  interest,  to  the 
most  earnest  endeavors  to  instil  into  the  minds  of  those  under  his  care, 
not  only  the  principles  of  sound  science,  but  those  sound  and  long 
tried  principles  which  are  the  safeguard,  of  pure  and  undefiled  religion. 
— In  this  pursuit,  it  will  be  my  pleasure  to  render  him  every  assistance 
compatible  with  my  other  duties. 

Raleigh,  Dec.  20,  1823.  John  S.  Ravenscroft. 

—Raleigh  Register,  December  23,  1823. 

[Did  not  print  his  plan  of  instruction. — C.  L.  C] 

PLANS  TO  FURTHER  THE  SCHOOL,  1833. 

Episcopal  School  of  North  Carolina. — A  meeting  of  the  Committee 
to  whom  is  confided  the  management  of  this  School,  took  place  last 
week.  The  following  members  were  present,  viz :  Rev.  Geo.  W.  Free- 
man, Rev.  ¥m.  M.  Green,  Rev.  Joseph  H.  Saunders,  and  Messrs.  Cam- 
eron, Ruffin,  Badger,  Devereaux,  Spruill,  T.  L.  Winslow  and  Dr.  Fred- 
erick J.  Hill. 

Bishop  Ives  was  appointed  Chairman  of  the  Committee,  ex  officio ; 
Rev.  Geo.  W.  Freeman,  Secretary,  and  I.  Wetmore,  Treasurer. 

The  Bishop  was  authorized  to  appoint  Agents  to  collect  funds.  A 
Committee  was  also  appointed  to  ascertain  what  suitable  buildings  can 
be  procured  for  the  immediate  use  of  the  School,  and  to  select  some 
site  for  its  permanent  location.  Another  Committee  was  empowered 
to  prepare  a  System  of  Instruction  for  the  Seminary.  The  several 
Committees  are  to  report  at  a  General  Meeting  to  be  called  at  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Chairman. 

We  understand  that  about  $5,000  have  already  been  subscribed  in 
aid  of  the  School. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  25,  1833. 

EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL  IX  CHAEGE  OF  J.  D.  HOOPEB. 

SCHOOL. 

J.  D'B.  HOOPER  will  open  an  English  and  Classical  School  on 
Monday,  the  13th  instant,  in  the  office  attached  to  the  dwelling  of  the 
late  Judge  Taylor. 


Wake  County  Schools.  537 

The  school  will  be  continued  for  one  quarter  until  the  commence- 
ment of  the  N.  C.  Episcopal  School. 

Terms — Latin   and  Greek,  per  quarter,  $3  )  .         . 

English,  5^  in  advance. 

Ealeigh,  Jan.  6,  1834. 

— The  Star,  January  15,  1831+. 

EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL  ADVERTISED  TO  OPE>. 

OPENING  OF  THE  EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL. 

The  public  are  respectfully  informed  that  the  Episcopal  School  of 
North  Carolina  will  be  opened  for  the  reception  of  pupils  on  Tuesday 
the  1st  day  of  April  next. 

TEACHERS. 

Joseph  G.  Cogswell,  Esq. — Rector. 
Rev.  Jos.  H.  Saunders,  A.  M.,  Chapl'n. 
Jno.  DeBerniere  Hooper,  A.  B.  T'cher. 

TERMS. 

The  annual  charge  is  $175,  to  be  paid  half  yearly  in  advance;  each 
pupil  to  furnish  his  own  School  Books  and  Stationary,  his  Mattress 
and  the  necessary  bedding.* 

Day  scholars  will  be  admitted  at  an  annual  charge  of  $50,  but  none 
will  be  received  as  such  except  the  children  of  parents  resident  in 
town. 

It  may  be  proper  to  state,  that  though  this  Institution  is  avowedly 
Episcopal  in  its  character,  it  is  open  to  all  parents  who  may  choose 
to  send  their  children ;  and  on  application  for  admission,  no  inquiry 
will  be  made  as  to  the  religious  creed  either  of  the  parent  or  of  the 
pupil. 

The  operations  of  the  school  will  positively  commence  on  the  1st  day 
of  April. 

By  order  of  the  School  Committee. 

Raleigh,  January  13,  1834.  Geo.  "W.  Freeman^  Sec. 

N.  B.  A  prospectus  setting  forth  the  plan  and  objects  of  the  Epis- 
copal School,  is  in  press,  and  will  be  ready  for  gratuitous  distribution 
in  the  course  of  the  present  week,  at  the  book  store  of  J.  Gales  &:  Son. 

*As  a  matter  of  convenience  to  parents,  steps  will  be  taken  by  the 
committee  to  have  the  requisite  books  and  stationary  and  Mattresses 
supplied  to  the  students  on  reasonable  terms. 

— The  Star,  January  17,  183  Jf. 


538  Wake  County  Schools. 

OPENING  OF  SCHOOL  POSTPONED. 

OPENING    OF   THE   EPISCOPAL   SCHOOL— Deferred. 

In  consequence  of  the  unusual  inclemency  of  the  past  winter,  the 
progress  of  the  building  designed  to  serve  as  a  Dormitory  for  the  pu- 
pils in  this  Institution,  has  been  retarded  much  beyond  the  expecta- 
tions of  the  Executive  Committee,  under  whose  direction  it  was  com- 
menced in  December  last.  And  as  the  material  of  the  structure  is 
stone,  the  process  of  working  in  which  is  necessarily  slow  and  greatly 
dependent  on  the  weather,  there  is  now  no  hope  of  its  completion  by 
the  time  heretofore  specified  for  commencing  the  School. 

This  circumstance,  together  with  the  difficulty  likely  to  be  experienced 
in  procuring  in  time  from  the  North  certain  articles  of  furniture  in- 
dispensable to  the  establishment,  and  the  recently  expressed  opinion  of 
the  Rector,  that,  without  the  accommodations  to  be  afforded  by  the 
new  building,  he  would  be  unable  to  carry  into  successful  operation 
the  system  adopted,  has  constrained  the  committee,  however,  reluct- 
antly, to  postpone  for  a  few  weeks,  the  time  for  opening  the  School. 

The  public,  therefore,  are  respectfully  informed,  that  the  EPISCO- 
PAL SCHOOL  will  be  opened,  (not  on  the  first  of  April,  as  before 
advertised,  but)  on  Monday,  the  2nd  day  of  June  next;  at  which  time 
it  may  be  confidently  relied  on  that  everything  will  be  in  readiness. 

By  order  of  the  Executive  Committee, 

Raleigh,  March  3,  1834.  George  W.  Freeman,  Sec'y. 

NOTICE. 

Mr.  HOOPER'S  School,  now  kept  in  the  office,  at  the  residence  of 
the  late  Judge  Taylor,  will  be  continued  at  the  same  place,  till  the 
opening  of  the  Episcopal  School,  in  June  next. 

Raleigh,  March  3,  1834. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  March  8,  183J+. 

SCHOOL  TO  OPEN  JUNE  2,  1834. 

EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA. 

The  first  session  of  this  institution  will  begin  on  Monday,  June  2d, 
and  continue,  without  a  recess  the  present  year,  until  the  twenty-sixth 
of  November.  Hereafter  the  academic  year  will  be  divided  into  two 
equal  sessions,  and  the  charge  for  each  be  equal.  The  opening  session 
of  the  present  year  being  twenty  five  weeks  and  a  few  days,  will  be 
charged  in  the  proportion  which  this  period  bears  to  the  whole  academic 
year  of  forty  weeks.  Joseph  G.  Cogswell,  Rector. 

Raleigh,  May  12,  1834. 

— The  Star,  May  15,  1831+. 

The  Episcopal  School  of  North  Carolina,  was  opened  on  Monday 
last,  in  the  spacious  stone  building  just  erected  for  the  purpose,  under 


Wake  Couxtt  Schools.  539 

the  most  nattering  auspices.  It  is  situated  in  a  delightful  grove,  about 
half  a  mile  "west  of  the  capitol,  on  decidedly  one  of  the  most  desirable 
and  commanding  sites  anywhere  to  be  found  in  the  environs  of  the 
city;  and  the  advantages  it  possesses,  the  healthfulness  of  its  locality, 
and  the  high  reputation  of  the  gentlemen  entrusted  with  its  manage- 
ment, will  110  doubt  ensure  for  it  a  very  extensive  patronage. 
— The  Star,  June  5,  1831±. 

REGULATIONS  ABOUT  DEBTS  OF  PUPILS. 
NOTICE. 

As  the  Episcopal  School  of  North  Carolina  is  now  opened  for  the 
reception  of  pupils,  the  School  Committee  beg  leave  to  call  the  atten- 
tion of  the  public  to  the  following  extract  from  the  Prospectus  pub- 
lished in  January  last,  viz. 

"No  student  shall  be  allowed  to  have  an  account  at  any  Store,  or 
other  place  in  the  City ;  or  to  purchase  any  article  (except  with  his 
pocket  money)  without  the  permission  of  the  Rector.  Every  Student, 
previous  to  his  admission  into  the  School,  will  be  required  to  pay  into 
the  hands  of  the  Treasurer,  all  the  funds,  of  every  description,  which 
he  may  have,  and  likewise  to  pay  over  all  other  funds,  which  he  may 
receive  during  the  Session ;  for  which  the  Treasurer's  receipt  will  be 
given.  Stated  allowances  for  pocket  money  will  be  given  to  each 
Student,  under  such  regulations  as  the  Rector  may  prescribe.  And 
it  is  desired  that  these  allowances  may  be  as  small  and  as  nearly  alike 
for  all  the  Students,  as  practicable.  At  the  end  of  the  Session,  an 
account  will  be  rendered  to  the  Parent  or  Guardian  of  each  Student ; 
stating  the  amount  of  money  paid  to  the  Treasurer  by  the  Student — 
the  allowance  made  to  him  for  pocket  money — the  amount  of  his  ex- 
penses at  the  School  during  the  Session,  and  the  sum,  if  any,  refunded 
to  him  at  the  close  of  the  Session.  Any  evasion  on  the  part  of  a 
student,  in  complying  with  the  true  spirit  and  meaning  of  this  regula- 
tion, will  be  particularly  noticed,  even  to  his  dismission,  if  necessary, 
from  the  School." 

To  secure  a  strict  observance  of  the  above  provision,  the  committee 
have  resolved  that  no  account  of  any  description  made  with  a  student 
belonging  to  the  Episcopal  School,  either  in  Term  time  or  during 
vacation,  without  a  written  order  from  the  Rector,  shall  be  paid,  and 
that  in  case  the  parent  or  guardian  of  any  student  shall  pay  such 
account,  the  student  shall  be  immediately  dismissed  from  the  School. 

Raleigh,  June  3,  1834.  L.  S.  Ives,  Ch'm. 

—The  Star,  Raleigh,  June  12,  1831+. 


540  Wake  County  Schools. 

NEW  BUILDING,  JUNE,  1834. 

NOTICE. 

To  Stone  Masons  and  Carpenters. 

Proposals  will  be  received  by  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Episco- 
pal School  until  7th  July  for  the  erection  of  a  House,  on  the  grounds 
belonging  to  said  School,  of  the  same  dimensions  and  of  similar  mate- 
rials to  that  which  they  have  recently  caused  to  be  built,  viz.  56  by 
36  feet,  two  stories  high — walls  of  rough  granite,  and  roof  covered  with 
tin.  The  proposals  for  the  stone  work  and  for  the  wood  work  must 
be  separate. 

The  contractor  for  the  stone  work  will  be  expected  to  furnish  all 
the  materials  belonging  to  his  department,  and  to  finish  all  that  apper- 
tains to  the  laying  of  the  foundation,  the  completion  of  the  walls, 
chimneys,  hearths,  doorsteps,  pillars,  and  plastering;  all  to  be  executed 
in  a  substantial  and  workmanlike  manner,  and  after  the  model  of  the 
house  already  erected  on  the  grounds  of  the  School. 

The  contractor  for  the  woodwork  will  be  required  to  furnish  all  the 
materials  belonging  to  his  department,  and  to  finish  all  that  apper- 
tains to  the  floors,  ceiling,  roof,  (including  its  covering  with  tin,) 
doors,  windows,  (including  glass,)  stair  case,  mantle  pieces,  and  wash 
boards;  likewise  in  a  substantial  and  workmanlike  manner,  and  after 
the  model  of  the  house  before  mentioned — except  that  the  particular 
arrangement  of  the  interior  will  be  subject  to  the  future  direction  of 
the  Executive  Committee. 

Ealeigh,  June  22,   1834.  Geo.   W.  Ereeman,  Secy. 

—The  Star,  June  26,  183Jf. 

FIRST  EXAMINATION,  NOVEMBER,  1834. 

EXAMINATION  OE  THE  EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL. 

The  first  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Episcopal  School  of  North 
Carolina  is  appointed  to  begin  on  Saturday,  the  22nd  day  of  the 
present  month,  and  to  be  continued  on  the  following  Monday  and 
Tuesday. 

The  members  of  the  School  Committee,  and  all  others  who  feel  an 
interest  in  the  success  of  the  School,  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

On  Wednesday,  the  26th,  will  commence  the  Winter  vacation,  which 
is  to  continue  seven  weeks;  after  which,  on  Wednesday,  the  14th  day 
of  January  next,  the  Winter  Session  will  begin. 

Persons  desirous  of  securing  the  admission  of  their  children  for  the 
next  Session,  are  requested  to  give  early  notice  by  letter  to  the  Rector, 
or  to  the  subscriber. 

Ealeigh,  Nov.  5,  1834.  Geo.  W.  Ereeman,  Secretary. 


Wake  County  Schools.  541 

The  Ealeigh  Register,  Western  Carolinian,  Fayetteville  Observer, 
Wilmington  Press,  JNTewbern  Sentinel  and  Elizabeth  City  Herald  will 
publish  the  above  two  weeks. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  November  6,  1S3J+. 

PRESENT  CONDITION  AND  COURSE  OF  STUDY,  NOVEMBER,  1831. 

EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL  OF  XORTH  CAROLINA. 

The  Committee  of  the  Episcopal  School  of  Xorth  Carolina,  deem- 
ing it  their  duty,  at  the  first  session  of  the  School,  to  submit  to  the 
friends  of  the  Institution  and  the  public,  a  view  of  its  present  state, 
beg  leave,  as  the  best  and  most  impartial  mode  of  doing  it,  to  invite 
attention  to  the  subjoined  report  of  a  Committee  of  gentlemen  ap- 
pointed to  conduct  the  first  examination  of  the  pupils,  and  also  to  the 
following  additional  facts'. 

Previously  to  the  commencement  of  another  session,  the  accommoda- 
tions for  the  reception  of  pupils,  and  the  means  of  instruction  gener- 
ally, will  have  been  much  extended.  A  building  precisely  similar  to 
the  one  already  occupied,  will  have  been  completed,  an  additional  In- 
structor employed,  and  a  small  set  of  instruments  for  better  illustrat- 
ing the  sciences  procured. 

In  addition,  it  is  proper  to  state,  that  the  Committee  are  clearly  of 
the  opinion  that  the  system  of  education,  so  well  begun,  cannot  be 
fully  carried  into  effect  without  still  farther  accommodations.  They 
have  resolved,  therefore,  to  take  immediate  steps,  should  the  liberality 
of  Episcopalians  warrant  it,  (which  they  do  not  allow  themselves  to 
doubt)  for  the  erection  of  a  third  building,  of  much  larger  dimensions, 
which  is  to  form  a  center  to  the  two  already  erected,  and  thus  com- 
plete the  original  plan. 

To  enable  them  to  effect  this  necessary  object,  the  Committee  have 
appointed  agents  to  solicit  contributions  from  the  friends  of  the 
Church  and  of  the  School,  who  are  expected  to  enter  immediately  upon 
their  duty;  and  it  is  confidently  believed  that  the  claims  of  the  Insti- 
tution to  the  bounty  and  patronage  of  the  friends  of  Literature  and 
Religion  need  be  enforced  by  no  other  plea  than  is  contained  in  the 
report  of  the  Committee  of  Examination,  which  follows. 

By  order  of  the  Committee,  L.  S.  Ives,  Chairman. 

Raleigh,  Nov.  28,  1834. 

REPORT  OF  THE  EXAMINING  COMMITTEE. 

The  undersigned,  having  been  requested  by  the  School  Committee 
to  attend  the  first  examination  of  the  pupils  in  the  Episcopal  School 
at  this  place,  and  to  report  on  the  proficiency  of  the  students  and  on 
such  other  matters  as  they  may  deem  proper,  connected  with  the  con- 
duct  of  the   school   and   the   ability   and   faithfulness   of  the   teachers, 


542  "Wake  County  Schools. 

have,  in  pursuance  of  this  request,  attended  the  examination  which 
commenced  on  the  morning  of  Saturday,  the  22nd  day  of  November, 
and  continued,  with  the  intermission  of  Sunday,  until  the  evening  of 
the  next  Tuesday ;  and  take  pleasure  in  making  the  following  Report : 

The  number  of  pupils  in  the  school  is  sixty-seven,  who  are  divided 
into  classes  in  the  several  departments  of  Instruction.  These  depart- 
ments are  six,  and  consist  of, 

1st.  Religious  Instruction,  comprising  six  classes  in  the  Bible, 
Catechism  and  Ethics,  and  including  all  the  pupils,  except  three  small 
boys,  who  are  in  the  first  lessons  in  reading. 

2d.  The  English  Language,  comprising  three  classes  in  Orthography 
and  Reading,  and  four  in  Grammar  and  Rhetoric. 

3d.  Ancient  Languages,  consisting  of  four  classes  in  Greek,  and  five 
in  Latin. 

4th.  Modern  Languages,  consisting  of  three  classes  in  French,  one 
in  Spanish,  and  one  in  Italian. 

5th.  Mathematics — two   classes  in   Algebra,   and   one  in  Arithmetic. 

6th.  Geography  and  History — one  class  in  Geography,  and  one  in 
History. 

In  the  department  of  Religious  Instruction,  two  classes  were  exam- 
ined in  the  New  Testament ;  one  as  far  as  Luke,  the  other  as  far  as 
Mark,  and  a  third  class  in  the  Catechism  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 
The  examination  of  these  classes  was  conducted  by  Bishop  Ives,  and 
was  highly  satisfactory,  evincing  that  the  pupils  not  only  retained  in 
their  memory  the  text  they  had  read,  and  the  facts  recorded  by  the 
evangelists,  but  that  they  had  also  been  diligently  instructed  in  the 
principles  and  duties  of  the  Christian  faith.  It  is  understood  that 
religious  instruction  is  given  to  all  these  classes  on  every  Sunday 
morning,  again  to  the  Bible  Classes  on  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Fri- 
day morning;  and  to  the  Catechism  classes  on  Tuesday,  Thursday 
and  Saturday  morning.  All  are  required  to  attend  divine  worship  in 
the  Episcopal  Church  twice  on  Sunday. 

2.  In  the  department  of  English  Education,  there  was  no  examina- 
tion, for  the  want  of  time.  We  understand  that  each  pupil,  whatever 
other  studies  he  may  be  pursuing,  is  required  to  read  and  spell  once 
a  day;  and  that  to  those  who  are  far  enough  advanced,  exercises  in 
composition  are  assigned.  The  course  of  instruction  in  this  depart- 
ment, a  synopsis  of  which  has  been  shown  to  us,  leaves  no  room  to 
doubt  that  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  English  language,  in  its  ety- 
mology, grammatical  construction  and  graces  of  style,  forms  one  of 
the  most  prominent  objects  to  which  the  attention  of  the  pupil  is 
directed. 

3d.  Department  of  Ancient  Languages.  In  Greek,  classes  were 
examined  in  Homer,  Xenophon's  Anabasis,  the  Greek  Reader  and 
Grammar;  in  Latin,  in  the  Odes  of  Horace,  and  the  first  two  Books 
of  Livy,  Cicero's  Orations  against  Cataline,  Virgil's  Bucolics,  and   a 


Wake  County  Schools.  543 

small  part  of  Sallust,  Caesar's  Commentaries  and  the  Latin  Reader. 
The  examination  in  these  branches  was  very  strict,  and  the  result 
highly  honorable  to  the  Teachers  and  the  Pupils.  The  system  of  in- 
struction is  calculated  to  convey  the  most  full,  accurate  and  critical 
knowledge  of  the  ancient  Classics.  The  proficiency  of  the  pupils  in 
some  of  the  higher  classes,  produced  surprise  in  those  of  us  who,  in 
our  early  years,  had  been  accustomed  to  the  mode  then  generally 
adopted  in  this  State,  of  teaching  the  dead  languages.  Not  only  were 
the  translations  made  with  facility,  and  all  the  general  rules  of  gram- 
matical construction  promptly  rendered,  but  the  multiplied  excep- 
tions to  these  rules,  even  in  the  minutest  particulars,  and  the  peculiar 
idioms  of  the  language  and  of  each  author,  according  to  the  degree  of 
advancement  in  the  pupil,  seemed  to  have  been  most  carefully  incul- 
cated. In  the  Poets,  and  especially  in  the  Odes  of  Horace,  subject  as 
they  are  to  such  a  variety  and  complexity  of  metre,  the  higher  classes 
displayed  an  extraordinary  familiarity  with  the  rules  of  Prosody. 
Even  in  the  classes  which  were  just  commencing  to  read,  it  was  remark- 
able how  well  they  understood,  and  with  what  readiness  they  would 
apply,  the  appropriate  rule  of  construction. 

4.  Department  of  Modern  Languages.  Classes  were  examined  in 
French,  Spanish  and  Italian.  To  the  classes  in  French  most  of  the 
remarks  just  made,  in  relation  to  the  classes  in  the  ancient  languages, 
will  apply,  with  this  addition,  that  their  correctness  in  pronunciation 
was  much  superior  to  what  is  usually  attained  in  so  short  a  period,  a 
large  proportion  of  the  students  having  commenced  the  study  within 
four  or  five  months,  and  having  had  their  attention  at  the  same  time 
directed  to  other  studies.  The  classes  in  Spanish  and  Italian  com- 
menced late  in  the  session,  and,  as  none  of  us  had  a  critical  knowledge 
of  these  languages,  we  could  only  judge  of  their  proficiency  by  the 
promptness  with  which  they  answered  the  questions  of  their 
Instructer. 

5.  Mathematics.  The  class  in  Algebra  commenced  in  August,  con- 
sisting of  those  who  had  gone  through  a  full  course  of  Arithmetic.  It 
was  examined  on  Addition,  Subtraction,  Multiplication,  and  Division, 
both  of  Integral  and  Fractional  Algebraic  Quantities,  Square  and 
Cube  Roots,  Fractional  Indices,  Simple  and  Quadratic  Equations,  and 
method  of  finding  the  greatest  common  Divisior.  In  Arithmetic,  classes 
were  examined  in  Vulgar  and  Decimal  Fractions,  and  in  the  simple 
rules.  These  classes  are  not  less  entitled  to  commendation  for  their 
proficiency  than  those  on  which  we  have  already  offered  observations ; 
and  here  it  may  be  as  well  to  make  the  general  remark,  that  not  only 
in  these  mathematical  studies,  to  which  the  principle  would  more  em- 
phatically apply,  but  in  all  the  branches  of  science  and  learning  taught 
in  this  school,  it  seems  to  have  been  the  aim  (and,  we  should  say,  the 
successful  aim)  of  the  Instructers  to  make  each  student  master  of  the 
ground  on  which  he  stands  before  he  advances  another  step.     Under 


544  Wake  County  Schools. 

this  system  of  instruction,  the  progress  may  seem  to  be  slow,  while 
it  is,  in  fact,  greatly  accelerated;  and  it  is  only  under  this  system 
that  solid  and  permanent  acquisitions  of  knowledge  can  be  made. 

6th  Department — Geography  and  History.  In  both  these  branches, 
the  examination  was  equally  satisfactory.  In  Geography,  questions 
were  asked  rapidly,  passing  from  one  section  of  the  Globe  to  the  other; 
and  the  prompt  answers  evinced  that  the  knowledge  had  not  been 
acquired  by  rote  from  books,  but  that  each  pupil  had  been  required 
to  spread  the  map  before  his  mind,  and  retain  in  his  memory  the 
relative  geographical  positions  of  the  different  portions  of  our  earth. 
In  the  study  of  History,  the  judicious  plan  has  been  adopted,  of  com- 
mencing at  a  period  near  that  of  our  own  times.  The  transactions  of 
such  a  period  are  obviously  of  more  interest  to  us  than  those  of 
antiquity ;  and  our  curiosity  naturally  leads  us  to  trace  back  the  history 
of  nations  in  which  we  have  begun  to  be  interested,  to  their  remote 
origin. 

We  have  thus  concluded  our  account  of  the  different  branches  in 
which  the  pupils  have  been  examined.  It  is  proper  to  mention  that 
the  Examination,  except  in  two  or  three  instances,  was  conducted  en- 
tirely by  persons  unconnected  with  the  school.  We  were  told  how  far 
each  class  had  advanced  in  its  assigned  study,  and  questions  were  pro- 
pounded, within  that  limit,  by  many  of  the  gentlemen  present.  It  is 
also  worthy  of  notice  that  no  preparation  had  been  made  for  this 
scrutiny,  as  is  usual  in  most  other  schools,  by  reviewing. 

We  have  made  no  discrimination  among  the  members  of  the  several 
classes,  because  we  understand  it  to  be  an  established  rule  in  this 
Institution  that  no  distinctive  rewards  or  marks  of  merit  are  to  be 
publicly  awarded.  We  are  pleased  to  find  that  in  the  absence  of  these 
distinctions,  usually  awarded,  there  have  not  been  lacking  on  the  part 
of  the  students  the  most  worthy  motives  to  exertion — the  desire  of 
improvement,  the  anxiety  to  secure  the  good  opinion  of  their  instruct- 
ed, and  of  the  wise  and  good  among  their  friends  and  acquaintances, 
and  the  approving  voice  of  their  own  consciences. 

We  cannot  take  leave  of  this  part  of  the  subject  without  remarking 
that  everything  we  saw  and  heard  tended  to  convince  us,  that  the  time 
of  the  student  had  been  well  employed,  and  that  the  services  of  the 
instructers  had  been  able,  faithful  and  untiring.  Mr.  Cogswell,  the 
Principal,  has  fully  sustained  the  high  reputation  he  brought  here, 
(and  that  is  an  eulogy  neither  lightly  given  nor  lightly  merited;)  and 
he  has  been  ably  and  zealously  seconded  by  his  assistants,  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Saunders  &  Mr.  Hooper,  on  whose  capacity  and  learning,  and  assiduity, 
full  reliance  may  be  placed. 

As  regards  the  government  and  moral  discipline  of  the  school,  it 
appears  to  us,  from  all  the  inquiries  we  have  made,  to  be,  as  the 
prospectus  announced  it  should  be,  "of  the  paternal  kind."  The  cheer- 
ful and  animated  looks  of  the  students,  their  easy  but  respectful  inter- 


Wake  County  Schools.  545 

course  with  their  Principal,  would  have  assured  us  of  this  fact  even 
if  some  of  us  had  not  known  the  universal  sentiment  of  affection  they 
entertain  towards  that  amiable  and  talented  man.  It  has  also  been 
very  gratifying  to  us  to  learn  that,  so  far  as  is  known  to  the  Principal 
or  to  the  School  Committee,  but  one  or  two  instances  have  occurred  of 
a  violation  of  the  rule  which  requires  all  the  money  of  the  pupils  to 
be  deposited  with  the  Principal  and  disbursed  by  him;  and  that  the 
students  have  cheerfully  acquiesced  in  the  disposition  he  has  made, 
consulting  economy  on  the  one  hand,  and  on  the  other,  not  debarring 
them  from  occasional  innocent  expenditures.  It  is  believed,  too,  that 
no  accounts  have  been  contracted  in  the  stores,  in  disregard  of  the 
rules  of  the  institution. 

It  is  highly  gratifying  to  us  to  be  able  to  state  that  no  cases  of 
serious  sickness,  and  very  few  of  slight  temporary  indisposition,  have 
occurred  during  the  past  session,  although  the  students  have  come  from 
different  parts  of  this  State,  from  New  York,  Virginia,  South  Caro- 
lina, Georgia  and  Louisiana,  and  have  remained  here,  many  of  them 
in  a  new  stone  edifice,  during  all  the  summer  and  autumnal  months. 

Finally,  we  congratulate  you  upon  having  established  a  School, 
which  we  believe  with  such  teachers  as  you  now  have  will  be  pre- 
eminent among  the  Institutions  of  our  country.  If  our  praise  has 
seemed  to  be  indiscriminate,  it  is  because  we  found  nothing  to  censure 
in  instruction  or  discipline.  We  trust  it  will  receive  that  nurture 
from  the  public  which,  it  so  well  merits,  without  which  it  cannot  live, 
and  with  which,  we  doubt  not,  it  will  produce  the  most  valuable  fruits. 

In  behalf  of  the  Examining  Committee. 

Nov.  28,  1834.  Ja.  Iredell,  Chairman. 

— Baleigh  Register,  December  9,  183^. 

NUMBER  OF  PUPILS,  1835. 

The  Episcopal  School.  *  *  *  We  are  happy  to  say,  that  the 
Second  Session  of  this  Institution  has  commenced  under  the  most 
flattering  prospects ;  there  being  now  87  Pupils  and  the  number  daily 
increasing.  We  have  the  pleasure  to  add,  that  the  fears  which  have 
been  entertained  that  the  present  Rector,  Mr.  Cogswell,  would  resign 
his  charge  and  accept  the  Professorship  offered  him  in  the  South- 
Carolina  College,  at  Columbia,  are  without  foundation.  This  gentle- 
man, we  are  authorized  to  say,  has  declined  that  appointment,  and 
feels  entirely  identified  with  the  Institution  over  which  he  now  pre- 
sides, of  which  he  is  in  a  great  measure  the  Parent,  and  which  we 
hope  and  believe,  he  will  make  one  of  the  most  useful  in  this  country. 

— Baleigh  Register,  January  27,  1835. 


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546  Wake  County  Schools. 

ME.  COGSWELL  WILL  REMAIN. 

RALEIGH  EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL.  It  was  through  inadvertance 
that  we  omitted  to  state  in  our  last,  on  authority  of  the  other  city 
papers,  that  Mr.  Cogswell,  Rector  of  the  Episcopal  School  near  this 
city,  had  declined  the  Professorship  of  Ancient  Languages  in  the 
South-Carolina  College  at  Columbia,  his  appointment  to  which  we 
some  weeks  since  announced ;  and  from  the  same  cause,  an  article  from 
a  Columbia  paper,  stating  that  Mr.  Cogswell  had  "definitely  accepted 
the  chair,"  found  its  way  into  our  columns. 

We  are  now  authorized  and  requested  to  say,  that  Mr.  C.  has  de- 
clined the  Professorship  in  question ;  having  determined  to  remain 
at  the  head  of  the  flourishing  Institution  over  which  he  now  presides 
with  so  much  credit  to  himself  and  usefulness  to  the  community.  This 
School,  now  in  its  second  session,  numbers  about  ninety  pupils. 

— The  Standard,  Raleigh,  February  6,  1835. 

EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1835. 

EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL. 

The  Semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Episcopal  School  will  com- 
mence on  Monday  the  15th  day  of  June  next,  and  be  continued  from 
day  to  day  until  the  following  Thursday.  The  friends  of  the  Institu- 
tion, and  the  Public  generally,  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

The  Summer  Session  will  begin  on  Friday  the  25th  day  of  the  same 
month. 

By  order  of  the  School  Committee,  Geo.  W.  Freeman,  Secy. 

Raleigh,  May  16,  1835. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  19,  1835. 

AGE  OF  PUPILS  ADMITTED. 

EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  SCHOOL  COMMITTEE,  it  was  ordered  that 
no  one  shall  hereafter  be  received  into  the  Institution,  whose  age,  at  the 
time  of  making  application,  shall  exceed  fourteen  years. 

This  regulation,  however,  does  not  apply  to  any  who  are  members  of 
the  School  at  the  present  time. 

By  order  of  the  Committee,  Geo.  W.  Freeman,  Sec'y. 

Raleigh,  May  16,  1835. 

The  Star,  Western  Carolinian,  Fayetteville  Observer,  Wilmington 
Press,  ISTewbern  Spectator,  Oxford  Examiner  and  Elizabeth  City  Star 
will  publish  the  foregoing  Notices. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  19,   1835. 

SCHOOL  RECEIVES  LOAN  OF  EPISCOPAL  FUND. 

Episcopal  Convention. — We  learn  that  the  Convention  of  the  Protes- 
tant Episcopal  Church  in  Worth  Carolina,  assembled  at  Hillsboro  on 


"Wake  County  Schools.  547 

the  3d  instant.  Rev.  Dr.  Avery,  of  Edenton,  presided;  17  clergymen, 
and  25  lay  delegates,  attended.  It  was  decided  to  loan  the  Episcopal 
Fund  to  the  Episcopal  School  near  this  city,  for  the  purpose  of  com- 
pleting the  buildings  of  the  institution.  Rev.  Messrs.  Buxton,  Mott, 
Wiley,  and  Davis;  and  Messrs.  George  E.  Spruill,  C.  P.  Mallett,  Z.  L. 
Winslow,  and  W.  E.  Anderson,  are  delegates  to  the  General  Conven- 
tion. Standing  and  School  Committee,  same  as  last  year;  and  the 
next  Convention  to  be  held  at  N"ewbern,  commencing  on  the  first 
Wednesday  in  May,  1836. 

— The  Standard,  June  19,  1835. 

EXAMINATION,  NOVEMBER,  1836. 

EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Pupils  in  the  Episcopal  School 
will  commence  on  Monday,  the  28th  clay  of  November  inst.  and  be 
continued  until  Wednesday  inclusive  being  the  last  day  of  the  Session. 
The  Public  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

A  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  will  be  held  at  the  same  time. 
The  attendance  of  each  member  is  requested. 

The  next  session  will  commence  on  Thursday  the  19th  day  of  Jan- 
uary, 1837. 

By  order  of  the  Executive  Committee, 

E.  B.  Ekeeman",  Sec.  &  Treas'r. 

The  Star  and  Standard,  will  insert  the  above  three  times,  and  the 
Edenton  Gazette,  Salisbury  Carolinian,  jSTewbern  Spectator,  Wilming- 
ton Advertiser  and  Eayetteville  Observer,  once. 

— The  Register,  November  22,  1836. 

A  NEW  RECTOR,  1837. 

EPISCOPAL     SCHOOL. 

•  The  Summer  Session  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  Friday, 
the  23d  inst.  under  the  care  of  the  Rev.  M.  A.  Curtis,  Rector;  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Empie,  having,  on  account  of  the  impaired  State  of  his  health,  re- 
signed his  charge. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  E.  B.  Fkeemax,  Sec'y. 

Raleigh,  June  14,  1837. 

— The  Raleigh  Star,  June  21,  1837. 

FINANCIAL  TROUBLES  ARRANGED,  1837. 

EPISCOPAL   SCHOOL. 

Parents  and  Guardians  are  respectfully  informed  that,  by  a  unani- 
mous Resolution  of  the  'Special  Convention,'  assembled  in  this  city 
on  the  25th  inst.,  the  Episcopal  School  was  relieved  of  its  embarrass- 
ments,  and   put   again   in   a    state   for   successful   operation — and   that 


548  Wake  County  Schools. 

the  following  changes  have  been  made  to  meet  the  changes  of  times  and 
the  expectations  of  the  Public. 

1.  The  price  of  Board  and  Tuition  has  been  reduced  from  200  to 
150  dollars — which  money,  when  paid  into  the  Treasury,  is  to  be  kept 
separate,  and  applied  exclusively  to  the  support  and  instruction  of 
the  pupils. 

Bedding  and  books  will  be  furnished  as  usual  by  the  School  at  a 
moderate  charge. 

No  expense,  of  any  kind,  is  to  be  incurred  by  a  pupil,  except  by  or- 
der of  the  Rector  of  the  School.  Notice  is  hereby  given,  that,  in  case 
any  Merchant  or  Mechanic  in  the  place  shall  credit  a  pupil  without 
such  order,  the  bill  will  NOT  BE  PAID. 

2.  Arrangements  are  made  in  the  School  for  the  most  full  and  speedy 
preparation  for  entrance  into  any  of  our  Colleges. 

3.  No  boy,  except  he  be  a  Communicant,  will  be  permitted  to  enter 
the  School  after  14  years  of  age. 

4.  Bay  Scholars  are  hereafter  excluded  from  the  Institution. 

5.  The  School  will  again  open,  under  the  efficient  Superintendence  of 
the  Rev.  MOSES  A.  CURTIS,  with  competent  associate  Teachers,  on 
the  17th  day  of  January  next.  Parents  and  Guardians  desirous  of 
placing  boys  in  the  School,  will  confer  a  favor  upon  the  Board,  by  giv- 
ing notice  of  the  same  to  the  Rev.  GEO.  W.  FREEMAN,  of  this  City 
at  their  earliest  convenience. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  L.  S.  Ives,  Prest. 

Raleigh,  Nov.  28,  1837. 

To  be  inserted  for  four  weeks  in  the  Star,  Standard,  Fayetteville 
Observer,  "Wilmington  Advertiser,  Newbern  Spectator,  Washington 
Whig,  Edenton  Gazette,  Carolina  Watchman  and  Western  Carolinian. 

■ — Raleigh  Register,  December  If.,  1837. 

M.  A.  CURTIS  IN  COMPLETE  CONTROL,  1839. 

EPISCOPAL  SCHOOL,  RALEIGH. 

The  Subscriber  has  taken  the  buildings  belonging  to  the  Episcopal 
School,  and  proposes  to  continue  the  Institution  upon  his  own  respon- 
sibility. The  next  Session  will  commence  on  January  14,  1839.  Pu- 
pils will  be  received  at  $75  per  session  of  five  months,  which  sum  cov- 
ers the  expense  of  Board,  Tuition,  Washing,  Mending,  Euel  and  Lights. 
As  each  boy  has  his  separate  bed,  every  boy  at  his  first  entrance  incurs 
an  additional  expense  of  from  $10  to  $15  for  bed  and  bedding. 

The  boarders  will  constitute  a  part  of  the  Subscriber's  family,  and 
the  attention  and  discipline  will  be  as  parental  as  circumstances  per- 
mit.— They  will  be  required  to  attend  religious  services  on  Sunday, 
and,  when  not  otherwise  directed  by  Parents  and  Guardians,  will  ac- 
company the  Rector  of  the  School  to  the  Episcopal  Church. 


Wake  County  Schools.  549 

Day  Scholars  will  be  admitted  on  the  following  terms : 

Heading,  Spelling  and  Writing,  $12  00 

English    Grammar,    Arithmetic,    Geography    with  the    use    of 

Globes  and  Algebra  16  00 

Ancient  Languages,  and  higher  Mathematics,  20  00 

Competent  Assistants  are  engaged,  and  all  the  branches  of  learning 
taught  in  Academies  and  high  Schools  of  the  country  will  be  taught 
here.  French,  Spanish  and  German  will  be  taught,  when  desired  by 
Parents,  without  additional  expense.  Students  intending  to  enter 
College  will  be  directed  in  their  course  of  study  with  special  reference 
to  as  speedy  preparation  as  is  consistent  with  thoroughness. 

Persons  intending  to  enter  pupils,  and  desirous  of  further  informa- 
tion, are  requested  to  address  the  Subscriber. 

Ealeigh,  December  6,  1838.  M.  A.  Curtis. 

— Ealeigh  Register,  December  17,  1838. 

NEW  ADMINISTRATION,  JUNE,  1839. 

The  Public  are  hereby  informed  that  the  School  heretofore  conducted 
by  the  Rev.  M.  A.  CURTIS,  in  the  Episcopal  School  buildings  near 
Raleigh,  will  be  continued  under  the  joint  supervision  of  the  Subscrib- 
ers. The  Pupils  will  be  prepared  in  the  most  expeditious  and  satisfac- 
tory manner  to  enter  any  Collegiate  Institution,  though  with  special 
reference  to  the  course  of  Studies  in  our  own  University.  The  Session 
will  consist  of  five  months,  at  the  following  rates  of  tuition : 

Classics,  Mathematics  and  French,  $20 

Geography,  Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar,  15 

Reading,  Writing,  &c.  12 

English  Composition  and  Declamation  will  also  compose  a  part  of 
the  Exercises.     The  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  17th  inst. 

John   A.   Backhouse, 
Edwin   Geer. 

1ST.  B.  Pupils  may  board  under  the  immediate  superintendence  of 
the  Instructors,  in  a  family  occupying  the  centre  building,  at  ten  dol- 
lars per  month. 

June  1st,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  1839. 

SCHOOL. 

The  Public  are  hereby  informed  that  the  Exercises  of  the  School, 
lately  kept  at  the  Episcopal  School  Buildings,  near  Raleigh,  will  be 
resumed  on  Thursday  the  2d  day  of  January,  1840,  under  the  superin- 
tendence of  the  same  Instructors,  and  at  the  same  rates  of  Tuition  as 
heretofore. 

Raleigh,  Nov.  24,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  23,  1839. 


550  Wake  County  Schools. 

WETMORE'S  SCHOOL,  1824. 

The  subscriber's  next  Quarter  commences  on  Monday,  June  7th,  at 
Mrs.  White's  red  house,  opposite  Treasurer  Haywood's. — The  Quarter 
to  contain  12  weeks. 

Terms  of  Tuition. 

Heading,  Spelling  and  Writing  $2.50 

The  same  with  Arithmetic  and  the  Latin  or  English  Grammar 

or  either  $3.50 

The  same  with  Parsing  and  Geography,  or  either  $4.50 

The  same  with  Latin  5.00 

Raleigh,  June  5.  I.  Wetmoke. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  182J+. 

SCHOOL. 

THE  Subscriber  will  re-commence  his  school,  at  the  house  he  for- 
merly taught,  on  Monday  3d  of  January.  Terms  as  heretofore  except  a 
tax  for  wood.  And  that  the  quarter  will  in  future  necessarily  contain 
about  eleven  weeks.  I.  Wetmoee. 

Ealeigh,  Dec.  27. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  28,  1821/.. 

LIGHTFOOT'S  JUVENILE  SCHOOL,  1825. 

JUVENILE  SCHOOL. 

THE  subscriber  will,  on  Monday  the  9th  day  of  May  next,  open  an 
English  School  in  this  place,  on  the  following  terms,  viz: 

Eor  Reading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  $5 

Grammar  and  Geography  6 

per  scholar  for  6  months. 

Raleigh,  April  4.  Wm.  Lightfoot. 

Raleigh  Register,  April  8,  1825. 

WHITAKER'S  MUSIC  SCHOOL,  1825. 

MUSIC  SCHOOL. 

MISS  ELEANOR  WHITAKER  is  desirous  of  giving  instruction 
to  a  few  pupils,  on  the  Piano  Forte.  She  will  give  lessons  at  her  fa- 
ther's house,  or  if  preferred,  will  attend  young  ladies  at  their  own  resi- 
dences. Her  terms  are  8  dolls,  per  quarter,  to  which  will  be  added 
2  dolls.,  if  she  waits  on  her  pupils  at  their  own  houses. 

Raleigh,  Feb.  20,  1825. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  22,  1825. 


Wake  County  Schools.  551 

MUSIC  LESSONS  ON  THE  PIANO. 

Mrs.  H.  WHITAKER  respectfully  announces  to  her  friends  and 
the  public,  that  she  still  continues  to  give  lessons  on  the  Piano  at  her 
former  price  of  three  dollars  per  month,  of  five  lessons  in  the  week. 
Her  Music  Room  is  at  the  House  of  James  Litchford,  Esq. 

She  avails  herself  of  this  opportunity  to  return  her  thanks  to  those 
who  have  so  liberally  patronized  her,  and  earnestly  solicits  the  contin- 
uance of  their  favor. 

Raleigh,  Jan.  16. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Jan.  27,  1835. 

MUSIC   SCHOOL. 

MRS.  H.  WHITAKER 

Respectfully  informs  the  Citizens  of  Raleigh,  and  the  Public  gener- 
ally, that  she  will  continue  to  give  Lessons  on  the  PIANO  EORTE. 
A  few  more  Scholars  will  be  received.  Apply  three  doors  West  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  where  her  School  is  now  kept. 

Raleigh,  Jan.  19,  1838. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  19,  1838. 

TO  THE  LADIES. 

Mrs.  H.  Whitaker  would  take  this  opportunity  of  informing  the 
young  Ladies  of  Raleigh  and  the  adjoining  country,  that  her  Music 
School  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  in  December.  Lessons 
will  be  given,  (every  day)  at  her  usual  low  terms  of  $20  per  Session, 
of  five  months.  Her  residence  may  be  found  two  doors  West  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church. 

Nov.  26,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  30,  1839. 

POMONA  ACADEMY,  1826. 

POMONA  ACADEMY. 
Situated  14  miles  north-east  of  Raleigh. 

HAYING  employed  an  experienced  Teacher,  who  comes  well  rec- 
ommended, and  who  understands  teaching  the  Languages  and  Sciences, 
the  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  first  day  of 
March  next  and  end  the  last  of  December,  ensuing.  The  terms  of  tui- 
tion will  be,  $12  for  English,  and  $25  for  Latin,  Greek  and  the  Sciences, 
per   annum. 

The  subscriber  will  take  a  few  Students  as  Boarders  to  the  above  in- 
stitution, at  the  rate  of  60  dollars  per  annum ;  and  he  pledges  himself 
to  pay  strict  attention  to  the  morals  of  those  who  may  be  entrusted  to 
his  care.  The  Academy  is  within  200  yards  of  his  dwelling  house,  a 
high  and  healthy  spot,  with  excellent  water. 

Wake  County,  Leb.  14,  1826.  Seth  Jones. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  17,  1826. 


552  Wake  County  Schools. 

POMONA  ACADEMY  EN  CHARGE  OF  J.  H.  WILKES,  1829. 

Pomona  Academy. 
We  this  day  examined  the  Scholars  at  Pomona  Academy,  under  the 
superintendance  of  Mr.  James  H.  Wilkes.  It  gives  us  pleasure  to  state, 
that  the  pupils  generally  did  well,  and  that  the  greater  part  did  them- 
selves much  credit.  The  Examination  was  conducted  by  the  Trustees. 
The  progress  made  by  many  of  the  Students  was  remarkable.  In  Spell- 
ing, Heading,  Writing  and  Arithmetic,  the  four  great  points  of  a  good 
education,  the  performances  were  very  satisfactory.  With  Geography 
and  English  Grammar  there  was  a  familiarity  not  often  manifested  by 
children.  The  classes  in  the  Languages  translated  handsomely,  and 
an  uncommon  degree  of  attention  must  have  been  paid  to  their  gram- 
mars to  have  made  them  so  ready  and  accurate  in  Parsing.  From  im- 
pressions made  on  our  minds  by  this  examination,  we  feel  justified  in 
saying,  that  Mr.  Wilkes  is  a  Teacher  deserving  much  encouragement, 
both  on  account  of  his  talents  and  attention  to  his  school. 

Newton  Wood,  Esq. 
Ma j.  A.  H.  Hopkins, 
Rev.  Thos.  P.  Hunt, 
Rev.  A.  Hartsfield, 
Maj.  C.  L.  Hinton, 
B.  Boddie,  M.  D. 
John  Ligon,  Esq. 
Henry   Potter,   Esq. 
H.  W.  Montague,  M.  D. 

Trustees. 
Col.  Allen  Rogers,  President. 
Seth  Jones,  Secretary. 

Seth  Jones  informs  the  public  that  he  is  willing  to  receive  a  few 
Boarders  in  his  family.  He  resides  within  200  yards  of  the  Academy. 
The  situation  is  very  healthy.  His  family  numbers  between  forty  and 
fifty,  and  there  has  not  been  a  death  or  a  case  of  bilious  fever  in  it  for 
10  or  12  years. 

Price  of  Board,  five  dollars  a  month. 

Tuition  for  English  $12 — For  the  Languages  and  Sciences  $25  per 
annum. 

The  Exercises  of  the  School  will  recommence  on  the  15th  instant,  and 
close  on  the  25th  December,  1829. 

Pomona  is  fourteen  miles  1ST.  East  of  Raleigh,  and  within  two  miles 
of  Rowles'  Store  Post  Office. 

June  5,  1829. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  9,  1829. 


Wake  County  Schools.  553 

TV.  B.  STRAI>  PRINCIPAL,  1833. 

TO  THE  PAREXTS  AXD  GUARDIAXS. 

The  Trustees  of  Pomona  Academy  take  this  method  of  informing  the 
public  that  they  have  succeeded  in  engaging  the  services  of  Mr.  William 
B.  Strain,  to  take  charge  of  this  Institution,  a  gentleman  eminently 
qualified  for  the  station.  The  School  is  now  in  operation,  and  is  con- 
sidered as  fixed  on  a  permanent  basis.  All  the  preparatory  studies  to 
entering  College  will  be  taught  by  Mr.  Strain,  who  has  himself  acted  in 
the  capacity  of  Tutor  in  our  University.  Eemale  pupils  will  also  be 
received,  and  the  strictest  attention  paid  to  deportment  and  instruction. 
Pupils  will  only  be  charged  from  the  time  of  their  entrance. 

The  price  of  Tuition  per  session,  will  be  $12.50  for  the  Languages; 
and  $6.50  in  the  English  Department.     Xo  extra  charges  made. 

Board  can  be  procured  within  200  yards  of  the  Academy,  for  $30  per 
session.  The  healthiness  of  this  situation  is  so  well  known,  that  it  is 
unnecessary  here  to  repeat  its  advantages. 

Pomona  Academy  is  situated  14  miles  north-east  of  Raleigh. 

January  16,  1833.  The  Trustees. 

The  Register,  January  18,  1833. 

A3T\0I3CEaiEyTS  FOR  1831. 

TO  PAREXTS  AXD  GUARDIAXS. 

The  Trustees  of  Pomona  Academy  having  engaged  the  services  of  a 
competent  Teacher,  educated  at  Chapel  Hill,  inform  the  public  that  the 
School  is  now  open  for  the  reception  of  pupils,  and  will  continue  without 
vacation  until  Christmas.  All  the  preparatory  studies  for  entering  Col- 
lege will  be  taught. 

This  Academy  is  situated  in  as  healthy  a  neighborhood  as  any  in  the 
Union. 

Terms  of  Tuition,  $12  50  per  session,  for  the  Languages;  and  $6.50 
for  the  English  department.     Xo  extra  charges  made. 

For  the  purpose  of  advancing  the  interests  of  the  school,  the  sub- 
scriber, living  within  200  yards  of  the  Academy,  will  furnish  board  at 
5  dollars  per  month.  Seth  Joxes,  Sec'y. 

Wake  county,  April  29,  1834. 

—The  Star,  Raleigh,  May  8,  183!+. 

POMONA  BECOMES  A  SELECT  SCHOOL,  1S3S. 

SELECT  SCHOOL. 

The  Subscriber,  having  engaged  a  Teacher  to  instruct  his  own  chil- 
dren, begs  leave  to  inform  the  public  that  he  is  ready  to  take  in  a  select 
number  of  boarders  at  the  moderate  price  of  $6  per  month,  the  Tuition 
fees  besides  being  very  moderate. 

The  Gentleman  he  has  engaged,  is  qualified  to  teach  the  Latin,  Greek, 


554  Wake  County  Schools. 

French  and  English  Languages  to  any  extent,  and  to  prepare  young  men 
for  entering  the  University. 

The  following  recommendations  will  be  sufficient  to  satisfy  those  who 
may  be  inclined  to  send,  as  to  his  knowledge  and  conduct. 

Mr.  Higgins  has  taught  with  me  during  this  and  a  part  of  the  last 
Session,  and  has  acquitted  himself  with  considerable  success  and  satis- 
faction. 

I  consider  him  qualified  to  take  charge  of  any  Academy  in  the  State, 
both  in  point  of  knowledge  and  exemplary  conduct. 

Alban  J.  N".  Habt. 
Principal  of  the  Oxford  Male  Academy. 


Mr.  Higgins  has  been  engaged  in  the  Male  Department  of  the  Oxford 
Academy  during  the  last  eight  months. 

He  is  a  young  man  of  very  good  moral  character,  and  an  excellent 
Scholar.  Thos.  B.  Littlejohn, 

Robt.  Gilliam, 
James  "Wiggins, 
Russell  Kingsbury, 
April  8,  1838.  Trustees  of  the  Oxford  Academy. 

Those  inclined  to  send  their  children  would  do  well  to  apply  immedi- 
ately, as  the  number  of  boarders  taken  in  will  be  very  limited,  and  the 
first  Session  has  commenced  this  day.  Seth  Jones. 

Pomona,  14  miles  1ST.  E.  of  Raleigh, 
July  2nd,  1838. 

P.  S. — -The  above  situation  is  remarkably  healthy. 

Standard. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  9  1838. 

DWIGHT'S  SELECT  SCHOOL,  1828. 

SELECT  SCHOOL. 

01$  the  first  of  January  next,  the  subscribers  will  open  a  School  in 
the  House  lately  occupied  by  Robert  H.  Wynne.  The  management  of 
it,  will  be  confided  to  Mr.  Timothy  E.  Dwight,  who  is  a  graduate  of 
Yale  College,  and  whose  recommendations  are  highly  satisfactory. 

Mr.  Dwight  will  teach  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  together  with 
the  English  Elements  and  the  Mathematics,  in  their  various  branches. 

The  number  of  pupils  will  be  limited  to  sixteen,  and  the  terms  are 
thirty  dollars,  payable  half  yearly  in  advance,  with  a  charge  of  fifty 
cents  per  session  for  contingencies. 

Application  may  be  made  to  either  of  the  subscribers,  or  to  Mr. 
Dwight  at  the  house  of  T.  P.  Devereux.  William  Polk. 

Raleigh,  Nov.  20.  T.  P.  Devereux. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  23,  1827. 


Wake  CorisrTY  Schools.  555 

PRIVATE  SCHOOL. 

THE  Second  Session  of  Mr.  Dwight's  School  will  commence  on  Mon- 
day the  sixteenth  of  June.  The  Latin  and  Greek  Languages  and  all 
branches  of  English  Education  will  be  taught. 

"William   Polk. 

Raleigh,  June  9.  T.  P.  Devekelx. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  13,  1828. 

PRIVATE  SCHOOL. 

THE  ensuing  session  of  Mr.  Dwight's  School  will  commence  on  Mon- 
day, the  3d  day  of  January  next.  All  branches  of  English  and  Classi- 
cal Education  will  be  taught. 

Terms  $15.50,  payable  in  advance. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  26,  1828. 

RALEIGH  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  1828. 

BOARDIXG  SCHOOL 

FOR 

YOUXG  LADIES. 

THE  Subscriber,  assisted  by  a  competent  Female  Instructor,  intends 
opening  at  his  own  House,  on  the  15th  of  January  next,  a  Private  Fe- 
male Boarding  School. 

The  usual  branches  of  female  education  will  be  taught ;  but  special 
regard  will  be  had  for  those  studies  which  are  of  acknowledged  utility, 
and  of  every  day  account. 

Terms  per  Session — Five  Months. 

Board,  $50 

Tuition,  higher  classes,  15 

Ditto,  lower  classes  12 

Contingent  50  cents. 
Raleigh,  Dec.  6.  W.  M'Pheetees. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  28,  1827. 

COURSE  OF  STUDY,  1S32. 

RALEIGH  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 

The  Subscriber,  aided  by  a  Board  of  Visitors,  proposes  to  establish  in 
the  City  of  Raleigh  a  Seminary  for  Young  Ladies. 

Arrangements  have  been  made  for  procuring,  as  soon  as  practicable, 
a  well-qualified  Preceptress,  who  will  be  assisted  from  time  to  time,  by 
other  competent  Instructors,  as  the  exigencies  of  the  Institution  may 
require. 

The  course  of  Instruction  will  embrace  all  the  useful  and  ornamental 
Branches  usually  taught  in  the  most  approved  Female  Academies. 


556  "Wake  County  Schools. 

The  year  will  be  divided  into  two  Sessions  of  five  months  each.  The 
first  Session  will  commence  on  the  2d  Monday  of  January  next. 

The  terms  of  Tuition,  per  Session,  payable  in  advance,  will  be  accord- 
ing to  the  grade  of  studies,  as  follows: 

First  Class,  $8.50. 

Spelling  —  Heading  —  Copy  Writing  —  Fundamental  Rules  of  Arith- 
metic —  First  Catechism  —  and  committing  to  memory  the  English 
Grammar. 

Second  Class,  $12.50. 

Grammar  Recitations  —  Etymological  Parsing  —  Syntactical  Pars- 
ing in  Prose  and  Poetry  —  Arithmetic  throughout  —  Geography, 
Ancient  and  Modern  —  Use  of  the  Globes  —  Construction  of  Maps  — 
Punctuation  —  Letter  writing  —  and  plain  Sewing. 

Third  Class,  $15.50. 

Elements  of  Geometry  —  Rhetoric  —  History  —  Natural  and  Moral 
Philosophy  —  Astronomy  —  Chronology  —  Logic  —  Chemistry  — 
Composition  —  Ornamental  Needlework,  &c.  &c. 

For  instruction  in  Drawing  —  Painting  —  and  Instrumental  Music, 
the  charges  will  be  extra. 

The  government  of  the  School,  as  far  as  practicable,  will  partake  of 
the  parental  character ;  but  while  a  harshness  and  severity  are  avoided, 
every  prudent  means  will  be  adopted  to  promote  strict  order,  amiable 
behaviour,  and  commendable  industry.  The  constant  aim  of  the  In- 
structors will  be  to  render  their  pupils  contented  and  happy,  and  to 
return  them  to  their  Parents  and  Guardians  improved  in  manners, — 
well  taught  and  virtuous. 

Boarding  will  be  furnished  at  the  customary  prices. 

A  portion  of  public  patronage  is  respectfully  solicited. 

December  6,  1832.  W.  M'Pheters,  Superintendent. 

— Ealeigh  Register,  December  IJf.,  1832. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1833. 

RALEIGH  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 

The  Second  Session,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Subscriber,  will 
commence  on  Monday  next,  June  17th. 

Miss  M.  C.  Street,  an  experienced  Preceptress  from  the  North,  ar- 
rived a  short  time  ago.  To  her,  will  be  committed  the  immediate  care 
and  instruction  of  the  young  ladies  of  the  Institution. 

Wm.  M'Pheeters. 

June  13,  1833. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  18,  1833. 


Wake  County  Schools.  557 

WAKE  FOREST  PLEASANT  GROVE  ACADEMY,  1828. 

WAKE  FOREST  PLEASANT  GROVE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday 
in  February  ensuing,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  Levi  Wright,  who 
will  teach  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic  and  English  Gram- 
mar. 

The  Academy  is  situated  within  two  hundred  yards  of  the  subscriber's 
house,  who  will  board  ten  or  twelve  students  at  four  dollars  per  month, 
washing,  &c.  included. 

Wake  county,  Jan.  1.  Jesse  Powell. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  If,  1828. 

DANIEL  >V.  KERR  PRINCIPAL,  1830. 

WAKE  FOREST  PLEASANT  GROVE  ACADEMY. 

This  institution  will  commence  its  operations  again,  under  the  superin- 
tendence of  Rev.  Daniel  W.  Kerr  and  wife,  on  the  first  day  of  Febru- 
ary, 1830,  and  will  be  open  to  receive  boarders,  who  can  be  accommo- 
dated with  excellent  board,  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  academy,  on 
the  most  reasonable  terms.  In  the  female  department  the  following 
branches  will  be  taught :  Reading,  Penmanship,  English  Grammar, 
Geography,  History,  Rhetoric,  Philosophy  and  Arithmetic.  In  the  male 
department,  the  branches  taught  will  be  the  same  as  those  above.  The 
prices  for  tuition  will  be  the  same  in  both  departments,  viz.  10  dollars 
per  session,  of  ten  months.  Those  who  may  think  proper  to  enter  their 
children  into  the  above  institution,  may  rest  assured  that  the  greatest 
possible  care  will  be  taken  as  to  cultivation  both  of  their  minds  and 
morals. 

Nov.  28,  1829.  By  the  Trustees. 

— The  Star,  December  31,  1829. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1830. 

WAKE  FOREST  PLEASANT  GROVE  ACADEMY. 

The  subscriber  informs  the  public  that  the  last  session  of  this  institu- 
tion for  the  year  1830,  will  close  on  the  30th  of  November,  and  that  the 
1st  session  thereof  for  the  year  1831  will  commence  on  the  1st  of  Feb- 
ruary. There  will  be  two  sessions,  of  five  months  each,  in  the  year :  the 
first  commencing  on  the  1st  of  February,  and  the  last  closing  on  the  30th 
of  November  following.  This  Academy  is  pleasantly  situated  in  one  of 
the  most  populous  sections  of  Wake  Forest,  about  twelve  miles  north  of 
Raleigh,  on  the  Powel's  road  leading  from  Raleigh  to  Oxford,  and  is 
esteemed  one  amongst  the  healthiest  situations  in  North  Carolina.  Board 
can  be  had  on  the  most  accommodating  terms,  in  the  best  families,  viz: 
for  four  dollars  per  month.  The  branches  which  will  be  taught  in  this 
institution  the  next  session,  are  the  following,  viz :  Male  Department. 


558  "Wake  County  Schools. 

Reading,  Writing,  Spelling,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography, 
History,  Philosophy,  Astronomy,  Chemistry  and  Rhetoric  five  dollars 
per  session,  Latin,  seven  dollars  and  fifty  cents.  Female  Department. 
Reading,  Writing,  Spelling,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography, 
History,  Philosophy,  astronomy,  Chemistry  and  Rhetoric,  five  dollars 
per  session,  Needle  work,  Drawing  and  Painting,  seven  dollars  per  ses- 
sion. Having  employed  a  first  rate  teacher,  Music  on  the  Piano  will  be 
taught  each  day  throughout  the  week,  at  the  reduced  price  of  fifteen 
dollars  per  session.  The  subscriber  feels  grateful  to  the  public  for  the 
patronage  which  has  been  afforded  this  institution  since  it  has  been 
under  his  direction.  Daniel  W.  Kerb. 

November  5,  1830. 

— The  Star,  November  11,  1830. 

ENGLISH  GRAMMAR  TAUGHT  IN  SEVEN  WEEKS. 

SCHOOL  NOTICE. 

I  take  this  method  of  informing  the  public,  that  I  shall,  on  Monday 
the  11th  of  July  next,  open  my  school  again  at  Wake  Forest  Pleasant 
Grove  Academy.  I  have  been  induced  to  teach  another  school  at  this 
academy  from  the  solicitations  of  several  of  my  friends;  and  in  conse- 
quence of  several  important  engagements,  I  shall  not  be  able  to  visit  the 
neighbors  in  their  individual  capacities,  which  leads  me  to  announce  my 
intentions  through  the  medium  of  a  public  notice.  For  the  information 
of  those  who  are  unacquainted  with  my  school,  it  may  not  be  improper 
for  me  to  remark,  that  it  is  an  institution  in  which  the  English  Gram- 
mar is  taught  upon  a  completely  new  and  successful  plan  in  seven  weeks, 
at  seven  dollars  per  scholar.  Any  evidences  of  the  superiority  and  effi- 
cacy of  the  system  can  be  had  by  application  to  the  subscriber.  Board 
can  be  procured  in  respectable  houses  at  $4  per  month. 

June  24,  1831.  Edward  T.  Fowlkes. 

— The  Star,  June  30,  1831. 

MISS  ELIZA  W.  BOBBITT  PRINCIPAL. 

WAKE  FOREST 
PLEASANT  GROYE  ACADEMY. 

THE  EXAMINATION  of  the  Students  of  this  Academy,  will  take 
place  on  Wednesday,  the  12th  of  December  next.  Parents  and  Guar- 
dians are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

The  exercises  of  this  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  day  of 
February  next. 

The  Trustees  have  the  pleasure  of  announcing  to  the  Public  that 
they  have  engaged  Miss  ELIZA  W.  BOBBITT,  the  present  Instructress, 
to  take  charge  of  the  Academy  the  ensuing  year,  a  lady  eminently 
qualified  for  the  station.  The  Trustees  therefore,  have  no  hesitation 
in  recommending  the  Institution  to  the  public. 


Wake  County  Schools.  559 

Terms  of  Tuition,  for  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  and  Arithmetic, 
$5.  English  Grammar  and  Geography,  $6.  History,  Natural  and 
Moral  Philosophy,  Astronomy,  Chemistry,  Mythology  and  Belles 
Lettres,  $7%  per  Session.  Plain  and  Ornamental  Needle  Work  taught 
in  either  or  all  of  the  classes,  without  extra  charge.  For  instruction 
in  Painting  on  paper  and  velvet,  there  will  be  an  additional  charge  of 
$2  50  cts.  per  Session.  Board  can  be  had  convenient  to  the  Academy, 
at  $5  per  month. 

Wake  Forest,  Nov.  22,  1832. 

— The  Register,  Friday,  November  23,  1832. 

MISS  MARTHA  R.  RICHARDSOX  PRINCIPAL. 

WAKE  FOREST  PLEASANT  GROVE  ACADEMY.— The  Trus- 
tees of  this  Academy  have  the  pleasure  of  announcing  to  the  Public, 
that  they  have  engaged  for  the  ensuing  year  Miss  MARTHA  R. 
RICHARDSON,  a  young  Lady  from  the  North,  who  comes  highly 
recommended,  to  take  charge  of  this  Institution. 

The  Session  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in  February  next. 

In  addition  to  the  usual  branches  of  Instruction,  the  Greek,  Latin, 
French  and  Italian  Languages  will  be  taught,  together  with  Music, 
Painting,  &c. 

This  Academy  is  situated  in  Wake  Forest,  12  miles  North  of  Raleigh, 
and  within  4  miles  of  Wake  Forest  College,  in  a  healthy  section  of  the 
country. 

Board  can  he  had  in  the  neighborhood,  at  $7  per  month,  or  $35  per 
Session  of  five  months. 

Tuition  Per  Session. 

Latin   and  Greek,    $10  00 

English  Grammar  and  Geography,    7  50 

Lower  Branches,  &c 5  00 

Drawing  and  Painting  will  be  taught  to  all  who  desire  it,  but  there 
will  be  no  charge  for  the  same,  as  is  usual  in  other  Schools. 

Dec.  20,  1839.  John  Ligon,  Secy. 

Standard,  until  School  commences. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  31,  1839. 

EASTWOOD'S  SCHOOL,  1828. 

MARGARET  EASTWOOD'S  SCHOOL 

Will  be  opened  on  the  first  day  of  January,  provided  her  friends  stimu- 
late her  exertions  by  putting  into  the  hands  of  each  Pupil  the  small 
sum  of  $2.50,  entrance  money. 

Raleigh,  Dec.  25. 

—Raleigh  Register,  December  28,  1827. 


560  Wake  County  Schools. 

PLEASANT  SPRING  ACADEMT,  1829. 

PLEASANT  SPRING  ACADEMY. 

This  Institution,  situated  five  miles  north  of  Raleigh,  in  a  neighbor- 
hood, which,  in  point  of  health,  intelligence  and  morality,  is  not  to  he 
surpassed  by  any  in  the  county,  will  commence  its  operations  on  the 
11th  day  of  January  next,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  James 
Logan.  The  course  of  studies  will  be  preparatory  to  the  University. 
Tuition  will  he  low.  By  the  Trustees. 


The  subscriber,  who  lives  within  one  mile  of  the  Academy,  is  pre- 
pared to  accommodate  with  board  4  or  5  pupils  at  the  following  price, 
viz.  fifty  dollars  the  year,  or  twenty-five  dollars  the  session.  There 
are  also  other  families  who  live  convenient  to  the  Academy,  who  will 
take  boarders  at  the  same  price. 

Dec.  10,  1829.  A.  B.  W.  Hopkins. 

— The  Star,  December  10,  1829. 

RALEIGH  INFANT  SCHOOL,  1830. 

Infant  School. — We  visited  a  few  days  since,  for  the  first  time,  the 
Infant  School  recently  commenced  in  this  City,  under  the  superin- 
tendance  of  a  lady  of  character,  experience  and  tenderness,  and  rarely 
have  we  been  more  gratified.  We  had  read  and  heard  a  good  deal  of 
this  system  of  instruction,  and  had  formed  a  favorable  opinion  of  its 
utility,  but  we  confess  that  we  had  no  adequate  idea  of  its  beneficial 
tendency  in  developing  the  intellectual  &  moral  faculties  of  children. 
We  were  delighted  to  see  little  creatures,  scarcely  able  some  of  them 
of  walk  without  assistance,  learning  habits  of  attention,  obedience  and 
order — learning  to  distinguish  between  good  and  evil,  and  to  choose 
good  rather  than  evil.  The  great  error  in  almost  all  schools,  consists 
in  placing  before  the  mind,  exercises  that  are  too  hard  for  it  to  master. 
Instead  of  giving  light  and  easy  lessons  at  the  onset,  and  such  as  the 
mind  of  the  youthful  learner  is  capable  of  sustaining,  a  load  is  placed 
before  them,  and  they  are  called  upon  to  solve  questions  which  would 
stagger  more  mature  intellect  and  age.  All  things  must  be  progressive 
— we  must  learn  to  stand  before  we  can  walk — to  pronounce,  ere  we 
can  expect  to  read.  Hence  to  send  children  to  schools  intended  for 
youth,  is  at  once  to  retard  the  progress  of  the  dawning  mind,  and  to 
confuse  and  weary  the  infantile  scholar. 

But  in  Infant  Schools,  few  books,  if  any  are  wanting.  It  is  found 
more  useful  to  excite  the  children  by  external  objects. — Pictures  are  to 
be  preferred  to  books,  because  through  them,  ideas  of  things  are  more 
deeply  fixed  in  the  mind.  By  this  mode  of  instruction,  the  children 
are  accustomed  to  a  habit  of  observation  and  thought,  from  which  the 
most  beneficial  results  may  be  expected.     The  happy  countenances  of 


Wake  County  Schools.  561 

the  children  whose  minds  are  unfolding  by  this  mode  of  training,  satis- 
factorily prove  their  delight  in  it. — Instead  of  teaching  each  in  succes- 
sion, as  in  a  school  where  there  is  a  great  diversity  of  age  and  attain- 
ment, the  instruction  intended  for  one  is  intended  for  all,  and  thus  all 
are  kept  occupied.  Their  attention  is  attracted,  fixed  and  strengthened 
by  applying  it  successively  to  plates,  cards,  maps  &  various  other 
apparatus,  while  the  maternal  conversation  of  the  teacher  comes  in  to 
explain  &  give  interest  to  each  subject.  To  prevent  any  thing  like 
fatigue  of  mind,  and  at  the  same  time  to  furnish  exercise  by  gratifying 
their  love  of  motion,  the  children  are  taught  to  march,  in  regular 
order,  after  certain  simple  tunes  which  they  learn  to  sing  with  great 
animation  and  in  astonishing  concert. 

Our  only  object,  however,  in  taking  up  our  pen,  was  to  express  the 
gratification  personally  derived  from  a  visit  to  the  School  in  this  City, 
and  to  recommend  to  parents  this  mode  of  preparing  their  children 
to  enter  upon  the  higher  schools. — If  no  greater  good  were  accom- 
plished by  sending  children  to  Infant  Schools,  than  the  mere  keeping 
them  out  of  mischief,  we  speak  from  experience  when  we  say,  the  sys- 
tem is  worthy  of  patronage.  But  when  instead  of  being  engaged  in 
upsetting  chairs  and  tables,  tumbling  down  tongs,  dragging  brooms, 
and  a  thousand  other  nameless  acts  of  innocent  but  troublesome  mirth, 
these  Scbools  have  the  effect  of  [Several  words  torn  off  the  page. — C. 
L.  C]  their  minds,  developing  their  intellectual  and  moral  faculties, 
and  training  their  minds  to  habits  of  reasoning  &  accurate  thought, 
who  is  there  having  the  care  of  children,  that  will  not  gladly  avail 
them  of  the  opportunity  of  participating  in  this  Instruction? 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  23,  1830. 

BARBOUR'S  SELECT  SCHOOL,  1831. 

SELECT  SCHOOL. 

Mr.  Barbour,  a  Graduate  of  Washington  College,  Connecticut,  will 
open  a  Select  Classical  School  on  the  3d  day  of  January.  For  his  char- 
acter and  qualifications,  reference  may  be  had  to 

Judge  Cameron, 
Judge  Seawell,  and 
Raleigh,  14th  Dec,  1830.  Gen.  Saunders. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  30,  1830. 

KERR'S  MALE  AND  FEMALE  SCHOOL,  1831. 

EDUCATION. 

The  subscriber  informs  the  public,  that  on  the  2nd  day  of  January 

next,  himself  and  wife  will  open  a  Male  and  Female  SCHOOL,  in  the 

City  of  Raleigh,  in  which  will  be  taught  the  following  branches,  viz. : 

1st  class.   Spelling,   Reading,   Penmanship   and   Arithmetic,   $6.50   per 

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562  ,  Wake  County  Schools. 

session;  2d  class,  English  Grammar,  Geography  with  the  use  of  the 
Globes,  Maps,  &c,  History,  Philosophy,  Chemistry  and  Astronomy, 
$8.00  per  session;  3rd  class,  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  $12.50  per 
session.  There  will  be  two  sessions  in  the  year  of  five  and  a  half  months 
each.  At  the  expiration  of  the  first  session,  there  will  be  a  public  ex- 
examination  and  a  vacation  of  two  weeks.  Twenty-five  cents  per  ses- 
sion, each  scholar,  payable  in  advance,  for  fire  wood. 

Board  can  be  had  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  School,  upon  rea- 
sonable terms.  Daniel  W.  Kerr. 

Ealeigh,  Nov.  21,  1831. 

— The  Star,  Nov.  25,  1831. 

GOSLIN  BLUFF'S  REFINED  FEMALE  COLLEGE,  1831. 

REFINED  FEMALE  COLLEGE. 

For  the  Raleigh  Register. 
Madame  Walk-in-the-Water,  assumes  this  method  of  informing  her 
friends  and  the  public  in  general,  that  her  college  is  now  open  for  the 
reception  of  novices.  In  this  institution  will  be  taught  the  various 
branches  of  an  English  Education,  together  with  the  French  and  Italian 
Classics.  The  Cherokee  and  Pamunky  language  will  also  be  assiduously 
attended  to  provided  sufficient  encouragement  be  extended  to  this  new 
and  accomplished  species  of  American  Literature.  Wig-wams  will  be 
provided  for  those  who  desire  to  become  acquainted  with  the  Indian 
Alphabet,  and  every  other  accommodation  extended  to  render  the  In- 
dian department  original  and  comfortable. 

Terms. 
English  Department. 

Scolding  and  fretting  per  Session $1.25 

Balling  &  gadding  the  streets  do 1.50 

Talking  idly,  &  dressing  ridiculously 2.00 

Spinning  street  yarn  thread  (very  fine) 5.00 

Backbiting  your  friends 1.00 

Lacing  yourself  into  the  shape  of  an  hourglass .50 

How  to  keep  from  work  when  you  return  home .40 

French  &  Italian  Department. 

Wearing  Wigs  and  false  curls 4.00 

Wearing  2  Tuck  &  10  side  combs 2.00 

Wearing  out  10  pair  shoes  per  year  taking  evening  promenades .  .  20.00 

Behaving  like  a  monkey  in  a  china  shop 4.80 

Running  your  father  into  debt  every  year  for  finery,  cologne 

water,  pomatum  &  hard  soap  dancing  &  frolicking 650.00 


Wake  County  Schools.  563 

Indian  Department. 

Alphabet    $2.00 

Spelling,    Reading   &    writing 2.00 

Cyphering 1.00 

War  Whoop 8.00 

Indian  Cotillion  &  sett  Dance 4.00 

An  examination  will  take  place  at  the  end  of  every  Session.     Parents 
and  Guardians  are  particularly  requested  to  attend. 
Board,  washing,  &c. :    $100  per  Session. 

Goslin  Bluff,  Wake  County. 

References. 

Hon.  Timothy  Jourdon,   )  _ 

-tt  ;      ,  ^Boston. 

Hon.  James  Moody,  ) 

Mons.  Alphonse  Debonair,     )  _.     . 

-Paris. 
Mons.  Moreno  Dansfossy,      ) 

Split  Log,  \ 

Wind-that-passes,      V  Cherokee  &  Pamunky  Tribe. 
Red-Jacket,  ) 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  16,  1831. 

BERKELEY'S  LITERARY  AND  SCIENTIFIC  INSTITUTION,  1831. 

Literary  and  Scientific  Institution 

For  Young  Ladies, 

Under  the  Superintendence  of 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Berkeley, 

At  the  East  Corner  of  Mrs.  Jehu  Scott's  Lot,  near  the 

Episcopal  Church. 

THE  SCHOOL  is  divided  into  three  Departments :  the  Introductory, 
the  Junior,  and  the  Senior. 

The  Course  of  Instruction,  will  embrace  in  THE  INTRODUCTORY 
DEPARTMENT,  spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Elementary  Arithmetic, 
Linear  Drawing,  and  Plain  Sewing. 

Terms,  7.50  per  Session. 

The  Junior. 

The  former  Exercises  continued,  with  Grammar,  Geography,  Political, 
History,  and  Ornamental  Needle- work. 

Terms,  $12.50  per  Session. 

The  Senior. 
Composition  in  the  English  Language,  Stenography,  Geometry  and 
Trigonometry  (as  applicable  to  the  measurements  of  heights  and  dis- 
tances) Algebra,  Painting  on  Velvet,  and  a  short  course  of  useful  Lee- 


564  Wake  County  Schools. 

tures  on  Natural  Philosophy,  Natural  History,  Comparative  Anatomy, 
Chemistry,  Botany,  and  Mineralogy,  with  practical  illustrations. 

Terms,  $15.50  per  Session. 

The  duties  of  a  Teacher  are  of  three  kinds :  to  assist  children  to  ac- 
quire thoughts :  to  teach  them  to  communicate  those  acquired  thoughts 
to  others,  verbally  and  in  writing;  and  to  aid  parents  in  the  formation 
of  the  disposition,  habits  and  moral  character  of  their  children.  These 
duties  Mr.  and  Mrs.  B.  will  endeavor  faithfully  to  discharge  towards 
all  those  who  may  be  entrusted  to  their  care. 

Kaleigh,  Jan.  19,  1831. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  27,  1831. 

LECTURES  ON  ARITHMETIC. 

EVENING  LECTURES  ON  ARITHMETIC. 

C.  Berkeley  is  now  forming  Classes  for  Instruction  in  this  useful 
branch  of  education.  The  facility  which  his  system  gives  in  making 
calculations  can  only  be  known  by  experience.  The  course  will  consist 
of  24  lectures,  and  embrace  some  of  the  most  useful  rules  of  the  science. 
Any  gentleman  who  may  not  approve  the  system  after  having  received 
six  lessons,  may  withdraw  without  charge.     Terms  for  the  course,  $6. 

Should  a  sufficient  number  offer,  a  class  will  be  formed  in  Book- 
keeping and  Shorthand. 

Apply  at  the  school  room  near  the  Episcopal  Church,  or  at  Miss 
Betsy  Geddy's. 

Raleigh,  Jan.  25. 

— From  Raleigh  Register,  February  10,  1831. 

ADDITIONS  TO  THE  COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

LITERARY  AND  SCIENTIFIC  INSTITUTION 
For  Young  Ladies. 

In  addition  to  the  Studies  before  advertised,  Mr.  Berkeley  will  give 
instruction  in  the  French  Language.  The  Class  will  commence  on  Mon- 
day the  11th  of  April  next,  at  an  hour  that  will  not  interfere  with  the 
regular  studies  of  the  School. 

By  the  System  he  pursues,  the  dull  drudgery  of  committing  columns 
of  French  verbs  to  memory,  without  perceiving  any  application  of  them, 
is  avoided — and  the  pupils  learn  to  write,  read  and  speak  good  French 
from  the  commencement. 

As  this  System  of  Instruction  cannot  be  understood  by  the  advertise- 
ment, Parents  and  others  interested  are  invited  to  visit  the  School  any 
day,  and  at  any  hour  that  may  be  most  convenient.  The  Lectures  on 
the  Natural  Sciences  are  given  in  the  morning.  Those  on  Mineralogy, 
are  illustrated  by  specimens  from  a  small  but  well  selected  Cabinet; 
those  on  Botany,  by  collections  of  flowers  from  the  fields  and  gardens; 
those  on  Animal  Physiology,  by  comparative  demonstrations  and  well 


Wake  County  Schools.  565 

executed  engravings;  and  those  on  Chemistry,  by  the  best  apparatus  the 
incipient  state  of  the  Institution  will  afford. 

The  leading  object  of  this  course  of  Studies,  in  addition  to  the  usual 
Branches  taught  in  Schools,  is  to  extend  to  females  a  general  knowledge 
of  those  useful  Sciences,  which  hitherto  have  been  almost  exclusively 
monopolized  by  males,  and  confined  to  our  Colleges  and  Universities. 

Raleigh,  March  29,  1831. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  31,  1831. 

METHODS  OF  INSTRUCTION. 

FEMALE  EDUCATION. 

Some  weeks  ago  we  announced  in  the  Register,  that  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Berkeley  would  open  an  Institution  for  the  education  of  young  ladies  in 
this  city,  upon  a  new  plan.  Being  pleased  with  the  style  of  the  advertise- 
ment, and  becoming  acquainted  with  the  gentleman  and  lady,  we  have 
paid  occasional  visits  to  their  School,  and  acknowledge  ourselves  pleased 
with  the  manner  in  which  they  impart  instruction,  and  with  the  kind 
and  pleasing  treatment  of  their  pupils.  They  are  not  employed  in  read- 
ing and  committing  portions  of  elementary  books  to  memory,  for  the 
purpose  of  recital.  But  few  books  are  used.  Knowledge  is  communi- 
cated by  means  of  familiar  lectures,  and  free  conversation,  in  which 
the  subject  under  discussion  is  illustrated  in  such  a  way  as  to  be  perfectly 
understood  by  the  students — and  where  a  technical  or  uncommon  word 
occurs,  it  is  explained  to  them.  And  to  ascertain  with  certainty  that 
these  lectures  and  conversations  are  duly  comprehended,  the  scholars 
have  exercises  given  them  to  write  every  evening,  in  which  they  ex- 
press their  ideas  in  their  own  way.  These  exercises  were  shown  to  the 
Teachers,  are  corrected,  and,  if  necessary,  further  explained. 

In  this  manner,  the  pupils  become  more  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
their  studies,  and  in  a  much  shorter  period  than  in  the  usual  mode  of 
communicating  instruction;  their  time  is  fully  employed,  first  on  one 
subject  and  then  on  another,  and  so  far  from  exhibiting  weariness  on 
their  return  home,  they  are  cheerful,  and  delighted  with  their  Teachers. 

To  the  usual  studies  of  our  Female  Academies,  are  added,  familiar 
lectures  on  Botany,  Mineralogy,  Natural  History,  Chemistry  and  Geom- 
etry. The  French  Language  is  also  taught  to  such  as  desire  it ;  and 
Mrs.  Berkeley  teaches  Drawing  and  Painting  on  Velvet,  and  plain  and 
ornamental  Needle-work. 

We  take  pleasure  in  noticing  this  Institution,  and  shall  be  glad  to 
find  that  our  doing  so  has  the  effect  of  inducing  such  of  our  citizens  as 
have  daughters  or  wards  to  educate,  to  pay  the  School  a  visit,  for  we 
fear,  except  its  merits  be  ascertained,  and  it  receive  a  more  general 
patronage,  we  shall  lose  the  advantages  offered  to  us  by  these  able  Teach- 
ers, as  we  cannot  expect  them  to  sacrifice  their  time  and  talents  without 
a  reasonable  remuneration.     We  know  indeed,  that  they  have  been  in- 


566  Wake  County  Schools. 

vited  to  a  neighboring  town;  but  we  believe  they  prefer  Raleigh  to  any 
other  situation  in  the  State.  We  hope,  therefore,  they  will  meet  with 
that  support  which  we  think  they  deserve. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  March  17,  1831. 

MRS.  BOWEN'S  PRIVATE  SCHOOL,  1831. 

PRIVATE  SCHOOL. 

Mrs.  Francis  Bowen,  having  lost  her  House  and  Furniture  in  the 
late  fire  in  Fayetteville,  proposes  to  open  a  School  in  Raleigh  about  the 
20th  instant.  She  is  known  in  this  City  as  a  Teacher  and  therefore 
solicits  patronage. 

June  7,  1831. 

IS'.  B. — She  will  teach  Females  particularly,  but  would  take  a  class  of 
small  Boys.  Her  terms  will  be  low.  The  House  she  will  occupy  will  be 
made  known  in  due  time. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  9,  1831. 

COURSE  OF  STUDY  IN  BO  WEN'S  SCHOOL,  1831. 
Mrs.  Francis  Bowen 

Respectfully  informs  her  former  patrons,  and  the  public  in  general, 
that  the  exercises  of  her  School  will  commence  again  the  first  week  in 
January,  1831. 

Young  ladies  entrusted  to  her  care  shall  be  correctly  instructed  in 
those  branches  of  literature  which  are  usually  taught  in  other  female 
seminaries.  She  will  also  have  an  assistant  teacher  who  is  well  quali- 
fied to  aid  her  in  the  duties  of  her  school.  She  hopes,  therefore,  to 
gain  a  moderate  share  of  public  patronage.  The  school  year  will  be 
divided  into  two  sessions — the  terms  of  tuition  will  be  according  to  the 
different  studies  in  each  class. 

The  First  Class  will  be  instructed  in  the  rudiments  of  Orthog- 
raphy, Reading,  Writing,  and  plain  Needle  Work  for 

per  session  $4  50 

Second  Class — -Orthography,  Reading,  Writing,  Definitions  of 
Words,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Arithmetic,  and  Lace 
Work,  6  50 

Third  Class — Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar, 
(including  Punctuation,  Prosody,  Versification  and  Parsing 
in  Blank  Verse)  Rhetoric,  Geography,  History,  Botany,  Natu- 
ral Philosophy,  Chemistry,  Lace  Work  and  various  other 
Branches  of  Fancy  Work,  10  50 

Fourth  Class  will  be  taught  all  the  above  studies,  with  Composi- 
tion, Drawing,  Painting  in  Water  colors  and  Painting  on 
Velvet,  12  50 


Wake  Countt  Schools.  567 

Music  will  be  taught  on  the  Piano,  by  an  approved  teacher,  at  $3 
per  month. 

Board  can  be  had  in  some  of  the  most  respectable  families,  at  a  very 
moderate  price. 

Ealeigh,  Nov.  29,  1831. 

— The  Star,  December  9,  1831  . 

LE  MESSUEIEE'S  CEASSICAL  AND  ENGLISH  SCHOOL,  1831. 

CLASSICAL  SCHOOL. 

Mr.  P.  LE  MESSUBIEB'S  Classical  School  in  this  place  will  recom- 
mence on  the  first  Monday  of  January,  1831.  Terms  as  last  year. 
Eeference  to  the  Bev'd.  T.  P.  Hunt. 

Ealeigh,  Dec.  17,  1830. 

— The  Star,  December  23,  1830. 

CLASSICAL  &  ENGLISH  SCHOOL. 

The  undersigned  proposes  to  open  a  school  in  this  City,  on  Monday, 
1st  July  next.  The  number  of  pupils  will  be  limited;  the  terms  those 
usual  in  the  Schools  of  the  place.     Apply  at  Mr.  Jno.  G.  Marshall's. 

Ealeigh,  June  5,  1839.  P.  Le  Messurier. 

Mrs.  LeMessurier  will  commence  giving  instruction  on  the  Piano 
Eorte  at  the  same  date.  — 

Apply  as  above. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  15,  1839. 

EDUCATION. 

The  Public  are  respectfully  informed  that  the  exercises  of  Mr.  LE 
MESSUEIEE'S  School  will  be  resumed  on  the  6th  January  next.  In 
addition  to  the  usual  branches  of  an  English  Education,  the  Greek, 
Latin  and  French  Languages  will  be  taught. 

Ealeigh,  Dec.  17,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  31,  1839. 

WOODVILLE  ACADEMY,  1S32. 

WOODVILLE  ACADEMY. 

The  subscriber  will  open  a  classical  and  English  school  in  the  above 
institution  on  the  1st  Monday  in  January  next,  and  will  aim  to  pay  equal 
attention  to  each  department.  The  school  will  be  conducted  on  prin- 
ciples calculated  to  enhance  the  progress  of  the  pupils  intellectually,  as 
well  as  elevate  them  in  social  refinement.  Terms  of  tuition  in  English 
6  and  8  dollars  per  session  of  five  months.  For  Latin,  Greek  and 
French  $121/o.     Board  can  be  furnished  by  Newton  Wood  at  $20  per 


568  Wake  County  Schools. 

session.     The  subscriber  begs  leave  to  observe  that  his  subsequent  exer- 
tions will  be  guaranteed  by  reasons  equally  strong  as  previously. 

Wake  county  N.  C.  Cowles  M.  Vaiden. 

Nov.  26,  1832. 

— The  Star,  December  23,  1832. 

ROLESVILLE  ACADEMY,  1832. 

EOLESYILLE  ACADEMY. 

Mrs.  Ladd  will  open  a  School  on  the  first  Monday  in  January,  14 
miles  from  Raleigh,  on  the  Northern  Stage  Road.  The  situation  is 
healthy  and  pleasant  with  good  society. 

Mrs.  L.  will  use  every  exertion  on  her  part  to  forward  her  pupils  in 
the  branches  she  intends  to  teach,  and  hopes,  by  the  advantages  held  out, 
to  merit  a  share  of  public  patronage.  The  following  branches  will  be 
taught : 

Reading,     Writing,     Arithmetic,     Grammar,     Geography 

and  Marking,  $6  per  session. 

Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Elements  of  Chemistry, 
Ancient  &  Modern  History,  Rhetoric,  including  the 
above,  $8.  per  session 

Drawing  and  Painting— on  paper,  silk,  satin  and  velvet- 
India  Painting,  Embroidery,  Lace  work,  Bead  work, 
Wax  work,  Ebony  work,  Fillagree  work,  Bronzing  and 
Gilding,  including  the  above,  12  per  session 

Music  (a  separate  charge,)  15 

Board  can  be  had  in  respectable  families,  at  the  moderate  price  of  $4 
per  month.     For  further  information,  apply  to 

Wm.  Roles, 
Wake  county,  Nov.  29,  1832.  Wm.  Jeffreys. 

— The  Star,  December  23,  1832. 

PRAISE  MRS.  LADD. 
ROLESVILLE  ACADEMY, 

Wake  County,  N.  C. 
The  undersigned,  Trustees  of  this  institution,  convened  at  the  Acad- 
emy on  Monday  the  17th  day  of  June,  1833,  and,  after  patient  and 
diligent  attention  to  the  examination  of  the  pupils  attached  to  the  insti- 
tution, think  it  no  exaggeration  to  say,  that,  considering  the  youth  of 
some,  and  the  imperfection  of  nearly  all  in  the  rudiments  of  education 
at  their  commencement  in  this  Academy,  coupled  with  their  present 
attainments  in  geography,  grammar,  arithmetic,  spelling,  reading,  writ- 
ing, painting,  fancy  work,  and  such  other  scholastic  exercises  as  are 
generally  comprehended  in  an  English  education,  that  Mistress  LADD, 
the  preceptress  of  the  above  institution,  may,  with  impunity,  compare 


Wake  County  Schools.  569 

the  progress  of  her  scholars  with  that  of  the  pupils  of  any  other  English 
institution  in  this  section  of  the  State,  and  as  the  second  session  will 
commence  on  Monday,  the  24th  day  of  June,  1833,  the  Trustees  feel 
no  hesitation  in  recommending  the  institution  to  the  public. 

William    Jeffreys, 
Bryan  Green, 
William    Alston, 
William  Hartsfield, 
John  L.  Terrell, 
John  Ligon, 
Matthew  Strickland, 
Benjamin  Mexnoll, 
June  18,  1833.  William  Roles, 

— The  Star,  June  21,  1833.  Trustees. 

BRYAN'S  PKIVATE  SCHOOL,  1833. 

TO  PARENTS  AND  GUARDIANS. 

The  Subscriber  proposes  to  open  a  School,  in  this  City,  immediately 
after  the  adjournment  of  the  Legislature,  at  Mr.  Jas.  Litchford's  on 
Eayetteville  Street,  for  the  instruction  of  young  persons  in  Reading, 
Writing,  Orthography,  English  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  History  and 
Needlework  at  $6  per  session  of  five  months. 

Raleigh,  Jan.  1.  Julia  A.  Bryan. 


At  the  request  of  Miss  Julia  A.  Bryan,  I  state  that  she  is,  in  my 
opinion,  well  qualified  to  teach  the  elementary  branches  of  any  English 
Education.  As  a  Trustee  of  the  Halifax  Academy,  I  frequently  visited 
her  School,  during  the  time  she  taught  in  this  place,  and  was  highly 
pleased  with  her  method  of  teaching,  and  the  rapid  improvement  of  the 
children  committed  to  her  charge. 

Halifax,  Nov.  17,  1832.  E.  B.  Freeman. 

— The  Register,  January  11,  1833. 

MRS.  BINGHAM'S  SCHOOL,  1S33. 

MRS.  BINGHAM 

Will  open  a  School  on  the  first  Monday  in  January  next,  for  the 
reception  of  Young  Ladies,  who  will  be  instructed  in  the  various 
Branches  of  Learning  necessary  to  a  Female  Education.  Every  atten- 
tion will  be  paid  to  the  manners,  morals  and  improvement  of  her  pupils. 
The  charge  for  Reading,  Spelling  and  Writing,  6  dollars  per  Session. 
The  same  with  Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar,  8  dollars  per  Session. 
The  above,  with  the  addition  of  Geography  and  History,  10  dollars  per 
Session.  Music  and  Painting  extra.  Each  pupil  will  be  charged  fifty 
cents  for  contingencies. 


570  Wake  County  Schools. 

A  class  of  small  Boys  will  be  admitted. 
Tuition  payable  in   advance. 

The  School  will  be  opened  in  the  house  lately  occupied  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Kerr. 

Raleigh,  Dec.  20. 

— The  Register,  December  21,  1832. 

STEDMAN'S  PRIVATE  SCHOOL,  1835. 

THE  SECOND  SESSION  of  MRS.  STEDMAN'S  School  will  com- 
mence on  the  15th  of  June.  Mrs.  S.  hopes  to  receive  a  share  of  patron- 
age from  the  citizens  of  Raleigh,  and  by  a  faithful  discharge  of  her 
duty,  will  endeavor  to  merit  it. 

Raleigh,  June  8. 

— The  Raleigh  Register,  June  9,  1835. 

HOLLAND'S  CHURCH  ENGLISH  SCHOOL,  1837. 

ENGLISH  SCHOOL 

At  Holland's  Church,  10  Miles  So :  of  Raleigh. 

This  School  has  been  in  operation  but  a  few  months,  the  neighborhood 
is  Religious  and  healthy,  and  the  Teacher  would  receive  a  few  Scholars 
from  a  distance. 

Comfortable  Board  can  be  obtained  within  half  to  one  mile  of  the 
School  at  $5  per  month.     Tuition  $3  per  quarter. 

Reference  to  Messrs.  B.  B.  SMITH  and  T.  H.  SELBY. 

December  4,  1837. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  1/.,  1837. 

OTIS'  RALEIGH  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL,  1838. 

RALEIGH 

CLASSICAL  SCHOOL. 

The  undersigned  has  commenced  a  School  in  this  City  at  the  house 
owned  by  Dr.  Haywood,  situated  nearly  opposite  Mr.  Guion's. 

Together  with  the  ordinary  English  branches,  will  be  taught  the 
Languages  and  Mathematics,  and  the  pupils  prepared  to  enter  the 
advanced  Classes  of  the  University  of  this  State,  or  any  of  the  American 
Colleges. 

From  former  experience  and  success  in  Teaching,  it  is  trusted  that 
satisfaction  will  be  given  to  those  who  patronize  the  School. 

The  number  of  Pupils  will  be  limited. 

Terms. 
Eor  Session  of  Eive  Months. 

Spelling,  Reading  &  "Writing,  $  8  00 

Arithmetic,  Geography  &  Grammar,  12  00 

History,  Natural  Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Geometry  and  Algebra,     15  00 

Languages,  15  00 


Wake  County  Schools.  571 

Each  Pupil  will  also  be  charged  Fifty  Cents  per  Session,  for  contin- 
gencies. 

Ealeigh,  Feb.  12,  1838.  Wm.  B.  Otis. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  12,  1838. 

EALEIGH  CLASSICAL  SCHOOL. 

The  School  of  the  undersigned  will  close  on  "Wednesday,  the  12th 
inst.  at  which  time  an  Examination  of  the  Scholars  will  take  place,  in 
all  the  studies  pursued  during  the  present  session.  The  Patrons  of  the 
School  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

The  ensuing  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  16th  inst.  at  the 
same  place. 

The  number  of  Pupils  for  the  coming  Session  will  positively  be  lim- 
ited to  thirty-five. 

Terms. 

For  common  English  branches,       $12   50 

Languages  and  Mathematics,  $15  50 

July  6,  1838.  Wm.  B.  Otis. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  9,  1838. 

MAJTLT'S  PRIVATE  SCHOOL,  1S38. 
PEIVATE  SCHOOL 
In  Ealeigh. 
Having  engaged  the  services  of  a  young  gentleman  recently  gradu- 
ated at  the  University,  and  who  is  highly  recommended  by  Pres't.  Swain, 
to  take  charge  of  a  small  number  of  Boys,  not  exceeding  15  in  all,  notice 
is  thus  given  to  such  as  may  choose  to  avail  themselves  of  it,  that  the 
number  of  scholars  is  not  yet   complete,   and  that   a  few   can  yet  be 
admitted,  if  application  be  made  soon. 

The  School  will  be  opened  in  the  office  lately  occupied  by  Gen'l.  B. 
Daniel,  on  Monday  next,  30th  instant. 

Ealeigh,  July  23,  1838.  Chas.  Manly. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  9,  1838. 

TYHITAEER'S  BOARDING  SCHOOL,  1839. 
BOAEDING  SCHOOL. 

The  Subscriber  intends  opening  a  Boarding  School,  for  the  reception 
of  Males,  on  the  15th  of  July,  near  his  residence,  nine  miles  North  west 
of  Ealeigh,  in  the  neighborhood  of  Soapstone.  The  situation  is  healthy, 
and  in  the  neighborhood  of  sober,  industrious,  and  temperate  people, 
remote  from  any  place  of  vice  or  dissipation.  The  undersigned,  (as  he 
will  be  sole  Proprietor  and  Instructor  of  this  Institution)  promises  on 
his  part  faithfully  to  do  everything  in  his  power  for  the  intellectual  and 
moral  improvement  of  all  those  that  may  be  intrusted  to  his  charge. 


572  Wake  County  Schools. 

An  easy,  mild,  parental,  but  a  strict,  firm,  and  prompt  discipline  will  be 
kept  over  all  classes ;  and  no  boy  of  disorderly  conduct,  will  be  received 
— or  if  received,  will  be  suffered  to  remain  after  he  is  found  to  be  incor- 
rigible. Besides  the  different  branches  of  an  English  education,  the 
Latin  and  Greek  Languages  will  be  taught. 

TUITION. — Five  and  Eight  Dollars  per  session  of  five  months. 

The  Subscriber  will  accommodate  six  or  eight  with  board,  at  five 
dollars  per  month.  Board  can  also  be  had  in  respectable  houses  in  the 
neighborhood. 

Any  person  who  wishes  to  send  a  scholar,  will  please  make  it  known 
by  letter  as  early  as  possible. 

"Wake  County,  IN".  C,  June  26,  1839.  Stimson  H.  Whitaker. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  6,  1839. 

OAKY  MOUNT  ACADEMY,  1839. 

FEMALE  SCHOOL. 

The  Subscriber  begs  leave  to  inform  the  Public  that  a  School  for 
Girls  and  small  boys  will  be  opened  at  his  house,  situated  in  Wake 
county,  N.  C.  nine  miles  North  west  of  Raleigh,  commencing  on  the  first 
Monday  in  February  next. 

Terms,  per  session  of  five  months,  with  Board,  $25.  Books  will  be 
supplied  by  the  Subscriber,  but  will  be  an  extra  expense. 

The  situation  is  high,  healthy,  and  in  an  excellent  neighborhood. 

Pupils  will  be  charged  from  the  time  of  entering  the  School  to  the 
termination  of  the  session;  and  no  deduction  will  be  made  for  absence 
except  in  cases  of  sickness. 

Early  application  is  desired  to  be  made.  Address  the  Subscriber  at 
Raleigh. 

Wake  county,  Jan.  10,  1839.  Anderson  Page. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  21,  1839. 

OAKY  MOUNT  ACADEMY. 

This  Institution,  published  at  the  commencement  of  this  year,  under 
the  head  of  "Female  School,"  will  close  its  first  session  on  the  4th  of 
July,  and  commence  its  second  on  the  15th. 

Thankful  for  the  liberal  encouragement  which  he  has  received,  the 
undersigned  solicits  a  continuance  of  the  same,  and,  as  he  will  exercise 
a  constant  supervision  over  the  institution,  he  pledges  himself  to  spare 
no  pains  to  give  to  those  who  are  entrusted  to  his  care  the  utmost 
attention. 

The  pupils  will  be  placed  under  the  care  of  his  Daughter,  who  will 
teach  the  different  branches  of  an  English  education  and  Needle  Work. 

TUITION. — For  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  and  first  lessons  in 
Geography,  five  Dollars  per  session.     For  English  Grammar,  Geography 


"Wake  County  Schools.  573 

and  the  higher  branches,  seven  Dollars  and  a  half.     For  jSTeedle  work, 
two  Dollars  per  session  of  five  months. 

The  undersigned  will  take  ten  or  twelve  boarders  at  five  Dollars  per 
month.  Board  can  also  be  had  in  respectable  houses  in  the  neighbor- 
hood. 

There  will  be,  also,  a  good  Male  School,  within  one  Mile  of  this  Insti- 
tution, to  commence  at  the  same  time. 

Oaky  Mount,  Wake  county,  X.  C.  AisTDEESOisr    Page. 

June  26,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  6,  1839. 

WHITAKER'S  JDTEMLE  SCHOOL,  1840. 
JUVENILE  SCHOOL. 

Mrs.  E.  H.  Whitaker  will  commence  her  School  again,  on  the  first  day 
of  January  ensuing,  at  her  residence  on  Salisbury  Street.  She  will 
teach  Spelling,  Reading,  "Writing  and  Geography.    Terms,  as  heretofore. 

Raleigh,  Dec.  12,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  llf,  1839. 


WARREN  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

WARREjNTOjV  ACADEMY,  1786. 

An  act  for  erecting  an  academy  at  the  town  of  Warrenton,  in  the 
district  of  Halifax. 

Whereas  it  is  necessary  especially  in  republican  governments,  to  hold 
forth  every  possible  opportunity  and  encouragement  to  liberal  educa- 
tion: 

I.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Caro- 
lina and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  that  an 
academy  be  erected  and  established  for  the  education  of  youth,  under 
the  name,  stile  and  title  of  the  Warrenton  Academy. 

II.  And  be  it  further  enacted  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  that  the 
Reverend  Henry  Patillo,  William  R.  Davie,  Benjamin  Hawkins,  Wil- 
liam Johnson,  Nathaniel  Macon,  Philemon  Hawkins,  William  Duke, 
Edward  Jones,  James  Miller,  Philemon  Hawkins,  jun.  of  Granville, 
John  Macon,  Wyatt  Hawkins,  Thomas  Person,  Thomas  Eaton ;  William 
Green,  John  Hawkins,  James  Johnson,  James  Gloster  Brehon,  Nicholas 
Long  and  Willie  Jones,  Esquires,  and  they  and  their  successors  to  be 
elected  in  manner  herein  after  directed,  shall  for  ever  be  a  body  politic 
and  corporate  in  deed  and  in  name,  by  the  title  of  the  trustees  of  War- 
renton Academy,  and  by  the  same  name  they  and  their  successors  shall 
and  may  have  perpetual  succession,  and  be  able  in  law  to  receive,  take, 
and  enjoy  to  them  and  their  successors,  lands,  tenements,  rents  and 
hereditaments  of  any  kind,  nature,  quality  or  value,  in  fee;  and  also 
estates  for  lives  and  for  years,  and  all  sums  of  money,  goods,  chattels  and 
things  whatsoever,  of  any  nature,  quality  or  value,  for  building,  erecting 
and  supporting  the  said  academy,  paying  salaries  to  the  president,  pro- 
fessors and  tutors  thereof;  and  by  the  same  name  they  and  their  suc- 
cessors shall  and  may  be  able  to  implead  and  be  impleaded,  answer  and 
be  answered  unto,  defend  and  be  defended,  in  all  courts  and  places, 
and  before  all  Judges  and  Justices  whatsoever  in  all  actions,  pleas, 
plaints,  and  demands,  and  to  grant,  bargain,  sell  or  assign  any  lands, 
hereditaments,  goods  tenements  or  chattels  and  to  act  and  do  all  things 
whatsoever  for  the  use  aforesaid,  in  as  full  and  ample  manner  and  form 
as  any  natural  person  or  body  politic  or  corporate  can  or  may  by  law: 
that  they  shall  and  may  have  a  common  seal  for  the  business  of  them 
and  their  successors,  with  liberty  to  change,  break,  alter  or  make  new  the 
same  from  time  to  time  as  they  shall  think  proper. 

(574) 


"Waeken  County  Schools.  575 

III.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  that  the 
said  trustees  or  any  seven  of  them,  shall  have  full  power  and  authority 
to  meet  at  all  times  when  they  shall  think  proper  at  "Warrenton  afore- 
said, to  deliberate,  resolve  upon  and  carry  into  effect  the  laws  and  regu- 
lations to  be  by  them  made  for  the  government  of  the  said  academy  and 
shall  have  full  power  to  fill  up  any  vacancies  which  may  happen  in  the 
said  incorporated  body  of  trustees,  by  the  death,  refusal  to  act,  resigna- 
tion or  removal  out  of  the  state  of  any  of  its  members;  and  the  persons 
appointed  to  fill  such  vacancies  shall  be  and  they  are  hereby  declared  to 
have  the  same  power  and  privileges  as  the  trustees  named  in  and  by 
this  act. 

IV.  And  be  it  further  enacted  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  that  the 
said  trustees  or  a  majority  of  them,  be  and  they  are  here  by  authorized 
and  impowered  to  convene  at  "Warrenton  at  any  time  after  the  passing 
of  this  act,  and  then  and  there  elect  and  constitute  by  commission  in 
writing  under  their  hands,  or  the  hands  of  a  majority  of  them,  and 
sealed  with  the  common  seal  of  the  corporation,  a  proper  person  to 
preside  at  the  said  academy,  who  shall  be  a  trustee  during  his  continu- 
ance in  office,  and  vested  with  the  same  powers,  privileges  and  authori- 
ties as  any  trustee  named  in  and  by  this  act ;  and  such  president  and 
the  trustees  or  their  successors,  or  any  seven  of  them,  at  all  other  times 
thereafter  when  met  together  in  the  said  town  of  "Warrenton,  shall  have 
full  power  and  authority  to  elect  and  constitute  one  or  more  professors 
or  tutors,  a  secretary,  treasurer  and  steward;  and  also  to  make  and 
ordain  such  laws,  give  certificate  to  such  students  as  shall  leave  the  said 
academy,  certifying  their  literary  merit  and  progress  they  shall  have 
made  in  useful  knowledge,  in  general  they  shall  and  may  do  all  such 
things  as  are  usually  done  by  bodies  corporate  and  politic,  or  such  as 
may  be  necessary  for  the  promotion  of  learning  and  virtue.  Provided, 
that  they  shall  not  on  any  account  grant  degrees  or  titles,  such  as  batch- 
elor  or  master  of  arts,  or  doctor  in  any  faculty. 

V.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  that  the 
said  trustees  or  a  majority  of  them  are  hereby  authorized  and  declared 
to  have  power  to  remove  or  displace  the  president,  professors  or  tutors, 
the  secretary,  treasurer  or  steward,  or  any  of  them  if  they  shall  find  it 
necessary,  and  appoint  others  in  their  stead;  and  in  case,  of  the  death, 
refusal  to  act  or  resignation  of  the  president,  or  any  of  the  professors 
or  tutors,  the  secretary,  treasurer  or  stevard,  others  shall  be  elected 
by  the  trustees  in  the  room  and  stead  of  those  dead,  resigning  or  refusing 
to  act. 

YI.  And  be  it  further  enacted  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  that  every 
treasurer  appointed  by  the  trustees  aforesaid,  shall  previous  to  the 
entering  upon  his  office,  enter  into  bond  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand 
pounds  payable  to  the  trustees   aforesaid,  conditioned  for  the  faithful 


576  Warren  County  Schools. 

discharge  of  his  office  and  the  trust  reposed  in  him ;  and  that  all  monies 
and  chattels  belonging  to  the  said  corporation,  which  shall  be  in  his 
hands  at  the  expiration  of  his  office,  shall  then  be  immediately  paid  and 
delivered  into  the  hands  of  his  successor  in  office;  and  every  treasurer 
shall  receive  all  monies,  donations,  gifts,  bequests  and  charities  what- 
soever, that  may  belong  or  accrue  to  the  said  academy  during  his  office, 
and  at  the  expiration  thereof  shall  account  with  the  trustees  for  the 
same ;  and  on  his  refusal  to  pay  and  deliver  to  his  successor  as  aforesaid 
the  monies  and  chattels  in  his  hands,  the  same  mode  of  recovery  shall 
and  may  be  had  against  him,  as  is  or  may  be  had  for  the  recovery  of 
monies   from   the   sheriffs   or   other    persons    chargeable    with    public 

monies. 

*  *  *  *  *  *  *  * 

IX.  And  be  it  enacted,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  con- 
stituted so  as  to  make  this  one  of  the  academies  mentioned  in  the  consti- 
tution of  this  State. 

—Laws  1786,  Chapter  LXIV. 

ADDITIONAL  TRUSTEES  APPOINTED,  1791. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act,  entitled,  An  Act  for  erecting  an  academy  at 
the  town  of  Warrenton,  in  the  district  of  Halifax,  passed  at  Fayetteville, 
in  the  year  1786. 

Whereas  it  is  represented  to  this  General  Assembly,  that  a  majority 
of  the  trustees  appointed  by  the  above  recited  act,  live  at  so  great  a 
distance  from  the  town  of  Warrenton,  a  number  sufficient  to  constitute 
a  quorum  to  do  business,  cannot  attend  at  the  times  appointed  for  the 
meeting  of  the  trustees,  whereby  many  disadvantages  arise,  and  the  edu- 
cation of  youth  much  diminished :   For  remedy  whereof, 

I.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North 
Carolina  and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That 
from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  act,  John  Faulcon,  William  Alston, 
William  Green,  Thomas  Alston,  James  Paine,  Thomas  Miller,  Henry 
Montford,  Thomas  Glouster,  Marmaduke  Johnston,  William  Eaton 
Johnston,  Daniel  Anderson,  Robert  Freeman,  James  Turner  and  James 
Collier,  be  and  they  are  hereby  constituted  and  appointed  Trustees  to 
the  said  academy,  erected  at  the  town  of  Warrenton,  in  addition  to 
those  appointed  by  the  before  recited  act;  and  they  are  hereby  vested 
with  the  same  powers  and  authorities  as  those  expressly  named  in  and 
by  the  said  act. 

II.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  so  much  of  the  said  recited  act 
as  comes  within  the  purview  and  meaning  of  this  act,  is  hereby  repealed 
and  made  void. 

— Chapers  LTV ,  Laws  1791,  Vol.  XXIV ,  State  Records. 


Warren  County  Schools.  577 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY  BUILDINGS,  1800. 

By  the  appointment  of  the  Trustees  of  Warrenton  Academy,  the  sub- 
scribers will  receive  proposals  until  the  15th  of  May  next,  from  any  Per- 
son disposed  to  undertake  the  building  of  a  House  for  the  use  of  that 
Institution.  A  Plan  of  the  Building  may  be  seen  at  any  time,  on  appli- 
cation to  the  Committee  in  Warrenton.  Satisfactory  Security  will  be 
required  for  the  faithful  Execution  of  the  Work. 

Phil.  Hawkins,  jun. 
Marcus  George, 
Thomas  Gloster, 
James  G.  Brehon, 
M.  Duke  Johnson, 
April  4th,  1800.  Committee. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  8,  1800. 

The  undersigned,  a  Committee  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Warrenton 
Academy,  are  authorized  to  contract  for  the  building  of  a  House,  forty 
Feet  by  thirty-four,  two  stories  high.  A  Plan  of  the  Building  with  a 
Description  of  the  Materials,  and  of  the  Manner  in  which  the  Work 
is  to  be  executed,  may  be  seen  by  applying  to  the  Committee  at  Warren- 
ton. *  *  *  Proposals  will  be  received  until  the  first  Day  of  October 
next.  Tames  G.  Brehon. 

James  Turner. 
Nathaniel   Macon. 
M.  Duke  Johnson. 
Warrenton,  1st  Sept.  1800.  Marcus  George. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  9,  1800. 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY  IX  NEW  BUILDING,  1802. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  have  already  commenced  in  the  new 
Building  lately  erected  by  Subscription,  conducted  by  the  Reverend 
Marcus  George  as  Principal.  Price  of  Tuition  as  before  made  known 
to  the  Public.  Board  may  be  procured  in  eligible  Pamilies  upon 
moderate  Terms. 

A  person  well  qualified  to  teach  the  French  Language,  Reading,  Writ- 
ing and  Arithmetic,  will  meet  with  liberal  Encouragement,  by  applying 
to  the  Subscribers,  who  are  appointed  a  Committee  by  the  Trustees  of 
the  Academy  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  such  Applications. 

J.    G.   Brehon. 
K.     Plummer. 
J.    Hall. 
Warrenton,  Jan.  8,  1802.  Marc.     George. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  19,  1802. 


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578  Warren  County  Schools. 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY  THEATRICAL  BENEFIT,  1805. 

WARRENTON  SPRING  RACES. 

*  *  *  On  the  Evening  of  the  first  day's  Race,  there  will  be  Theat- 
rical Performances,  by  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Town,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Academy.  ********* 

Warrenton,  June  4. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  10,  1805. 

ACADEMY  DORMITORIES  AND  REGULATIONS,  1805. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Warrenton  Academy,  having  lately  viewed  with 
concern  the  declining  state  of  this  institution,  and  believing  the  want  of 
suitable  buildings  for  the  accommodation  of  the  students  with  board, 
lodging,  etc.,  under  the  immediate  inspection  of  the  Principal,  to  have 
been  in  a  great  measure  the  cause  thereof,  they  have  been  zealous  in 
their  endeavors  to  procure  funds  adequate  to  such  purpose;  and  it  is 
with  pleasure  they  now  announce  to  the  public  that  they  have  contracted 
for  the  building  of  a  steward's  house,  together  with  all  necessary  out- 
houses, which  by  the  terms  of  the  contract  are  to  be  compleated  by  the 
first  day  of  January  next.  By  this  arrangement  the  students  sent  to  the 
Academy  will  be  compleatly  separated  from  the  town  and  being  com- 
pelled to  board  at  the  seminary,  the  price  of  boarding  will  be  consider- 
ably lessened. 

The  Trustees  flatter  themselves,  that  from  the  healthiness  of  the  situa- 
tion, the  exertions  now  employed  to  erect  proper  buildings,  and  the 
possession  of  a  good  mathematical  and  philosophical  apparatus,  which 
most  other  institutions  of  the  like  kind  in  this  state  are  destitute  of, 
will  ensure  to  this  institution  the  patronage  of  their  fellow  citizens. 
They  pledge  themselves  to  the  public  to  keep  over  it  a  special  care  and 
superintendence.  They  will  see  the  laws  made  for  the  government 
thereof  duly  executed,  and  no  exertions  shall  be  wanting  on  their  part  to 
make  it  the  seat  of  literature ;  of  science,  and  of  morals. 

The  subjoined  regulations  have  been  established  by  the  Trustees : 

RULES 

For  the  Government  of  the  Warrenton  Academy. 

1.  No  student  shall  be  permitted  to  lodge  out  of  the  Academy,  except 
the  children  or  particular  relations  of  those  who  reside  in  town  or  its 
vicinity,  and  to  whose  satisfaction  and  convenience  it  may  be  to  board 
with  such  family. 

2.  The  Principal  of  the  Academy  shall  cause  the  bell  to  be  rung  on 
every  morning  at  sun-rise,  when  the  students  shall  rise,  and  within  half 
an  hour  thereafter  he  shall  cause  the  bell  to  be  again  rung,  when  the 
students  shall  assemble  in  the  common-hall,  and  the  Principal  shall  de- 
liver a  prayer,  immediately  after  which  the  students  shall  go  to  their 
studies. 


"Warrex  County  Schools.  579 

3.  The  Principal  shall  cause  the  bell  to  be  rung  at  dark  every  evening; 
after  which  no  student  shall  be  absent  without  license  from  him  or  a 
tutor. 

4.  Each  Saturday  shall  be  employed  by  the  students  in  such  exercises 
as  the  Principal  shall  prescribe,  until  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning. 

5.  It  shall  be  earnestly  recommended  to  the  Principal  to  cause  the 
students  to  meet  at  the  Academy,  at  twelve  o'clock  on  every  Sunday, 
by  the  ringing  of  the  bell,  and  to  deliver  to  them  a  discourse  upon  some 
religious  or  moral  subject. 

6.  Xo  student  shall  be  allowed  to  absent  himself  from  the  Academy, 
for  the  purpose  of  attending  a  music  or  dancing  school. 

7.  Every  student  who  shall  be  concerned  in  any  kind  of  gambling,  if 
he  shall  be  under  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  shall  receive  from  the  Princi- 
pal such  correction  as  in  his  opinion  he  shall  deserve.  If  over  fourteen, 
for  the  first  offence  he  shall  be  publicly  admonished  by  the  Principal, 
for  the  second  he  shall  be  suspended  until  the  next  meeting  of  the  Trus- 
tees, who  shall  decide  regarding  it  as  they  think,  and  the  Principal  in 
that  case  shall  convene  a  Board  as  soon  as  he  can  conveniently  there- 
after. 

8.  The  ages  of  the  students  shall  be  made  known  to  the  Principal 
when  they  first  enter  the  Academy,  and  shall  be  recorded  by  him. 

9.  There  shall  be  a  vacation  of  one  week,  to  commence  on  the  first 
Saturday  of  May  in  each  year,  and  another  which  shall  commence  on 
the  Saturday  next  succeeding  the  fourth  Monday  in  Xovember  in  each 
year,  and  shall  terminate  on  the  first  day  of  January  following;  and 
on  the  Saturday  next  preceding  the  said  Saturday  above-mentioned, 
there  shall  be  a  public  examination  of  the  students  at  the  Academy,  by 
the  Principal  assisted  by  at  least  five  of  the  Trustees,  and  such  other 
gentlemen  as  he  or  they  may  invite  for  that  purpose.  On  the  day  next 
before  the  fall  vacation  there  shall  be  a  public  exhibition  by  the  students, 
either  by  the  delivery  of  single  pieces,  or  the  acting  of  plays  or  farces, 
as  the  Principal  shall  direct. 

10.  The  rules  regarding  prayers  in  the  morning  and  delivery  of  a 
discourse  on  Sunday,  shall  not  be  put  in  force,  if  at  any  time  the  number 
of  students  be  less  than  ten. 

11.  That  no  student  shall  be  absent  from  his  studies  during  any  time 
set  apart  for  the  purpose ;  and  any  one  offending  herein,  or  against  any 
of  the  rules  and  regulations  hereby  adopted,  shall  be  dealt  with  as  in 
the  case  of  gambling  herein  before  specified. 

12.  Any  student  who  shall  be  guilty  of  any  immoral  or  disorderly 
conduct,  other  than  what  has  been  herein  specified,  shall  be  subject  to 
the  same  punishment,  to  be  inflicted  in  like  manner,  as  in  the  other 
cases  before  mentioned. 

The  first  three  articles  are  necessarily  suspended  in  their  operation 
until  the  fall  vacation.  "Wnen  the  new  buildings  are  completed,  not 
only  these  articles  will  be  enforced,  but  every  other  regulation  adopted 


580  "Warren  County  Schools. 

which  the  good  order  and  prosperity  of  the  whole  establishment  can 
require.  By  order, 

March  30.  R.  Davison,  Secretary. 

—The  Halifax  (N.  C.)  Journal,  May  6,  1805. 

[The  above  appears  in  several  preceding  numbers  and  also  in  several 
succeeding  numbers  of  the  Journal.] 

WABENTON  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOB  1807. 

The  Warrenton  Academy  will  be  opened  on  the  1st  day  of  January 
next,  for  the  reception  of  students.  The  Trustees  have  engaged  Mr. 
Marcus  George  as  Principal  Teacher.  Mr.  J.  Mordecai  will  act  as 
steward  for  the  ensuing  year.  *  *  *  The  following  are  the  terms 
of  Tuition  and  Board.  For  teaching  the  Classics,  Mathematics,  Geogra- 
phy and  use  of  the  Globes,  etc.,  twenty  dollars  per  annum,  12  dollars 
paid  in  advance  for  the  first  session  and  8  for  the  second.  For  teaching 
the  English,  Arithmetic,  etc.,  fifteen  dollars,  9  paid  in  advance  for  the 
first  session  and  6  for  the  second.  Students  not  having  Relatives  in  the 
town,  or  its  vicinity,  must  board  with  the  steward  and  lodge  in  the 
Academy.  The  price  of  Board  $75  per  annum,  in  which  time  it  is  under- 
stood the  students  will  be  absent  during  the  Winter  Vacation  (one 
month)  those  who  stay  during  that  vacation,  to  pay  five  dollars  extra. 
Candles,  if  required,  will  be  furnished  at  two  dollars  per  annum.  Wash- 
ing and  mending  eight  dollars.  Those  who  do  not  furnish  their  own 
Beds  and  Bedding,  will  be  charged  eight  dollars  per  annum.  40  dollars 
must  be  paid  in  advance  for  the  first  session  and  35  in  advance  for  the 
second;  and  in  like  proportion  for  Candles,  Washing,  Mending  and  Beds. 

Warrenton,  Nov.  14,  1806. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  21/.,  1806. 

WABBENTON  ACADEMY  ITNBEE  WM.  CBAWFOBD. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  took  place  on  the 
25th  and  26th  ult.,  at  which  Dr.  J.  Bogle,  of  the  Louisburg  Academy, 
and  Alexander  Falconer,  Esq.,  attended  by  invitation,  who,  with  the 

Principal  of  the  Academy,  Mr.  Crawford,  examined  the  different  classes. 
*     *     * 

Warrenton,  June  27. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  19,  1810. 

WABBENTON  ACADEMY  EXHIBITION,  1811. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  in  the  Warrenton  Academy  will 
commence  on  Monday  the  2d  of  December.  On  Wednesday  night  suc- 
ceeding, a  Tragedy  and  Farce  will  be  performed  by  the  Young  Gentle- 
men of  the  Academy. 

Nov.  20,  1811. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  29,  1811. 


Warren  County  Schools.  581 

WARRENTON   ACADEMY    ANNOUNCEMENT,    1812. 

The  Exercises  of  the  second  Session  of  this  Institution  commenced  on 
Monday  the  6th  inst.  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Wm.  Crawford,  as 
heretofore. 

July  8,  1812. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  10,  1812. 

WILLIAM  CRAWFORD  APPOINTED  TO  OFFICE. 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY. 

William  Crawford,  the  Principal  Teacher  in  the  Academy,  having 
been  appointed  to  an  office,  under  the  federal  government,  there  will  be 
a  vacancy  in  that  department  the  ensuing  year,  which  the  Trustees  are 
anxious  to  supply  at  the  commencement  thereof :  For  that'  purpose  they 
have  appointed  the  undersigned  or  any  two  of  them  a  committee  to  con- 
tract with  any  one  who  may  be  desirous  of  undertaking  that  trust. 

This  committee  are  now  ready  to  receive  such  applications.  The  qual- 
ifications required  of  an  applicant  will  be  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
Latin  and  Greek  languages,  Mathematics,  Natural  and  Moral  Philos- 
ophy, Astronomy,  Geography,  the  use  of  the  Globes,  Reading,  Writing 
and  Arithmetic.     The  salary  will  be  in  all  probability  a  handsome  one. 

Wm.  Puffin, 
Kemp  Plummer, 

Warrenton,  N".  C,  August  2,  1812.  Jno.    Hall. 

CRAWFORD'S  SUCCESSOR. 

*  *  *  'j'hg  neXf-  session  of  Warrenton  Academy  will  open  on  the 
first  Monday  in  January  next,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Halbert,  who 
is  well  qualified  for  a  full  discharge  of  all  the  duties  of  a  Teacher. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  11,  1812. 

WARRENTON  COURSE  OF  STUDY,  1813. 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY. 

The  Committee  to  whom  was  assigned  the  duty  of  attending  the 
Examination  of  the  Students  of  Warrenton  Academy  on  the  28th  and 
29th  inst.  have  performed  that  duty  and  beg  leave  to  submit  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  the  following  Report,  to  wit : 

Class  "No,  1.  *  *  *  English  Grammar,  Reading  and  Arithme- 
tic.    *     *     * 

No.  2.     *     *     *     Arithmetic.     *     *     * 

No.  3.     *     *     *     English   Grammar.     *     *     * 

No.  4.     *     *     *     Arithmetic.     *     *     * 

No.   5.     *     *     *     Arithmetic.     *     *     * 

No.  6.     *     *     *     Ruddiman's   Grammar   and   Corderius   Colloquies. 


No.  7. 

*     * 

No.  8. 

*     * 

* 

%     % 

No.  9. 

:J:         ^i 

No.  10. 

*          * 

No.  11. 

*         * 

No.  12. 

*         * 

No.  13. 

*         * 

No.  14. 

*         * 

No.  15. 

#          & 

No.  17. 

s£         & 

No.  18. 

*         * 

582  Warren  County  Schools. 

*  Selectae  e  Veteri  and  Selectae  e  Profanis.     *    *     * 

*  13th  book  of  Ovid's  Metamorphoses   and  Sallust. 

*  Virgil's  Bucolics.     *     *     * 

*  Virgil  and  Cicero's  Orations.     *     *     * 

*  Virgil  and  Cicero.     *     *     * 

*  Cicero's  Orations.     *     *     * 

*  Greek  Testament.     *     *     * 

*  Equal  and  a  good  Class. 

*  European  Geography.     *     *     * 

*  Blair's  Khetoric.     *     *     * 

*  Paley's  Moral  Philosophy.     *     *     * 

[Names  of  pupils  and  comments  omitted. — C.  L.  C] 

Ordered  to  be  published, 
June  30.  Geo.  Anderson,  Sec. 

US1P  School  will  commence  on  12th  July. 
— Raleigh  Register,  July  16,  1813. 

THESPIANS  PERFORM  AT  WARRENTON  ACADEMY,  1814. 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY. 

The  Summer  Examination  will  commence  at  the  Academy  in  War- 
renton,  on  Monday  the  27th  June,  and  close  the  day  following.  The 
"Cure  for  the  heart  ache"  (a  comedy)  and  some  Farce  will  probably  be 
performed  by  the  Thespians,  on  Wednesday  evening  the  29th  June. 

G.  Anderson,  Sec. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  3,  1811f. 

WARRENTON  UNDER  MR.  MORGAN,  1814. 

WAKRENTON  ACADEMY. 

The  Semi-annual  examination  of  this  institution  will  commence  on  the 
1st  Monday  in  next  month.  The  undersigned,  a  committee  appointed 
to  engage  a  Principal  and  Steward  for  the  ensuing  year,  have  the  pleas- 
ure to  inform  the  public  that  they  have  engaged  Mr.  Morgan,  a  gradu- 
ate from  Yale  College,  in  the  first  character,  under  whose  direction  the 
study  of  the  different  branches  heretofore  taught  will  be  resumed  the 
first  of  January  next.  And  Doct.  Gloster  in  the  latter.  The  contiguity 
of  whose  houses  to  the  Academy,  and  the  high  character  as  houses  of 
private  entertainment  they  have  justly  acquired  as  well  as  the  great 
attention  and  care  which  it  is  believed  he  and  his  family  will  bestow 
on  their  guests     *     *     *. 

It  is  understood  to  be  the  Doctor's  intention  to  lodge  the  smaller  boys 


Warren  County  Schools.  583 

in  his  own  house  which  is  large  and  convenient,  and  place  the  larger 
ones  with  Mr.  Morgan  at  the  Academy.  W.  Ruffin, 

P.  Pitts, 

Nov.  22d,  1814.  Jn.  Hall. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  25,  181k- 

WAEEEJfTON  Of  CHARGE  OF  C.  A.  HILL,  1818. 

WARREXTOX  ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  recommence  on  the  29th 
of  June,  under  the  superintendance  of  the  present  principal,  the  Rev. 
C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M.  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Ezekiel  C.  Whitman,  the  present 
assistant. 

June  5. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  5,  1818. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  again  commence  on  Monday  the 
29th  instant  under  the  charge  of  Rev.  Charles  A.  Hill,  A.  M.  assisted 
by  Mr.  George  B.  Perry. 

June  18. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  26,  1818. 

#  *  *  The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  again  commence  on  Mon- 
day the  4th  of  January,  under  the  care  and  direction  of  the  Rev.  Charles 
A.  Hill,  A.  M.  who  has  presided  for  the  two  last  years,  to  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  the  Trustees  and  friends  of  the  institution.     *     *     * 

George  Anderson,  Secy. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  11,  1818. 

COUBSE  OF  STUDY  AND  SCHOOL  CLOSING  IX  1819. 

WARREXTOX  MALE  ACADEMY. 

The  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  closed  on  the 
evening  of  the  13th  inst.  The  different  classes  according  to  their  re- 
spective studies  were  examined  on  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arith- 
metic, on  the  different  parts  of  English  Grammar,  viz.  Orthography, 
Etymology,  Syntax  and  Prosody,  with  Etymological  and  Syntactical 
parsing;  on  Geography,  Logarithms,  Geometry  and  Trigonometry;  on 
mensuration  of  heights  and  distances,  of  Areas  and  Solids ;  on  Land 
Surveying  and  Navigation ;  and  on  Rhetoric.  The  classes  in  Latin  were 
the  Grammar,  Fables,  Csesar,  Virgil  and  Cicero ;  in  Greek,  the  Testa- 
ment and  Graeca  Minora. 

At  the  close  of  the  Examination  a  number  of  Young  Gentlemen 
delivered  select  single  speeches — many  of  them  exhibiting  a  high  de- 
gree of  proficiency  and  perfection  in  this  useful  and  ornamental  part 
of  Education.     *     *     * 


584  Warren  County  Schools. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  in 
January  next,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  present  Principal,  the 
Rev.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M.  who  has  presided  over  this  Academy  for  nearly 
four  years.     *     *     * 

Nov.  25,  1819.  George  Anderson,  Sec'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  3,  1819. 

WARRENTON  UNDER  HILL  AND  KERR,  1820. 

WARRENTON  MALE  ACADEMY. 

*     *     *     The  Exercises  of  the  School  will  he  resumed  on  Monday  . 
the  19th  instant,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Rev.  C.  A.  Hill,  A. 
M.  the  present  Principal,  assisted  by  Mr.  James  Kerr. 

June  13.  Geo.  Anderson,  Sec'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  23,  1820. 

C.  A.  HILL  TO  LEAYE  WARRENTON  ACADEMY,  1820. 

EDUCATION. 

The  Rev.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M.  having  resigned  his  station  as  Principal 
of  the  Warrenton  Male  Academy,  will  continue  his  superintendence 
thereof,  only  to  the  end  of  the  present  session. 

He  will  open  a  Private  School  in  Warrenton  on  the  first  day  of  next 
January,  at  the  same  prices  as  heretofore.  His  arrangements  are  such, 
that  those  entrusted  to  his  charge,  will  eat  and  lodge  in  the  same  house 
with  his  family.  Every  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  literary  advance- 
ment and  moral  deportment  of  his  pupils. 

He  has  been  induced  to  this  change  from  a  public  to  a  private  Semi- 
nary, because  he  believes  it  will  be  more  beneficial  to  his  pupils  and 
more  agreeable  to  himself.  Gratified  that  this  change  meets  with  the 
almost  unanimous  approbation,  sanction,  and  support  of  his  present 
patrons  in,  and  near  Warrenton,  he  can  but  hope  for  the  same  from 
those  more  remote. 

Warrenton,  Sept.  20,  1820. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  22,  1820. 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY  UNDER  G.  W.  FREEMAN. 

HAVING  engaged  Mr.  George  W.  Freeman  to  take  charge  of  this 
institution  the  ensuing  year,  the  Trustees  feel  it  incumbent  on  them  to 
state  that  they  have  taken  great  pains  to  acquaint  themselves  with  his 
character  and  qualifications ;  in  each  of  which  he  sustains  the  highest 
reputation. 

He  has  been  engaged  for  the  last  six  years  in  different  seminaries 
in  this  state,  and  they  understand,  has  always  given  satisfaction  to 
those  who  have  entrusted  their  children  to  his  care. — His  character  as 
a  good  disciplinarian  is  exceeded  by  none,  which  is  deemed  a  great 
recommendation. 


Warren  County  Schools.  5S5 

His  emoluments  depending  chiefly  on  the  success  of  the  academy, 
the  arrangements  will  be  given  up  to  him  as  far  as  will  comport  with 
the  duty  of  the  Trustees. — They  can  with  confidence  recommend  this 
Institution  to  the  attention  of  parents  and  guardians  generally. 

The  buildings  attached  to  the  academy  will  be  occupied  by  Mr.  Free- 
man, who  will  board  such  students  as  may  wish  to  live  with  him  on  the 
customary  terms. 

The  exercises  will  he  commenced  under  his  care  on  the  1st  of  January 
next. 

Prices  of  tuition  will  remain  as  hitherto. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  George  Anderson,  Secy. 

Warrenton,  Sept.  30th,  1820. 

— The  Star,  October  6,  1820. 

*     *     *     "p^g  exercises  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st  of  January. 
Students  will  continue  to  be  received,  as  boarders  in  the  family  of 
the  subscriber.  Geo.  W.  Freeman,  Principal. 

October  23. 
— Raleigh  Register,  October  26,  1821. 

THE  Examination  will  commence  on  Monday  the  3d  of  June;  and 
on  the  17th  the  Exercises  will  be  resumed. 

Warrenton,  May  18,  Geo.  W.  Freeman,  Princ'l. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  2k,  1822. 

THE  Examination  will  take  place  on  Thursday  the  12th,  &  the  Exer- 
cises will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  30th  instant. 

June  4,  1823.  Geo.  W.  Freeman,  Prinl. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  6,  1823. 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY  UNDER  J.  H.  OTEY. 

The  Trustees  of  this  Academy  have  the  pleasure  to  inform  such 
parents  and  guardians  as  may  wish  to  have  their  children  or  wards  edu- 
cated here,  that  they  have  engaged  Mr.  James  H.  Otey  as  principal — 
strong  and  satisfactory  testimonials  of  the  character  and  qualifications 
of  Mr.  Otey  (who  was  educated  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina 
and  is  well  known  to  some  of  us)  are  in  our  possession.     *     *     * 

December  1823.  George   Anderson,  Sec'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  12,  1823. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Pupils  in  the  Warrenton  Academy  closed 
on  Saturday  the  12th  instant. 

The  second  session  will  commence  on  the  first  Monday  in  July. 

By  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the  price  of  tuition  will  here- 
after be  twenty-five  dollars  per  annum. 


586  Warren  County  Schools. 

Mr.  Otey,  the  Principal,  who  occupies  the  Academy  buildings,  will 
receive  Boarders;  his  terms  will  be  one  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

Geo.  Anderson,  Sec'y. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  18,  182b. 

THIS  institution  will  be  open  for  the  reception  of  students  the  first 
Monday  in  January  next.  The  studies  are  preparatory  to  admission 
into  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  A  strict  compliance  with  the 
rules  and  regulations  of  the  Academy  will  in  every  instance  be  rigor- 
ously exacted. 

Great  attention  will  be  paid  in  imparting  an  accurate  and  critical 
knowledge  of  the  subjects  embraced  in  the  Academic  course.  Students 
entering  at  any  time  previous  to  the  expiration  of  the  first  quarter,  will 
be  charged  for  the  whole  session. 

Tuition  $12%  and  board  $50  per  session,  to  be  paid  in  advance. 

Dec.  18th,  1824.  James  H.  Otey. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  31,  182J/-. 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY  UNDER  G.  P.  WILLIAMS. 

THE  Trustees  have  engaged  Mr.  Geo.  P.  Williams,  of  Vermont,  a 
gentleman  whose  recommendations  command  their  full  confidence,  to 
take  the  management  and  direction  of  this  Institution  the  ensuing  year, 
feel  authorized  to  recommend  it  to  the  attention  of  parents  and  guar- 
dians. 

It  being  one  of  the  oldest  seminaries  in  the  State,  they  deem  it  un- 
necessary to  say  more. 

The  exercises  will  recommence  on  the  first  Monday  in  January  next. 

Board  may  be  obtained  with  many  respectable  families  in  town,  and 
perhaps  at  the  Academy,  on  reasonable  terms. 

By  order.  Geo.  Anderson,  Sec'y. 

Warrenton,  1ST.  C,  Dec.  1. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  6,  1825. 

AYARRENTON  ACADEMY  UNDER  M.  D.  DCOTELLAN. 

THE  Trustees  of  this  Academy  inform  Parents,  Guardians  and 
others,  that  they  have  engaged  Dr.  M.  D.  Donnellan,  as  Principal  of 
the  Institution  for  the  next  year.  From  a  knowledge  of  his  experience, 
his  qualifications  as  a  scholar,  his  steady  habits  and  moral  conduct, 
they  feel  every  confidence  that  the  School  will  be  well  conducted. 

The  School  will  be  open  on  the  first  Monday  in  January.  Tuition, 
Board,  &c  will  be  as  low  here  as  at  most  other  Academies — and  the 
Trustees  assure  the  public  that  dissipation,  idleness  and  extravagance 
will  not  be  countenanced  in  this  place. 

The    Latin,    Greek    and    French    Languages,    Geography    and    such 


Wakben  Cotjxty  Schools.  587 

Branches  of  the  Mathematics  as  are  necessary  to  qualify  a  student  to 
enter  a  University,  will  be  taught  in  this  Seminary. 

Xovember  21.  Step.  Davis,  Sec'y  pro  tern. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  28,  1826. 

WARREXTOX  MALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Subscriber  having  taken  charge  of  the  Steward's  Hall  connected 
with  this  Institution,  for  the  ensuing  year,  will  be  prepared  to  take 
Boarders  at  Eorty-Five  Dollars  the  session,  including  diet,  washing 
and  firewood.  Caswell  Drake. 

December  27th,  1827. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  1,  1828. 

WAERENTOX  ACADEMY  ODER  THOMAS  J.  YAEDEX. 

ADEQUATE  COLLEGIATE  Preparations  can  be  had  at  this  Insti- 
tution. In  the  Classics,  the  Institutes  of  the  present  Greek  Professor  of 
the  London  University  will  be  adopted :  no  less  official  authority  in  sev- 
eral of  the  other  Departments  will  be  established.  In  Latin,  the  higher 
or  Senior  Classes  may  read  Horace,  Juvenal,  Terence,  Works  of  Cicero 
and  Tacitus;  especially  the  Letters  of  the  first,  and  Annals  of  the 
Second. 

In  Greek,  Excerpts  maybe  read  as  Majors ;  but  not  in  preference  to 
entire  books  in  the  Original  X's  Anabasis,  Homer,  Euripides,  Hero- 
dotus, &c.  The  Illustrative  Studies  will  be  accorded  to  each  language. 
In  Mathematics,  Arithmetic,  Algebra,  Geometry,  Trigonometry,  &c. 
The  advance  students  may  attend  to  Chemistry,  <fcc.  In  Modern  Lan- 
guages, Erench  and  respectable  initiation  in  Spanish  and  Italian. 

In  English,  most  of  the  popular  branches,  particularly  concentrative 
ones.  Such  a  government  as  will  guarantee  reputable  deportment  and 
intellectual  advancement  will  form  a  primary  consideration.  Profes- 
sional character  is  best  appreciated  by  direct  reference  to  the  purest 
test,  official  investigations  and  public  Examinations. 

Warrenton,  Dec.  15.  Thomas  J.  Yaidex,  Principal. 

— The  Register,  December  28,  1832. 

The  Warrenton  Academy  is  open  for  the  reception  of  youth,  unexcep- 
tional in  character.  The  Collegiate  preparations,  the  Principal  hopes, 
will  be  adequate,  as  in  the  Classics,  any  of  the  Latin  and  Greek  books, 
read  by  senior  students  of  the  Universities  of  this  State  and  Virginia, 
may  be  read  here  and  with  the  requisite  illustrative  studies.  In  the 
departments  of  Mathematics,  Modern  Languages,  English  Chemistry, 
&c.  an  elevated  and  advantageous  result  may  be  secured  to  the  diligent 
and  aspiring  scholar. 

Terms  of  tuition  are  from  $10  to  $15  per  session  of  five  months; 
those  of  board  are  even  as  low  as  $60  for  the  same  time. 


588  Warren  County  Schools. 

N".  B.  Confidential  assistance  may  be  secured  when  the  number 
requires  it.  Thomas  J.  Vaiden,  Principal. 

Warrenton,  Feb.  5. 
— The  Register,  February  8,  1833. 

The  Examination  of  the  Pupils  of  the  Warrenton  Academy,  will  take 
place  on  Friday  and  Saturday,  the  24th  and  25th  instant.  Those  feel- 
ing interested,  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend.  The  second  Session 
will  commence  about  the  last  of  June.  Students  who  are  seeking  Col- 
legiate preparations  or  thorough  Academic  instruction,  may  probably 
have  an  opportunity  of  continuing  with  the  subscriber  until  the  com- 
pletion of  their  object,  as  his  continuance  in  this  section  of  country, 
may  be  permaent.  Subsequent  notice  will  specify  the  course  the  Prin- 
cipal proposes  to  adopt.  Thomas  J.  Vaiden,  Princ'l. 

Warrenton,  May  6,  1833. 

— The  Register,  May  7,  1833. 

WARRENTON  ACADEMY  UNDER  SOLOMON  LEA. 

The  Trustees  of  this  institution  announce  to  its  friends  that  they 
have  engaged,  as  Principal  for  the  ensuing  year,  Mr.  Solomon  Lea. 
In  his  talents  and  all  the  qualifications  required  in  a  good  teacher, 
they  have  entire  confidence.  To  those  unacquainted,  it  will  be  suf- 
ficient to  know  that  he  graduated  at  Chapel  Hill,  and  is  recommended 
by  the  Faculty  of  that  celebrated  school.  In  consequence  of  renewed 
interest  in  the  prosperity  of  this  Academy,  the  Trustees  have  been 
better  enabled  to  make  a  selection  of  their  teacher,  and  now  have  well 
grounded  hopes  of  placing  it  not  only  in  able  hands,  but  on  a  more 
lasting  foundation.  The  first  session  will  commence  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  January.  Board  and  lodging  may  be  obtained  in  highly  respect- 
able families  convenient  to  the  Academy  on  very  moderate  terms. 

Dec.  19,  1833. 

— The  Star,  January  10,  1831j.. 

FALKENER'S  YOUNG  LADIES'  SCHOOL,  1802. 

A  Room  of  Instruction  for  Young  Ladies  is  opened  in  Warrenton. 
The  Terms  of  Tuition  and  Boarding,  are  One  Hundred  Dollars  per 
Annum ;  one  half  to  be  paid  in  Advance. 

Application  may  be  made  to  Sarah  Falkener. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  19,  1802. 

YOUNG  LADIES'  BOARDING  SCHOOL. 

MRS.  FALKENER 

Acknowledges  with  lively  Gratitude  the  Pleasure  she  received  in  the 
expressed  Approbation  of  her  Pupils  Improvements  at  their  last  public 
Recitations.     She  proposes  to  devote  her  attentions  the  ensuing  Year  to 


Warren  County  Schools.  589 

such  Young  Ladies  as  may  be  confided  to  her  Care ;  and  assures  the 
Parents  and  Guardians  who  may  intrust  their  Children  or  Wards  to 
her  Management,  that  every  exertion  shall  be  used  towards  accomplish- 
ing them  in  Literature,  and  moral  and  domestic  Economy. 

The  first  Day  of  January  next  is  fixed  on  for  the  Reception  of  Board- 
ers and  Pupils ;  and  as  Mrs.  F.  has  great  Reason  to  expect  a  full  School, 
she  takes  the  Liberty  of  intimating  that  the  earliest  Applications  will 
command  Preference. 

Warrenton,  Dec.  10,  1804. 

figgr'The  extraordinary  Prices  of  Provisions  compel  a  small  Advance 
on  what  was  formerly  paid  for  Board,  etc.  The  Terms  will  therefore 
be,  for  Board  and  Tuition  one  hundred  and  five  Dollars : — For  Day- 
Scholars  twenty  Dollars  per  Annum,  one  half  of  which  must  be  paid  at 
Entrance  and  the  Remainder  at  the  Expiration  of  six  Months. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  180k- 

FRENCH  AND  MUSIC  ADDED  TO  COURSE  OF  STUDY,  1805. 

It  being  the  wish  of  many  of  the  Friends  and  Guardians  of  the  Pupils 
confided  to 

Mrs.  Falkener's 
Care  and  management,   that  they  could  be  instructed   in   the   French 
Language,  and  the  polite  Art  of  Music,  Mrs.  F.  is  happy  in  announcing 
that  she  has  procured  a  Master  for  that  purpose,  whose  Terms  will  be 
made  known  on  Application. 

Warrenton,  Jan.  7. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  11/.,  1805. 

DANCING  ADDED  TO  THE  COURSE,  1805. 

Mrs.  Falkener  has  the  satisfaction  of  announcing  to  her  Patrons  and 
the  Public,  that  a  Gentleman  (who  has  taught  with  much  Approbation 
in  several  of  the  most  respectable  Seminaries  on  the  Continent)  has 
engaged  to  attend  her  Academy,  for  the  purpose  of  giving  Instructions 
in  the  various  Branches  of  Music,  Dancing  and  the  French  Language. 
Such  as  chuse  their  Children  or  Wards  to  become  Pupils  therein  will 
be  pleased  to  make  Application,  when  they  can  be  acquainted  with  the 
Terms. 

Warrenton,  March  24th,  1805. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  8,  1805. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1S06. 

MRS.  FALKENER, 

Gratefully  thanking  her  numerous  Patrons  and  Friends  who  were 
pleased  to  express  their  Approbation  on  hearing  the  Recitations  of  her 
Pupils,  respectfully  informs  them  and  the  Public,  she  intends  continu- 


590  Warren  County  Schools. 

ing  to  devote  her  time  to  the  Cultivation  of  the  young  Mind,  in  all  the 
useful  Branches  of  Female  Education;  and  engages,  for  the  Encour- 
agement of  those  who  may  think  proper  to  patronize  her  intentions, 
that  she  will  most  assiduously  endeavor  to  instil  into  the  minds  of  the 
Scholars,  such  principles  of  Morality,  domestic  Economy  and  polite 
Behaviour,  as  may  render  them  Ornaments  to  their  Country,  Consola- 
tions to  their  Parents  and  Friends,  and  happy  in  themselves. 

The  terms  for  Board  and  Tuition  are  One  Hundred  and  Five  Dol- 
lars a  Year,  one  half  of  which  must  positively  be  paid  in  advance,  and 
the  remainder  at  the  expiration  of  six  Months. 

[JglF'The  School  will  he  opened  on  the  first  Monday  in  January 
next.  To  save  Trouble,  it  is  requested  that  each  Young  Lady  will  bring 
with  her  a  pair  of  Sheets,  a  blanket,  Counterpane  and  Hand  Towels. 

Dec.  7. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  30,  1805. 

FRANCIS  MAURICE  MUSIC  TEACHER. 

Francis  Maurice,  acknowledging  with  much  gratitude  the  encourage- 
ment he  has  received  during  his  attendance  at  Mrs.  Falkener's  Room 
of  Instruction,  is  emboldened  to  tender  his  further  services.  He  pro- 
poses, from  an  expectation  of  an  increase  of  Scholars,  to  teach  Music, 
vocal  and  instrumental,  treble,  tenor,  counter  bass  and  thorough  bass 
for  the  Piano  Forte,  and  Dancing,  for  twenty  five  dollars  per  quarter; 
and  promises  to  instruct  those  Scholars  who  may  engage  with  him  for 
one  year  certain,  in  the  necessary  art  of  tuning  the  Piano  Forte. 

Jan.  1,  1806. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  6,  1806. 

MUSIC,  SINGING  AND  DRAWING,  1807. 

MR.   MILLER 

Has  engaged  to  teach  the  above  Branches  of  the  Polite  Arts,  at  Mrs. 
Falkener's  Young  Ladies  Boarding  School  in  Warrenton.  Being  en- 
gaged by  the  patronage  of  many  respectable  Citizens,  he  means  to 
devote  his  time  entirely  to  that  Seminary;  and  anticipates,  that  his 
exertions  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  will  so  attach  his  Employers  as 
to  insure  a  continuance  of  their  favours. 

Jan.  28. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  2,  1807. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1808. 

Having  received  the  approbation  of  an  enlightened  Auditory,  who 
most  respectfully  testified  their  satisfaction  after  the  recitations,  etc.,  of 
the  Pupils  of  this  Institution  were  concluded,  I  hope  not  to  be  deemed 
vain  in  renewing  my  offers  to  those  Patrons  of  Literature  who  may 


Warren  County  Schools.  591 

think  proper  to  intrust  their  Children  or  Wards  to  my  care  for  the 
ensuing  year.     *     *     * 

Warrenton,  Dec.  5.  Sarah    Falkener. 

MUSIC,   ETC. 

The  Vacation  at  Mrs.  Falkener's  Boarding  School  having  taken  place, 
the  Subscriber  returns  his  thanks  to  those  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  who 
hare  thought  proper  to  encourage  his  attempts  toward  the  improvement 
of  the  Scholars  in  the  various  Branches  of  Vocal  &  Instrumental  Music, 
together  with  Drawing  and  Painting.  It  is  his  intention  to  exert  his 
best  endeavours  the  ensuing  year.     *     *     *  A.  C.  Miller. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1807. 

FIVE  TEACHERS  IN  MRS.  FALKENER'S  SCHOOL,  180S. 

The  Summer  Vacation  commences  on  the  13th  of  June  next.  'Tis 
the  request  of  the  Subscriber  that  the  Pupils  may  not  be  kept  at  home 
longer  than  the  time  prescribed,  which  is  a  fortnight.  She  takes  this 
opportunity  of  obviating  a  report,  which  must  have  been  circulated  for 
some  sinister  purpose,  "that  it  is  impossible  for  one  person  to  super- 
intend so  many  scholars,"  by  assuring  her  Patrons  of  the  Public,  that 
there  are  five  persons  (besides  the  Gentleman  who  teaches  musick) 
daily  employed  in  the  tuition    of    the    Pupils    confided    to    her    care. 

5jc         ;£         :j4 

May  23,  1S08.  Sarah    Falkener. 

P.  S.     Having  lately  made  a  considerable  addition  to  our  Buildings, 
there  is  room  for  the  reception  of  a  few  more  Young  Ladies. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  2,  1808. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1S09. 

YOUNG  LADIES  BOARDING  SCHOOL, 

WARRENTON. 

Emboldened  by  the  general  approbation  which  was  expressed  by  those 
patrons  of  Literature  and  Arts  who  honored  this  institution  by  their 
attendance  at  the  late  public  recitations,  and  grateful  for  the  enco- 
miums they  bestowed  whilst  viewing  the  exhibition  of  penmanship, 
needlework,  embroidery,  etc.  etc.  I  venture  again  to  offer  my  services  in 
the  discharge  of  those  duties  which  have  occupied  a  material  part  of  my 
latter  years.  *  *  *  I  intend  dedicating  my  whole  time  to  the  im- 
provement and  edification  of  such  Young  Ladies  as  may  be  entrusted 
to  my  care :  Assuring  their  parents,  guardians,  etc.  that  it  shall  be 
my  constant  study  to  discover  the  truth  or  bent  of  their  minds;  that 
where  it  is  necessary  I  may  be  able  by  gentle  and  persuasive  means 
so  to  meliorate  their  dispositions  as  to  induce  them  to  wish  to  learn ; 


592  Warren  County  Schools. 

and  where  the  propensity  is  already  discernable,  to  heighten  it  by  just 
commendation,  that  it  may  become  more  sedulously  emulous.     *     *     * 

Sarah  Falkener. 

Egl^Every  possible  exertion  is  employed  to  procure  a  Discreet  and 
properly  qualified  person  to  teach  Musick. 

The  School  will  be  opened  on  the  first  day  of  January  next.     *     *     * 

Warrenton,  Dec.  9,  1808. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  22,  1808. 

YOUNG  LADIES  BOARDING  SCHOOL, 

WARRENTON, 
The  Summer  Recess  having  taken  place, 
Mrs.  Ealkner 
Informs  her  friends  and  the  public,  that  her  School  will  be  opened  on 
the  5th  of  June  next,     *     *     * 

She  has  engaged  a  Gentleman  to  teach  vocal  and  instrumental  Music, 
whose  abilities  and  conduct,  she  is  happy  to  say,  appear  corresponsive 
with  the  high  recommendations  that  induced  her  to  employ  him  and 
she  has  additional  pleasure  in  communicating  that  he  has  a  daughter 
of  fourteen  Years  of  age,  that  is  fully  adequate  to  the  teaching  of  the 
Piano  Forte,  who  will  be  in  Warrenton  previous  to  the  commencement, 
to  attend  him  as  an  assistant,  in  order  that  the  scholars  may  have  the 
benefit  of  being  taught  the  theoretic  and  practical  parts  of  those  ac- 
complishments to  the  greatest  advantage.  He  desires  it  may  be  known 
that  the  rule  {which  has  always  been  observed  in  this  seminary)  for- 
bidding the  exhibition  of  any  but  sacred  music  on  the  Sabbath  Day, 
will  be  religiously  adhered  to.     *     *     * 

Warrenton,  May  19. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  19,  1809. 

PRAISE  FOR  MRS.  FALKEjVER'S  SCHOOL. 

Warrenton,  Dc.  12,  180ft. 
Yesterday  the  Young  Ladies  at  Mrs.  Falkener's  Boarding  School, 
closed  their  exercises  for  the  present  Year.  As,  in  such  institutions,  it 
is  not  practicable  to  examine  the  Pupils,  in  the  moment  of  Vacation, 
on  all  the  course  of  their  studies,  it  has  been  usual  in  this  Seminary 
to  make  an  Exhibition  of  the  proficiency  of  the  Young  Ladies,  by  the 
delivery  of  select  pieces  of  sentimental  prose  and  blank  verse,  rather 
than  to  examine  them  on  particular  and  prominent  parts  of  their  ordi- 
nary lessons,  as  better  calculated  to  discover  the  knowledge  and  taste 
they  have  acquired  for  elegant  language.  In  the  exhibition  which  took 
place  on  this  occasion,  the  Young  Ladies  discovered  an  improvement 
beyond  their  Years,  and  did  honor  to  their  instructors.  Several  pieces 
were  delivered  in  a  style  of  eloquence  which  is  rarely  heard.     *     *     * 


Warren  County  Schools.  593 

We  noticed  with  pleasure,  in  the  Musical  Exhibition,  which  took 
place  in  the  afternoon,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Krauth,  a  proficiency 
on  the  part  of  his  Pupils,  most  of  which  had  commenced  with  him 
within  the  last  nine  months,  such  as  might  have  been  expected  from 
the  instruction  of  a  Pike   or  a   Sambourne.     *     *     * 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  If,  1810. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1810. 

YOUNG  LADIES'  BOARDING  SCHOOL, 

WARRENTON. 

Mrs.  Falkener,  gratefully  returning  her  thanks  to  her  friends  for 
their  continued  encouragement,  informs  them  and  the  Public,  that  the 
Summer  Recess  expires  on  the  25th  of  this  month     *     *     *. 

Mr.  Krauth  *  *  *  will  continue  to  teach  Music,  Drawing  and 
Painting,  assisted  by  his  Daughter     *     *     *. 

June  12/1810. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  28,  1810. 

THE  SCHOOL  TO  BE  CONTINUED,  1811. 

YOUNG  LADIES'  BOARDING  SCHOOL 
AT  WARRENTON,  N.  C. 

The  Old  Institution  Revived. 

Excited  by  the  solicitations  of  some  respectable  friends,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ealkener,  make  known  to  the  Public,  that  they  purpose  to  re- 
sume their  former  vocation,  and  intend  opening  their  School  on  the 
first  day  of  next  January.     *     *     * 

December  15,  1811. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  20,  1811. 

THE  IDEA  ABANDONED,  1811. 

Warrenton,  De'cr  24,  1811. 

Mr.  Ealkener  having  recently  made  an  engagement  which  obliges 
him  to  relinquish  his  plan  of  reviving  his  former  institution,  takes  the 
earliest  opportunity  of  presenting  his  thanks  to  those  friends  and  pa- 
trons who  intended  to  favour  him  with  their  countenance  and  sup- 
port.    *     *     * 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  27,  1811. 

THE  FALKENER  SCHOOL  REVIYED,  1813. 

EDUCATION. 

At  the  solicitude  of  some  Eriends  who  are  desirous  of  seeing  us  en- 
gaged  in   our   former  vocation   we   propose   taking  under   our   care   a 
number  of  Young  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  tender   age  with   a  view 
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594  Warren  County  Schools. 

of  grounding  them  in  such  Principles  as  may  conduce  to  enhance  the 
pleasure  of  the  Parents  and  promote  their  own  happiness,  by  render- 
ing them  useful  and  ornamental  Members  of  Society.  Conscious  how 
much  depends  upon  a  vigilant  attention  to  the  early  bent  of  inclination, 
we  assure  those  Parents  and  Guardians  that  may  be  disposed  to  con- 
fide their  Children  or  Wards  to  our  instruction  and  management,  that 
every  preceptive  duty  shall  be  diligently  exercised — that  Persuasion 
and  Excitement  will  be  preferred  to  Coercion — and  that  their  literary 
pursuits  will  be  so  varied  as  to  suit  the  genius,  induce  emulation,  and 
render  them  eager  of  improvement.  The  School  will  be  opened  on  the 
second  Monday  of  next  month,  which  will  be  the  11th  of  January,  1813. 
Warrenton,  Dec.  19,  1812.  Wm.  and  S.  Falkener. 

flglPTerms  for  Boarding  and  Tuition  will  be  105  dollars  per  annum. 
For  Day  Scholars  20  dollars  per  ditto.     *     *     * 
— Raleigh  Register,  January  15,  1813. 

EDUCATION. 

ME.  AND  MKS.  FALKENEE,  OF  WAEEENTON,  1ST.  C. 

Acquaint  their  Friends  and  the  Public,  that  the  last  Session  of  their 
Institution  terminated  some  time  past,  and  that  they  propose  a  Eecom- 
mencement  on  the  second  Monday  in  January  next.     *     *     * 

November  14. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  30,  1811±. 

DEATH  OF  MKS.  SARAH  FALKENER. 

DIED, 

At  Warrenton,  on  the  24th  ult.  Mrs.  Sarah  Falkener,  wife  to  Wm.  Falk- 
ener, Sen.  Esq.  aged  64  years.  A  native  of  England,  this  respectable 
lady  has  been  30  years  a  resident  of  this  Country.  The  unvaried 
suavity  of  her  manners,  her  benevolence  of  heart,  and  the  unblemished 
worth  of  her  general  character  had  created  and  secured  to  her  a  numer- 
ous circle  of  friends.  For  many  years  she  devoted  her  time  and  talents 
to  the  education  of  Young  females  and  many  accomplished  and  excel- 
lent wives  and  mothers  in  this  State  will  gratefully  acknowledge  what 
they  owe  to  her  paternal  care,  and  unwearied  attention. 
—Raleigh  Register,  March  26,  1819. 

DEATH  OF  WILLIAM  FALKENER. 

Communicated. 

Died, 

In  Warrenton,  N".  C.  on  Monday,  December  6th,  of  the  Dropsy,  William 
Falkener,  Esq.  aged  about  68  years. 

Mr.  Falkener  was  a  native  of  the  City  of  London,  in  England,  but 


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for   more   than    30   years   has   been   a    resident   of   the   United   States. 

Mr.  Falkener  was  a  gentleman  of  great  taste  and  benevolence,  and  of 
many  excellent  qualities.  He  might  be  called  the  Founder  of  the  Sem- 
inaries for  the  education  of  young  ladies  in  this  section  of  the  country. 
Many  most  valuable  women  owe  their  instruction  to  him.  He  was  one 
of  the  most  elegant  pensmen  of  his  day.  He  was  a  warm  and  sincere 
Republican — and  although  he  loved  his  adopted  country,  he  never  for- 
got his  attachment  to  that  which  gave  him  birth. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  10,  1819. 

MORDECAI'S  FEMALE  SEMINARY,  180S. 

FEMALE  EDUCATION 
IN  WARRENTOK 

In  conformity  to  the  wishes  of  some  respectable  Patrons  in  this  place 
and  its  vicinity,  I  purpose  to  open  an  Institution  for  Female  Im- 
provement, on  the  first  day  of  January  next.  The  course  of  Instruc- 
tion intended  to  be  pursued,  is  the  result  of  observation  and  some  ex- 
perience, and  will  be  adopted  to  the  varied  dispositions  of  genius  of 
my  Pupils,  not  losing  sight  of  systematic  Arrangement  and  Progression. 
My  object  not  merely  to  impart  words  and  exhibit  things,  but  chiefly  to 
form  the  mind  to  the  labour  of  thinking  upon  and  understanding  what 
is  taught. — Whether  my  plan  is  judicious,  a  short  experience  will  de- 
cide; and  by  the  event  I  am  content  to  be  judged.  The  domestic  ar- 
rangement for  an  efficient  accommodation  of  my  Scholars,  will  be  an 
object  of  primary  concern,  and  placed  under  the  immediate  inspection 
of  Mrs.  Mordecai — believing  it  to  be  no  small  part  of  Education  be- 
stowed on  Females,  to  cultivate  a  Taste  for  neatness  in  their  Persons 
and  propriety  of  Manners :  they  will  be  placed  under  a  superintendance 
calculated  as  much  as  possible  to  alleviate  the  solicitude  of  Parents. — 
In  my  Seminary  will  be  taught  the  English  Language,  grammatically, 
Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Composition,  History,  Geogra- 
phy and  use  of  the  Globes.  Tbe  plain  and  ornamental  branches  of 
jSTeedle  Work — Drawing,  Vocal  and  Instrumental  Music,  by  an  ap- 
proved Master  of  distinguished  talents  and  correct  deportment. 

Terms : — For  Board,  Washing,  Lodging  and  Tuition  (Drawing  and 
Music  excepted)  $105  per  annum.  An  additional  change  will  be  made 
for  necessary  Books,  Paper,  Quills  and  Ink. 

Warrenton,  Aug.  18,  1808.  Jacob  Mordecai. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  25,  1808. 


596  Warren  County  Schools. 

VOCAL  AND  INSTRUMENTAL  MUSIC, 
DRAWING  AND  PAINTING. 

The  Subscriber  most  respectfully  presents  his  acknowledgments  to 
those  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  who  have  encouraged  his  endeavours  to 
promote  the  improvement  of  the  Pupils  committed  to  his  care  in  the 
various  branches  of  Vocal  and  Instrumental  Music,  Drawing  and 
Painting.  *  *  *  Few  attainments  afford  more  rational  amusement, 
and  tend  more  to  excite  Genius  and  amuse  the  Fancy,  than  the  pleasing 
science  of  Drawing  and  Painting.  This  art  has,  from  the  improved 
state  of  manners,  become  a  necessary  part  of  Female  Education.  He 
will  attend  during  the  ensuing  year  at  Mr.  Mordecai's  Boarding  School. 
His  Terms  of  Tuition  will  be  reduced  to  meet  the  exigency  of  the  times, 
and  made  known  on  application  to  him.     *     *     * 

Warrenton,  Dec.  8.  A.  C.  Miller. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  22,  1808. 

EXAMINATIONS  FOE  1809. 

FEMALE   EDUCATION, 
WARRENTON. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  pupils  of  this  Academy  was 
held  on  the  29th  and  30th  ult.  in  the  presence  of  a  large  and  highly  re- 
spectable audience.     *     *     * 

The  first  day  was  spent  in  the  examination  of  the  lower  Classes  in 
Spelling  and  Reading,  and  of  those  further  advanced  in  English  Gram- 
mar and  Parsing. 

The  second  day  was  devoted  to  the  Examination  of  the  higher 
Classes  in  Reading,  History,  Geography  and  use  of  the  Globes,  Speci- 
mens of  their  Writing  were  displayed,  together  with  the  Compositions 
of  four  Young  Ladies  who  had  written  upon  subjects  adapted  to  the 
occasion.  *  *  *  At  the  close  of  the  Examination,  the  Company 
attended  a  Musical  Performance  by  the  Young  Ladies,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mr.  A.  C.  Miller.     *     *     * 

The  School  will  open  again  on  Monday  the  17th  instant,  under  the 
same  superintendance  as  heretofore,  with  the  addition  of  a  well  quali- 
fied Assistant.     *     *     *  Jacob  Mordecai. 

July  1,  1809. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  6,  1809. 

FEMALE  EDUCATION, 
WARRENTON. 

Agreeably  to  the  rules  of  this  establishment,  an  Examination  of  the 
Pupils  was  held  on  the  7th  and  8th  instant,  in  the  presence  of  a  re- 
spectable Audience. — In  order  that  the  progress  of  the  Pupils  might  be 


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impartially  investigated,  Mr.  (Samuel)  Nicholson,  late  Principal  of 
the  Academy  at  this  place,  a  gentleman  of  distinguished  literary  repu- 
tation, and  totally  unconnected  with  the  School  was  solicited  to  preside. 

$  ^8  $ 

The  first  day  was  spent  in  Examination  of  the  lower  classess,  in 
Spelling  and  Reading,  and  of  those  further  advanced,  in  English  Gram- 
mar and  parsing. 

On  the  second  day  the  higher  classes  read  select  pieces  in  blank  verse, 
and  were  afterwards  examined  in  the  history  of  England,  Geography 
and  the  use  of  the  Globes. 

Each  class  exhibited  specimens  of  their  writing.  The  Compositions 
of  three  Young  Ladies  *  *  *  were  read  and  the  exercises  of  the 
day  then  closed,  by  a  handsome  and  impressive  address  to  the  Young 
Ladies,  by  Mr.  William  Euffin     *     *     * 

Many  of  the  Young  Ladies  appeared  in  dresses  worked  by  themselves, 
and  other  specimens  of  Needlework  were  likewise  displayed. 

On  Saturday  the  company  attended  a  Musical  Performance,  by  the 
Pupils  of  Mr.  Alexander  C.  Miller.     *     *     * 

Warrenton,  December  3,  1809. 

— Raleigh  Star,  December  28,  1809. 

RALEIGH  STAR  EDITORIAL  ON  MORDECAI'S  SCHOOL,  1810. 

MR.  MORDECAI'S  FEMALE  SEMINARY  WARRENTON. 

This  is  conducted  by  Mr.  Mordecai  himself  with  the  assistance  of  his 
Son  and  Daughters.  We  believe  this  to  be  an  excellent  Seminary.  Its 
conductors  possess  talents  and  a  fine  Literary  taste.  The  beauties  of 
such  authors  as  Addison  and  Pope  are  unfolded  to  the  Pupils  in  so 
interesting  and  engaging  a  manner  that  the  taste  is  generally  chastened 
and  refined  to  the  standard  of  Classick  purity.  The  mind  is  elevated 
superior  to  the  enjoyment  of  silly  Novels,  which  but  too  often  deprave 
the  taste,  corrupt  the  heart  and  enfeeble  the  understanding.  Music  and 
painting  are  taught  by  Mr.  Miller.  His  Pupils  by  being  taught  both  to 
read  and  compose  Music  are  made  to  understand  it.  His  Painters  are 
copyists,  but  they  copy  only  from  the  Volume  of  Nature. 

— Raleigh  Star,  March  15,  1810. 

EXAMINATION,  DECEMBER,  1810. 

FEMALE  EDUCATION,  WARRENTON. 

An  Examination  of  the  pupils  at  this  Seminary,  commenced  on 
Wednesday,  the  5th  instant,  under  the  superintendancy  of  Mr.  Craw- 
ford, Pricipal  of  the  Warrenton  Academy;  it  was  attended  by  a  numer- 
ous assemblage  of  Ladies  &  Gentlemen  of  the  first  respectability. 

The  exercises  of  the  Scholars  in  Spelling,  Reading,  Grammar,  Pars- 
ing, History,  Geography,  &  the  use  of  the  Celestial  and  Terrestial 
Globes,  occupied  the  two  first  days — the  Copy  Books  and  Needle  work 


598  Warren  County  Schools. 

of  the  young  Ladies  were  inspected  by  the  audience. — The  Composi- 
tions of  the  young  Ladies,  Miss  Henderson,  from  Granville,  Miss  Blake, 
of  Petersburg,  Miss  M'JNTeil,  of  Wilmington,  and  Miss  Gloster,  of 
Warrenton,  together  with  a  valedictory,  by  Miss  Jane  Vance,  of  Wil- 
mington, were  read,  and  very  generally  approved. — The  third  day  was 
devoted  to  the  musical  performance  by  the  pupils  of  Maj.  Miller  who 
likewise  displayed  specimens  of  their  progress  in  the  art  of  Drawing 
and  Painting. 

The  exercises  of  the  School  will  re-commence  on  the  8th  day  of  Jan- 
uary next,  under  the  same  Preceptors  that  hitherto  conducted  it — 
many  advantages  result  to  all  parties,  by  a  punctual  attendance  at  the 
opening  of  the  School.  In  addition  to  the  other  branches  of  Science 
heretofore  taught,  those  of  Astronomy  and  Natural  Philosophy  will  be 
introduced — .  The  French  Language  and  Dancing  will  be  taught  by 
Mr.  Crusolles,  a  native  of  France,  who  will  regularly  attend  during  the 
whole  course  of  the  year. — The  terms  for  board  and  tuition,  exclusive  of 
the  French  Language  and  Dancing,  are,  as  heretofore,  $105  per  ann. 
payment  will  be  expected  in  advance. — There  will  be  a  short  vacation 
after  the  summer  and  fall  examinations  in  July  and  December,  no  extra 
charge  will  be  made  for  those  who  remain  during  the  vacations,  nor  no 
deductions  for  those  taken  away — pupils  will  not  be  received  for  a 
shorter  term  than  six  months,  nor  will  any  be  admitted  as  day  scholars, 
who  do  not  reside  in  the  Town  or  its  vicinity. — For  the  information  for 
such  as  may  be  disposed  to  commit  their  Children  or  Wards  to  our  care, 
the  following  certificates  are  examined : 

I  do  hereby  certify,  that  I  attended  the  examination  of  the  young 
ladies,  at  Mr.  Mordecai's  institution,  on  Geography,  the  use  of  the 
Globes,  History,  Grammar,  Parsing,  Composition,  Reading  and  Writ- 
ing, and  that  their  very  accurate  knowledge  in  the  preceding  branches 
of  Literature,  manifested  by  a  strict  examination,  evinced  the  great 
assiduity  of  the  young  Ladies,  and  also  the  unremitted  attention  of  Mr. 
Mordecai  and  his  assistants.  William  Crawford. 

Warrenton,  December  8,  1810. 

ALEXANDER  C.  MILLER  respectfully  gives  information  that  he 
will  the  ensuing  year  to  superintend  the  Department  of  Music,  Drawing 
and  Painting,  in  Mr.  Mordecai's  Academy. 


We,  the  subscribers,  having  attended  the  examination  of  Mr.  Morde- 
cai's Scholars,  cannot,  in  justice  to  our  own  feelings,  withhold  the 
public  expression  of  the  high  satisfaction,  we  severally  received  in  wit- 
nessing the  great  proficiency,  discovered  by  the  different  classes  which 
came  under  our  inspection.  The  many  convincing  proofs  which  the 
repeated  examination  of  the  Academy  have  manifested,  would  render 
unnecessary  any  eulogium  we  could  possibly  confer  upon  it,  were  the 


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influence  of  its  merits  to  be  confined  to  the  visitors  only;  but  when  the 
extent  to  which  its  benefits  may  be  carried,  is  considered,  a  free  circula- 
tion of  the  advantages  to  be  derived  from  it,  is  highly  necessary — we, 
therefore,  most  cheerfully  testify  our  decided  approbation,  of  the  unre- 
mitted assiduity  of  the  Principal  and  his  associates,  which  is  proved 
better  by  the  progress  of  the  Scholars,  than  by  anything  we  can  say. 
The  several  classes  underwent  a  severe  &  strict  examination  by  Mr. 
Crawford,  Principal  of  the  Male  Academy,  of  Warrenton,  as  well  as 
by  Mr.  Mordecai  and  his  assistant,  and  almost  without  exception  acquit- 
ted themselves,  with  much  credit,  in  the  different  grades  of  Learning, 
at  which  they  had  arrived — while  health  which  bloomed  on  the  fair 
countenances  of  70  or  80  young  Ladies,  added  to  the  pleasure  of  the 
spectators  and  of  the  Parents  and  Friends — in  short,  we  cannot  but 
recommend  this  Academy  as  a  nursery  of  virtue  and  learning  to  such 
Parents  and  Guardians  as  wish  to  send  their  charges  from  home. 

Wm.  Rhea,  Murfreesboro,  James  Barnes,  Gates. 

E.  G.  Blake,  Petersburg,  Jno.  Garnier,  Wilmington. 

"Wm.  Starke,  Dinwiddie,  Robert  Cochran,  do., 

Jos.  Saunders,  Brunswick,  Wm.  Broadfoot,  Fayetteville. 

E.  Smith,  So.  Hampton,  Wm.  Person,  Warren. 

Thos.  B.  Hill,  Halifax,  Thos.  B.  Gloster,  Warrenton. 

Wm.  Gilmour,  Jun.  do.,  William  Ruffin,  Warrenton, 

James  Phillips,  Orange,  C.  J.  Krauth,  Warrenton, 

Wm.  Kirkland,  do.  Kemp  Plummer,  Warrenton. 

We,  the  undersigned,  in  addition  to  the  foregoing  have  attended  Maj. 
Miller's  exhibition  of  Music  and  Drawing,  and  are  pleased  with  both; 
the  progress  the  young  ladies  had  made  in  Music  was  quite  satisfactory, 
and  the  Specimens  of  Painting  really  surpassed  any  expectations  that 
could  reasonably  be  indulged — all  which  were  convincing  proofs  of  the 
capability  of  Maj.  Miller,  and  reflected  much  praise  on  the  young 
ladies,  who  have  been  engaged  in  those  pursuits. 

Robt.  Johnston,  Halifax.  J.  T.  Richardson,  S.A., 

J.  Garnier,  Wilmington,  W.    Broadfoot,  Fayetteville, 

Robt.  Cochran,  do.,  E.  G.  Blake,  Petersburg, 

James  Philips,  Orange,  K.  Plummer,  Warrenton, 

Wm.  Kirkland,  do.,  C.  J.  Krauth,  do., 

Wm.  Person,  Warren,  Thos.  B.  Gloster,  do. 

The  gentlemen  above  whose  names  are  not  signed  had  left  town  pre- 
vious to  the  Musical  Examination.  J.  Mordecai. 

Dec.  15,  1810. 

1ST.  B.  Each  young  lady  must  be  provided  with  a  pair  of  sheets,  a 
counterpane,  blankets  and  towels. 

— The  Star,  January  3,  1811. 


600  Warren  County  Schools. 

MORDECAI'S  SCHOOL  HAS  A  FIRE,  1811. 

We  are  requested  to  announce  an  unfortunate  occurrence  which  took 
place  in  Warrenton,  JST.  C.  on  Saturday  night  last.  Between  the  hours 
of  10  and  11  a  fire  was  perceived  bursting  through  the  roof  of  Mr. 
Mordecai's  Female  Academy.  It  spread  so  rapidly  that  in  the  course 
of  a  very  short  time,  that  extensive  range  of  buildings  was  reduced  to 
ashes.  The  fire  originated  in  one  of  the  chambers,  where  a  candle  was 
accidentally  left  burning.  Most  providentially  no  personal  injury  was 
sustained  by  a  single  individual,  although  between  seventy  and  eighty 
children  were  asleep  in  the  house  when  the  alarm  was  given.  A  large 
portion  of  the  furniture  was  saved,  owing  to  the  exertions  made  by  the 
inhabitants  of  the  town  generally.  The  prompt  and  generous  aid  given 
by  those  who  witnessed  the  distressing  scene,  would  render  it  invidious 
to  particularize ;  but  we  cannot  refrain  from  mentioning  the  alacrity 
and  zeal  displayed  by  the  students  of  the  Male  Academy,  which  con- 
tributed in  a  great  degree  to  the  preservation  of  the  property  contained 
in  the  building. 

Judge  Fitts  made  Mr.  Mordecai  a  tender  of  his  spacious  building  for 
the  reception  of  his  family.  The  offer  was  gratefully  accepted,  and  we 
are  authorized  to  say  that  the  institution  will  be  conducted  as  hereto- 
fore, after  the  lapse  of  a  few  days.     *     *     * 

— Raleigh  Star,  May  3,  1811. 

EXAMINATIONS  IN  1811. 
FEMALE  EDUCATION,  WAKKENTOK 
On  Wednesday  the  26th  instant,  an  examination  of  the  pupils  at  this 
Seminary  commenced,  it  was  attended  by  a  numerous  and  highly  re- 
spectable audience  who  expressed  in  flattering  terms  their  approbation  of 
the  manner  in  which  the  young  Ladies  acquitted  themselves.  The  Hon- 
orable John  L.  Taylor,  one  of  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court,  Alex- 
ander Falconer,  Esq.  and  Mr.  William  Crawford,  Principal  of  the  Male 
Academy,  presided. — The  first  two  days  were  occupied  in  a  strict  Exam- 
ination of  the  several  classes  in  Spelling,  Reading,  Grammar,  Parsing, 
Geography,  Astronomy,  the  use  of  the  Celestial  and  Terrestial  Globes, 
History  and  French  Language.  The  copy  books  were  exhibited,  but  the 
want  of  time  prevented  their  examination  in  Arithmetic  for  which  many 
of  the  pupils  had  been  prepared.  The  Compositions  of  Miss  M'!N~eil,  of 
Wilmington,  Misses  Gloster  and  Fitts,  of  Warrenton,  and  Miss  Adams, 
of  Fayetteville,  were  read  to  the  audience  by  Judge  Taylor,  who  at  the 
close  of  the  exercises,  delivered  to  the  young  Ladies,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  gentlemen  who  presided,  an  eloquent  and  impressive  address, 
expressing  his  satisfaction  at  the  accurate  manner  in  which  they  had 
acquited  themselves. — The  morning  of  the  third  day  was  appropriated 
to  a  Musical  performance  by  the  pupils  of  Mr.  Miller,  who  displayed 
their  usual  proficiency — The  number  of  pupils  exceeding  ninety  ap- 
peared blooming  in  health,  and  we  state  with  pleasure,  that  there  has  not 


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been  an  instance  of  serious  indisposition  the  session.  The  present  capa- 
cious building  though,  pleasant  and  commodious,  will  be  rendered  more 
so  during  the  vacation.  The  exercises  of  the  school  will  recommence  on 
Monday  the  18th  of  July — early  application  Avill  ensure  the  admission  of 
a  few.  The  pupils  will  continue  to  receive  instruction  in  all  the  branches 
above  mentioned,  Drawing  and  Needle  work  inclusive. 

Mr.  Miller  will  necessarily  be  absent  for  some  time,  two  gentlemen 
well  recommended  as  teachers  of  Music,  Drawing  and  painting  have 
been  provided,  who  will  attend  during  Mr.  M's  absence. 

Such  testimonials  as  heretofore  appeared,  we  shall  not  in  the  future 
lay  before  the  public,  trusting  that  the  credit  of  the  institution  is  suffi- 
ciently established,  and  conscious  that  no  diminution  of  assiduity,  on  our 
part,  will  render  it  less  deserving  of  patronage. 

Terms  for  board,  &c.  and  Tuition,  (Musick,  Drawing  and  French  ex- 
cepted) $105  per  annum,  payable  half  yearly  in  advance.  Each  young 
Lady  must  be  furnished  with  a  pair  of  sheets,  Blanket,  Counterpane  and 
Towels.  Jacob  Mordecai. 

Warrenton,  June  30,  1811. 

— The  Star,  July  19,  1811. 

FEMALE  EDUCATION,  WARRENTON. 

*  *  *  Mr.  Crawford's  report  of  the  Examination  of  Mordecai's 
School : 

"Having  attended  the  examinations  of  the  young  ladies  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  Mordecai,  and  having  myself  strictly  examined  many 
of  the  classes,  justice  to  them  and  to  the  institution  requires  that  I 
should  state  that  they  were  very  accurate  in  all  their  studies.  They 
manifested  an  extensive  knowledge  of  Reading,  Writing,  Spelling, 
Grammar,  Parsing,  History,  Geography,  the  use  of  the  Globes,  and 
the  useful  branches  of  Astronomy  and  Composition." 

On  the  6th  day  of  January  the  exercises  of  the  school  will  recommence, 
under  the  same  superintendence  as  heretofore,  Maj.  Miller  continuing 
to  fill  his  station  as  professor  of  musick  and  drawing.     *     *     * 

December  8,  1811.  Jacob  Mordecai. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  10,  1812. 

EXAMINATIONS,  1812. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  semi-annual  examination  of  the  pupils  at  this  Seminary  took 
place  on  the  25th  and  26th  of  June,  before  a  large  and  respectable  au- 
dience— Alexander  Falconer^  Esq.,  and  Mr.  Crawford,  Principal  of  the 
Male  Academy,  presided,  and  the  respective  classes  were  examined  on 
Spelling,  Reading,  Grammar  and  Parsing,  Arithmetic,  Astronomy,  Geog- 
raphy and  the  use  of  the  Globes,  History,  Mythology  and  Blair's  Lec- 
tures.— The  compositions  of  several  of  the  young  Ladies  were  read, 


602  Warren  County  Schools. 

and  the  specimens  of  Writing,  Painting  and  Needle  work  exhibited. — 
At  the  close  of  the  examination,  Mr.  Falconer,  on  behalf  of  himself  and 
Mr.  Crawford,  expressed,  in  an  excellent  and  appropriate  address,  their 
entire  approbation  of  the  proficiency  shown  by  the  pupils. 

Major  Miller  intending  to  leave  Warrenton,  the  departments  of  Music 
and  Drawing  will  be  conducted  [by]  Mr.  Plunkett  from  Williamsburg, 
a  gentleman  highly  recommended  for  his  ability  and  correct  deport- 
ment.— The  French  Language  will  also  be  taught  by  Mr.  P. — The  situa- 
tion of  the  Academy  is  elevated  and  retired,  the  enclosure  large  and  the 
building  spacious  and  airy. 

The  succeeding  session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  13th  instant — 
the  early  attendance  of  the  pupils  is  desirable. 

The  terms  for  Board  &  Tuition  in  the  English  branches,  including 
every  charge  except  for  books  and  stationary,  are  as  heretofore  $107, 
per  annum,  payable  half  yearly  IN  ADVANCE— no  pupils  will  be 
received  for  a  shorter  term  than  six  months  nor  will  any  deduction  be 
made  for  those  taken  away  within  that  term.  Jacob  Mordecai. 

July  1,  1812. 

— The  Star,  July  3,  1812. 

FEMALE  EDUCATION,  WAEEENTON. 

The  Examination  of  the  pupils  at  this  Seminary  commenced  on  Wed- 
nesday, and  closed  on  Friday  the  27th  instant.  The  respective  classes 
underwent,  in  their  usual  manner,  a  strict  examination  on  Spelling, 
Reading,  Grammar  and  Parsing,  Astronomy,  Geography  and  the  use 
of  the  Globes,  History,  Mythology,  Blair's  Rhetoric  and  the  French 
Language.  The  compositions  of  six  young  laidies  were  read,  and  speci- 
mens of  writing  and  Needle-work  exhibited.  A  musical  performance 
by  the  pupils  of  Mr.  Plunkett  appeared  to  give  very  general  satisfaction. 

On  the  first  Monday  of  January  the  exercises  of  the  school  will  recom- 
mence under  the  same  superintendence  as  heretofore— Mr.  Plunkett 
continuing  as  Instructor  in  the  French  Language,  Music  and  Drawing. — 
The  course  of  Education  pursued  in  this  Seminary  renders  the  early 
attendance  of  pupils  very  desirable.  Terms,  $105,  per  annum,  payable 
half  yearly  IN  ADVANCE — the  only  additional  charge,  (necessary 
school  books  excepted)  is  one  dollar  per  session  for  contingent  expenses. 
No  pupil  will  be  received  for  a  shorter  term  than  six  months,  nor  will 
any  deduction  be  made  for  those  taken  from  school  within  that  time. 

Jacob  Mordecai. 

Each  young  lady  must  be  provided  with  a  pair  of  sheets,  a  Counter- 
pane, Blanket,  and  Towels. 

— Raleigh  Star,  December  11,  1812. 


Warren  County  Schools.  603 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1815. 

FEMALE  ACADEMY,  WARRENTON. 

*  *  *  ^g  exercises  o£  the  school  will  recommence  on  the  first 
Monday  in  January,  under  the  same  superintendence  as  heretofore. 
Terms  of  board  and  tuition  in  Orthography,  Grammar  and  Parsing, 
History,  Astronomy,  Geography,  and  the  use  of  the  Globes,  Mythology, 
Blair's  Rhetorick,  Composition,  and  Needle-work,  Sixty  Dollars  per 
Session,  payable  in  advance — Music,  Drawing,  Dancing  and  French 
form  a  separate  charge.  Jacob  Mordecai. 

Nov.  19,  1814. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  6,  1815. 

SIMS'  LATIN  AND  ENGLISH  SCHOOL,  1809. 

The  Subscriber  wishes  to  inform  the  Public,  that  a  School  will  com- 
taenee  on  the  first  day  of  January  next  at  his  house  in  Warren  County, 
thirteen  miles  north  west  of  Warrenton  and  seven  miles  from  Williams- 
borough,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  John  H.  Pickard,  who  will 
teach  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  English  Grammar,  Geography, 
etc. 

The  Terms  of  Tuition  will  be  Ten  Dollars  for  Reading,  Writing, 
Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar,  and  Sixteen  Dollars  for  Latin,  Greek 
and  Sciences.     *     *     *  John  Sims. 

July  30. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  S,  1809. 

NICHOLSON'S  GRAMMAR  SCHOOL,  1812. 

GRAMMAR  SCHOOL. 

The  subscriber  living  eight  miles  north  of  Warrenton,  on  the  stage- 
road,  respectfully  informs  the  public,  that  he  intends  opening  a  school, 
on  the  1st  Monday  in  January  next,  under  the  superintendance  of  Mr. 
John  Forrest,  Jr.,  who  will  teach  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Eng- 
lish Grammar,  Geography,  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  &c.  The 
price  of  Tuition  will  be  for  the  English  twelve  dollars,  and  Latin,  Greek 
and  Sciences,  eighteen  dollars  per  scholar,  (half  paid  in  advance. — ) 
The  price  of  Board  will  be  fifty-five  dollars  per  annum.  The  subscriber 
intends  taking  ten  or  twelve  Boarders,  to  whom  all  necessary  attention 
will  be  paid.  Board  may  likewise  be  had  in  respectable  families  in  the 
neighborhood.  From  the  healthiness  &  convenience  of  the  situation, 
and  the  moderate  terms  of  Board,  and  Tuition,  the  subscriber  flatters 
himself  he  will  meet  with  liberal  encouragement. 

Warren  County,  Nov.  12,  1811.  George  Nicholson. 

—The  Star,  November  29,  1811. 


604  Wakren  County  Schools. 

SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY,  1818. 

We,  the  undersigned  having  engaged  the  Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell  and 
his  Lady,  to  teach  a  Female  School  in  Warren  County  and  within  one 
and  a  half  miles  of  the  Shocco  Spring,  respectfully  invite  Parents  and 
Guardians  of  Female  children  to  aid  them  in  the  Institution,  by  sending 
them  there.  Mr.  Cottrell  and  Lady  are  both  members  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  himself  a  Preacher  of  the  Gospel,  and  has  taught  school  for 
several  years  past  at  the  Hyco  Academy  in  Caswell  County  with  ap- 
plause, they  come  recommended  to  us  as  being  eminently  qualified  to 
discharge  the  duties  attached  to  their  trust. 

The  different  branches  of  Literature  that  will  be  taught,  are  Reading, 
Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Needle  Work, 
Drawing  and  Painting.  The  price  of  Tuition  for  the  three  first  branches 
$16  per  annum;  the  latter  $20.  The  exercises  of  the  School  will  com- 
mence on  the  2nd  Monday  in  January  1819.     *     *     * 

H.  G.  Williams. 

Joseph  Hawkins. 

Hill  Jones. 

Wm.  K.  Kearney. 

Robert  T.  Cheek. 

Whitmel  Alston. 
— Raleigh  Register,  November  20,  1818. 

WILL  RECEIVE  BOYS  UNDER  TEN. 

SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  The  exercises  of  the  School  will  be  resumed  on  the  first 
Monday  in  January,  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Cottrell, 
his  Lady  and  Son ;  who  have,  during  the  past  year,  conducted  the  Insti- 
tution entirely  to  the  satisfaction  of  those  concerned.  *  *  *  Small 
boys  under  10  years  of  age  will  be  received. 

Warren  County,  Dec.  4. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  10,  1819. 


Warren  County  Schools.  605 

TESTIMONIAL,  1820. 

"WE,  the  undersigned,  having  attended  the  late  examination  of  the 
students  of  the  Shocco  Female  Academy,  under  the  management  of 
Doct.  Cottrel,  his  Lady  and  Son,  feel  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  the 
performance  of  the  children  far  excelled  anything  we  have  ever  wit- 
nessed, and  therefore  are  entirely  of  the  opinion  that  this  school  is  not 
second  to  any  in  the  state.  Jo.  Hawkins. 

H.  G.  Williams. 

Tho.  G.  Stone  of  ISTash. 

Levi  H.  McLean. 

W.  Barbee  of  Chapel-Hill. 

J.  J.  Alston,  Chatham. 

E.  Garrette,  Bertie. 

Arthur  Cotton,  Halifax. 

B.  Hardy,  Bertie. 

William  Etheredge,  Bertie. 

Jas.  Southerland. 

Wm.  R.  Kearny. 

Whitmell  Alston. 
Warren,  25T.  C  June  16,  1820.  John  Battle,  Edgecombe. 

— The  Star,  June  30,  1820. 

SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY  FOE  1821. 

*  *  *  The  Exercises  of  the  School  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st 
January,  1821.     *     *     *  Thomas  Cottrell. 

Nov.  15. 
— Raleigh  Register,  November  17,  1820. 

ADVANTAGES  SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY,  1821. 

Doctor  Thomas  Cottrell  returns  thanks  to  the  Public,  for  the  liberal 
share  of  patronage  which  he  has  hitherto  received ;  witnessing  an  in- 
crease every  successive  Session.  The  Institution  at  the  commencement 
of  the  ensuing  year  will  be  permanently  established  at  the  well  known, 
highly  respectable  and  healthy  place,  Shady  Grove,  about  four  miles 
from  where  it  now  is.  The  School  is  in  a  flourishing  situation  at  this 
time ;  and  from  the  general  satisfaction  which  has  been  given  by  his 
Lady  and  Son,  the  governess  and  instructor  of  the  Students ;  their  un- 
remitted attention,  good  government  and  success  in  the  advancement  of 
their  pupils  in  the  Literary  and  Ornametal  branches  of  education,  he 
flatters  himself  that  he  will  continue  to  merit  the  attention  and  enjoy 
the  interest  of  his  friends. 

There  are  some  advantages  attendant  on  this  institution  not  common 
in  the  country — the  opportunity  of  regularly  attending  public  and  di- 
vine service  under  the  superintendance  both  of  a  itinerant  and  local 
ministry.     Medical  aid  in  the  family  without  cost.     Every  important 


606  Warren  County  Schools. 

branch  of  female  education  is  taught  except  music.  While  times  con- 
tinue as  they  are,  the  price  of  Board  and  Tuition  will  be  one  hundred 
dollars  per  annum,  or  fifty  dollars  per  Session — payable  in  advance. 

JNT.  B.     Boys  not  exceeding  ten  years  of  age,  admitted. 

June  28. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  29,  1821. 

COTTRELLS  MOVE  TO  SHADY  GROYE,  1822. 

THE    EXAMINATION" 

Of  the  Students  of  the  Shocco  Female  Academy,  under  the  direction  of 
Dr.  T.  Cottrell,  his  Lady  and  Son,  took  place  on  the  15th  and  16th  of 
November.     *     *     * 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st  Monday 
in  January,  1822,  at  Shady  Grove,  where  it  will  be  permanent. 

Dec.  14,  1821. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  1J/.,  1821. 

MALE  DEPARTMENT  ADDED,  1822. 

SHOCCO  EEMALE  ACADEMY. 

*  *  *  I  can  with  great  pleasure  inform  the  public,  that  I  have 
at  the  request  and  entire  satisfaction  of  all  the  Trustees  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  the  same,  employed  the  Rev.  Rufus  Wiley,  his  son  and 
daughter,  of  JNTewbern,  to  take  charge  not  only  of  this,  but  a  Male 
Academy,  (which  is  within  two  hundred  yards  of  it)  where  young 
men  can  be  prepared  for  the  University,  who  will  commence  the  first 
session  on  the  first  day  of  January  next.     *     *     * 

Oct.  26,  1821.  Wm.  K.  Kearny. 

[Philip  Wiley,  son  of  Rev.  Rufus  Wiley,  is  given  a  testimonial  by 
John  O.  Freeman,  principal  of  Newbern  Academy,  dated  February  24, 
1821 :  also  a  testimonial  from  William  Gaston,  president  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  dated  March  23,  1821.] 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  9,  1821. 

ADMINISTRATION  OF  1YILIE  AND  LUCAS. 

SHOCCO 

Male  &  Female  Academies, 

Within  two  hundred  yards  of  each  other  and  two  miles  of  the  Shocco 

Springs. 

The  first  session  of  the  exercises  of  this  Institution,  will  re-commence 
on  the  1st  day  of  next  month,  under  the  care  of  Mr.  PHILIP  WILIE, 
of  ISTewbern,  and  Mrs.  MARY  LUCAS,  of  Raleigh,  on  the  following 
terms : — For  Tuition  $10  in  either  department,  and  $40  for  Board  for 
young  ladies,  or  for  boys  under  ten  years  of  age,  if  boarded  with  Mrs. 


Warren  County  Schools.  607 

Lucas,  (who  will  be  well  prepared  in  a  large  convenient  warm  house, 
to  receive  15  or  20)  and  for  $30,  Board  may  be  obtained  within  one 
mile  of  the  same,  in  as  respectable  houses  as  any  in  this  part  of  the 
State. 

The  Institution  will  be  under  my  immediate  inspection,  where  every 
attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  and  deportment  of  the  Students  en- 
trusted to  it.  As  to  the  qualifications  of  the  Teachers,  I  cannot  say 
more  than  may  be  seen  in  the  annexed  certificates. 

"Warren  co.  Dec.  20,  1821.  William  K.  Kearney. 

This  may  certify  all  whom  it  may  concern,  that  the  bearer,  Mr.  Philip 
Wilie,  son  of  the  Rev.  Rufus  Wilie,  of  JSTewbern,  has  been,  during  sev- 
eral years,  under  my  immediate  care,  as  a  pupil  in  the  ISTewbern  Acad- 
emy.— During  the  whole  of  this  period,  he  has  been  distinguished  by 
the  undeviating  propriety  and  correctness  of  his  deportment,  as  well  as 
by  his  rapid  progress  in  the  various  branches  of  a  Classical  and  English 
education.  As  a  Latin  and  Greek  scholar,  he  may  deservedly  rank 
among  the  first  of  his  age — and  is  probably  surpassed  by  few — he  is  also 
well  acquainted  with  English  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Trigonometry,  and 
the  branches  usually  taught  in  Schools  and  Academies.  Indeed,  such 
has  been  the  singular  correctness  of  his  deportment,  and  such  his  thor- 
ough and  critical  knowledge  of  the  languages,  that  I  should  most  cheer- 
fully and  confidently  recommend  him  as  a  suitable  person  to  take  upon 
himself  the  office  of  an  instructor  in  any  School  or  Academy. 

Newbern,  Eeb.  24,  1821.  Jon.  0.  Freeman,  Principal 

of  Newhern  Academy. 

I  have  known  Mr.  Philip  Wilie  from  a  child,  and  cheerfully  [testify] 
to  his  uniformly  good  conduct,  and  correct  habits.  As  one  of  the  Trus- 
tees of  the  Newbern  Academy,  I  have  had  frequent  opportunities  of 
observing,  and  of  learning  from  the  observations  of  others,  his  attention 
to  study  and  progress  of  learning.  I  believe  him  a  good  scholar  and 
an  excellent  young  man.  Wm.  Gaston,  Pres't  of  Trustees 

March  23,  1821.  of  the  Newhern  Academy. 

We  have  been  for  some  years  Trustees  of  the  Newbern  Academy,  and 
so  far  as  our  observation  has  gone,  or  we  have  heard  from  others,  we 
entertain  no  doubt  that  the  character  given  Mr.  Philip  Wilie  by  the 
Principal  of  the  Academy,  is  deserved  by  him. 

J.  R.  Donnell,  M.  C.  Stephens, 

Edward  Graham,  A.  Henderson, 

J.  Stanly,  Tho's  Wadsworth, 

John  T.  Boyd,  W.  C.  Stanly. 
Erancis  Hawks, 

Rd.  S.  Mason,  can  testify  to  the  same  during  the  period  he  has  been. 


608  Warren  County  Schools. 

Raleigh,  19th  December,  1821. 
The  undersigned,  having  understood  that  proposals  have  been  made 
to  Mrs.  Mary  Lucas,  by  the  Trustees  of  the  Shocco  Academy,  to  take 
charge  of  the  female  department  of  the  institution,  over  which  they 
preside,  cheerfully  bear  testimony  to  the  fitness  and  acknowledged  qual- 
ifications of  this  Lady  as  an  instructress  in  the  various  branches  of 
education,  usually  taught  in  female  seminaries  of  learning.  She  is  a 
native  of  their  Town — has  been  raised  and  educated  amongst  them,  and, 
from  infancy,  has  been  personally  known  to  many  of  them.  They, 
therefore,  feel  justified  in  expressing  their  perfect  conviction  of  her 
abilities  as  an  instructress  of  youth. — Mrs.  Lucas,  acted,  for  some  time, 
as  an  assistant  in  the  Raleigh  Academy;  and,  as  such,  afforded  the 
most  unqualified  satisfaction.  During  the  present  year  she  has  been 
engaged  in  instructing  a  large  and  respectable  class  of  young  Ladies  in 
MUSIC ;  and  the  progress  of  the  pupils,  under  her  care,  justify  the  un- 
dersigned in  speaking  in  terms  of  high  commendation  of  her  compe- 
tency, to  teach,  in  this  useful  and  ornamental  branch  of  female  educa- 
tion. 

Will.  Polk,  A.  S.  H.  Burges, 

John  Haywood,  Wm.  Boylan, 

Wm.  M'Pheeters,  Bev.  Daniel, 

Jos.  Gales,  W.  H.  Haywood, 

H.  Potter,  Thos.  Henderson. 

S.  Haywood, 

P.  S.  Those  who  wish  to  learn  Music  will  pay  a  moderate  extra 
charge,  and  as  EXTRAS  have  become  so  common  in  schools,  there 
shall  be  no  other  in  this.  W.  K.  K. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  J/-,  1822. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1823. 

SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

MRS.  LUCAS  respectfully  states  to  the  public  her  intention  of  re- 
opening the  Academy  at  the  above  place,  on  the  first  Monday  in  Janu- 
ary next. 

The  retired  and  pleasant  situation  of  the  Shocco  Seminary,  its  salu- 
brious air  and  good  water,  are  acknowledged  by  all  who  are  acquainted 
with  it,  and  offers  inducements  to  parents  and  guardians,  of  which  few 
situations  can  boast.  Add  to  these  considerations,  the  facility  which  it 
presents  to  friends  to  see  or  write  to  their  children  or  wards,  being  only 
a  few  miles  from  the  great  Northern  road,  and  its  advantages  will  read- 
ily be  admitted. 

Mrs.  Lucas  stands  pledged  by  her  former  success,  and  the  approba- 
tion of  friends,  to  devote  herself  to  the  instruction  anl  morals  of  her 
pupils,  and  a  due  care  for  their  health  and  comfort.  Having  associa- 
ted with  her  an   able  Eemale   assistant,   she  will  teach   the   following 


Warren  County  Schools.  609 

branches  of  education,  viz.  Spelling,  Reading  and  Writing,  Arithme- 
tic, Grammar,  Geography,  History,  Astronomy,  Philosophy,  Drawing, 
and  Painting,  Plain  and  Ornamental  Needle-work. 

Terms. 
Board  and  Tuition,  $50  per  Session,  or  board  alone  may  be  had  in 
the  most  respectable  families  at  $40  per  session. 
Music,  20  dollars  per  session. 
Warren  county,  Dec.  1,  1822. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  6,  1822. 

PAISTTIKG  OX  VELVET  ADDED  TO  THE  COURSE,  1824. 

SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  examination  of  the  Young  Ladies  attached  to  the  above  Institu- 
tion, will  commence  on  Friday  the  4th  of  June,  next.  The  company 
of  the  Parents  and  Guardians  of  the  Students  and  of  all  others  who 
may  be  pleased  to  attend  is  respectfully  invited. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  15th  of  June. 
In  addition  to  the  Course  of  Instruction  pursued  heretofore  in  this 
Seminary,  Painting  on  Velvet  will  also  be  taught. 

Warren  county,  May  12.  Mary  J.  Lucas. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  llh  182Jf. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1826. 

SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

MRS.  LUCAS  respectfully  states  to  the  public  her  intention  of  re- 
opening her  Academy  at  the  above  place,  on  the  second  Monday  in 
January  next. 

The  retired  and  pleasant  situation  of  the  Shocco  Seminary,  its  salu- 
brious air  and  good  water,  and  the  facility  which  it  presents  to  parents 
for  communication  with  their  children,  offers  inducements  and  advan- 
tages of  which  few  places  can  boast. 

Mrs.  Lucas  stands  pledged  by  her  former  success,  and  the  approba- 
tion of  Friends,  to  devote  herself  to  the  instruction  and  morals  of  her 
pupils.  Having  associated  with  her,  an  able  female  assistant,  the  fol- 
lowing branches  of  useful  education  will  be  attended  to :  Spelling, 
Reading  and  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Grammar,  Geography,  History, 
Chemistry,  Astronomy,  Philosophy  and  Botany.  In  addition  to  these 
studies,  Drawing  &  Painting,  Plain  and  Ornamental  ISTeedle-work, 
Painting  on  Velvet  and  Music,  will  be  practically  taught. 

Terms. 
Board  and  Tuition  $50  per  session.     Music  $20  per  session. 
Warren  County,  Dec.  5,  1825. 

The  Star,  Halifax,  Washington,  Edenton  and  Warrenton  papers  will 
insert  the  above  four  times. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  9,  1825. 
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610  "Warren  County  Schools. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1827. 
SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

MRS.  LUCAS  respectfully  informs  her  friends  and  the  public,  that 
the  Exercises  of  her  School  will  re-commence  on  the  first  Monday  in 
February  next.  The  Examination  of  her  pupils  which  closed  on  the 
17th  of  November,  afforded  satisfactory  evidence  to  all  present,  of  the 
progress  they  had  made. 

During  the  present  year  an  Academy  has  been  built,  which  will  en- 
able her  to  board  a  greater  number  of  Students,  than  hitherto,  who  will 
have  the  advantage  of  her  constant  attention.  The  retired  and  pleas- 
ant situation  of  the  Shocco  Seminary,  its  salubrious  air  and  good  water, 
and  the  facility  which  it  presents  to  Parents  for  communication  with 
their  children  (being  near  the  main  Stage  Road),  offers  inducements 
and  advantages  of  which  few  places  can  boast. 

MRS.  LUCAS  stands  pledged  by  her  former  success  and  the  appro- 
bation of  friends,  to  devote  herself  assiduously  to  the  instruction  and 
morals  of  her  pupils.  Having  associated  with  her,  an  able  Female 
Assistant,  the  following  branches  of  useful  Education  will  be  attended 
to,  viz.  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Grammar,  Geogra- 
phy, Astronomy,  Philosophy,  Rhetoric,  Chemistry,  Logic,  History, 
Mythology,  and  Botany. 

Terms. 

Board  and  Tuition — $50  per  session — Music  $20  per  session — half 
payable  in  advance. 

Warren  County,  Dec.  5,  1826. 

The  Raleigh  Star,  Tarborough  Free  Press,  Warrenton  Reporter,  and 
Washington  Herald,  will  insert  the  above  4  times,  and  send  their  bills 
to  this  office  for  collection. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  8,  1826. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOE  1829. 
SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

MRS.  LUCAS  respectfully  informs  her  friends  and  the  public,  that 
the  Exercises  of  the  above  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st  Mon- 
day in  February  next. 

The  utmost  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  and  behavior  of  the 
young  Ladies  placed  in  this  Seminary;  and  its  retired,  pleasant  & 
healthy  situation,  its  salubrious  air  and  fine  spring  water,  make  it  a 
very  desirable  residence  for  youth.  This  Academy  has  been  under  her 
care  for  the  last  seven  years,  and  only  one  case  of  sickness  has  occurred 
during  this  time,  although  the  principal  part  of  her  pupils  were  from 
the  most  unhealthy  parts  of  the  State.  Being  only  a  few  miles  from 
the  Stage  Road,  her  Academy  affords  opportunities  for  Parents  and 
Guardians  of  regular  communications  with  their  Children  and  Wards. 


Warren  County  Schools.  611 

In  addition  to  the  usual  Elements  of  Education  and  Plain  and  Or- 
namental Needle  Work,  the  young  Ladies  will  be  instructed  in  Geogra- 
phy, History,  Astronomy,  Chemistry,  Botany,  Philosophy,  Mythology, 
Drawing  and  Painting  on  Velvet,  Music,  <xc. 

Terms. — Board  and  Tuition  $50  per  Session.  Music  $20.  Painting 
on  Velvet  $5.  For  Drawing,  Painting  on  Paper,  or  Needle  Work,  no 
extra  charge  will  be  made. 

Warren  County,  Dec.  15. 

The  Tarboro'  Press  and  Freeman's  Echo  will  insert  the  above  three 
weeks  and  forward  their  bills  to  this  office. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  19,  1828. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1S30. 

SHOCCO  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

MRS.  LUCAS  respectfully  informs  her  friends  and  the  public,  that 
the  Exercises  of  the  above  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  February  next. 

The  utmost  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  and  behavior  of  the 
young  Ladies  placed  in  this  Seminary;  and  its  retired,  pleasant  & 
healthy  situation,  its  salubrious  air  and  fine  spring  water,  make  it  a 
very  desirable  residence  for  youth.  This  Academy  has  been  under  her 
care  for  the  last  eight  years,  and  only  one  case  of  sickness  has  occurred 
during  this  time,  although  the  principal  part  of  her  pupils  were  from 
the  most  unhealthy  parts  of  the  State.  Being  only  a  few  miles  from 
the  Stage  Road,  her  Academy  affords  opportunities  for  Parents  and 
Guardians  of  regular  communications  with  their  Children  and  Wards. 

In  addition  to  the  usual  Elements  of  Education  and  Plain  and  Orna- 
mental Needle  Work,  the  young  Ladies  will  be  instructed  in  Geography, 
History,  Astronomy,  Chemistry,  Botany,  Philosophy,  Mythology, 
Drawing  and  Painting  on  Velvet,  Lace  Work,  Music,  &c. 

Terms. — Board  and  Tuition  $50  per  Session.  Music  $20  half  pay- 
able in  advance.  Painting  on  Velvet  $3.  For  Drawing,  Painting  on 
Paper,  or  Needle  Work,  no  extra  charge  will  be  made. 

Warren  County,  Dec.  19. 

The  Star,  Tarboro'  Press,  Halifax  Minerva,  Warrenton  Reporter  and 
Washington  Echo,  will  insert  the  above  three  times  and  forward  their 
bills  to  this  office. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  21,  1829. 

MRS.  LUCAS  RETURNS  TO  RALEIGH,  1S32. 

MUSICAL  INSTRUCTION. 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Lucas  adopts  this  method  of  announcing  to  her 
friends  and  the  public,  that,  in  consequence  of  repeated  solicitations, 
she  has  come  to  the  determination  of  again  returning  to  Raleigh,  with 


612  Warren  County  Schools. 

a  view  to  the  devotion  of  her  time  as  an  instructress  of  Music.  Her 
school  will  be  opened  on  the  first  of  January  ensuing,  before  which  time 
her  terms,  &c  will  be  made  known. 

In  this  community  where  so  large  a  portion  of  her  life  has  been 
spent,  she  feels  confident  that  it  is  unnecessary  to  say  anything  of  her 
qualifications  as  an  instructress.  She  trusts  that  her  friends  will  yield 
her  such  patronage  as  she  is  determined  to  merit,  and  this  is  all  she 
asks. 

Shocco,  September  29,  1832. 

—The  Star,  December  23,  1832. 

ADMINISTRATION  OF  MRS.  ANN  JOHNSON,  1832. 

FEMALE  SCHOOL  AT  SHOCCO  SPRINGS. 

Mrs.  ANN"  JOHNSON  avails  herself  of  the  present  opportunity  of 
informing  her  friends  and  the  public  generally,  that  she  has  procured 
a  Preceptress  to  take  charge  of  a  School  within  her  family,  inferior  to 
none  in  this  section  of  the  country.  Those  of  her  friends  who  feel  a 
willingness  to  entrust  their  children  to  her  care,  may  rest  assured  that 
no  pains  will  be  spared  to  render  them  comfortable  and  happy,  and 
that  all  due  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  cultivation  of  their  minds  and 
the  improvement  of  their  manners.  The  Lady  she  has  employed  is 
well  qualified  to  teach  all  the  useful  branches  of  Learning  usually 
taught  in  the  Southern  country,  together  with  French,  Italian  and  such 
other  Studies  as  are  desirable  for  the  completion  of  Female  Education. 
She  is  also  a  proficient  in  Music,  and  instructs  Young  Ladies  on  the 
Piano,  the  Harp,  and  Spanish  Guitar. 

Terms  of  Board  per  Session  $40 

Tuition  10 

Music  on  the  Piano  25 

On  the  Harp  30 

On  the  Guitar  25 

Drawing  and  Painting,  Needle-work,  &c.                     6 

The  School  will  be  opened  the  second  Monday  in  January  next. 
Dec.  19,  1832. 

The  Editors  of  the  Norfolk  Herald  and  Tarboro'  Free  Press  are  re- 
quested to  insert  the  above  three  times. 
— The  Register,  December  28,  1832. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY,  1819. 

Warrenton  (N.  C.)  Male  and  Female  Academies. 

The  Principals  of  the  Male  and  Female  Academies  at  Warrenton 
deem  it  necessary  to  inform  the  friends  of  these  Institutions,  and  the 
public  generally,  that  the  reports  of  the  existence  of  a  contagious  dis- 


Warren  County  Schools.  613 

ease  in  this  place  are  altogether  false ;  and  that  the  accounts  which 
have  been  propagated  respecting  the  number  of  deaths  that  have  taken 
place  are  greatly  exaggerated.  There  have  been  but  five  deaths  in  the 
last  three  months,  two  of  the  persons  deceased  were  far  advanced  in 
years,  one  of  them  died  of  the  Dropsy;  the  remaining  three  died  of 
fevers,  which  certainly  were  not  contagious,  and  of  which  there  are  now 
no  cases.  The  Town  and  neighborhood  are  quite  as  healthy  as  usual, 
as  the  Physicians  residing  in  this  place  will  testify.     *     *     * 

Charles  A.  Hill, 
Principal  of  the  Male  Academy. 
Andrews  &  Jones, 
Principals  of  the  Female  Academy. 
Warrenton,  April  22,  1819. 

We  do  hereby  certify,  that  the  above  statement  is  correct  as  respects 
the  deaths  that  have  taken  place  in  Warrenton,  the  existence  of  any 
contagious  disease,  and  the  present  healthfulness  of  the  place.  We 
have  not  been  called  to  attend  any  Scholar  in  either  of  the  Academies, 
which  we  undoubtedly  should,  had  there  been  occasion. 

Philip  Pope,  M.  D. 
Stephen  Davis,  M.  D. 
— Raleigh  Register,  April  30,  1819. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS,  1819. 
WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  Public  Examination  of  the  Young  Ladies  in  this  Academy,  will 
commence  on  Wednesday  the  16  instant;  and  will  be  continued  on  the 
two  following  days — when  the  friends  of  the  Institution  are  invited  to 
attend. 

The  business  of  the  succeeding  session  will  begin  on  Monday  the  28th 
inst.  Those  persons  who  intend  to  place  Children  in  this  Seminary, 
will  greatly  facilitate  their  progress  by  sending  them  early  in  the 
Session.  Jos'h.  Andrews, 

Tho's  P.  Jones, 

Warrenton,   1ST.   C.   June   1.  Principals. 

—Raleigh  Register,  June  4-,  1819. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1819. 
Warrenton   (N.  C.)   Female  Academy. 

*  *  *  The  next  session  will  commence  on  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary 1820.  The  Young  Ladies  are  boarded  in  the  Seminary.  Terms 
per  session  for  Board  and  Tuition  $75.  The  branches  in  which  they 
are  instructed  are  Plain  Needle  Work,  Marking,  Muslin  Work,  Read- 
ing, Writing,  Orthography,  Arithmetic,  Grammar,  Parsing,  Geography, 


614  Warren  County  Schools. 

History,  Mythology,  Belles  Lettres,  Chemistry,  Natural  Philosophy,  and 
Astronomy. 

Music,  Dancing  and  Drawing,  are  also  taught,  but  for  these  a  separate 
charge  is  made.  Joseph  Andrews, 

Tho's.  P.  Jones,  A.  M. 

Warrenton,  Oct.  26,  1819.  Principals. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  29,  1819. 

The  Exercises  of  this  Institution  will  recommence  on  the  first  Mon- 
day in  January,  1820. 

Young  Ladies  are  instructed  in  Plain  Sewing  and  Muslin  Work, 
Reading,  Orthography,  Grammar,  Parsing,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Geog- 
raphy with  the  use  of  the  Globes,  Mythology,  History,  Belles-Lettres, 
Chemistry,  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy. 

The  best  Certificates  the  Principals  can  give  are,  the  high  character 
they  brought  with  them  from  Philadelphia,  and  the  progress  made  by 
their  Pupils  since  they  have  been  in  North  Carolina.  The  System  of 
Education  pursued  in  this  Seminary  is  to  furnish  the  mind  with  a 
knowledge  of  things;  and  not  the  memory  with  words  only.     *     *     * 

Thomas  P.  Jones, 
Joseph    Andrews, 

Warrenton,  Dec.  10.  Principals. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  17,  1819. 

PLAN  OF  EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1820. 
WARRENTON  N.  C.  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  semiannual  examination  of  the  young  ladies  of  this  institution 
will  commence  on  Thursday  the  fifteenth  of  June,  and  will  be  con- 
tinued on  the  two  following  days,  it  is  believed  that  such  has  been  the 
progress  of  the  Pupils,  that  much  gratification  will  be  afforded  to  their 
friends  and  others  who  may  think  proper  to  attend : — Gold  Medals  will 
be  publicly  presented  to  two  of  the  young  ladies,  who  have  finished  their 
education,  and  who  have  distinguished  themselves  for  their  amiable 
deportment,  as  well  as  by  their  industry  and  acquirements.  Lectures 
on  Chymistry  will  be  delivered  on  the  evenings  of  the  first  and  second 
days  of  the  examination,  at  which  time  the  Pupils  who  have  studied 
that  branch  of  science  will  be  examined. 

The  next  session  will  commence  on  Monday  June  nineteenth,  no 
vacation  being  allowed  at  this  season. 

The  charge  for  board  and  tuition  in  the  several  branches  of  an  English 
education,  is  75  dollars  per  Session ;  but  when  Music,  Drawing  or  Danc- 
ing is  taught,  a  separate  charge  is  made.  Joseph    Andrews, 

Thomas  P.  Jones, 

Warrenton,  May  26th,  1820.  Principals. 

—The  Star,  June  2,  1820. 


Warren  County  Schools.  615 

COURSE  AND  EQUIPMENT  OF  SCHOOL  IN  1820. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  business  of  this  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
in  January,  1821.  The  ordinary  studies  of  this  institution  comprise, 
plain  Needle  and  Muslin  work,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Gram- 
mar and  Parsing,  Geography,  History,  Belles  Lettres,  Mythology, 
Chemistry,  Natural  Philosophy,  and  Astronomy,  Maps,  Globes,  an  ex- 
tensive apparatus  for  Natural  Philosophy  and  Chymistry  and  an  ex- 
cellent Orrery,  are  constantly  used  in  teaching  those  branches  that  re- 
quire their  aid ;  affording  facilities  not  possessed  by  any  other  Eemale 
Seminary  in  the  United  States.  Lectures  accompanied  by  experiments 
are  also  frequently  delivered  to  the  whole  School.  The  terms  for  board, 
washing,  and  tuition  in  all  the  above  departments,  are  75  dollars  per 
session,  payable  in  advance ;  or,  when  this  is  not  convenient,  in  a  writ- 
ten obligation  payable  at  some  period  during  the  session.  The  only 
extra  school  charges  are  for  pens,  ink,  paper  &c,  and  amount  to  $2.50, 
and  no  other  expenses  are  allowed  to  be  incurred  by  the  young  ladies, 
excepting  such  as  are  authorized  by  their  Parents,  or  Guardians. 

Eor  Music,  Drawing  and  Dancing,  each  a  separate  charge  is  made. 

The  Books  used  in  the  Academy  may  be  had  of  the  Principals  at  the 
usual  Store  prices. 

There  are  in  this  seminary  five  persons  constantly  engaged  in  teach- 
ing, independent  of  the  departments  of  Music,  Drawing,  and  Dancing. 
There  are  two  sessions  and  but  one  vacation  in  the  year  the  first  session 
closes  about  the  middle  of  June,  and  the  second  about  the  middle  of 
November;  after  which  there  is  a  vacation  of  six  weeks. 

Joseph   Andrews, 
Thomas  P.  Jones, 

Warrenton,  N.  C.  Dec.  1;  1820.  Principals. 

—The  Star,  December  8,  1820. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS,  1821. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  in  this  Academy  will  commence  on 
Wednesday  the  13th  of  June,  and  continue  for  three  days ;  immediately 
after  which  the  second  Session  will  be  entered  upon — there  being  no 
Summer  Vacation. 

The  system  of  Instruction  embraces  a  complete  course  of  English  Lit- 
erary Education  from  the  first  rudiments  to  Astronomy;  the  terms  for 
which  with  Board  and  Washing  are  75  Dollars  per  session.  Music, 
Dancing  and  Drawing  are  also  taught,  but  for  each  of  these  a  separate 
charge  is  made.  Each  young  Lady  is  to  furnish  herself  with  a  coverlid, 
a  pair  of  sheets,  blankets  and  towels. 

Pupils  are  all  boarded  with  the  Principals,  and  are  of  course,  always 


616  Warren  County  Schools. 

under  their  guardianship.    Their  expenditures  are  regulated  by  a  system 
of  strict  economy.  Joseph  Andrews, 

Thomas  P.  Jones, 

Warrenton,  May  30,  1821.  Principals. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  1,  1821. 

FINANCIAL  DIFFICULTIES  ARRANGED,  1821. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

An  advertisement  of  the  sale  of  the  premises  belonging  to  this  Insti- 
tution, has  excited  an  apprehension  in  the  public  mind,  that  it  is  not  on 
a  permanent  foundation;  the  Principals  deem  it  necessary  therefore  to 
inform  their  friends,  that  the  claim  under  the  deed  of  trust  has  been 
fully  discharged,  and  that  they  are  determined  by  their  unremitted 
attention  to  their  Pupils,  to  secure  to  their  establishment  the  high  repu- 
tation which  it  has  attained.  Joseph  Andrews, 

Thomas  P.  Jones, 

Warrenton,  Aug.  14;  1821.  Principals. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  17,  1821. 

RATES  OF  TUITION  AND  BOARD  REDUCED. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Pupils  in  this  Establishment, 
will  commence  on  Monday  the  12th,  and  close  on  the  14th  of  November. 
Gold  Medals  will  be  publicly  presented  to  several  young  Ladies,  who 
will  have  completed  their  education,  and  who  will  evince  a  radical 
knowledge  of  the  higher  branches  of  learning  not  usually  attained  in 
Female  Seminaries. 

Reduction  of  Terms. 

The  Terms  for  the  Session  commencing  the  first  Monday  in  January, 
1822,  will  be  Sixty  Dollars ;  being  20  pr.  cent  less  than  heretofore.  This 
sum  will  pay  for  Board,  washing  and  Tuition  in  Reading,  Writing, 
Arithmetic,  Grammar  and  Parsing,  Geography,  History,  Mythology, 
Belles  Lettres,  Chemistry,  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy.  Those 
who  remain  a  sufficient  length  of  time  at  School,  will  also  be  instructed 
in  Zoology  and  Botany.     *     *     * 

Music  and  Drawing  have  their  respective  Teachers,  and  form  a  sep- 
arate charge.  There  are  three  excellent  Piano  Fortes  kept  for  the  use  of 
the  Pupils,  and  in  these,  as  well  as  other  departments,  the  course  of 
instruction  is  solid  and  radical,  nothing  being  taught  by  way  of  Cate- 
chism.     *       *       * 

The  first  Session  of  the  year  ends  early  in  June,  when  there  is  an 


Warren  County  Schools.  617 

Examination  but  no  vacation ;  the  second  session  ends  about  the  middle 
of  November,  when  there  is  a  vacation  until  January.       *       *       * 

Joseph  Andrews, 
Thomas  P.  Jones, 
Warrenton,  (N.  C.)  Sept.  27,  1821.  Principals. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  28,  1821. 

EXAMINATION  AND  ANNOUNCEMENTS,  1822. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  Pupils  in  this  Academy  will 
commence  on  Wednesday  the  5th  of  June,  and  close  on  Friday  the  7th 
of  June,  when  the  friends  of  the  Institution  and  of  Education  generally, 
are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

The  Exercises  of  the  succeeding  Session  will  commence  on  Monday 
the  10th  of  June,  there  being  no  summer  vacation. 

In  this  Academy  the  Pupils  are  not  only  instructed  in  the  elementary 
branches  of  an  English  Education,  but  they  may  acquire  a  radical 
acquaintance  with  the  highest  branches  of  science  usually  taught  to 
Females  in  any  Seminary,  the  Principals  being  in  possession  of  an 
ample  Apparatus,  and  having  been  long  engaged  in  scientific  pursuits. 

The  terms  for  Board,  and  Tuition  in  all  the  branches  above  alluded 
to,  are  60  dollars  per  session,  payable  in  advance.  Music  &  Drawing 
have  their  respective  Teachers,  and  form  a  separate  charge. 

The  place  is  remarkably  healthy;  the  Pupils  all  board  with  the  Prin- 
cipals, and  are  constantly  under  their  guardianship.  Particular  atten- 
tion is  paid  to  economy,  no  expenditures  being  permitted  excepting  such 
as  may  be  authorized  by  Parents  or  Guardians. 

New  pupils  arriving  after  the  commencement  of  the  Session  pay  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival.  A  coverlid,  a  pair  of  sheets,  blankets  and 
towels  to  be  furnished  by  each.  Joseph  Andrews, 

Thomas    P.    Jones, 

Warrenton,  May  1,  1822.  Principals. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  3,  1822. 

JONES  AND  ANDREWS  SELL  THEIR  SCHOOL  BUILDING,  1822. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  next  Examination  of  the  Pupils  in  this  Institution  will  com- 
mence on  Tuesday  the  12th,  and  close  on  Thursday  the  16th  day  of 
November. 

Three  young  ladies,  who  have  completed  their  Education,  will  with 
the  usual  ceremonies,  receive  the  honors  of  the  Academy,  in  the  public 
presentation  of  Gold  Medals. 

The  Principals  having  disposed  interest  in  the  building  at  present 


618  Warren  County  Schools. 

occupied  by  them,   due  notice  will  be   given  of  their   future  location, 
which  will  be  in  the  neighborhood  of  Warrenton. 

Joseph  Andrews, 
Thomas    P.    Jones, 
Warrenton,   N.    C,    Oct.    22,    1822.  Principals. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  25,  1822. 

ADMTNISTBATION  OF  PLUNKETT  AXD  MORSE. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

ACHILLES  PLUNKETT,  being  now  in  possession  of  this  Institu- 
tion, no  exertions  will  be  spared  to  render  it  worthy  of  public  patron- 
age. To  the  objects  of  accomplishment,  great  care  will  be  used  in  adding 
the  important  lessons  of  propriety  of  manners.  The  efforts  of  his  own 
family  to  attain  these  objects  will  be  aided  by  the  talents  of  Mr. 
MORSE,  (an  American  gentleman)  and  his  daughter. 

All  the  branches  constituting  a  complete  course  of  English  Education, 
will  be  taught  by,  Mrs.  Plunkett,  Mr.  J.  D.  Plunkett,  and  Mr.  Morse. 
The  French  language  and  Music  will  be  under  the  direction  of  A. 
Plunkett.  Painting  on  Paper  and  Velvet  will  be  taught  by  Miss  Morse, 
and  should  there  be  a  sufficient  number  of  pupils  in  Dancing,  Mr.  La 
Taste  will  preside  over  that  branch. 

The  price  of  Board  and  English  Tuition  will  be  $65  per  Session. 
Music,  30 

Painting,  10 

]STeedle-work,  5% 

The  only  extra  charge  will  be  50  cents  per  session,  for  pens  and  ink. 

Pupils  entering  for  one  session,  pay  in  advance :  those  for  a  year,  pay 
half  in  advance,  and  half  at  the  end  of  the  classical  year:  those  that 
come  after  the  beginning  of  the  session,  pay  from  their  arrival. 

The  first  session  will  begin  on  Monday  the  6th  of  January,  1823,  & 
end  with  examination  in  June.  There  will  be  no  vacation  before  the 
end  of  the  second  session,  in  November,  when  the  second  examination 
will  close  the  year. 

Articles  of  Stationary,  Printed  Music,  and  implements  for  Painting. 
will  be  kept  for  the  convenience  of  the  pupils,  who  will  be  furnished 
with  such  as  are  indispensable,  at  the  Philadelphia  and  Petersburg  retail 
prices. 

Each  boarder  must  be  provided  with  a  pair  of  sheets,  a  counterpane, 
blankets  and  towels. 

For  the  information  of  persons  unacquainted  with  Mr.  Morse,  it 
may  be  proper  to  state,  that  he  is  recommended  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop 
Moore,  the  Hon.  Judge  Tucker,  and  Mr.  F.  Campbell,  Professor  of 
Mathematics  at  William  and  Mary  College.  A.  P.  has  also  in  his  posses- 
sion, letters  recommendatory  of  Mr.  Morse,  written  in  1819  and  1821,  by 


Wabeen  County  Schools.  619 

Com.  Macdonough,  Com.  Shaw,  and  Capt.  Crane  of  the  United  States 
Navy,  the  Rev.  Usher  Parsons,  of  Dartmouth  University  and  the  Rev. 
Wm.  H.  Wilrner,  of  Alexandria.  Prom  the  well  tried  abilities  and 
character  of  Mr.  Morse,  A.  Plunkett  feels  himself  warranted  in  ex- 
pressing the  fullest  confidence  in  the  superior  capacity  of  that  gentle- 
man for  communicating  instruction  in  that  most  desirable  branch  of 
Pemale  Education,  the  correct  knowledge  and  expression  of  the  English 
Language. 

Warrenton,  N.  C,  Dec.  1,  1S22. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  6,  1822. 

DEATH  OF  ACHILLES  PLUNKETT. 

DIED 

At  Warrenton,  on  the  25th  inst.  Mr.  A.  Plunkett,  the  Proprietor  of 
the  Pemale  Academy  in  that  town. 
— Raleigh  Register,  January  SO,  1821f. 

J.  D.  PLUNKETT  IN  CHARGE,  1824. 

WARREXTOX  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  examination  of  the  pupils  of  this  Institution  will  take  place  on 
the  16th  of  June.    Parents  and  Guardians  are  requested  to  attend. 
Warrenton,  May  15,  1824.  J.  D.  Plunkett. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  28,  1821}.. 

WARREXTOX  PEMALE  ACADEMY 

THE  second  session  of  this  Institution  will  commence  on  Monday 
the  28th  June,  and  close  about  the  15th  of  November.  Studies  and 
terms  same  as  before.  J.  D.  Plunkett. 

X.  B.     French  will  be  taught  to  those  desirous  of  learning  it,  at  $10 
per  session. 
June  25. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  29,  182 %. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOE  1825. 

WARREXTOX  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  first  session  of  1825,  will  begin  on  the  11th  of  January,  and 
end  about  the  middle  of  June. 

The  course  of  instruction  comprehends  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing, 
Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Geography,  the  use  of  the  Globes,  History, 
Mythology,  Xatural  Philosophy,  Belles  Lettres,  Botany  and  Chemistry. 

Prices  per  session,  in  advance: — Board  50  dollars,  tuition  15  dollars; 
(but  children  who  learn  only  spelling,   reading,   and  writing,   will  be 


620  Warren  County  Schools. 

taught  for  ten  dollars)  ;  needle-work  5%  dollars ;  pen  and  ink  50  cents. 

Music  and  French  are  also  taught ;  the  former  at  30  dollars,  the  latter 
at  121/o  dollars  per  Session. 

Every  day-scholar  will  be  charged  1  dollar  for  fire-wood;  besides  the 
above  charges  none  will  be  made,  except  for  the  necessary  books. 

J.  D.  Plunkett. 

P.  S.  It  will  be  optional  with  parents  to  board  their  children  at 
the  Academy  or  with  respectable  families  in  town.  Every  young  lady 
boarding  at  the  Academy  must  be  furnished  with  a  pair  of  sheets, 
blankets,  counterpane  and  towels. 

Dec.  8. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  10,  182J+. 

ADMINISTRATION  OF  E.  AND  C.  C.  BRAINERD,  1825. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

IT  is  already  extensively  known  that  the  Rev.  E.  Brainerd  and  the 
Rev.  C.  C.  Brainerd  propose  continuing  the  Warrenton  Female  Academy 
at  the  situation  formerly  occupied  by  Mr.  Jacob  Mordecai,  and  recently 
by  Mr.  Plunkett  in  Warrenton.  But  the  qualifications  of  neither  the 
Gentlemen  or  the  Ladies  by  whom  they  will  be  assisted  are  sufficiently 
known  to  inspire  the  public  with  confidence  or  ensure  encouragement 
to  their  exertions  in  the  cause  of  Female  instruction. 

We  have  had  before  us  the  highest  testimonials  of  the  talents  and 
fair  moral  character  of  the  Gentlemen  and  the  Ladies  associated  as  the 
directors  and  directresses  of  the  proposed  institution,  and  do  with 
much  pleasure  recommend  them  to  the  confidence  and  patronage  of  the 
public.  John  Hall, 

Robt.  H.  Jones, 
Kemp  Plummer, 
Peter  R.  Davis, 
Stephen  Davis, 
Jas.  Somervill, 
Sam'l  Hillman, 
John  Anderson, 
Geo.  Anderson, 
Philip  C.  Pope, 
Warrenton,  N".  C.  Dec.  14.  Daniel   Turner. 

Those  editors  who  have  published  the  advertisement  of  the  Messrs. 
Brainerds  relative  to  their  proposed  Academy  will  insert  the  above 
until  the  second  week  in  January,  and  forward  their  account  with  that 
of  the  others. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  16,  1825. 


Warren  County  Schools.  621 

COUBSE   OF  STUDY  AND  PLANS,  1825. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

The  Rev.  E.  Brainerd  and.  the  Rev.  C.  C.  Brainerd, 
HAVING  purchased  the  situation  recently  occupied  by  Mrs.  Plunkett, 
as  a  Female  Seminary,  purpose  to  continue  the  same  for  the  Education 
of  Young  Ladies,  in  the  following  branches : 

Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  English,  Grammar,  Modern  and  Ancient 
Geography  with  the  use  of  Maps  and  Globes,  Projecting  Maps,  Simple 
and  Compound  Arithmetic,  Mathematics,  Elements  of  Composition, 
Modern  and  Ancient  History,  Astronomy,  Mnemonics  applied  to  Chro- 
nology, History  and  Astronomy,  Natural  History,  Elements  of  Criti- 
cism, Mythology,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Logic,  French,  Span- 
ish, Italian  and  (if  desired)  the  dead  languages,  Chemistry,  Botany  and 
Mineralogy  with  a  course  of  lectures  thereon,  Music,  Ornamental  Pen- 
manship, Plain  and  Ornamental  Needlework,  Drawing  and  Perspective, 
Painting  in  water  colors,  on  paper,  vellum,  velvet  and  satin,  Painting 
transparences  and  in  distempore  style,  and  Crayon  Drawing. 

PAINTING  IN  OIL, 

Making  Artificial  Fruit  and  Flowers  in  Wax, 
GILDING,  JAPANING,  BRONZING  AND 

Varnishing. 

They  will  be  assisted  by  Mrs.  BRAINERD,  Miss  L.  BRAINERD, 
(the  recent  Directress  of  the  Hillsborough  Academy,)  and  Miss  S. 
BRAINERD,  members  of  their  family. 

TERMS  PER  SESSION, 

As  previously  established  by  Mrs.  Plunkett. 
Payable  in  advance, 

English  Tuition,  in  all  its  branches                                              Dollars  15 

The  Languages    12 

Music 25 

Needle  Work   5 

Drawing  &c  as  above,  for  each 5 

or  per  session 15 

Painting  in  Oil   15 

Making  Artificial  Fruit  and  Flowers  in  Wax 5 

Gilding,  &c 10 

Children,  in  Spelling,  Reading  and  Writing,  only 10 

Board    50 

Pupils  may  attend  to  any  of  the  above  specified  branches,  at  the 
option  of  Parents  and  Guardians. 

The  first  session  will  commence  on  the  2d  Monday  in  January,  1826, 


622  Warren  County  Schools. 

There  will  be  an  examination  in  June  and  November  at  the  close  of 
each  session.  The  only  vacation  of  the  Seminary,  will  be  between  the 
November  examination  and  the  commencement  of  the  succeeding  year. 

Though  not  required,  it  is  desirable,  for  many  important  reasons, 
that  the  Young  Ladies  should  board  with  the  Teachers — They  will  be 
under  their  more  immediate  inspection — the  Teachers  will  themselves 
be  more  responsible  for  their  conduct  when  out  of  school — they  will 
also  have  many  more  opportunities  of  improving  their  minds  and  man- 
ners, while  members  of  their  family;  for  as  such,  strictly  and  truly, 
all  Boarders  will  be  considered  and  treated — together  with  many  other 
advantages.  Those  who  board  with  them  must  come  provided  with  a 
pair  of  Sheets  and  Blankets  and  a  Counterpane,  each  as  heretofore 
required  in  the  school. 

The  TEACHERS  of  this  Seminary  beg  leave  to  say  a  word  on  the 
important  subject  of  morals.  While  their  attention  will  be  devoted  to 
the  formation  of  lady  like  manners  in  their  Pupils,  their  morals  will  be 
still  more  the  subject  of  anxious  watchfulness.  Ever  solicitous  as  they 
will  be  to  win  the  affections  of  their  Pupils,  those  who  preside  over  the 
Seminary  will  avail  themselves  of  that  affection  to  instil  the  principles 
of  morality. 

Warrenton,  1ST.  C. 

18th  Nov.  1825. 

- — Raleigh  Register,  November  25,  1825. 

SYSTEM  OF  STUDIES,  1826. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

MOST  grateful  for  the  great  and  unexpected  Encouragement  which 
this  Institution  is  receiving  from  a  generous  public,  the  Principals  beg 
leave  to  submit,  through  the  columns  of  the  newspapers,  the  following 
sketch  of  the  system  of  Studies  regularly  pursued  by  the  Young  Ladies. 

The  Senior  Class  are  engaged  in  the  study  of  English  Grammar, 
Arithmetic,  Logic,  Ancient  Geography  sacred  &  profane,  Chemistry, 
and  Astronomy,  with  a  daily  exercise  in  Reading  and  Writing — Com- 
position weekly. 

The  Junior  Class  study  English  Grammar,  Dictionary,  Mythology, 
Arithmetic,  Tytler's  History,  and  Natural  Philosophy,  with  a  daily 
exercise  in  Reading  and  Writing — Composition  once  a  fortnight. 

The  Studies  of  the  second  Class  are  English  Grammar,  Modern  Geog- 
raphy, (with  the  use  of  Globes,  and  Drawing  of  Maps — the  History  of 
the  United  States,  Arithmetic  and  Spelling;  with  a  daily  exercise  in 
Reading  and  Writing — Composition  weekly. 

The  First  Class,  composed  of  the  smaller  scholars  and  divided  into 
sections  or  sub-classes ;  attend  to  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Modern 
Geography,  English   Grammar,  Tables  and  Elements   of  Composition. 


Warren  County  Schools.  623 

The  youngest  scholars  of  this  Class  commence  in  Spelling,  and  are  ad- 
vanced regularly. 

These,  with  the  Ornamental  Branches  and  French  to  which  all,  who 
wish,  attend,  constitute  the  present  course  of  education  in  this  Institu- 
tion. 

The  recitations  of  every  day  are  also  appointed  in  such  regular  suc- 
cession that  each  pupil  knows  the  time  and  order  of  reciting  her  daily 
lessons. 

The  doors  of  our  school  are  daily  open  to  all  who  may  feel  any  inter- 
est in  it — and  all  are  invited  to  come,  examine  and  judge  for  themselves 
— Due  notice  will  be  given  of  the  time  of  the  first  examination — and 
we  indulge  a  hope,  that  such  of  our  patrons  and  friends  of  this  Academy, 
as  may  visit  us  at  that  time  will  find  every  reason  to  be  satisfied  with  the 
progress  and  deportment  of  the  pupils  committed  to  our  charge. 

E.  Brainerd. 
C.   C.  Brainerd. 

Warrenton,  10th  April,  1826.  Principals. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  13,  1826. 

INCREASE  IN  TEACHERS  AND  EQUIPMENT,  1827. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Pupils  of  this  Seminary,  will 
commence  on  Tuesday  the  14th  November,  to  which  the  Parents  and 
Guardians  of  the  Pupils,  and  the  friends  of  the  Institution,  are  respect- 
fully invited. 

Such,  has  been  the  unexpected  patronage  which  this  Institution  has 
received  from  its  commencement ;  and  so  numerous  is  the  present  num- 
ber of  Pupils,  that  the  Principals  feel  themselves  justified  in  enlarging 
the  present  course  of  Studies  and  Apparatus,  as  well  as  increasing  the 
number  of  their  Teachers. 

The  Junior  Principal  will  accordingly  visit  the  North,  during  the 
ensuing  vacation,  for  the  purpose  of  procuring  the  most  approved 
Teachers,  and  none  others  will  be  employed  in  any  department  in  the 
Seminary  and  a  Chemical  and  Philosophical  Apparatus,  sufficiently 
extensive  for  giving  the  necessary  explanations,  by  way  of  Lectures 
in  Chemistry  and  Philosophy.  A  choice  Cabinet  of  Minerals  will  be 
procured,  and  Lectures  upon  Mineralogy  and  Geology  delivered. 

A  large  and  judicious  assortment  of  Maps  and  Charts  will  also  be 
obtained,  together  with  many  other  facilities  in  improving  the  minds 
of  those  committed  to  our  instruction. 

Our  charges  for  the  succeeding  year  will  not  be  increased — nor  will 
extra  charges  be  made  except  at  the  instance  and  by  the  direction  of  the 
parent  or  guardian. 


624  Warren  County  Schools. 

The  Exercises  of  the  Academy  will  be  resumed  on  the  8th  of  January, 
1827.  E.  Brainerd, 

C.  C.  Brainerd, 
Oct.  6.  Prinfls. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  17,  1826. 

CHANGES  IN  TEACHING  FOECE  FOR  1827. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  parents,  guardians  and  friends  of  the  young  ladies  at  this  Insti- 
tion,  are  respectfully  informed  that  since  the  recent  lamentable  loss 
of  one  of  the  Principals,  they  are  prosecuting  their  studies  and  will 
continue  them  until  the  insuing  examination,  which  has  been  heretofore 
advertised  and  will  take  place  on  the  14th  inst.  under  the  care  and  direc- 
tion of  the  young  ladies  of  our  family,  assisted  by  Mr.  Kendriek,  a 
gentleman  of  character  and  talents,  a  graduate  of  distinction  at  Dart- 
mouth College,  who  possesses  the  best  testimonials  of  his  qualifications 
to  discharge  his  duties  ably. 

Parents  and  guardians  at  a  distance  have  no  cause  to  be  alarmed  at 
reports  of  sickness  in  the  family — the  School  has  never  been  more 
healthy  in  any  former  year — to  which  the  Physician  in  the  place  can 
bear  witness — and  not  a  member  of  the  School,  and  but  one  of  the  family 
is  now  unwell. 

The  school  will  be  continued  the  next  year,  and  able  Assistants  pro- 
cured.    Due  notice  of  the  time  and  other  particulars  will  be  given. 

Warrenton,  1ST.  C.  Nov.  1,  1826.  Elijah  Brainerd. 

The  undersigned  have  carefully  examined  the  testimonials  of  Mr 
John  Kendriek,  the  gentleman  mentioned  in  the  preceding  advertisement 
of  the  Principal  of  the  Warrenton  Female  Academy,  and  it  amply 
appears  from  letters  and  certificates  from  Mr.  Tyler,  President  of 
Dartmouth  College;  Mr.  Hadduck,  Professor  of  Rhetoric;  Mr.  Cham- 
berlain, Professor  of  Languages — from  Mr.  Senator  Chase,  Mr.  Buck 
and  other  eminent  gentlemen,  that  Mr.  Kendriek  is  of  respectable 
family,  has  always  sustained  an  unblemished  character  for  morality  and 
proper  deportment,  and  graduated  at  Dartmouth  with  the  highest  dis- 
tinction in  his  class,  for  scholarship ;  and  he  is  warmly  recommended 
by  those  gentlemen,  not  only  to  the  public  generally,  but  in  particular 
to  some  of  the  most  distinguished  gentlemen  in  Virginia  and  JNTorth- 
Carolina  as  an  instructor  in  youth.  George  Anderson, 

John  Anderson, 
Stephen  Davis, 
James   Somervell, 
P.  C.  Pope, 
Robert  R.   Johnson. 
John  Hall, 
— Raleigh  Register,  November  7,  1826.  John  C.  Green. 


Warren  County  Schools.  625 

NAMES  OF  TEACHERS  FOR  1827. 
WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 
THE  exercises  of  this  Institution  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday 
in    January,    1827,   under   the   direction    of    the    Subscriber,   with   the 
assistance  of 

Mrs.  Brainerd, 
John  Kendrick,  A.  M. 
Miss  Ann  C.  Brainerd, 
Miss  Lavania  Brainerd, 
Miss  Susan  L.  Brainerd. 
Mr.  Kendrick  will  deliver  Lectures  on  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy, 
Astronomy,  Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,  for  which  no  additional  charge 
will  be  made. 

A  Chemical  and  Philosophical  Apparatus  and  a  choice  Cabinet  of 
Minerals,  selected  by  Professors  Silliman,  Smith,  and  Dr.  Manson,  of 
Yale  College,  are  shortly  expected. 

The  Musical  Department  will  be  under  the  direction  of  Miss  Louisa 
Plunk ett.  E.  Brainerd,  Princl. 

Nov.  24. 
— Raleigh  Register,  November  28,  1826. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOE  1827. 
EXAMINATION. 

THE  Semi-Annual  Examination  of  the  Pupils  of  the  Warrenton  Fe- 
male Academy,  will  commence  on  Tuesday  5th  June  next,  and  continue 
three  days  in  succession.  Parents,  Guardians,  and  all  who  feel  disposed, 
are  invited  to  attend.  E.  Brainerd,  Princl. 


The  Teachers  of  the  Warrenton  Female  Academy,  tender  sincere 
and  grateful  acknowledgement  to  their  friends  and  Patrons,  for  their 
liberal  patronage,  and  inform  them  that  the  next  Session  will  commence 
on  Monday  11th  June. 

A  Chemical  and  Philosophical  Apparatus,  and  a  Cabinet  of  Minerals 
have  been  received,  which  will  greatly  facilitate  the  improvement  of 
the  Classes — unwearied  attention  will  still  be  continued  to  the  pupils, 
as  to  their  manners,  morals,  and  proficiency  in  their  studies. 
Expenses  as  usual — namely: 

Board    $50 

English   Tuition    15 

Music    25 

French    10 

Painting    5 

All  the  ornamental  branches  proportionately  reasonable. 
Warrenton,  May  17.  E.  Brainerd,  Princ'l. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  1,  1827. 
40 


626  Warren  County  Schools. 

EXAMINATION. 

THE  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Young  Ladies  at  the  Warrenton 
Eemale  Academy,  will  commence  on  Tuesday  the  6th  of  November,  and 
continue  until  each  class  shall  have  been  examined.  Parents,  guar- 
dians, &  others  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

Sept.  20,  1827.  E.  Brainerd,  Principal. 


Examination  Postponed. 

The  Examination  of  the  Pupils  of  the  Warrenton  Female  Academy, 
is  postponed  until  Tuesday  the  20th  November,  instead  of  the  6th  as 
heretofore  advertised. 

Sept.  27. 


Reports  having  been  circulated  extensively  that  the  Female  Academy 
in  Warrenton,  would  change  owners,  or  cease  to  be  conducted  by  the 
present  Instructors,  the  public  are  informed,  that  the  Exercises  thereof 
will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  7th  January  next,  with  the  aid  of 
four  additional  Assistants  from  the  North,  eminently  qualified  for  the 
Duties  of  Instruction — and  who  will  take  an  active  part  in  all  the  inter- 
ests of  the  Institution.  Board  will  be  at  the  moderate  price  of  $50  per 
Session — English  Tuition  $15 — Music  $25.  The  ornamental  branches, 
which  are  taught  to  a  greater  extent  in  this,  than  in  any  Seminary  in 
the  Union,  are  all  proportionably  reasonable. 

"Warrenton,  Oct.  4,  1827.  Elijah  Brainerd,  Principal. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  12,  1827. 

MBS.  PLUNKETT  IN  CHARGE  FOE  1829. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Exercises  of  this  Institution,  (in  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing, 
Arithmetic,  Grammar,  Parsing,  Geography,  with  the  use  of  the  Globes, 
History,  Astronomy,  Natural  Philosophy,  Chemistry,  and  Belles  Let- 
tres,)  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  in  January,  under  the  super- 
intendence of  Mrs.  Plunkett. 

Terms  per  session. 

Board    $50 

Tuition  in  all  the  above  branches 15 

Needle   Work  and   Embroidery 10 

French  Language    12 

Music  is  taught  by  Mrs.  Plunkett  at  $25,  payable  in  advance. 
Each  pupil  to  be  furnished  with  a  pair  of  sheets,  blankets,  counter- 
pane and  towels. 


Warren  County  Schools.  627 

A  Gold  Medal  will  be  presented  to  each  young  lady  who  completes 
the  course  of  studies  taught  in  this  Institution. 
Warrenton,  Dec.  1,  1828. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  9,  1828. 

SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  FOR  SALE,  1830. 

FOR  SALE, 

THAT  well  known  and  eligible  situation,  in  the  town  of  Warrenton, 
N.  C.  occupied  now,  and  for  many  years  past,  as  a 

FEMALE  ACADEMY. 

It  is  in  a  high,  healthful,  and  wealthy  section  of  country.  The 
buildings  are  large,  commodious,  and  in  good  repair,  and  well  adapted 
to  the  purposes  for  which  they  were  designed ;  or  they  might  be  con- 
verted into  a  desirable  private  residence  for  a  large  family.  A  more 
minute  description  is  deemed  superfluous,  as  it  is  presumed  that  none 
would  purchase  without  viewing  the  premises.  The  furniture  belonging 
to  the  Establishment  will  also  be  disposed  of.  Should  the  property  not 
be  sold  before  the  1st  day  of  December  next,  it  will  on  that  day  be 
offered  at  public  sale  on  the  premises,  when  those  desirous  of  engaging 
in  this  line  of  business  would  do  well  to  attend,  as  it  is  seldom  that 
such  an  opportunity  as  the  present  is  afforded. 

The  Terms  which  shall  be  liberal,  and  such  as  to  accommodate  pur- 
chasers, will  be  made  known  on  the  day  of  sale. 

Letters  on  the  subject  addressed  to  the  subscriber,  postage  paid,  will 
be  promptly  attended  to.  Caroline  M.  Plunkett. 

Warrenton,  28th  Sept.  1830. 

The  Columbia  Telescope  and  Richmond  Enquirer  will  insert  the 
above  advertisement  for  six  weeks,  and  forward  their  accounts  to  this 
Office  for  collection. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  11,  1830. 

ADMINISTRATION  OF  MRS.  ALLEN,  1834. 

WARRENTON  FEMALE  SCHOOL. 

The  Exercises  of  this  institution  will  commence  again  on  the  second 
Monday  in  January.  Mrs.  Harriet  J.  Allen  returns  her  grateful 
acknowledgments  to  her  friends  and  patrons  for  the  liberal  encourage- 
ment she  has  received,  and  hopes,  by  her  unwearied  exertions,  to  merit 
a  continuance  of  it.  She  also  begs  leave  to  inform  them  that  she  has 
employed  Miss  Ainger  as  a  Music  Teacher  who  is  believed  to  be  very 
competent,  particularly  in  the  principles  of  that  science. 

Board  and  Tuition  per  session,  $50.00 

Music  do  20  00 

French  do  7  50 


628  Warren  County  Schools. 

It  is  expected  each  young  lady  will  furnish  her  own  bed  clothing  and 
towels. 

Dec.  13,  1834. 

— The  Standard,  December  26,  1834. 

C.  A.  HILL'S  PKIVATE  SCHOOL,  1821. 

Warrenton  (N.  C.) 

The  Eev.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M.  an  ordained  Minister  of  the  Methodist 
Church  and  Graduate  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  who  for  the 
last  four  years  has  been  Principal  of  the  Warrenton  Male  Academy, 
where  he  gave  the  highest  satisfaction  to  the  Trustees  and  Patrons  of 
that  Institution,  having  resigned  that  station,  will  open  a  Private 
School,  entirely  under  his  own  management,  in  Warrenton,  on  the  first 
day  of  January  next,  in  suitable  buildings  procured  for  the  occasion. 
He  will  be  prepared  to  board  as  many  of  his  pupils  as  may  apply. 
Terms  for  Board,  including  diet,  lodging,  washing,  firewood  and  can- 
dles $100.     Tuition  $30  per  annum. 

Mr.  Hill  will  teach  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Geog- 
raphy, English  Grammar,  Geometry,  Logarithms,  Algebra,  Trigonome- 
try, Mensuration  of  heights  and  distances,  with  Practical  Surveying, 
Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Astronomy,  Logic,  Rhetoric,  History 
and  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages. 

December  12,  1820. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  15,  1820. 

HILL  SUCCESSFUL. 

Warrenton,  N".  C. 

*  *  *  Mr.  Hill  gratefully  acknowledges  the  very  liberal  patronage 
of  his  Academy,  and  trusts  by  his  unremitted  attention,  to  merit  a  con- 
tinuance thereof.  He  expects  to  make  this  his  permanent  residence, 
and  school-keeping  his  permanent  occupation. 

May  8,  1821.  C.  A.  Hill,  A.  M. 

— Raleigh,  Register,  May  18,  1821. 

SHADY  GKOYE  ACADEMY,  1822. 

DOCTOR  THOMAS  COTTRELL  returns  thanks  to  the  Public,  for 
that  liberal  share  of  patronage  he  has  hitherto  received;  witnessing  an 
increase  in  every  successive  Session.  The  Institution  at  the  com- 
mencement of  the  ensuing  year  will  be  permanently  established  at  the 
well  known  highly  respectable  and  healthy  place,  Shady  Grove,  about 
four  miles  from  where  it  now  is.  The  School  is  in  a  flourishing  situa- 
tion at  this  time;  and  from  the  general  satisfaction  which  has  been 
given  by  his  Lady  and  Son,  the  governess  and  instructor  of  the  Students ; 
their  unremitted  attention,  good  government  and  success  in  the  advance- 
ment of  their  pupils  in  the  Literary  and  Ornamental  branches  of  edu- 


Warren  County  Schools.  629 

cation,  he  flatters  himself  that  he  will  continue  to  merit  the  attention 
and  enjoy  the  interest  of  his  friends. 

There  are  some  advantages  attendant  on  this  institution  not  common 
in  the  country — the  opportunity  of  regularly  attending  public  and 
divine  service  under  the  superintendence  both  of  an  itinerant  and  local 
ministry.  Medical  aid  in  the  family  without  cost.  Every  important 
branch  of  female  education  is  taught,  except  music.  While  times 
continue  as  they  are,  the  price  of  Board  and  Tuition  will  be  one  hun- 
dred dollars  per  annum,  or  fifty  dollars  per  Session — payable  in 
advance. 

N".  B.  There  will  also  be  a  Private  Academy  for  Males  at  the  same 
place,  taught  and  accommodated  entirely  separate  from  the  Female 
Institution. 

June  28. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  Jf,  1822. 

SHADY  GROVE  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1822. 

THE  semi-annual  Examination  of  the  pupils  (male  and  female),  of 
this  Institution,  will  commence  on  Thursday,  13th  June,  and  close  on 
Saturday  the  15th  with  Public  Speaking.  Wo  vacation  at  this  time. 
Terms  of  Tuition,  Ten  Dollars  per  Session :  Board  Forty  Dollars  per 
session,  payable  in  advance.  Medical  aid  free  in  the  Academies. 
Young  ladies  and  little  misses  will  board  in  the  Female  Academy, 
under  the  immediate  care  of  Mrs.  Cottrell.  Small  boys  also  can  be 
accommodated  in  the  family  of  Doctor  Cottrell.  Young  gentlemen  can 
be  well  accommodated  in  respectable  houses  in  the  neighborhood.  The 
two  Departments  are  superintended  at  the  distance  of  three  hundred 
yards  apart :  the  Male  by  Mr.  Benjamin  Cottrell,  who  has  highly  distin- 
guished himself  as  a  teacher,  by  his  indefatigable  attention  and  success 
in  the  improvement  of  youth.  The  Female,  under  the  principal  care  of 
Mrs.  Susan  L.  Cottrell,  before  mentioned,  whom  we  believe  to  be 
inferior  to  no  lady  in  the  country  for  teaching  both  the  literary  and 
ornamental  branches  of  female  education. 

We,  whose  names  are  here  annexed,  do  recommend  this  Seminary 
to  the  public,  as  being  situated  in  a  healthy,  pleasant  part  of  the  coun- 
try, having  the  advantage  of  a  stated  and  regular  ministry,  and  remote 
from  any  place  of  dissipation.  We  do  promise  to  attend  these  Schools 
frequently,  and  use  all  possible  influence  to  preserve  the  morals  of  all 
who  may  come  under  our  care.  We  do  also  respectfully  invite  the 
public,  and  especially  the  friends  of  Literature,  to  attend  our  examina- 
tion, and  judge  for  themselves  of  the  merits  of  this  Institution. 

Henry  G.  Williams, 
Sam.  Williams, 
Hill  Jones, 
Wm.  D.  Barrett, 
Warren  co.  May  27,  1822.  Tho's.  Cottrell. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  31,  1822. 


630  Warren  County  Schools. 

FOUBTH  OF  JULY  AT  SHADY  GBOVE,  1822. 

ON  THE  4TH  JULY 

THE  Anniversary  of  American  Independence  will  be  celebrated  at 
the  Shady  Grove  Academy,  Warren  County.  The  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence will  be  read  and  an  appropriate  Oration  delivered  by  a  Student 
of  said  Academy;  and  an  Entertainment  provided.  To  which  the 
citizens  are  invited. 

June  17. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  28,  1822. 

TEACHERS   FOE   1823. 

SHADY  GROVE, 

Warren  County. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Students  at  this  place  commenced  on 
Thursday,  the  14th,  and  closed  on  Friday,  the  15th  inst.  much  to  the 
satisfaction  of  a  large  and  respectable  assembly  of  Gentlemen  and 
Ladies.  The  Exercises  will  be  resumed  with  the  commencement  of  the 
ensuing  year.  The  Male  Department,  as  heretofore,  under  the  super- 
intendence of  Mr.  Benjamin  Cottrell,  who  has  hitherto  given  general 
satisfaction.  The  Female,  under  Mrs.  Susan  L.  Cottrell,  whose  capa- 
bility to  teach  young  Ladies  the  useful  and  Ornamental  branches  of 
Female  Education,  is  indisputable.  The  subscriber  pledges  himself 
that  the  utmost  attention  shall  be  paid  to  the  government,  morals, 
health  and  accommodation,  of  all  committed  to  his  care.  Board  and 
Tuition  Fifty  Dollars  per  Session,  payable  in  advance. 

Nov.  22.  Thomas  Cottrell. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  6,  1822. 

EXAMINATION,   JUNE,   1823. 

SHADY  GROVE  ACADEMY. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Pupils,  Male  and  Female,  at  this  place, 
will  commence  on  Monday  the  16th  June,  and  continue  from  day  to  day 
in  succession  until  completed.  Friends  of  the  Institution  are  invited 
to  attend.  Thomas  Cottrell, 

May  27.  Benjamin  Cottrell, 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  30,  1823.  Susannah  L.  Cottrell. 

EXAMINATION,  JUNE,  1824. 

SHADY  GROVE  ACADEMY. 
Warren  County. 
The  Examination  of  the  Students,  Male  and  Female  of  this  Institu- 
tion, will  take  place  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday  the  9th  and  10th  of 
June.     The  Exercises  will  be  resumed  on  Monday  the  12th. 

May  24.  Tho's  Cottrell. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  28,  182 If.. 


Warren  County  Schools.  631 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOE  1825. 

SHADY  GROVE  ACADEMY, 
WARREN  COUNTY. 

THE  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  closed  on  the 
9th  inst. 

The  subscribers  return  thanks  to  the  public  for  the  liberal  share  of 
patronage  they  have  hitherto  received,  and  inform  them  that  the  male 
department  of  their  Institution  is  dissolved.  Only  small  boys  under 
the  age  of  ten  years  will  be  admitted.  Having  enlarged  their  build- 
ings, they  will  be  prepared  to  receive  a  large  number  of  young  Ladies, 
but  no  more  will  be  admitted  than  can  be  well  accommodated.  The 
Music  Department  will  be  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  John  E.  Goneke. 

The  exercises  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  Monday  in  January,  1825. 

The  advantages  afforded  in  this  Institution  will  be  equal  to  any  in 
the  southern  country.  „ 

Price  of  Board  and  Tuition,  as  usual,  viz :  $50  per  session,  payable 
in  advance.  Thomas  Cottrell  &  Son. 

Nov.  12. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  23,  1821±. 

LITTLETON  SELECT  SCHOOL,  1822. 

THE  Public  are  informed  that  the  private  School  already  instituted 
at  the  house  of  the  subscriber,  will  be  open  during  the  following  year  for 
the  reception  of  a  limited  number  of  pupils. 

The  Male  Department  will  be  conducted  by  a  young  gentleman  from 
N.  York,  who  has  received  his  education  in  Yale  College,  and  exhibits 
satisfactory  testimonials  of  his  qualifications,  from  the  President 
and  Professors  of  that  Institution.  He  engages  to  teach  all  the  studies 
requisite  for  admission  into  any  College  in  the  United  States,  with 
the  important  additions,  of  Geography,  Elocution,  and  Composition. 

The  Female  Department  will  be  under  the  charge  of  a  lady  who 
has  taught  in  public  as  well  as  private  institutions,  for  several  years, 
and  whose  exertions  in  both  have  always  received  the  highest  appro- 
bation. She  engages  to  instruct  her  pupils  in  all  the  ordinary  branches 
of  female  education,  and  likewise,  with  the  assistance  of  the  Principal 
of  the  male  school,  in  Rhetoric,  Composition,  and  the  general  principles 
of  the  Sciences.  Lessons  will  also  be  given  in  Music  &  Drawing  to 
those  who  may  wish  to  acquire  these  accomplishments. 

The  following  are  the  terms  upon  which  scholars  will  be  received : 
Board  and  Tuition  per  Session,  payable  in  advance,     $50 
Tuition  alone,  do.  15 

Drawing  do.  15 

Music,  do.  25 

The  first  Session  will  commence  on  Monday  the  6th  of  January,  1823. 


632  Warren  County  Schools. 

It  is  unnecessary  in  this  place  to  be  more  particular  in  stating  the 
qualifications  of  the  Teachers,  or  the  peculiar  advantages  of  the  situa- 
tion. Those  parents  who  are  desirous  of  sending  their  children  may 
receive  further  information  by  applying  to 

Nov.  1822.  William  P.  Little. 

Littleton,  Warren  county,  1ST.  C. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  15,  1822. 

YAEDEN'S   SELECT  SEMINARY,  1833. 

SELECT  SEMINARY  FOR  YOUTH. 

The  Principal  of  the  Warrenton  Academy  has  decided  on  establish- 
ing a  private  institution  the  ensuing  year,  to  be  located  in  this  section 
of  the  country,  relatively  to  Physical,  Intellectual,  and  Moral  advan- 
tages. The  main  feature  of  this  plan  embraces  advantageous  colle- 
giate preparation,  or  thorough  academical  instruction.  In  the  ancient 
languages  the  higheT  Latin  and  Greek  authors  will  be  read  to  ensure 
admission  into  the  senior  classes  of  those  studies,  in  the  University  of 
Va.  though  particular  preparation  will  be  accorded  to  our  own  Univer- 
sity. The  most  orthodox  principles  will  be  inculcated  to  produce  schol- 
ars and  gentlemen;  mental  influence  will  be  the  moving  principal  to 
mental  action.  This  institution,  dependent  upon  its  intrinsic  merits, 
guaranteed  by  the  best  security,  is  to  be  suitably  and  permanently  sup- 
ported by  a  liberal  and  enlightened  community.  The  character  of  each 
pupil  is  required  to  be  good  on  matriculation  and  this  point  is  not 
meant  merely  as  "A  promise  to  the  eye."  Adequate  instruction  in 
Mathematics,  French,  &c.  embraces  a  part  of  the  plan.  The  English 
Department  may  predominate,  but  each  will  receive  suitable  attention — 
The  Principal  if  not  now  known  generally,  to  any  desiring  it  as  an 
incipient  step,  gives  assurance  of  indubitable  and  unequivocal  proof  of 
his  professional  standing  from  official  sources.  Gentlemen  of  this  sec- 
tion of  the  country  willing  to  promote  such  an  attempt,  would  do  well 
to  confer  at  once  with  the  Principal,  suggesting  the  location,  as  well  as 
specifying  their  intention,  &c.  Thos.  J.  Vaiden. 

Warrenton,  Sept.  16,  1833. 

— The  Register,  September  24,  1833. 

SHOCCO   CLASSICAL   SEMINARY,  1838. 

ALBA1ST  HART  will  commence  the  exercises  of  a  Classical  Seminary 
for  young  gentlemen,  at  Shocco,  on  the  first  Monday  in  January.  The 
situation  is  very  healthy  and  retired  from  all  inducements  to  dissipa- 
tion, being  nine  miles  distant  from  any  village  or  store.  The  watering 
seasons  will  not  interfere  with  the  duties  of  the  Students,  because  the 
longest  vacation  will  be  during  that  period,  when  the  Parent  can  visit 
or  withdraw  their  Sons.     Mr.  Hart  has  had  twelve  years  experience  in 


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teaching,  and  is  highly  recommended  by  many  eminent  gentlemen  of 
this  State. 

Students  for  the  University  will  be  prepared  to  enter  the  Freshman 
and  Sophomore  class.  The  course  of  studies  will  embrace  the  Greek, 
Latin,  English  and  French  languages,  the  Mathematics,'  Xatural  Phi- 
losophy, Mental  and  Moral  Science,  &c  Tuition  from  15  to  20  dollars 
the  Session. 

The  Spanish  and  Italian  Languages  can  be  taught  if  required. 

The  number  of  Students  is  limited  to  twenty-five. 

Mrs.  Ann  Johnson  will  furnish  comfortable  accommodations  for  the 
Students  at  $10  per  month.  Students  may  remain  during  vacation  at 
the  same  rate.  Payments  must  be  made  in  advance,  and  School  Books 
will  be  the  only  extra  expense. 

Shocco,  Xov."  1838. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  26,  1838. 

SHOCCO  CLASSICAL  SEMDfAET. 

The  Second  Session  of  this  Seminary  will  begin  on  Monday,  the  22d 
of  July.  A.  J.  X.  Hart. 

Shocco,  June  12,  1S39. 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  22,  1839. 


WAYNE  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

WAYNE  ACADEMY,  1794. 

Wayne  County. 

Constructed,  three  miles  below  Col.  Joseph  Green,  on  the  north  side 
of  JSTeuse,  a  seminary  of  erudition,  at  which  place  all  necessary  encour- 
agement and  attention  will  be  given  for  the  forwarding  of  youths  in 
literary  instruction  and  discipline,  and  every  possible  effort  exerted  in 
the  cultivation  of  good  principles.  The  Latin  and  Greek  classicks, 
geography,  moral  and  natural  Philosophies,  Logic  and  Rhetoric  will  be 
taught.  Convenient  and  agreeable  accommodations  are  procurable  on 
very  reasonable  terms,  viz :  thirty  dollars  yearly  per  board.  Tuition  is 
fourteen  dollars  annually  per  scholar.  School  has  commenced  and  is 
open  for  the  reception  of  those  inclined  to  enter  upon  study,  managed 
and  taught  by  the  undersigned.  Robert  Tate. 

December  13. 

— Newbern  (N.  C.)  Gazette,  December  13,  179  Jf. 

WAYNE  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,  1818. 

The  Committee  of  Visitation  for  this  Institution,  occupied  Thursday 
the  24th  inst.  in  publicly  examining  the  several  classes  of  this  Academy ; 
and  beg  leave  to  make  the  following  Report. 

The  Examination  commenced  with  the  smaller  classes. 

1st  Class     *     *     *     were  examined  in  Spelling.     *     *     * 

2nd  Class     *     *     *     were  examined  in  Spelling.     *     *     * 

3d  Class     *     *     *     were  examined  on  Spelling  and  Reading.  *  *  * 

4th  Class  *  *  *  were  examined  on  Spelling,  Reading  and  Writ- 
ing.    *     *     * 

5th  Class  *  *  *  were  examined  on  English  Grammar  from  the 
verb  "to  have"  to  Syntax,  on  Reading  and  Writing,  and  on  McDowell's 
Questions  on  the  Bible  as  far  as  the  4th  Chapter  of  Exodus.     *     *     * 

6th  Class  *  *  *  were  examined  on  Reading  and  Writing,  on 
English  Grammar  as  far  as  the  "Substantive"  and  on  Arithmetic  as  far 
as  Reduction  of  Troy  Weight.     *     *     * 

7th  Class  *  *  *  were  examined  on  Reading  and  Writing  and  on 
English  Grammar  as  far  as  the  "Article"  and  on  Arithmetic  to  Inter- 
est.    *     *     * 

8th  Class  *  *  *  were  examined  on  Reading,  Writing  and  Arith- 
metic as  far  as  Addition  of  Vulgar  Fractions,  on  the  Bible  as  far  as  the 
4th  Chap,  of  Exodus,  and  on  English  Grammar  to  the  verb  "to  be." 

sis       sfc       sjs 

ON"  THE  LANGUAGES. 

1st  Class  *  *  *  were  examined  on  5  Col.  of  Corderius,  on  Latin 
Grammar,   on  McDowell's  questions   on  the  Bible  as  far  as  the  4th 

(634) 


Wayne  County  Schools.  635 

Chap,  of  Exodus,  on  English  Grammar  to  the  Irregular  Verbs,  and  on 
Reading  and  Writing. 

2d  Class  *  *  *  were  examined  on  7  of  Aesop's  Fables,  on  37  Col. 
Corderius,  on  Latin  Grammar,  on  the  Bible  as  far  as  the  4th  Chapter 
of  Exodus,  and  on  Reading  and  Writing,  and  English  Grammar  to 
Syntax.     *     *     * 

3d  Class  *  *  *  were  examined  on  670  lines  of  the  1st  Book  of 
Ovid's  Metamorphoses,  on  Mair's  Introduction  to  the  15th  Rule,  on 
English  Grammar  from  the  Adjective  to  Syntax,  and  on  the  Bible  to 
the  4th  Chapter  of  Exodus.     *     *     * 

4th  Class  *  *  *  were  examined  on  the  3d,  4th  and  5th  Aeneids 
of  Virgil,  on  Prosody,  on  Mair's  Introduction  to  the  30th  Rule,  on 
Greek  Grammar  from  the  Verb  "Tupto"  to  the  general  view  of  the 
Moods  and  Tenses,  on  the  1st  Chapter  of  St.  John's  Gospel  and  on 
McDowell's  Questions  on  the  Bible  as  far  as  the  4th  Chap,  of  Exodus. 

sH        Jfc        s£ 

The  Trustees  on  this  occasion  feel  truly  happy  in  informing  the 
public  that  the  improvement  manifested  by  the  various  classes  in  the 
different  branches  which  they  have  studied,  has  been  such  as  to  afford 
entire  satisfaction  to  all.  The  ensuing  Session  will  commence  on  Mon- 
day the  19th  of  October  next,  under  the  superintendency  of  James  A. 
Craig,  A.  B.  at  which  time  the  Trustees  fondly  hope  to  meet  with  that 
patronage  which  their  institution  so  justly  merits. 

Spring  Bank,  N".  C.  Sept.  25.  Robert  G.  Green,  Sec'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  9,  1818. 

GOLDSBORO  ACADEMY,  1840. 

The  proprietors  have  engaged  the  services  of  the  Rev.  James  Cowan, 
as  principal  of  this  school,  for  the  ensuing  year.  Mr.  Cowan  is  a  gen- 
tleman of  the  highest  classical  requirements,  and  of  long  and  suc- 
cessful experience  as  a  teacher.  The  public  is  assured  that  every 
branch  of  English,  Mathematical  and  Classical  education  shall  be 
faithfully  and  correctly  taught  on  reasonable  terms. 

French  and  Italian 
will  be  taught  if  required. 

Board  at  low  rates  can  be  procured  in  respectable  families,  and  every 
attention  will  be  paid  to  the  morals  &  comfort  of  the  scholars.  The 
location  is  undoubtedly  as  healthy  as  any  below  the  mountains. 

S.  A.  Andrews 
A.  Borden 
Wm.  K.  Lane. 
— Wilmington  'Weekly  Chronicle,  December  9,  181+0. 


WILKES  COUNTY  SCHOOLS 

WILKES   ACADEMY,  1805. 

Mr.  Harrison  wishes  to  apologize  to  the  Public  for  not  having  com- 
menced his  Grammar  School  on  the  1st  day  of  January,  in  Wilkes 
County,  as  he  had  advertised.  He  attended  from  South  Carolina  in 
readiness  to  commence  the  School  according  to  Agreement,  but  the 
Weather  had  been  so  extremely  bad  that  it  had  been  nearly  impossible 
to  prepare  a  House  for  that  purpose;  but  since  that  Time  a  very  good 
House  has  been  built,  and  the  School  is  now  going  on  very  successfully. 
Boarding  may  be  had  plentifully  in  the  Vicinity  of  the  School  at 
twenty-five  Dollars  per  annum.  Tuition  is  ten  Dollars.  He  also  wishes 
to  assure  those  who  may  intrust  him  with  the  Care  of  their  Sons' 
Education,  of  his  whole  Attention  and  Activity  to  serve  them  to  the 
extent  of  their  Expectations. 

— Raleigh  Register,  February  11,  1805. 

PHILOMATHIA,  1807. 
Wilkes  County. 

January  19,  A.  D.  1807. 
We  inform  the  Public,  that  the  Grammar  School,  Philomathia,  has 
recently  removed  to  the  Courthouse,  where  it  will  continue  a  few 
months,  in  a  large  and  suitable  house  for  the  business  of  such  an 
Institution,  until  a  house  about  half  a  mile  out  of  town  can  be  finished 
for  the  direct  purpose  of  the  School. 

Students  may  obtain  boarding  in  Town  at  the  different  prices  of  45 
and  $40,  and  in  the  Vicinity  at  36  and  $40.  Tuition,  for  the  Latin  and 
Greek  Languages,  English  Grammar,  Rhetoric,  etc.  is  $13  paid  half 
annually.  This  Seminary  has  existed  for  two  years  in  this  county 
with  the  very  general  applause  of  those  Gentlemen  who  have  been  sub- 
scribers. It  has  had  two  Exhibitions  which  have  met  with  almost 
universal  approbation.  The  Teacher  of  this  Academy  is  strictly  atten- 
tive to  the  interests  of  his  Pupils,  studious  to  promote  their  improve- 
ment both  in  literature  and  morality.  The  situation  of  this  School  is 
undoubtedly  as  healthy  as  any  other  on  the  continent,  having  every 
physical  advantage  that  can  accrue  from  air,  water  and  eminence. 
Erom  the  healthiness  of  the  place,  the  cheapness  of  board,  and  general 
satisfaction  that  the  Teacher  of  this  Academy  has  given  both  in  his 
scholastic  discipline  and  moral  deportment,  we  recommend  it  to  those 
Gentlemen  who  are  desirous  of  putting  out  their  Sons  to  a  Grammar 
School  to  put  them  here.  William  Lenoir, 

William  Htjlme, 
Edmund  Jones, 
Chap.  Gordon, 
Jas.  Wellborn, 
— Raleigh  Register,  February  9,  1807.  Trustees. 

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Wilkes  County  Schools.  637 

PHILOMATHIA. 

The  Public 
Is  respectfully  informed  that  the  Grammar  School,  Philomathia,  will 
not  commence  the  next  Term,  as  usual  on  the  first  day  of  January,  but 
will  commence  on  the  8th  of  February  next.     *     *     * 

Wilkesborough,  Dec.  2d,  1807. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  2!^,  1807. 

ADMINISTRATION  OF  PETER  McMILLAN. 

WILKESBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  the  above  Academy  inform  the  Public,  that  they  have 
engaged  the  Eev.  Peter  McMillan  as  their  Principal,  whose  talents  as  a 
Linguist  are  exceeded  by  few  Teachers  in  the  State.     *     *     * 

M.  Stokes,  William  Hulme, 

John  Brown,  Amb.  Carlton, 

John  Bryant,  Jas.  Wellborn, 

R.  B.  Gwinn,  John  Fletcher, 

Chap.  Gordon,  John  Finlay, 
Edm.  Jones, 

Trustees. 

Wilkesboro'  Dec.  15,  1810. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  27,  1810. 

ADMINISTRATION  OF  A.  W.  GAT. 

WILKESBORO'  ACADEMY. 

THE  Trustees  of  this  Institution  are  happy  to  be  able  to  inform  the 
public,  that  they  have  engaged  the  Rev.  A.  W.  GAY,  as  an  instructor, 
who  has  already  entered  upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties. 

Instruction  will  be  given  in  all  the  branches  usually  taught  in  Acad- 
emies. Board,  including  washing,  &c.  can  be  procured  in  respectable 
families  at  from  six  to  seven  dollars  a  month.  Tuition  is  proportion- 
ately low. 

From  the  qualifications  and  experience  of  the  Instructor,  the  cheap- 
ness of  board,  and  the  well  known  healthfullness  of  the  situation,  it  is 
hoped  that  this  Institution  will  receive  a  liberal  share  of  public  patron- 
age. 

By  order  of  the  Trustees. 

S.  F.  Patterson,  Sec'ry. 

Wilkesboro',  May  21,  1828. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  May  27,  1828. 


638  Wilkes  County  Schools. 

BOARDERS   WANTED. 

WILKESBOROUGH   ACADEMY 

Under  the  care  of  Rev.  A.  W.  Gay,  is  now  in  operation.  The  sub- 
scriber will  receive  a  few  young  men  as  boarders.  He  promises  that 
he  will  pay  strict  attention  to  the  improvement  of  the  youth  intrusted 
to  his  care.  Wilkesborough  is  situated  in  the  mountains,  in  one  of 
the  most  delightful  climates  in  the  world : — those  who  wish  to  give 
their  sons  a  healthy  constitution,  and  have  their  minds  improved,  have 
now  an  opportunity  of  doing  so. 

May  17,  1828.  Horace  B.  Satterwhite. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  May  27,  1828. 

REV.  MR.  ANDERSON  IN  TEMPORARY   CHARGE,  1829. 

WILKESBORO'    ACADEMY. 

THE  subscriber  finding  it  necessary  to  be  absent  for  a  few  months, 
has  employed  the  Bev.  Mr.  Anderson,  a  graduate  of  one  of  the  colleges 
of  Pennsylvania,  to  take  charge  of  the  Academy,  during  his  absence. 
Mr.  Anderson  is  well  qualified  for  performing  the  duties  of  an  In- 
structor; and  it  is  confidently  hoped  that  the  cheapness  of  board  and 
tuition,  combined  with  the  well  known  local  advantages  of  the  situa- 
tion, will  secure  to  this  Institution  a  full  share  of  public  patronage. 

Wilkesboro',  Dec.  27,  1828.  A.  W.  Gay,  Principal. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  January  6,  1829. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR  1829. 

WILKESBOROUGH   ACADEMY. 

THE  second  session  in  this  Academy  will  commence  on  Monday, 
the  29th  of  June  instant,  under  the  personal  superintendence  of  the 
subscriber.  Instruction  will  be  given  in  all  the  branches  usually  taught 
in  Academies.     The  school  may  be  expected  to  be  permanent. 

Wilkesboro',  Wilkes  county,  N.  C. 

May  25,  1829.  A.  W.  Gay. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  June  9,  1829. 

WILKESBORO'  ACADEMY. 

THE  Winter  Session  of  this  Academy  will  commence  on  Monday, 
the  23d  inst.  The  rates  of  tuition  will  be,  for  Latin  and  Greek,  ten 
dollars;  and  for  English  Grammar,  Geography,  &c.  seven  dollars,  per 
session  of  five  months.  Board  can  be  had  at  from  fifty  to  sixty  dollars 
per  annum. 

Wilkesboro',  N.  C,  Nov.  4,  1829.  A.  W.  Gay,  Principal. 

— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  November  10,  1829. 


"Wilkes  County  Schools.  639 

WHKESBOBO  SEMINARY,  1837. 
EXAMINATION. 

The  pupils  connected  with  the  Young  Ladies  and  Gentlemen's  Semi- 
nary at  Wilkesboro,  N.  C,  will  be  publicly  examined  on  Thursday  and 
Friday,  the  13th  and  14th  of  April.  The  summer  session  will  com- 
mence on  the  following  Monday,  the  17th  of  April. 

This  Institution  consists  of  a  Male  and  Female  Department;  each 
department  of  a  senior  and  junior  class  under  the  direction  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hall. 

Rates  of  Tuition. 

Senior  Classes  $12.50  per  ses'n. 
Junior  Classes     10.00   do  do 

Extra  Charges. 

Drawing    and    Painting      6.00     do     do 
Music  20.00     do     do 

All  the  Sciences,  together  with  the  Latin,  Greek  and  French  Lan- 
guages are  taught  in  a  regular  course,  if  desired. 

The  trustees  feel  assured  that  the  long  experience  and  former  suc- 
cess of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall  in  teaching  in  Western  North  Carolina, 
the  salubrious  climate  of  Wilkesborough,  and  the  beautiful  scenery  of 
the  surrounding  country,  will  secure  the  patronage  of  an  enlightened 
public. 

Trustees. 
S.  F.  Patterson,  M.    Chatham, 

"W.  P.  "Waugh,  J.    Vannoy, 

A.  Caermichal,  J.    R.    Dodge, 

M.  Brown,  James    Martin, 

Edmund  Jones,  T.    S.  Bouchelle. 

J.  Finley, 

March,  1837.  C.  E.  Stephens,  Treas'r. 

—Raleigh  Star,  March  22,  1837. 

FORT  DEFIANCE  SCHOOL,  1824. 

TUITION  ON  GOOD  TERMS. 

The  subscribers  have  employed  Mr.  ¥m,  F.  Thomas,  a  young  man, 
who  comes  well  recommended  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Mushat,  his  teacher, 
and  the  Trustees  of  the  Pleasant  Grove  Academy,  to  teach  the  Latin 
and  Greek  Languages,  and  a  part  of  the  sciences,  for  one  Year,  com- 
mencing with  the  15th  of  February,  1824,  at  20  dollars  per  scholar. 
The  school  will  be  continued,  if  suitable  encouragement  can  be  had, 
for  several  years.     Comfortable  boarding  for  40   or   50   scholars   can 


640  "Wilkes  County  Schools. 

be  had,  for  from  50  to  60  dollars,  in  respectable  and  decent  families, 
and  the  price  not  varied.     *     *     * 

The  situation  is  near  Tort  Defiance,  on  the  Yadkin  River,  in  a 
wealthy  and  fertile  settlement,  *  *  *.  Addresses  made  to  the  Post 
Master  at  Fort  Defiance,  Wilkes  County,  N.  C,  will  be  duly  attended  to. 

Edm.    Jones, 
Thos.  Lenoik, 
Ben  j.    Howard, 
John     Witheespoon. 
February  14,  1824. 
— Western  Carolinian,  March  9,  182J/.. 


COLLEGES— BEGINNINGS,  1790-1840 

WESTERN   COLLEGE   AND  DAVIDSON,  1820-1840. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 

Messrs.  Krider  &  Bingham : 

Since  the  Western  Carolinian  has  made  its  appearance  among  the 
western  inhabitants  of  North-Carolina,  considerable  anxiety  pervades 
the  public  mind  in  favor  of  a  Convention.  It  must  afford  infinite 
satisfaction  to  all  the  friends  of  equal  representation,  that  we  have 
an  independent  newspaper  established  in  the  midst  of  us,  whose  editors 
fearlessly  assert  the  rights  of  the  people.  But  as  anxious  as  we  do 
feel  for  a  Convention,  we  at  the  same  time  would  do  injustice  to  our 
feelings,  were  we  not  to  express  our  most  ardent  solicitude  for  the 
establishment  of  a  UNIVERSITY  in  the  Western  part  of  the  State. 
It  must  appear  obvious  to  every  reflecting  mind,  that  such  an  institu- 
tion is  very  much  needed.  Many  youths  are  growing  up,  like  thrifty 
plants  in  a  luxurious  soil,  without  the  aid  of  the  skillful  agriculturist, 
who  alone  deems  it  his  duty  and  interest  to  extirpate  the  poisonous 
exotic  weeds,  which  forever  retard  the  growth  of  our  indigenous  plants. 
This  state  of  things  must  continue  so  long  as  we  are  under  the  neces- 
sity of  sending  our  sons  to  distant  colleges.  It  is  true,  that  there  is 
a  sufficient  vacuity  at  Chapel-Hill  for  an  additional  number  of  stu- 
dents ;  yet  it  must  be  remembered,  that  as  anxious  as  parents  are  to 
educate  their  children,  many  of  them  are  not  sufficiently  opulent  to 
maintain  them  at  distant  colleges.  It  is  those  only  who  are  in  affluent 
circumstances,  who  can  have  their  sons  educated  abroad. 

Independent  of  these  considerations,  we  are  well  assured,  that  if  a 
University  were  established  in  the  western  section  of  this  state,  the 
general  interest  of  the  people  would  be  promoted  on  the  score  of  rival- 
ship.  Experience  has  taught  us  this  fact,  that  it  is  not  prudent  to  in- 
vest too  much  power  in  the  hands  of  a  few.  Unless  we  do  encourage 
literature,  so  as  to  place  it  in  the  reach  of  persons  in  the  ordinary 
walks  of  life,  we  may  expect  that  the  time  is  not  far  distant,  when 
our  very  happy  form  of  government  will  degenerate  into  a  detestable 
aristocracy. 

These  remarks  may  appear  to  some  as  chimeras  of  a  disordered 
imagination ;  but  the  reality  may  overtake  us  while  we  are  resting 
in  apparent  security.  History  furnishes  us  with  abundant  testimony 
of  the  abominable  conduct  of  those  few  who,  alone,  were  in  possession 
of  all  the  learning  of  their  times.  Such  examples  should  be  sufficient 
to  put  us  upon  our  guard,  and  prevent  us  from  relapsing  into  a  similar 
state  of  cruel  subjection. 

Several  meetings  of  the  most  respectable  and  intelligent  citizens 
41  (  641  ) 


642  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

were  held  in  some  of  the  western  counties,  at  which  it  was  almost 
unanimously  resolved,  that  it  was  highly  expedient  that  another  Uni- 
versity should  be  established  in  this  State :  And  it  was  further  re- 
solved, that,  in  order  to  effect  so  desirable  an  object,  a  petition  should 
be  presented  to  the  next  General  Assembly,  requesting  the  aid  of  that 
honorable  body  to  carry  our  scheme  into  complete  effect.  We  almost 
confidently  anticipate  the  co-operation  and  liberality  of  the  Legislature 
in  our  contemplated  University.  We  feel  a  double  assurance  in  asking 
legislative  aid  for  so  laudable  an  object,  when  we  reflect  on  their  liberal- 
ity in  encouraging  a  celebrated  artist  of  Genoa.  It  is  well  known  to 
us  all,  that  our  legislature  appropriated  $10,000  for  the  purchase  and 
embellishment  of  a  block  of  marble !  Now,  the  inquiry  of  every  intelli- 
gent person  will  be  this,  whether  this  marble  can  possibly,  in  any  point 
of  view,  be  of  as  much  benefit  to  the  rising  generation  of  the  state, 
as  if  the  same  sum  for  which  it  was  purchased  had  been  appropriated 
for  the  encouragement  of  literature?  But  we  have  the  example  of 
many  nations,  barbarous  as  well  as  civilized,  who  have  almost  univer- 
sally erected  statues  and  monuments,  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of 
their  warriors  and  statesmen  to  distant  generations.  Many  of  their 
heroes  were  canonized  as  saints,  and  worshipped  as  demi-gods !  Some 
remains  of  monuments  and  statues  have  survived  the  iron  hand  of 
time;  and  when  we  contemplate  on  the  design  in  erecting  them,  it  is 
impossible  to  view  them  in  any  other  light  than  as  monuments  of 
human  folly. 

The  memory  of  General  Washington  is  engraven  on  the  heart  of 
every  patriot  in  the  American  Union.  His  name  stands  conspicuous 
on  the  American  records;  and  will,  without  doubt,  be  transmitted  to 
posterity  as  a  pattern  of  public  virtue.  Notwithstanding  the  high  esti- 
mation in  which  we  view  the  exalted  statesman  and  warrior,  whose 
name  has  just  been  mentioned,  (whose  memory  we  will  ever  reverence,) 
we  do  not,  by  any  means,  believe  that  we  can  add  another  laurel  to 
decorate  his  brow,  if  we  would  annually  add  an  additional  statue  to 
the  group  already  furnished. 

We  do  not,  by  any  means,  design  to  derogate  from  the  merits  of  our 
Legislators,  nor  do  we  intend  to  rush  upon  the  statues  and  monuments 
which  have  been  erected,  like  Don  Quixote's  attack  upon  the  wind- 
mill— no,  this  is  not  our  design.  But  we  feel  ourselves  constrained 
to  acknowledge  that  we  feel  a  deeper  interest  for  the  prosperity  of  the 
rising  generation  of  our  country,  than  for  all  the  statues  and  monu- 
ments the  world  ever  knew. — We  aim  at  the  reality,  and  not  the  shadow. 
We  hope  to  be  pardoned  for  this  digression  from  our  original  design 
in  dictating  this  essay.  The  only  object  of  which  is  to  ask  of  the 
Legislature  their  aid  to  enable  us  to  establish  a  respectable  Seat  of 
Learning  in  some  one  of  the  Western  counties. 

Upon  the  whole,  we  feel  well  assured  that  the  Legislature  will  afford 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  613 

us  all  the  assistance  that  a  wise  and  prudent  policy  may  suggest.     This 
is  all  we  ask;  and  justice  requires  us  to  demand  it. 

August  7,  1820.  Vox  Populi. 

N".  B.  On  the  9th  of  this  instant,  it  is  contemplated  to  hold  a  meet- 
ing in  Lincolnton,  for  the  purpose  of  making  some  arrangements  for 
the  furtherance  of  the  above  design. 

— Western  Carolinian,  August  22,  1820. 

A  NEW  COLLEGE  IN  NORTH-CAROLINA. 

In  our  paper  of  the  22d  ultimo,  a  few  remarks  appeared  on  the 
subject  of  a  new  college  contemplated  to  be  established  at  some  proper 
place  in  the  western  part  of  the  state.  We  have  since  then  learnt, 
that  a  large  meeting  of  highly  respectable  characters  from  different 
counties,  was  held  in  the  town  of  Lincolnton,  the  week  before  last, 
for  the  purpose  of  settling  some  of  the  outlines  of  this  laudable  under- 
taking. "We  are  not  able  to  give  the  full  result  of  this  meeting;  but 
from  the  characters  of  some  gentlemen  who,  we  are  informed,  attended 
it,  we  hesitate  not  to  say,  its  proceedings  were  marked  by  intelligence 
and  wisdom.  We  hope  to  be  able,  in  a  short  time,  to  give  our  readers 
something  more  particular  on  this  interesting  subject. 

In  the  meantime,  we  cannot  forbear  expressing  our  gratification  at 
efforts  so  honorable  to  the  character  and  feelings  of  the  western  part 
of  North-Carolina ;  and  judging,  as  we  do,  from  the  character  of  the 
persons  engaged  in  this  scheme,  and  the  zeal  of  the  public  in  its  favor, 
we  confidently  anticipate  success.  Nothing,  we  think,  but  a  difference 
of  opinion  as  to  the  place  of  location,  can  produce  a  failure :  but  let 
the  friends  of  the  institution  be  aware  of  this  rock.  It  is  the  same  on 
which  plans  extensive  as  that  of  the  present  have  oftentimes  split. 

There  is  another  small  point  upon  which  some  interest  is  felt,  that  is, 
the  name  which  the  college  shall  bear.  It  ought  not,  we  conceive,  to 
be  one  of  local  or  prescribed  significance,  but  of  enlarged  and  liberal 
meaning,  showing  the  plan  and  character  of  the  institution.  To 
identify  it  at  once  with  the  character  of  the  state,  and  to  interest  the 
public  feeling,  how  would  it  answer  to  name  it  "Carolina  College?" 

Whatever  has  a  tendency  to  raise  the  character  of  our  state  and 
promote  the  welfare  of  its  citizens,  shall  always  receive  our  warmest 
wishes  and  zealous  support.  The  establishment  of  a  new  institution 
as  extensive  as  the  one  in  contemplation,  cannot  fail  to  have  that  tend- 
ency. It  is  bringing  into  the  hemisphere  of  our  state  an  additional 
luminary,  that  will  shed  its  light  and  influence  among  us.  This  remark 
is  general  in  its  application ;  but  the  advantage  will  be  felt  in  a  more 
particular  manner  in  the  western  part  of  our  state — it  is  making  a 
great  move  in  favor  of  the  literature  of  the  western  counties. 

We  said,  on  a  former  occasion,  and  we  here  repeat  it,  that  a  great 
change   is   taking   place   in    the   moral    and   political   condition   of   the 


644  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

western  part  of  North-Carolina.  The  signs  of  the  times  indicate  it, 
and  the  project  of  this  college  is  yet  another  sign.  The  work  is  going 
on;  and  dull  must  be  the  eye  which  cannot  see  it,  and  selfish  must 
be  the  heart  which  does  not  rejoice  at  it.  We  rejoice;  and  our  humble 
labors,  such  as  they  are,  shall  be  devoted  to  whatever  may  have  a  tend- 
ency to  improve  the  standing  of  our  state,  and  to  every  effort  that  is 
made  to  achieve  the  independence  and  obtain  the  equal  rights  of  the 
western  part  of  North-Carolina. 

— Western  Carolinian,  September  5,  1820. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 
Messrs.  Editors: 

Nothing  can  afford  more  pleasure  to  the  contemplative  mind,  than 
the  growth  and  success  of  literary  men  in  our  native  country.  They 
are  the  mighty  pillars  which  support  the  superstructure  of  our  great 
republic,  and  without  which  its  very  foundation  would  give  way,  and 
anarchy  and  confusion  would  be  the  inevitable  consequence.  It  is  the 
duty  of  those  engaged  in  the  education  of  youth,  not  only  to  instruct 
them  in  the  arts  and  sciences,  but  to  instil  into  their  minds  the  princi- 
ples of  morality  and  virtue.  The  great  influence  of  education  on  the 
human  mind  is  too  well  known  to  require  any  further  illustration. 

It  is  a  melancholy  fact,  that  the  education  of  youth  has  been  too 
much  neglected  in  North-Carolina.  In  order  to  satisfy  the  most  in- 
credulous of  the  truth  of  this  remark,  let  them  take  a  view  of  the 
progress  of  literature  in  the  Northern  States :  There  they  have  their 
schools  in  every  township :  Their  teachers  have  to  undergo  an  examina- 
tion as  to  their  qualifications :  Every  dolt  has  not  the  privilege  to 
impose  himself  upon  the  public  as  a  school-master.  Happy  would  it 
be  if  the  people  of  this  state  would  enter  into  a  similar  regulation, 
not  only  for  the  trial  of  the  abilities  of  school-masters,  but  also  for 
that  of  Quack  Doctors,  who  are  swarming  about  like  Egyptian  locusts, 
and  whose  nostrums  are  as  destructive  to  the  human  race  as  those 
hateful  insects  are  to  the  vegetation  of  the  countries  where  they  swarm. 
These  spurious  sons  of  Esculapius  generally  deal  in  secret  remedies : 
they  pretend  to  be  the  sole  possessors  of  the  arcana  of  medicine :  they 
not  unfrequently  charge  the  members  of  the  faculty  of  physic  with 
ignorance,  &c.  The  only  plan  that  can  be  adopted  to  get  rid  of  these 
pests  of  society,  these  vipers  in  human  forms,  is  to  establish  a  test  by 
which  their  abilities  may  be  ascertained.  For  my  own  part,  I  make 
no  pretensions  to  the  knowledge  of  physic,  neither  do  I  ever  calculate 
on  doing  so ;  but  I  wish  to  see  the  removal  of  these  excrescences  from 
society,  knowing  them  to  be  the  most  dangerous  animals  in  existence. 
The  power  to  remove  these  vermin  is  lodged  in  the  legislature,  and 
I  hope  it  will  be  exerted  at  the  approaching  session. 

I  am  much  gratified  to  hear  that  the  people  of  the  western  part  of 
this   state   are   almost   unanimously   in   favor   of   the   establishment   of 


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another  University.  Taking  into  consideration  the  vast  sum  of  popu- 
lation west  of  Chapel  Hill,  and  the  abundant  resources  of  the  State, 
I  am  really  surprised  that  the  legislature  has  not  since  taken  this 
subject  into  consideration.  Several  of  the  states  of  the  Union  have  two 
colleges,  and  I  can  see  no  good  reason  why  we  should  not  have  the 
like  number.  In  fact,  the  legislature  will  fall  short  of  discharging 
their  duty,  if  they  do  not  make  some  provision  for  the  encouragement 
of  learning.  At  the  time  of  the  formation  of  our  state  constitution, 
it  was  seen  that  the  time  would  arrive  when  another  University  should 
be  established,  and  for  which  purpose  a  section  was  provided  and  in- 
serted in  that  instrument  authorising  the  legislature  to  do  so.  Noth- 
ing now  remains  but  the  proper  discharge  of  their  duty.  I  trust  that 
the  members  who  are  elected  to  represent  us  in  the  approaching  assem- 
bly, will  devote  a  part  of  their  time  reflecting  on  this  business.  Let 
them  put  down  the  proverb,  "there  North-Carolina  is  lagging  behind 
in  the  race  of  improvements."  Let  them  manifest  to  the  world  their 
determination  to  do  what  is  right,  independent  of  sinister  motives.  Let 
them  not  smother  their  consciences  to  please  those  whose  censure  is 
praise.  By  such  a  course  of  conduct  they  will  be  raised  in  the  scale 
of  excellence  and  merit.  Medley. 

— Western  Carolinian,  September  12,  1820. 

NEW   COLLEGE. 

In  pursuance  of  the  resolution  we  formed  immediately  after  the 
subject  of  establishing  a  New  College  in  the  Western  part  of  our  state 
was  first  agitated,  to  use  our  utmost  efforts,  through  the  medium  of 
the  Western  Carolinian,  in  furtherance  of  the  design,  we  this  week 
insert  two  articles  concerning  it ;  one  of  which  is  extracted  from  the 
National  Intelligencer,  the  other  from  the  Raleigh  Register;  and  we 
shall  continue  to  watch,  with  a  scrutinizing  eye,  every  movement  that 
may  be  made  in  any  manner  connected  with  it,  and  carefully  publish, 
pro  and  con,  all  that  is  said,  done,  or  printed,  relating  to  the  subject. 
The  National  Intelligencer  talks  in  quite  an  admonitory  style — advises 
us  to  unite  in  family  concord,  and  every  one  contribute  his  mite 
towards  swelling  our  present  Institution  into  a  mammoth !  Indeed, 
Mr.  Gales,  we  are  ever  ready  to  receive  wholesome  advice ;  but,  sir, 
do  you  suppose  that  300,000  independent  Western  Carolinians  are  to 
be  cajoled  out  of  a  great  and  laudable  project — one  which  is  fraught 
with  more  permanent  benefit  to  the  next  generation,  considered  in 
reference  to  the  march  of  reason  and  intelligence  through  the  darkest 
borders  of  the  earth,  than  any  other  that  could  be  pursued — by  a  few 
tender  motherly  pats  on  the  shoulder? 


646  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

Extracts  : 

It  is  proposed,  in  the  state  of  North-Carolina,  to  establish  a  second 
University,  to  be  situated  in  the  Western  part  of  the  state.  As  an 
evidence  of  the  desire  of  knowledge,  the  proposition  is,  in  that  view, 
creditable  to  those  who  have  conceived  it.  The  multiplication  of 
schools  for  teaching  the  elements  of  knowledge,  is  an  object  of  high 
interest.  We  should  like  to  see  them  distributed  throughout  the  wide 
expanse  of  the  Union,  as  they  in  fact  are  in  some  of  the  New-England 
states,  in  the  proportion  of  at  least  one  to  every  neighborhood.  But 
does  this  principle  apply  with  equal  force  to  the  multiplication  of 
Universities,  designed  to  promote  the  cultivation  of  the  sciences,  and 
of  the  higher  branches  of  physics,  mathematics,  and  polite  literature? 
We  apprehend  not. — North-Carolina  may  be,  and  no  doubt  is,  able  to 
support  two  well  endowed  Colleges;  but  an  augmentation  of.  the  means 
of  the  existing  Institution,  an  enlargement  of  the  sphere  of  its  studies, 
and  a  cordial  and  liberal  support  of  it,  would,  it  seems  to  us,  contribute 
more  to  the  diffusion  of  useful  knowledge  throughout  the  state,  and 
perhaps  more  to  the  elevation  of  its  character.  There  are  in  the 
United  States  already  more  Colleges  than  can  command  competent 
professors;  and  it  is  certain,  that  Degrees  are  granted  with  a  facility 
which  deprives  them  of  all  their  value.  It  was  otherwise  in  the  learned 
world,  when  even  Samuel  Johnson,  in  the  meridian  of  his  fame  as 
a  scholar  and  philosopher,  was  long  refused  a  degree,  and  at  last  with 
difficulty  obtained  one,  because  there  had  been  some  negligence  or  de- 
fect in  the  pursuit  of  his  scholastic  exercises. 

National  Intelligencer. 

A  New  College. — The  friends  of  Literature  in  the  Western  part  of 
this  State  are  desirous  of  establishing  a  new  College  in  one  of  the 
Western  Counties.  Several  pieces  on  this  subject  have  appeared  in  the 
Salisbury  paper,  and  it  will  probably  be  brought  before  the  Legislature 
at  the  approaching  session.  Raleigh  Register. 

[This  appeared  in  the  Raleigh  Register  of  September  15,  1820.] 
— Western  Carolinian,  September  26,  1820. 

NEW    COLLEGE. 

We  are  gratified  in  being  able  this  week  to  present  to  our  readers 
the  proceedings  of  the  Convention  which  assembled  at  Lincolnton  to 
consider  the  propriety  of  establishing  another  College  in  our  state, 
to  be  located  in  some  one  of  the  Western  counties.  We  learn  from 
various  sources,  that  the  assemblage  on  this  occasion  was  as  respectable 
as  any  that  has  ever  been  witnessed  in  this  part  of  the  state.  The 
auspicious  presage  which  the  result  of  their  conference  affords  of  the 
success  of  the  project,  expands  our  hearts  with  an  honest  pride,  and 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  647 

an  inward  exultation;  and  we  sincerely  hope  that  the  heart  of  every 
true  Western  Carolinian  will  throb  in  unison  with  ours,  for  the  com- 
plete accomplishment  of  this  great  design. 
— Western  Carolinian,  October  3,  1820. 

NEW   COLLEGE. 

From  the  Western  Carolinian. 

Pursuant  to  notice,  a  numerous  and  highly  respectable  meeting  of 
citizens  living  West  of  the  Yadkin  River,  was  held  in  Lincolnton  on 
the  22d  ultimo,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  into  consideration  the  neces- 
sity of  establishing  another  chartered  Seat  of  Learning  within  the 
State  of  North  Carolina. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  McKree,  of  Iredell,  prefaced  the  subject  of  their  de- 
liberations by  an  animated  and  eloquent  Address;  after  which  he  was 
called  to  the  Chair,  and  Thos.  G.  Polk  of  Mecklenburg,  was  appointed 
secretary. 

The  agents  of  the  Charlotte  Committee  submitted  many  letters,  ad- 
dressed to  them  by  citizens  residing  in  the  upper  parts  of  Georgia, 
South  Carolina,  and  most  of  the  unrepresented  counties  in  North 
Carolina,  all  testifying  their  satisfaction  at  the  contemplated  Institu- 
tion, and  promising  their  co-operation  and  support. 

The  Rev.  J.  M.  Wilson,  supported  by  Mr.  Mushatt,  submitted  the 
following  Resolutions,  which  were  adopted: 

1.  Resolved,  That,  in  the  opinion  of  this  Convention,  the  institution 
of  another  Public  Seat  of  Learning  in  the  Western  part  of  North 
Carolina,  is  a  matter  of  high  importance  and  identified  with  the  best 
interest  of  the  State,  in  a  civil  and  religious  point  of  light. 

2.  Resolved,  That,  in  the  opinion  of  this  Convention,  the  aforesaid 
institution  is  one  of  a  practicable  kind. 

3.  Resolved,  That  this  Convention,  for  the  success  of  the  aforesaid 
design,  laying  aside,  as  far  as  possible,  all  sectional  interests  and 
prejudices,  do  pledge  their  personal  exertions  to  carry  the  same  into 
execution. 

Agreeably  to  a  resolution  of  the  Convention,  the  following  gentlemen 
were  appointed  by  the  Chairman  as  a  Committee  to  designate  twenty- 
five  Trustees : 

From   the   county   of   Burke,    Col.    Wm.    Irwin; 
Rutherford,  Col.   Walton; 
Lincoln,  Gen.  J.  Graham; 
Iredell,  Mr.  Mushatt; 
Rowan,  Mr.  Andrews ; 
Cabarrus,  John  F.   Phifer,  Esq. 
Mecklenburg,  the  Hon.  W;  Davidson; 
York  District   (S.  C.)   John  Harris,  Esq. 


648  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

The  above  Committee,  after  retiring,  reported  that  they  had  selected 
the  following  gentlemen  as  Trustees,  and  that  they  can  be  recommended 
as  such  to  the  Legislature: 

The  Rev.  Dr.  McKree, 

Gen.  George  Lee  Davidson, 

John  JSTesbet,  Esq., 

Col.  Thomas  G.  Polk, 

The  Rev.  Samuel  C.  Caldwell, 

Col.   Joseph  Pickett, 

The  Eev.  J.  M.  Wilson, 

Mr.  Isaac   T.  Avery, 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Stork, 

Major  Greenlee, 

John  Phifer, 

The  Rev.  John  Robinson, 

The  Hon.  M.   Stokes, 

Robert  H.  Burton, 

Lawson  Henderson, 

The  Rev.  H.  Hunter, 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Kerr, 

The  Hon.  Mr.  Franklin, 

Dr.    Mclntire, 

Col.   Davidson, 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Miller, 

Col.  Thomas  Lenoir, 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Kilpatrick, 

James  Patton,  Esq.,  and 

The  Hon.  Mr.  Culpepper. 

The  following  resolutions  were  then  adopted : 

1.  Resolved,  That  the  present  Chairman  of  this  meeting  be  vested 
with  the  power  of  calling  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  at  such  time  and 
place  as  he  may  think  proper. 

2.  Resolved,  That  in  the  event  of  any  of  the  Trustees  refusing  to 
serve,  or  being  called  off  by  death  or  otherwise,  that  a  majority  of  the 
acting  Trustees  shall  have  the  power  of  filling  up  such  vacancies. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Mushatt,  seconded  by  the  Hon.  D.  M.  Forney, 
it  was 

Resolved,  That  the  whole  number  of  Trustees  be  limited  to  forty- 
five;  and  that  the  twenty-five  Trustees  named,  and  concurred  in  by  a 
vote  of  the  Convention,  be  empowered  to  fix  on  the  location  of  the 
contemplated  Institution,  either  by  themselves  or  with  such  portion 
of  the  additional  twenty  Trustees  as  they  may  think  proper  to  call 
to  their  assistance. 

Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  recommend  that  the  Legislature  be 
vested  with  full  power  to  select  _  and  appoint  the  remaining  twenty. 


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It  was  next 

Resolved,  That  Maj.  Lawson  Henderson,  of  Lincoln,  Col.  Wm. 
Irwin,  of  Burke,  and  Thomas  G.  Polk,  of  Mecklenburg,  together  with 
Robert  Williamson,  Esq.  be  requested  to  attend  the  meeting  of  the 
Legislature,  as  delegates  to  this  Convention,  and  to  unite  their  exer- 
tions in  obtaining  the  interesting  and  important  charter  for  which  we 
are  about  to  petition. 

Col.  I.  Avery,  seconded  by  Gen'l  J.  Graham,  moved  the  following 
resolutions,  which  were  unanimously  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  meeting  be  presented  to  the  Rev. 
Dr.  McKree,  for  the  eloquent  and  impressive  address  delivered  on  the 
subject  of  our  meeting  this  day,  and  for  the  patient  and  impartial 
manner  in  which  he  has  discharged  the  duties  of  the  Chair. 

Resolved,  That  Dr.  McKree  be  requested  for  a  copy  of  his  Address 
for  publication. 

Resolved,  That  the  above  proceedings  be  published  in  the  Western 
Carolinian. 

— Western  Carolinian,  October  3,  1820,  copied  in  Raleigh  Register, 
October  13,  1820. 

A  NEW  COLLEGE. 

We  continue  to  receive  accounts  of  the  deep  and  lively  interest  which 
is  felt  in  various  parts  of  this  section  of  the  state,  in  the  establishment 
of  a  new  College  in  the  West.  On  a  subject  so  important  to  the  pres- 
ent and  future  interests  of  the  western  people;  one  which  so  nearly 
affects  the  welfare  of  their  children  and  children's  children,  and  which 
is  so  intimately  connected  with  their  moral  and  political  advancement 
— on  such  a  subject,  it  was  to  be  expected  great  solicitude  would  be 
excited.  And  such  is  the  case.  The  feelings  of  the  people  were  en- 
listed in  its  favor  as  soon  as  it  was  proposed.  They  saw  and  felt  its 
importance.  They  looked  not  so  much  at  the  present,  as  the  future. 
Tbeir  views  were  not  bounded  by  the  narrow  circle  of  their  own  exist- 
ence ;  but  they  embraced  the  interest  of  unborn  millions,  who  are  suc- 
cessively to  inhabit  the  fertile  hills  and  valleys  of  the  west,  who  are 
to  constitute  the  strength,  and  contribute  to  the  greatness  of  North- 
Carolina.  In  their  sober  judgment  they  approved  of  the  plan  of  a  new 
college  in  someone  of  the  western  counties;  and  the  good  sense  of  the 
people,  unbiased  by  prejudice,  unwarped  by  party,  and  uninfluenced  by 
interested  or  designing  individuals,  rarely  decides  wrong.  In  the 
present  case,  no  influence  was  exerted,  no  excitement  endeavored  to  be 
produced ;  the  object  was  fairly  and  candidly  proposed,  and  immediately 
and  cordially  approved.  Its  accomplishment  now  remains  to  be 
effected. 

To  every  object  of  importance  to  the  communnity,  there  will  always 
be  some  opposition.  This  one,  so  big  with  the  happiness  and  prosperity 
of  the   present   and  future  generations,   cannot   expect   to   escape.     As 


650  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

yet  we  have  witnessed  no  direct  hostility  to  it,  from  any  quarter;  tho' 
feelings  inimical  to  its  success,  and  unworthy  of  those  who  indulge 
them,  we  are  sorry  to  say  are  manifested  by  persons  among  ourselves ; 
by  those  who  are  bound  by  a  common  interest  and  local  attachment 
to  use  their  influence  in  its  favor.  The  article  from  the  National 
Intelligencer  which  we  published  two  weeks  since,  though  coming  from 
a  quarter  where  little  interest,  if  any,  could  be  supposed  to  be  felt, 
and  where  a  direct  interference  would  be  wholly  improper,  may  be 
considered  as  the  commencement  of  an  opposition,  open  and  undis- 
guised. One  of  the  editors  of  the  above  paper  was  at  Raleigh  but  a 
short  time  before  the  article  alluded  to  appeared  in  the  Intelligencer; 
and  he  may  there  have  been  persuaded,  through  the  influence  of  Chapel- 
Hill,  (which  is  improperly  thought  to  be  opposed  to  a  new  college  in 
the  west,)  to  lend  the  aid  of  his  respectable  paper  to  the  commence- 
ment of  an  opposition  to  the  proposed  institution.  Such,  however,  may 
not  have  been  the  motive  from  which  he  penned  his  remarks;  we  hope 
not;  but  circumstances  seem  to  favor  our  suspicions. 

We  have  neither  leisure  nor  room,  at  this  time,  to  notice  the  objec- 
tions which  may  be  urged  against  the  proposed  college,  nor  to  state 
the  many  arguments  which  may  be  adduced  in  its  support.  We  shall 
enter  more  largely,  however,  into  this  subject,  in  a  future  number, 
unless  some  of  our  correspondents  will  do  us,  as  well  as  our  readers,  the 
favor  of  taking  it  off  our  hands.  They  could  not,  perhaps,  devote  their 
talents,  in  a  leisure  moment,  to  a  more  useful  purpose,  than  the  discus- 
sion of  a  subject  more  important  to  the  West,  and  so  interesting  to 
all  who  are  in  feeling,  as  in  local  situation,  Western  Carolinians. 

— Western  Carolinian,   October  17,  1820. 

A  NEW  COLLEGE. 

Eor  the  Western  Carolinian. 

The  subject  of  instituting  a  public  chartered  seat  of  learning  in 
the  Western  part  of  the  state  of  North-Carolina,  has  been  noticed 
by  different  public  papers.  The  merits  of  the  measure  have  been 
differently  spoken  of.  While  some  publications,  emanating,  (at  least 
ostensibly,)  from  distant  places,  speak  with  hesitation  on  the  subject, 
the  cause  has  been  nobly  pleaded  by  others  more  immediately  within 
the  sphere  of  operation,  and  where  the  necessity  and  importance  of 
the  measure  can  more  easily  be  ascertained.  What  degree  of  interest 
and  zeal  the  measure  ought  to  excite  in  the  public  mind,  will  be 
developed  in  the  answer  to  the  two  following  questions : 

1st.  Is  the  measure  necessary? 

2d.  Is  it  one  that  can  be  effected? 

First :  Is  the  measure  necessary  ?  From  various  considerations,  it 
would  appear  that  an  affirmative  answer  must  be  here  given.  1st.  The 
example  of  our  sister  states  forms  a  strong  presumptive  argument  that 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  651 

the  measure  is  necessary.  Has  any  other  state  in  the  Union,  possessing 
the  population  of  North-Carolina,  entertained  the  opinion  that  one 
public  seat  of  learning  was  sufficient  ?  Has  Massachusetts  deemed  one 
sufficient?  Has  Vermont?  Has  New  York?  Has  Pennsylvania? 
Has  Virginia?  &c.  &c.  We  are  attentive  to  the  policy  of  our  sister 
states  in  other  respects,  and  disposed  to  learn  from  example. — Why 
attentive  in  every  other  respect,  and  turn  a  deaf  ear  to  the  particular 
now  in  hand?  I  repeat  it,  that  the  uniform  example  of  other  states 
constitutes  an  argument  violently  presumptive  in  favor  of  the  measure 
here  advocated.  2d.  The  conveniency  of  the  Western  section  of  the 
state  requires  the  institution  of  another  public  seat  of  learning.  From 
the  western  limits  of  North-Carolina  to  Chapel-Hill,  is  not  less  than 
300  miles.  At  so  distant  a  place  it  is  both  inconvenient  and  expensive 
to  locate  at  first,  and  to  keep  up  that  parental  intercourse  which  is 
necessary  during  a  college  residence.  3d.  The  preservation  of  our 
resources  at  home,  our  local  situation,  and  the  circumstances  of  our 
country,  make  it  necessary  that  expenditure  of  money  at  distant  places 
be,  as  much  as  possible,  avoided.  Under  present  circumstances,  this 
object  is  not  sufficiently  accomplished.  Notwithstanding  the  Univer- 
sity of  North-Carolina,  located  at  Chapel-Hill,  not  a  few  of  our  youth 
go  into  neighboring  places,  or  distant  places,  to  finish  their  education. 
4th.  The  accommodation  of  that  part  of  society  to  which  heavy  ex- 
penses are  not  convenient.  This  provision  embraces  a  large,  and,  in 
every  respect,  an  important  share  of  the  population  of  this  western 
section  of  country.  Large  fortunes  are  rare.  It  is  the  happiness  of 
our  country,  that  property  is  well  divided. 

From  a  variety  of  considerations,  it  would  appear  that  education  can 
be  prosecuted  with  comparative  economy  in  the  western  part  of  North- 
Carolina.  The  soil  is  fertile ;  provisions  abundant,  and  the  customs 
and  manners  of  society  comparatively  plain.  Matters  of  fact  support 
the  allegations  here  made.  Education,  in  every  form  in  our  power, 
has  actually  been  prosecuted  here,  and  is  now  prosecuted,  on  more 
economical  terms  than  in  the  most  of  other  places.  On  this  subject 
I  would  inquire,  have  the  late  regulations  of  some  of  our  public  seats 
of  learning  no  unfriendly  bearing  on  that  numerous  portion  of  society 
whose  interest  is  now  under  consideration?  I  refer  to  the  long  college 
residence  that  is  now  required,  in  order  to  graduate.  The  plan  appears 
to  be,  that  the  student  shall  reside  four  years.  I  ask,  what  must  the 
affect  of  this  plan  be?  Beyond  a  doubt,  1st,  The  degradation  of 
Academies.  For  if  they  are  to  be  circumscribed  in  their  operations 
within  the  very  narrow  limits  that  are  set  them;  if  they  are  permitted 
to  preside  over  the  mere  first  principles  of  education  only,  every  man 
of  weight  and  character  will  shake  his  hands  clear  of  them,  and  retire 
from  the  scene  where  his  entertainment,  profit  and  improvement, 
would  be  essentially  gone ;  and  his  opportunity  of  utility  to  the  public 
completely    circumscribed.      Is    not    this    an    event    to    be    deprecated? 


652  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

Have  well  regulated  Academies  no  important  bearing  upon  the  literary 
interests  of  our  country?  2d.  This  plan  must  exclude  the  less  opulent 
part  of  society  from  the  field  of  science,  and  throw  a  monopoly  of  learn- 
ing into  the  hands  of  the  rich.  College  expenses  are  heavy;  and  for 
so  long  a  period  of  time  cannot  be  borne  by  those  who  are  not  wealthy. 
I  ask,  is  there  nothing  to  be  deprecated  in  this  state  of  things?  Is 
there  nothing  aristocratic  ?  Is  there  nothing  menacing,  both  with  re- 
spect to  the  interests  of  church  and  state?  Let  none  suppose  that  the 
writer  is  an  advocate  for  a  smattering  in  education.  ISTo :  if  a  Col- 
lege arise  in  the  West,  we  wish  and  design  it  to  be  inferior  to  none 
in  point  of  solid  learning  and  science.  This,  the  writer  insists  upon  it, 
can  be  accomplished  without  the  long  college  residence  hitherto  noticed. 

From  the  first  institution  of  Princeton  College,  and  until  within  a 
few  years,  after  a  respectable  acquaintance  with  the  dead  languages, 
and  a  good  knowledge  of  geography,  the  student  that  was  attentive  to 
business  was  sure  to  graduate  in  two  years.  Was  this  an  insufficient 
course?  Let  the  merits  of  the  men  that  were  introduced  into  the 
literary  world  under  this  course  answer  the  question.  Are  not  these 
the  luminaries  that  have  shone  in  the  church,  in  the  medical  depart- 
ment, and  at  the  bar?  Are  not  these  the  men  that  have  figured  in 
our  legislative  councils,  and  thundered  in  the  field  of  battle?  Thus 
it  appears  that  the  long  college  residence  and  the  consequent  heavy 
expenditures  now  by  some  of  our  public  seats  of  learning  imposed  on 
the  student,  are  artificial  rather  than  necessary.  If  it  be  said  that 
the  field  of  science  is  extending,  the  measure  therefore,  that  is  here 
complained  of,  is  necessary;  I  answer,  let  well  regulated  Academies 
have  their  full  weight  in  a  course  of  education.  Here  expenses  are 
comparatively  light.  Thus  the  same  point  can  be  obtained,  and  learn- 
ing not  be  put  out  of  the  power  of  the  less  wealthy  part  of  society. 

5th.  The  interest  of  religion  and  morality  would  seem  to  require  the 
measure.  If  all  the  youth  of  our  own  state,  that  are  pursuing  a  liter- 
ary course,  together  with  a  considerable  number  from  neighboring 
states,  are  to  be  collected  together  at  Chapel-Hill,  it  will  be  difficult 
to  preserve  that  order,  that  morality  and  virtue  which  are  vitally 
important  for  the  honor  and  interest  of  an  institution;  and  for  the 
honor,  interest,  and  usefulness  in  life  of  those  who  emanate  from  it. 
In  any  department  of  life,  in  proportion  as  the  number  is  great  which 
is  collected  together,  in  the  same  proportion  is  it  difficult  to  support 
order,  and  preserve  the  interest  of  morality  and  virtue.  Hence  the 
rigid  discipline  that  must  be  kept  up  in  armies.  And  hence  the  vigil- 
ance and  discipline  that  has  been  kept  up,  and  must  be  kept  up,  in 
the  cumbrous  and  massy  European  universities.  The  number  ought 
to  be  respectable,  so  as  to  awaken  a  spirit  of  due  competition,  &c. 
But  there  is  a  boundary  that  it  ought  not  to  pass. 

In  pleading  the  cause  of  religion  and  morality,  the  church  will  duely 
appreciate  the  weight  of  the  argument.     She  laments  the  paucity  of 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  653 

competent  Ministers  of  the  Gospel,  and  mourns  over  her  silent  Sab- 
baths. Her  eyes  are  upon  the  fountains  of  science,  and  she  devoutly 
supplicates  that  they  may  be  preserved  pure.  But  ought  the  church 
only  to  be  solicitous  that  virtue  and  science  be  combined  in  our  seats 
of  learning?  Has  the  state  no  interest  in  such  an  issue?  To  affirm 
this  would  be  rash,  and  in  opposition  to  the  dictates  of  common  sense, 
and  the  results  of  experience  in  every  age  of  the  world.  Ancient  legis- 
lators accorded  with  the  sentiment  of  the  poet, 

'Tis  fixed  by  fate,  irrevocably  fixed, 

Virtue  and  vice  are  empires'   life  and  death. 

If  this  is  true  with  respect  to  other  governments,  it  is  eminently 
true  with  respect  to  a  republican  government.  A  government  occupy- 
ing a  fair  portion  of  Europe,  a  few  years  ago,  made  the  bold  experi- 
ment of  exterminating  religion.  She  changed  the  Sabbath  day,  pros- 
trated the  temples  of  worship,  and  wrote  over  the  burying-grounds, 
"This  is  the  place  of  eternal  sleep."  The  event  was  awfully  admoni- 
tory. The  ruins  were  terrible;  and  with  a  voice  like  thunder,  teach  the 
nations  of  the  earth  to  stand  far  from  that  forbidden  ground. 

Coincident  with  the  doctrine  here  advocated,  is  the  farewell  address 
of  our  immortal  Washington,  to  the  people  of  the  United  States,  when 
he  retired  from  the  Presidential  chair.  He  called  upon  them,  in  order 
to  maintain  the  interest  of  their  country,  to  be  careful  to  support  the 
interest  of  religion  and  morality.  "Cautiously,  (says  he)  admit  the 
idea,  that  the  latter  can  be  maintained  without  the  former."  He  adds 
— "A  volume  would  not  be  sufficient  to  trace  the  connexion  of  religion 
and  morality  with  civil  society."  The  same  thing  is  necessary  to 
complete  the  standing  and  character  of  the  student.  Will  any  hesitate 
to  admit  that  morality  is  essential  to  a  finished  character?  Great 
talents  and  learning,  rising  in  a  conflict  with  moral  excellency,  never 
can  be  a  benefit  to  society,  but  must  be  an  object  to  be  deprecated. 
And  is  morality  firmly  based  on  any  other  bottom  but  that  of  religion? 
Thus  the  interest  of  both  civil  and  religious  society,  and  the  comple- 
tion of  the  character  and  standing  of  the  student,  combine  to  enhance 
the  importance  of  the  argument  now  under  consideration.  This  argu- 
ment must  stand  in  full  force,  except  it  can  be  made  to  appear  that 
the  interests  of  religion  and  morality  are  already  suitably  consulted 
and  supported  in  our  Southern  seats  of  learning.  Wbether  this  is  the 
case  or  not,  let  two  things  determine :  1st.  The  paucity  of  Ministers 
of  Gospel  that  emanate  from  them ;  2d.  The  testimony  of  those  that 
have  had  an  opportunity  of  inspecting  the  state  of  religion  and  morals 
among  those  that  compose  them. 

The  second  point  developing  the  merits  of  the  zeal  and  operations 
in  the  West,  to  institute  a  new  College,  is  2d.  Is  it  an  object  that  can 
be  effected?  To  accomplish  the  object,  two  things  are  necessary;  1st. 
A   charter   from   the   Legislature   of    the    State.      This,    I   take   it   for 


654  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

granted,  can  and  will  be  obtained.  2d.  Funds  to  meet  the  expenses 
of  the  undertaking.  Upon  this  ground,  is  there  any  evidence  that  we 
ought  to  despair?  In  point  of  funds,  what  evidence  have  we  that  the 
General  Assemby  will  not  hold  out  the  hand  of  generous  co-operation? 
What  operation  would  more  immortalize  the  names  of  the  ensuing 
Legislature,  than  to  arise  in  their  majesty,  and  found  a  seat  of  learn- 
ing that  would  promise  fair  to  be  a  blessing,  not  only  to  the  present 
generation,  but  to  generations  yet  unborn?  In  the  history  of  every 
country,  the  founding  of  a  respectable  seat  of  learning  forms  an  im- 
portant era.  The  legislature  has  the  power;  and  we  have  yet  to  learn, 
that  they  have  not  the  will  to  patronize  the  cause  of  learning.  But 
should  we  not  be  so  fortunate  as  to  obtain  public  aid,  does  it  hence 
follow  that  this  great  project  must  fail?  Other  seats  of  learning,  of 
great  importance,  viz.  Princeton,  &c.  have  been  founded  and  long 
supported  by  private  munificence.  And  has  that  liberality,  that  once 
poured  blessings  on  society,  now  taken  its  flight?  We  are  not  pre- 
pared to  believe  it.  There  is  much  wealth  in  that  section  of  country 
concerned;  and  we  have  yet  to  be  convinced,  that  there  will  not  be  a 
disposition  to  disburse  it  upon  so  interesting  a  call.  In  this  state  of 
mind  we  are  supported  by  the  liberal  overtures  of  a  variety  of  indi- 
viduals. A  number  have  said,  that  if  the  plan  goes  into  operation, 
they  will  give  one  thousand  dollars  towards  it.  Many  can  be  found 
that  would  contribute  that  sum;  and,  probably,  be  as  well  without  it 
as  with  it.  The  unanimity  of  the  public  is  great,  the  zeal  remarkable; 
it  may  therefore  be  fairly  calculated  upon,  that  liberal  munificence 
will  be  pretty  general. 

The  matter,  then,  stands  thus :  The  necessity  of  another  seat  of 
learning  is  supported  by  the  examples  of  our  sister  states — by  con- 
veniency — by  the  preservation  of  our  resources  at  home — by  the  accom- 
modation of  the  less  wealthy  part  of  society — and  by  the  interests  of 
religion  and  morality. 

That  it  is  an  object  that  can  be  effected,  appears  from  the  considera- 
tion, that  the  Legislature  will  not  refuse  a  charter,  and  with  it  will 
probably  grant  some  assistance  in  point  of  funds.  But  should  we 
receive  no  public  aid,  as  to  funds,  the  wealth  of  that  section  of  country 
concerned  is  respectable,  and  their  liberality  with  respect  to  so  great 
and  important  an  object,  we  hope,  may  be  relied  upon.  Let  it  be 
understood,  that  from  the  first  movement  on  this  subject,  we  have 
conferred  with  many  leading  characters  in  the  upper  parts  of  South- 
Carolina,  who  feel  interested  in  the  object,  and  pledge  every  suitable 
co-operation  in  order  to   its   accomplishment. 

To  advocate  this  project  before  the  General  Assembly,  must  devolve 
upon  the  representatives  from  this  western  section  of  the  state.  We 
hope  that  none  will  be  insensible  to  its  importance;  but  that,  with  all 
possible   zeal,   they  will   support   a    cause   so   important   to    society   in 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  655 

general,    and   particularly   to    that   section   of   country   to   which   they 
belong.  Junius. 

— Western  Carolinian,  November  7,  1820. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 

The  Athenian  Club No.  VII. 

For  forms  of  government  let  fools  contest : 
Whate'er  is  best  administered,  is  best Pope. 

The  captions  of  the  Acts  of  the  late  Session  of  the  Legislature  were 
placed  in  our  hands  a  few  days  ago.  On  examination,  we  find  an  act 
incorporating  a  Western  College.  It  is  with  feelings  of  pride  and  ex- 
ultation, that  we  have  it  in  our  power  to  announce  to  the  public  this 
important  legislative  act.  Every  Western  Carolinian,  whose  bosom 
glows  with  patriotic  feelings,  and  who  feels  anxious  to  see  the  benign 
rays  of  knowledge  widely  disseminated  among  the  youth  of  our  West- 
ern Hills,  must  join  with  us  in  tendering  thanks  to  those  who  achieved 
this  important  object. 

It  is  true,  that  this  is  an  act  of  incorporation  merely — no  funds  are 
granted;  yet  it  swells  with  importance  when  viewed  in  connection  with 
other  objects  now  in  contemplation. 

A  college  has  long  been  wanted  in  the  Western  section  of  IsTorth- 
Carolina.  We  now  have  a  charter;  and  the  next  step  to  be  taken  is,  to 
procure  funds  for  the  buildings,  &c.  We  are  certain  that  there  is 
wealth  sufficient  in  this  part  of  the  state  to  endow  a  college  magnifi- 
cently; and  we  trust  that  there  will  not  be  wanting  a  willingness  to 
contribute  liberally  towards  an  institution  so  important,  not  only  to 
the  present  but  to  succeeding  generations. 

We  earnestly  recommend  to  the  western  citizens  to  give  their  surplus 
funds  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College,  rather  than  bestow  them 
so  liberally  on  distant  institutions,  as  they  have  heretofore  done.  Im- 
mense sums  of  money  have  of  late  years  been  sent  from  this  state,  for 
the  endowment  of  a  college  six  or  seven  hundred  miles  north-east  of  us. 
The  current  must  now  turn.  Our  own  institutions  demand  our  aid,  in 
preference  to  those  of  any  other  part  of  the  world.  Let  us,  therefore, 
use  all  honest  means  to  elevate  the  character  of  North-Carolina.  Let 
it  not  again  be  said,  that  we  send  our  money  off  to  endow  northern  or 
eastern  colleges,  and  shamefully  neglect  our  own.  This  is  miserable 
policy;  and  directly  calculated  to  prevent  our  state  from  assuming  that 
standing  in  the  national  compact  which  she  is  entitled  to. 

Before  closing  this  communication,  we  cannot,  consistently  with  our 
feelings,  omit  to  enter  our  cordial  disapprobation  of  many  of  the  acts 
of  the  General  Assembly  at  its  last  session.  It  is  unnecessary  to  point 
out  the  objectionable  acts,  as  this  can  very  easily  be  done  by  every  per- 
son  of   common   understanding. 

— Western   Carolinian,  January  16,  1821. 


656  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

NOTIFICATION. 

Whereas  the  honorable  the  General  Assembly,  at  their  last  session, 
passed  an  act  to  establish  a  College  in  the  Western  part  of  the  State — 
the  Trustees  of  this  intended  Institution  of  Learning  are  hereby  re- 
quested to  meet  in  Lincolnton,  on  the  1st  Wednesday  of  February  next, 
to  fix  on  those  measures  which  may  appear  calculated  to  promote  the 
design,  and  to  discharge,  as  far  as  possible,  that  very  important  trust 
which  their  fellow-citizens  have  reposed  in  them :  And  as  all  is  yet  to 
be  done,  and  as  much  depends  on  the  first  steps  that  may  be  taken;  as 
all  are  equally  interested  in  whatever  may  tend  to  the  good  of  the  pres- 
ent and  future  generations ;  others,  from  each  county  in  the  supposed 
district,  besides  the  Trustees,  are  invited  also  to  attend,  to  give  us  their 
countenance  and  their  aid,  in  suggesting  those  means  which  they  may 
deem  most  conducive  to  the  prosperity  of  the  Institution.  Should  it 
unfortunately  happen  that  a  failure  in  the  attendance  of  the  Trustees  be 
experienced  at  their  first  meeting,  it  may  blight  it  in  the  bud,  cool  the 
fervor  of  its  friends,  and  give  occasion  to  those  (if  such  there  be)  who 
are  somewhat  inimical,  to  say,  in  derision,  "They  began  to  build,  but 
were  not  able  to  finish."  James  M'Kee, 

Chairman  of  the  Convention  at  Lincolnton. 

January  8,  1821. 

— Western   Carolinian,  January  16,  1821. 

The  subject  of  a  new  College  in  the  western  part  of  the  State,  is 
again  brought  before  the  public;  and  as  it  is  one  in  the  decision  of 
which  not  only  those  who  are  now  on  the  stage  of  action,  but  future 
generations,  are  greatly  interested,  it  should  receive  that  careful  and 
serious  attention  which  it  certainly  merits.  It  is  not  to  be  expected 
that  it  will  unite  the  exertions  of  all  in  its  favor;  but  it  is  to  be  ex- 
pected that  no  one  will  determine  on  opposition  without  mature 
reflection. 

— Western   Caralinian,  January  30,  1821. 

OUR  NEW  COLLEGE. 

We  have  been  favored  with  a  copy  of  the  following  DISCOURSE 
for  publication,  delivered  in  Lincolnton,  August  23,  1820,  to  a  numerous 
and  respectable  convention  of  citizens  from  the  adjacent  counties,  by 
James  McRee,  d.  d.     We  shall  continue  it  weekly  till  finished. 

Its  publication  has  been  delayed  until  the  result  of  our  application 
to  the  General  Assembly  should  be  known.  It  is  now  made  public  to 
excite  the  minds  of  those  who  may  feel  an  inclination  to  favor,  by  their 
influence  and  liberality,  the  intended  institution  of  learning  in  the 
western  part  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina. 

Christian  Brethren,  and  Fellow-Citizens: 

It  was  deemed  expedient  that  this  meeting  should  be  opened  with 
an  address,  explanatory  of  the  object ;  to  point  out  its  importance,  and 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  657 

to  inspire  us  with  zeal  and  unanimity  in  its  prosecution :  which,  instead 
of  retarding  the  business,  might  have  a  tendency  to  unite  our  judgments 
and  our  hearts,  and  hasten  our  progress  to  such  measures  and  decisions, 
as  may,  in  the  issue,  be  honorable  to  ourselves  and  beneficial  to  the 
world. 

He,  who  now  addresses  this  intelligent  assembly,  feels  a  pride  and 
pleasure  to  be  honored  by  an  audience  of  freemen  and  christians, 
whom  the  hand  of  God  has  placed  on  higher  ground,  on  a  more  elevated 
situation,  than  has  fallen  to  the  lot  of  people  upon  earth,  during  the 
long  lapse  of  six  thousand  years. 

As  freemen,  enjoying  equal  rights,  you  bow  to  no  authority  but  the 
constitution  and  laws  of  your  country.  As  christians,  you  "call  no 
man  master" ;  you  bow  to  no  authority  but  the  laws  of  Christ,  the  great 
King,  and  head  of  his  church ;  "who  sitteth  king,  and  shall  forever — 
the  sceptre  of  whose  kingdom  is  a  right  sceptre."  You  also  know  and 
feel  that  you  stand  responsible  to  God,  to  the  Church,  the  State,  and 
posterity,  in  exact  proportion  to  your  light,  privileges,  and  means  of 
doing  good. 

It  is  now  time  to  bring  forward  the  object  for  which  this  convention 
was  invited  to  assemble  on  this  day  in  this  village,  expressed  in  the 
following  words: — "To  establish  in  the  western  part  of  the  State  of 
North-Carolina  a  public  Seminary  of  Learning,  to  prepare  young  men, 
by  the  knowledge  and  influence  of  the  christian  religion,  with  the  aid  of 
sound  science,  to  act  with  honor  and  advantage  in  those  public  depart- 
ments of  life  which  the  church,  the  state,  and  the  condition  of  mankind 
now  do,  and  will  in  future  require :  Which  institution  shall  be  founded 
on  the  broad  and  solid  basis  of  christian  and  republican  principles,  to 
the  entire  exclusion  of  all  party  names,  and  distinctions,  whether  civil 
or  religious." 

Should  this  detail  be  considered  either  erroneous  or  wanting,  your 
candor  will  overlook  its  errors,  and  your  wisdom  in  deliberation  will 
supply  its  defects. 

Introductory  to  our  discourse,  and  in  some  measure  connected  with 
the  design  of  our  meeting,  you  will  now  lend  your  attention  to  the 
reading  of  the  last  four  verses  of  the  144th  Psalm,  the  description  which 
a  wise  and  pious  prince  has  given  of  a  happy  nation : 

"That  our  sons  may  be  as  plants  growing  up  in  their  youth :  that  our 
daughters  may  be  as  comer-stones  polished  after  the  similitude  of  a 
palace. 

"That  our  garners  may  be  full,  affording  all  manner  of  store :  that 
our  sheep  may  bring  thousands  and  ten  thousands  in  our  streets :  that 
our  oxen  may  be  strong  to  labor :  that  there  be  no  breaking  in,  nor  going 
out :  that  there  be  no  complaining  in  the  streets. 

"Happy  is  that  people  that  is  in  such  a  case :  Yea,  happy  is  that 
people,  whose  God  is  the  Lord." 

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658  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

In  this  description  of  a  prosperous  nation,  the  Psalmist  places  in 
front  of  the  items,  and  with  great  propriety,  a  rising  generation  of 
promise,  coming  forward  on  the  theatre  of  life,  preparing  to  act  the 
parts  assigned  them  with  honor  to  themselves  and  advantage  to  the 
world.     "That  our  sons/'  &c. 

Is  there  a  parent  in  this  assembly — is  there  a  friend  of  man,  a  lover 
of  his  country,  or  a  friend  of  Zion,  but  would  wish  that  all  the  youth, 
both  of  the  present  and  future  generations,  would  fulfil  this  descrip- 
tion? "Our  sons"  growing  up  as  plants  in  a  fruitful  soil,  in  vigor, 
courage,  knowledge,  and  piety:  the  pillars  of  the  Church;  the  future 
defence  of  their  country  and  the  state.  Our  "daughters/'  prudent,  in- 
dustrious, virtuous,  healthful,  and  amiable;  qualified  to  fill  the  impor- 
tant relations  into  which  they  may  enter;  connecting  families  together, 
as  polished  corner-stones  connect,  beautify,  and  strengthen  the  walls  of 
a  magnificent  building. 

"Happy  the  city  where  their  sons 
"Like  pillars  round  a  palace  set, 
"And   daughters,  bright   as   corner-stones, 
"Give  strength  and  beauty  to  the  state." 

The  12th  verse  of  the  144th  Psalm,  on  which  you  have  received  a 
short  comment,  designed  rather  as  a  motto  than  a  text  of  this  occasion, 
suggests  "that  a  well  educated,  virtuous  youth,  are  the  stability,  de- 
fence, and  glory  of  a  nation."  From  which  it  is  fairly  deducible,  and 
perfectly  connected  with  the  design  of  our  meeting,  that  we,  who  are 
now  on  the  stage  of  action,  intrusted  with  the  invaluable  legacy  of  civil 
and  religious  liberty,  are  the  guardians  and  trustees  of  posterity,  and 
may  establish  a  public  Seminary  of  Learning,  which,  in  its  happy 
effects,  may  descend  from  age  to  age  down  the  current  of  time,  until 
time  shall  be  no  more.  The  last  generation  that  shall  be  born,  may 
"rise  up  and  call  you  blessed." 

When  preparing  this  discourse,  four  distinct  particulars  presented 
themselves  to  view,  as  connected  with  the  object  of  our  present  meeting : 

1st.  To  science  and  religion,  under  the  auspices  of  a  kind  and  pro- 
pitious Providence,  we  stand  indebted  for  that  distinguished  rank 
which  we  now  hold  among  the  nations  of  the  earth. 

2d.  The  nature  of  our  government ;  the  extension  of  our  territory ; 
the  rapid  increase  of  our  population;  and,  above  all,  the  state  of  the 
Church,  imperiously  demand  that  every  practicable  means  be  used  to 
diffuse  knowledge  throughout  our  country. 

3d.  The  smiles  of  Providence  on  many  of  those  literary  institutions 
which  have  been  already  established  in  the  United  States,  and  the 
advantages  that  have  arisen  from  them,  may  encourage  us  to  follow 
their  example. 

4th.  That  the  Western  District  of  the  state  of  North-Carolina  is  a 
favorable  situation,  and  contains  resources,  to  accomplish  the  object 
for  which  we  are  assembled. 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  659 

To  these  four  distinct  propositions,  we  shall  speak  in  the  order  in 
which  they  have  been  named. 

1st.  To  science  and  the  right  and  influence  of  the  Christian  religion 
we  are  indebted,  under  the  propitious  providence  of  God,  for  that  dis- 
tinguished rank  we  now  hold  among  the  nations  of  the  earth. 

How  long  had  nature  slumbered  in  awful  solitude  on  the  western  side 
of  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  until  her  soil  was  first  impressed  with  the  foot  of 
man;  and  how,  or  from  whence,  it  received  its  first  human  inhabitants, 
is  covered  with  the  veil  of  obscurity.  Nature  had  sported  in  wild 
profusion  in  this  vast  region,  and  that  luminary  now  in  the  heavens 
had  measured  55  centuries,  when  this  new  world  was  opened  to  the 
astonished  eyes  of  Europe,  by  the  bold  and  scientific  Christopher  Colum- 
bus, under  the  patronage  (to  the  honor  of  the  sex  be  it  spoken)  of 
Isabella,  queen  of  Spain.  The  beginning,  progress,  and  issue  of  this 
adventure,  form  some  of  the  most  splendid  and  interesting  pages  in  the 
history  of  mankind.  Science  made  the  discovery,  and  religion  planted 
our  happy  soil.  About  130  years  after  this  noted  discovery,  a  few 
emigrants,  under  the  influence  of  the  Christian  religion  and  the  love  of 
liberty,  planted  their  standard  in  Plymouth,  in  New-England.  Then 
and  there,  however  unseen  by  the  mind,  or  unconceived  by  the  mind  of 
man,  was  laid  the  foundation  of  American  independence.  This  hand- 
ful of  puritans  (100  in  number)  was  the  richest  treasure  that  ever 
sailed  the  ocean.  They,  having  fled  from  bondage,  knew  how  to 
appreciate  the  blessings  of  civil  and  religious  liberty;  and  by  educa- 
tion impressed  the  value  of  these  blessings  on  the  minds  of  their  pos- 
terity. Had  the  latter  been  suffered  to  grow  up  in  ignorance,  America 
would  never  have  been  free.  They  bowed  the  knee  to  the  God  of  the 
ocean  and  the  land — the  ocean  over  which  they  had  been  safely  carried ; 
the  land  in  which  they  then  dwelt.  They  established  schools  for  the 
education  of  their  children;  built  churches  for  the  worship  of  God; 
and  infused  into  the  minds  of  their  youth  the  principles  of  civil  and 
religious  liberty.  These,  descending  from  father  to  son,  from  one 
generation  to  another,  for  the  space  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  years, 
gathering  strength  in  their  progress,  when  oppression  was  threatened, 
and  our  rights  invaded,  burst  forth  in  the  noble  and  patriotic  breasts  of 
Samuel  Adams  and  John  Hancock;  and  a  spirit  of  resistance,  "quick 
as  the  light  reflected  from  a  glass,"  from  Maine  to  Georgia,  spread 
itself  over  thirteen  provinces. 

An  ignorant  people  would  have  submitted,  without  resistance,  to 
the  chains  of  oppression;  an  irreligious  people,  without  principle,  would 
never  have  concerted  a  system  of  defence.  Perhaps  no  war  was  ever 
commenced  under  circumstances  apparently  more  inauspicious;  but  a 
good  cause  fears  not  danger.  All  that  made  life  worthy  of  contending 
for  was  at  stake.  They  loved  life,  but  feared  not  death ;  they  loved 
liberty,  but  hated  bondage.  Their  patriotism,  and  the  hope  of  success, 
were  founded  on  their  religion.     They  knew  that  "verily  there  was  a 


660  Colleges— Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

God  who  ruleth  in  the  earth" :  They  knew  "that  the  race  was  not 
always  to  the  swift,  nor  the  battle  to  the  strong."  In  the  name  of  the 
Lord  of  Hosts  did  they  set  up  their  banners;  and  his  right  hand,  and 
holy  arm,  crowned  the  contest  with  victory  and  independence.  "The 
Lord  is  a  man  of  war ;  the  Lord  of  Hosts  is  his  name."  "At  thy  rebuke, 
O  God  of  Jacob,  Pharaoh  and  his  mighty  army  sunk  like  lead  in  the 
mighty  waters."  It  might  also  be  stated,  without  a  dread  of  contra- 
diction, that,  in  no  age  or  country,  was  there  ever  a  body  of  men  col- 
lected, who,  for  information,  eloquence  and  virtue — -for  true  dignity  and 
grandeur  of  soul,  could  bear  a  comparison  with  the  first  American  Con- 
gress.    In  that  council  of  sages,  the  least  was  great. 

Thus,  as  we  are  indebted,  under  the  auspices  of  the  kind  providence 
of  God,  to  science  and  the  light  and  influence  of  the  Christian  religion, 
for  that  high  and  distinguished  rank  we  now  hold  among  the  nations 
of  the  earth — it  will  then  follow,  that  these,  also,  are  the  means  on 
which  we  may  rationally  depend  for  the  continuation  of  the  national 
blessings  we  now  possess. 

2d.  The  nature  of  our  government;  the  extension  of  our  territory; 
the  rapid  increase  of  our  population ;  and,  above  all,  and  the  most  to  be 
deplored,  the  state  of  our  churches,  the  great  inequality  in  the  number 
of  Gospel  Ministers  to  distribute,  compared  with  the  number  of  im- 
mortal souls  throughout  the  United  States  to  receive,  the  bread  of  life. 

The  nature  of  our  government  requires,  in  a  peculiar  degree,  above 
all  other  kinds  of  government,  that  the  minds  of  the  people  be  en- 
lightened, and  their  hearts  influenced  by  the  power  of  religion.  It  is 
a  peculiar  characteristic  of  a  republic,  that  all  power  is  lodged  in  the 
people :  the  power  of  those  who  rule  is  entirely  delegated :  there  is  not 
a  freeman  in  this  assembly  but  has  as  much  inherent  or  constitutional 
power  as  the  President  of  the  United  States.  Surely,  then,  there  is  no 
need  of  argument  to  prove,  that  every  man  should  be  endowed  with 
knowledge  and  principle  to  make  a  right  use  of  it.  That  civil  govern- 
ment cannot  be  supported  without  religion,  has  been  acknowledged  by 
mankind  in  all  ages.  When  Julian,  that  noted  apostate,  had  prostrated 
religion  at  his  feet,  he  called  in  to  his  aid  a  religion  of  his  own  con- 
trivance to  support  his  cause.  This,  Oliver  Cromwell  employed  to  open 
his  passage  to  the  British  throne.  During  the  late  revolution  in  France, 
Mercier,  an  infidel,  said,  "By  proscribing  religion,  we  have  ruined  our 
cause."  To  what,  (said  the  immortal  Washington,)  are  we  indebted  for 
truth  in  our  courts  of  justice,  but  to  the  awful  sanctions  of  the  Christian 
religion?"  "In  vain,  (he  adds,)  does  that  man  claim  the  character  of  a 
patriot,  who  is  an  open  enemy,  or  even  a  cold  friend,  to  that  religion 
which  is  the  glory  and  prop  of  his  country.  Whatever  influence  may 
be  conceded  to  some  minds  of  a  peculiar  structure,  let  us  forbear  the 
opinion,  that  national  morality  can  be  supported  in  the  exclusion  of 
religious  principles."  When  he  laid  his  commission  on  the  table  of 
Congress,  what  a  spirit  of  religion  breathed  in  that  flow  of  easy,  natural 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  661 

eloquence,  which  he  possessed  in  a  remarkable  degree,  committing  the 
officers  and  soldiers  whom  he  led  to  the  field  to  the  care  and  protection 
of  the  God  of  armies,  and  the  United  States  to  his  holy  keeping.  In  the 
fear  of  God  he  fought  our  battles — in  the  fear  of  God  he  presided  in 
our  councils  and  during  his  administration,  for  eight  years,  all  things 
prospered  ;  leaving  to  his  successors  in  that  high  station,  an  example  that 
they  should  follow  his  steps. 

Not  only  the  nature  of  our  government,  but  also  (2d)  the  wide  exten- 
sion of  our  territory,  and  the  rapid  increase  of  our  population,  require 
the  diffusion  of  knowledge  throughout  our  borders.  In  both  these  re- 
spects, the  United  States  have  increased,  in  the  short  space  of  forty 
years,  beyond  all  example  any  where  in  history.  When  first  a  nation, 
three  millions — now  more  than  ten  millions :  When  first  a  nation,  thir- 
teen states,  some  of  which  were  thinly  settled,  scattered  along  the  shores 
of  the  Atlantic — now  twenty-three  states,  extending  west  beyond  the 
Mississippi,  and  south  to  the  Floridas,  opening  an  immense  prospect. 
But  the  strength  of  the  materials  should  always  be  in  proportion  to  the 
weight  and  magnitude  of  the  building.  Unless  learning  and  religion  go 
forth  with  our  emigrants,  or  soon  follow  them,  to  enlighten  their  steps 
and  to  control  their  passions,  instead  of  proving  a  blessing  to  the  world 
they  will  be  a  curse.  From  an  ignorant  and  unprincipled  population, 
"good  Lord  deliver  us." 

3d.  And  the  last  plan,  the  Church  of  Christ,  lays  in  her  claim.  jSTow 
opens  the  great  object  of  our  Seminary.  "The  harvest  is  great,  and  the 
laborers  are  few."  Without  public  religion — without  the  administra- 
tion of  the  public  means  of  salvation  by  an  order  of  men,  set  apart  to 
that  sacred  office,  it  is  impossible  to  conceive  how  "the  knowledge  of  the 
true  God,  and  of  Jesus  Christ,  whom  he  hath  sent,"  can  be  diffused  or 
continued  among  mankind.  This  is  plain  from  the  conduct  of  our 
Lord,  in  first  appointing  twelve,  and  in  addition  to  them,  "twenty  other 
disciples,"  to  engage  in  the  work  of  the  sacred  ministry ;  and  his  promise 
to  be  with  them,  and  their  successors,  "to  the  end  of  the  world." 

Were  we  now  to  take  a  particular  survey  of  the  destitute  state  of  our 
churches,  the  recital  would  be  awful,  and  almost  incredible — it  would 
burst  on  this  assembly  like  thunder  from  a  clear  sky !  We  shall  view 
the  matter  only  in  the  aggregate.  Allowing  the  United  States  of 
iVmerica  to  contain  ten  millions  of  souls;  allowing  a  public  teacher  to 
each  thousand,  it  would  require  ten  thousand  ministers  of  religion  to 
afford  an  universal  supply.  What  is  the  actual  number?  About  three 
thousand,  of  all  denominations,  that  may  in  the  eye  of  liberality  be  con- 
sidered as  competent  ministers  of  the  gospel.  Of  course,  there  is,  at 
this  time,  a  deficiency  of  seven  thousand.  From  this  extensive  view  of 
the  state  of  the  church  throughout  the  Union,  let  us  come  to  the  state 
of  our  own  country,  that  section  in  which  we  hope  to  establish  a  Sem- 
inary of  Learning,  to  prepare  young  men  for  public  stations  in  life, 
and  especially  for  the  gospel  ministry. 


662  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

We  thus  calculate,  not  wishing  to  extend  our  views  far  to  the  East, 
that  fifteen  counties  in  this  State  may  unite  in  the  design ;  to  these  we 
will  take  the  liberty  of  adding  to  the  amount,  five  counties  in  South- 
Carolina,  whose  principles  in  religion,  and  habits  in  life,  are  generally 
similar  to  our  own  :• — say  thirty  counties  in  all :  say,  for  the  sake  of 
round  numbers,  that  each  county  contains  ten  thousand  souls — the 
whole  number  will  be  three  hundred  thousand :  allowing  one  minister 
to  each  thousand  souls,  the  adequate  number,  there  would  be  three 
hundred.  But  what  is  the  real  number  of  ministers,  of  all  denomina- 
tions, in  this  district  of  country?  Not  more  then  forty — a  deficiency 
of  two  hundred  and  sixty,  in  fifteen  of  the  Western  Counties  of  this 
State,  including  the  addition  mentioned  from  the  State  of  South- 
Carolina.  But  a  small  number  of  these  will,  in  the  scanty  space  of 
twenty-five  or  thirty  years,  be  on  the  stage  of  time.  If,  then,  no  addi- 
tion be  made,  we  must  shortly,  in  this  part  of  the  world  where  we 
dwell,  be  totally  destitute. 

[to  be  continued.] 
— Western  Carolinian,  January  23,  1821. 

OUK  NEW  COLLEGE. 

KEY.  DE.  McREE'S  ADDRESS. 

[concluded.] 

You  may  say,  "We  will  obtain  a  supply  from  the  northern  colleges 
and  theological  seminaries."  We  wish  prosperity  to  them  all;  but 
most  likely  our  dependence  on  them  need  not  be  great;  they  can  find 
room  and  employment  in  their  own  country;  or,  if  they  incline  to  emi- 
grate, it  is  not  likely  they  will  stop  with  us.  Eor  half  a  century  past, 
how  have  the  Presbyterian  churches  been  supplied?  From  the  natives 
of  our  country,  with  a  very  few  exceptions.  These  two  southern 
Synods,  consisting  of  about  fifty  members,  are  chiefly  natives  of  our 
own  country.  And  if  a  succession  should  be  kept  up,  there  is  no 
rational  ground  to  believe  it  will  originate  from  any  other  source.  It 
is  certainly  our  duty  to  lend  our  aid  to  relieve  the  destitute  churches 
abroad;  but  all  will  acknowledge,  that  our  first  and  immediate  duty  is 
to  provide  for  the  churches  at  home. 

Thus  the  nature  of  our  government,  the  extension  of  our  territory, 
the  rapid  increase  of  our  population,  and,  above  all,  and  most  to  be 
deplored,  the  great  inequality  of  gospel  ministers,  compared  with  the 
number  of  immortal  souls  to  receive,  the  bread  of  life,  loudly  call  for 
our  exertions.  That  God  hath  appointed  a  public  ministry;  that  the 
preaching  of  the  word  is  an  appointed  means  of  salvation ;  that,  under 
God,  the  ambassadors  of  Christ  are  the  great  pillars  on  which  the 
building  of  Zion  rests;  that,  without  these  ambassadors,  the  chariot  of 
the  everlasting  gospel,  and  the  whole  machinery  that  is  now  in  motion, 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  663 

to  convert  the  world  under  God,  must  stop,  no  intelligent,  sober-minded 
Christian  will  deny.  And  the  order,  in  all  the  dispensations  of  the 
providence  of  God  is,  that  the  means  must  precede  the  end — that  the 
cause  must  produce  the  effect. 

3d.  The  smiles  of  divine  Providence  on  a  number  of  those  literary 
institutions  which  have  been  already  established  in  the  United  States, 
and  the  advantages  which  have  resulted  from  them,  may  encourage  us 
to  engage  in  the  same  cause. 

In  general,  it  may  be  said  that  all  have  been  useful,  in  a  less  or 
greater  degree.  In  the  New-England  states,  their  private  schools  and 
public  seats  of  learning  have  always  been  in  proportion  to  the  num- 
ber of  inhabitants,  making  provision  by  law  that  the  education  of  no 
one  should  be  neglected.  Thus  it  has  been,  that  they  have  always  had  a 
sufficient  supply  of  public  characters,  both  in  the  state  and  in  the 
church.  They  have  exhibited  an  example  well  worthy  of  our  imita- 
tion, by  transferring  to  their  children,  from  one  generation  to  an- 
other, that  knowledge  of  religion  and  love  of  liberty  which  their  fore- 
fathers brought  with  them  from  their  native  country. 

For  your  encouragemnet  to  prosecute  the  intended  object,  you  will 
now  attend  to  a  short  history  of  the  College  of  New-Jersey.  This  col- 
lege was  situated  in  the  village  of  Princeton,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
1746.  Jonathan  Belcher  was  then  governor  of  the  province,  and  ob- 
tained its  charter  from  George  II.  king  of  G.  Britain.  Its  first  com- 
mencement consisted  of  no  more  than  six  graduates.  But  now,  in  the 
space  of  74  years,  about  1600  young  men  have  received  a  liberal 
education  in  that  seminary.  And  without  partiality,  there  is  no 
danger  in  asserting,  that,  numbers  compared,  the  College  of  New- 
Jersey  has  sent  forth  as  many  great  and  good  men  as  any  institution 
of  learning  upon  the  earth.  From  the  Presidential  chair  there  is  not  a 
station  in  our  government  but  has  been  filled  by  the  students  of 
Nassau  Hall.  From  the  first  session  of  Congress,  in  the  year  '74,  they 
have  been,  and  now  are,  members  of  that  honorable  body :  they  have  been 
sent,  in  the  splendid  and  important  character  of  ambassadors,  to  all 
the  courts  of  Europe;  they  now  preside  on  the  bench  of  the  supreme 
court  of  the  nation;  in  many,  also,  of  the  supreme  courts  of  the  several 
states ;  chief  magistrates  in  our  own,  and  nearly  all  other  states ;  at  the 
bar  they  have  shone  with  a  brilliancy  of  talent  and  eloquence  inferior 
to  none ;  in  the  medical  department,  the  College  of  New  Jersey  can 
boast  of  a  Shippen,  a  Rush,  and  a  Ramsay. 

An  example  of  real  patriotism,  especially  for  the  benefit  of  the  young 
men  and  boys  in  this  assembly,  in  a  son  of  Nassau  Hall,  I  take  the 
liberty  of  relating: — Colonel  Allen,  being  offered  a  large  reward  to 
leave  the  American  and  go  over  to  the  British  camp,  nobly  replied,  "I 
am  not  worth  much ;  but,  low  as  my  price  may  be,  the  King  of  Great- 
Britain  is  not  able  to  make  the  purchase !" 

What  hath  been  said  as  to  the  many  great  and  useful  men  that  have 


664  Colleges— Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

been  educated  in  the  College  of  New-Jersey,  might  very  justly  excite 
us,  as  the  friends  and  lovers  of  our  common  country,  to  follow  the 
example  of  its  founders. 

But  half  hath  not  been  said ;  and  the  main  object  of  the  history  of 
that  institution,  on  this  occasion,  hath  not  yet  been  brought  forward. 
Indulge  the  prolixity  attached  to  old  age,  and  suffer  me  to  proceed. 

The  principal  design  of  the  pious  founders  of  the  College  of  New- 
Jersey,  was  to  raise  up  and  qualify  faithful  ministers  of  the  New 
Testament,  to  carry  the  benign  and  merciful  tidings  of  Salvation  to  a 
needy,  sinful  world.  They  saw  an  increasing  population  "perishing 
through  lack  of  knowledge" ;  "they  esteemed  Jerusalem  above  their 
chief  joy :  the  prosperity  of  Zion  was  the  crown  of  their  desires."  When 
the  corner-stone  of  that  magnificent  edifice  was  laid,  it  was  conse- 
crated to  the  service  of  God.  They  bowed  the  knee  and  lifted  up  the. 
hand  and  heart  to  the  throne  of  the  great  Lord  of  the  harvest,  "that 
he  would  send  forth  laborers  into  his  harvest :"  that  there,  on  that  con- 
secrated spot,  a  fountain  should  open,  "the  streams  whereof  would 
make  glad  the  city  of  God."  The  most  high  God  heard,  and  favored 
that  institution.  Its  Presidents  were  great  men  of  God — champions 
for  the  Cross  of  Christ.  Under  God,  in  the  hands  of  an  Edwards,  a 
Davis,  a  Witherspoon,  &c.  it  must  prosper  and  its  pious  trustees  were 
men  of  the  same  mind.  Three  hundred  ministers  of  our  holy  religion, 
have  been  educated  in  that  seminary.  These  have  sown  the  seeds  of 
learning  and  religion  in  the  various  districts  of  our  extensive  country, 
where  God  in  his  providence  called  them  to  reside. 

It  is  not  to  our  purpose,  nor  is  it  my  wish,  to  take  away  from  any 
Christian  denomination  whatever.  As  to  the  Church  universal,  "peace 
be  within  her  walls,  and  prosperity  within  her  palaces."  The  Presby- 
terian Church  in  the  United  States  of  America,  now  consists  of  one 
General  Assembly,  eleven  Synods,  fifty-four  Presbyteries,  more  than 
six  hundred  learned  Preachers,  and  nearly  twelve  hundred  Congrega- 
tions. Trace  the  matter  back;  examine  it  minutely;  go  from  the  dis- 
tant streams,  up  to  the  fountain ;  and  you  will  find  that  all  proceeded 
from  the  College  of  New-Jersey,  as  the  source. 

No  more  shall  be  said  on  this  subject,  and  it  may  be  said,  without 
exaggeration  or  dread  of  contradiction,  that,  from  the  northern  ex- 
tremities of  New- York,  to  the  Alabama,  south ;  from  the  Atlantic  ocean 
to  the  Missouri,  west,  a  great  share  of  that  political,  moral,  and  reli- 
gious light  which  hath  been  diffused  throughout  this  vast  region,  hath 
been  derived,  either  immediately  or  ultimately,  from  the  College  of 
New-Jersey.  This  "handful  of  corn  in  the  top  of  the  mountains,  hath 
shaken  like  the  fruit  of  Lebanon ;"  and  may,  in  less  than  one  hun- 
dred years,  send  its  fruits,  the  blessings  of  civil  and  religious  knowl- 
edge, to  the  Pacific  ocean.     Lord  hasten  it  in  thy  time. 

Much  hath  been  done  for  us  by  our  fathers  and  predecessors;  we 
cannot  requite  them :  they  rest  from  their  labors,  and  are  followed  by 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  665 

their  works ;  but  we  can  do  for  our  posterity  what  they  have  done  for 
theirs.  We  are  urged  on  by  duty  and  necessity,  and  encouraged  by 
example. 

We  now  proceed  to  show,  in  the  4th  and  last  place,  that  the  Western 
part  of  the  State  of  Xorth-Carolina  is  a  favorable  situation  for  a 
public  Seminary  of  Learning,  and  that  it  contains  resources  to  carry 
it  into  effect. 

1.  This  is  a  favorable  situation  for  a  public  seminary  of  learning. 
We  are  a  people  substantially  united  in  civil  and  religious  sentiments; 
as  yet  of  frugal,  though  decent  habits  in  life ;  more  on  an  equality  than 
any  other  section  of  the  Union  on  this  side  of  the  states  of  !N"ew-Eng- 
land ;  none  very  rich,  few  very  poor :  the  people  in  private  life  are  not 
inferior  to  any  of  their  fellow-citizens,  as  to  general  information ;  few 
more  desirous,  were  they  possessed  of  the  means,  to  educate  their  sons : 
a  country  not  yet  led  far  astray  by  the  pomp  and  glitter  of  high  life 
and  fashion ;  where  it  is  thought  more  economical  habits  may  be  ob- 
served than  are  in  most  of  our  public  seats  of  learning  abroad,  or  in 
some  not  far  distant,  prohibiting  those  that  are  in  moderate  circum- 
stances from  a  liberal  education  altogether,  who  generally  make  the  best 
scholars  and  the  most  useful  men ;  and  poison  the  minds  of  some  of 
those  whose  parents  are  wealthy  and  able  to  bear  the  expense :  a  soil 
sufficiently  fertile,  "bearing  all  manner  of  store :"  and,  finally,  a  climate 
Avhich,  in  point  of  health,  little  if  any  inferior  to  any  part  of  the  whole 
world.     The  situation  is  favorable,  and, 

2.  It  contains  resources  to  carry  the  intended  institution  into  effect. 
The  country  which  it  is  expected  will  cooperate  in  the  design,  grows 
daily,  both  in  wealth  and  population.  In  point  of  agricultural  im- 
provement only,  in  its  infancy;  and  situated,  as  to  distance,  from  sea- 
port towns,  that  the  substantial  supports  of  life  will  never  command  an 
immoderate  price;  which  will  fix  and  continue  the  rates  of  boarding  at 
a  reasonable  standard,  if  frugality  and  economy  be  introduced  into 
the  system. 

We  have  said,  in  the  foregoing  calculation,  that  the  twenty  counties 
which  may  unite  in  the  design,  contain  200,000  souls;  but  it  is  thought, 
were  the  inhabitants  carefully  numbered,  the  amount  would  be  nearly, 
or  altogether,  300,000.  Allowing  a  householder,  or  head  of  a  family, 
for  every  ten  souls,  the  number  would  be  30,000 :  then,  one  single  dollar 
for  each  householder,  would  just  make  up  the  same  sum  of  30,000 
dollars.  Many,  you  may  say,  will  give  nothing — granted ;  but  many 
will  give  from  5,  say,  to  20  dollars  or  more  and  will  not  this  make  up  the 
deficiency?  This  sum,  30,000  dollars,  would,  perhaps,  erect  all  needful 
buildings,  to  make  a  beginning.  It  would  not  be  as  much  as  the  tax 
of  one  year  from  each  householder.  And  who  would  withhold  the 
sum  equal  to  his  public  dues  for  a  single  year,  to  begin  an  institution 
of  learning,  the  good  effects  of  which  may  reach  forward  to  the  end 
of  time? 


666  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

We  have  the  resources;  we  possess  the  means.  The  single  state  of 
Massachusetts,  by  small  universal  contributions,  in  the  space  of  six 
years,  contributed  half  a  million  of  dollars  for  public  religious  pur- 
poses. The  labor  of  each  individual,  for  one  day  only,  cast  into  the 
fund,  would  be  more  than  enough  to  erect  the  buildings.  Be  it  re- 
peated, we  have  the  means.  These  means  are  not  exclusively  our  own; 
they  are  bestowed  on  us  by  the  "Giver  of  every  good  and  perfect  gift" ; 
and  we  are  bound  to  appropriate  them  to  his  glory,  and  the  need  of 
our  fellow-men. 

A  short  review  of  what  hath  been  said,  will  finish  the  discourse. 

1st.  It  was  stated,  that,  to  science  and  religion,  under  the  auspices 
of  a  propitious  Providence,  we  stand  indebted  for  that  high  and  dis- 
tinguished rank  we  now  hold  among  the  nations  of  the  earth.  1.  Let 
us  unite  our  hearts  in  gratitude  to  God,  the  great  Father  and  Lord  of 
all;  the  source  from  whence  all  our  blessings  flow.  Unto  thee,  O  Lord, 
do  we  give  thanks,  &c."  Ingratitude  is,  of  all  crimes,  the  most  vile  and 
degrading.  It  robs  God  of  his  due,  and  sinks  man  below  the  level  of 
his  nature :  Gratitude  consists  in  endeavoring  to  make  suitable  re- 
turns to  God  for  the  favors  we  have  received  from  him ;  expressed  by  a 
life  of  obedience  to  his  laws,  and  in  promoting  the  good  of  mankind. 
What  must  have  been  our  condition,  had  the  blessings  of  science  and 
the  knowledge  of  the  Christian  religion  been  withheld  from  us?  And 
what  must  be  the  condition  of  posterity,  if  they  be  not  conveyed  to 
them?  And  it  is  with  us,  as  agents  in  the  hand  of  God,  to  decide, 
whether  they  shall  be  lost  to  posterity  or  continued  with  them.  How 
awful  the  trust !  how  great  the  responsibility !  Shall  we  be  so  cruel 
and  unjust  as  to  provide  for  our  offspring  the  possessions  of  this  world, 
and  not  prepare  them,  by  knowledge,  religion  and  virtue,  for  the  enjoy- 
ment of  them  ?  Return  to  this  world  a  century  hence,  and  seek  for  that 
which  you  left  to  your  heirs;  and  perhaps  not  a  trace  to  be  found — 
neither  root  nor  branch  in  the  hands  of  your  descendants,  but  the 
small  sum  you  may  have  vested  in  the  intended  public  institution. 

Such,  also,  is  the  nature  of  all  things  here  below,  that  individuals, 
families,  and  nations,  are  subject  to  changes; — ever  have,  and  ever  will, 
experience  what  we  call  the  reverse  of  fortune.  A  continued  calm, 
an  unclouded  sky,  were  never  the  lot  of  mortals.  We  may  yet  need,  and 
soon,  a  Washington  in  the  field,  a  Patrick  Henry  in  our  councils.  Let 
us,  therefore,  by  education  and  the  knowledge  and  principles  of  Chris- 
tianity ;  prepare  for  the  storm  as  well  as  for  the  calm ;  and  thereby 
perpetuate  and  defend  that  liberty,  whether  civil  or  religious,  "where- 
with God  hath  made  us  free." 

In  the  order  of  this  address,  it  was  stated  that  the  nature  of  our 
government  the  extension  of  our  territory,  the  rapid  increase  of  our 
population,  and,  above  all,  the  state  of  the  church,  imperiously  de- 
mand   that    every    practicable    means    be    used    to    diffuse    knowledge 


Colleges— Beginnings,  1790-1840.  667 

throughout   our   country.      From   the   items   first    mentioned,   we   shall 
deduce  no  particular  inference ;  but  just  notice  as  a 

2d  Inference,  the  loud  demands  which  the  church  of  Christ  makes 
for  relief  in  this  section  of  country,  which  we  hope  will  soon  be  the 
seat  of  a  public  Seminary  of  Learning. 

Three  hundred  thousand  souls  fifty  thousand,  only,  supplied ! — two 
hundred  and  fifty  thousand  not  supplied  with  the  public  means  of 
salvation.  If  it  be  so,  "that  faith  cometh  by  hearing,  and  hearing  by 
the  word  of  God" ;  if  it  be  so,  that  the  public  administration  of  the 
word  be  an  appointed  means  of  grace ;  if  it  be  so,  that  in  no  age  or 
country  of  the  world,  private  religion  never  existed  without  public ;  if 
it  be  so,  that  there  never  was  a  stock  without  a  root;  and,  finally,  if 
it  be  so,  that  on  next  Lord's  day  not  more  than  a  fifteenth  or  twentieth 
part  of  these  300,000  will  attend  on  the  public  hearing  of  the  word,  let 
a  solemn  and  awful  question  be  asked,  "Whether  it  is  likely  the  king- 
dom of  Light  or  Kingdom  of  Darkness  has  the  ascendancy?"  And 
thousands,  many  thousands,  cannot  read  intelligibly  in  their  own  houses. 
Can  it  be  otherwise,  than,  as  they  live  in  ignorance,  so  also  they  die  in 
guilt?  It  is  vain  to  parry  the  truth — to  bandage  our  eyes  at  the  brink 
of  the  precipice,  to  lessen  the  horrors  of  the  fall — to  seek  for  a  remedy 
in  concealing  the  disease? 

There  will  be  an  alteration  for  the  better :  God  will,  one  day,  by 
the  agency  of  human  means,  "arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  Zion."  All 
nations  will  walk  in  the  light  of  the  Lord,  and  the  earth  be  a  paradise 
again.  Will  we  go  forward  and  begin  the  work,  or  fold  our  arms  and 
leave  it  to  others?  ]Mever  will  a  people,  to  the  end  of  the  world,  be 
under  greater  obligations  to  God  for  his  goodness  than  we  are.  He 
has  given  us  the  Canaan  inheritance  of  freedom,  independence  and 
peace;  and,  no  doubt,  expects  the  fair  opportunity  of  doing  good  will 
be  improved. 

That  the  smiles  of  Heaven  on  the  literary  institutions  which  have 
been  already  established  in  the  United  States  of  America,  may  justly 
inspire  us  with  zeal  and  ardor  to  follow  the  example.     We  infer,  in  the 

3d  Place,  "the  Lord's  hand  is  not  shortened",  his  power  is  not  weak- 
ened, 'Iris  ear  is  not  heavy,"  ever  open  to  the  prayers  of  his  people; 
able  and  willing  to  bestow  his  blessing  on  every  undertaking  intended 
for  his  glory  and  the  good  of  mankind.  Approach  this  laudable  under- 
taking as  a  band  of  Christian  brethren  and  patriots.  "Let  all  speak 
the  same  thing;  let  there  be  no  divisions  among  you;  but  be  ye  per- 
fectly joined  together  in  the  same  mind  and  in  the  same  judgment."  As 
to  the  intended  institution,  say  in  the  language,  and  adopt  the  faith  and 
spirit,  of  King  Solomon  at  the  dedication  of  the  temple,  "Lord,  re- 
member David  and  all  his  afflictions:  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 
and  vowed  unto  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob,  Surely  I  will  not  come  into 
the  tabernacle  of  my  house,  nor  go  up  into  my  bed — I  will  not  give 


668  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

sleep  to  mine  eyes,  nor  slumber  to  mine  eyelids,  until  I  find  out  a  place 
for  the  Lord,  an  habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob." 

4th.  It  was  said,  that  the  Western  part  of  the  State  of  North-Caro- 
lina afforded  a  favorable  situation,  and  contained  resources,  to  establish 
a  public  seminary  of  learning,  to  prepare  young  men,  by  the  knowledge 
and  influence  of  the  Christian  religion,  with  the  aid  of  sound  science, 
to  act  with  honor  and  advantage  in  those  public  departments  of  life, 
which  the  church,  the  state,  and  the  condition  of  mankind,  now  do,  and 
will  in  the  future,  require;  founded  on  the  broad  and  solid  basis  of 
Christian  and  republican  principles,  to  the  entire  exclusion  of  all  party 
names  and  distinctions,  whether  civil  or  religious.  That  the  situation 
is  favorable,  has  been  so  explained  that  a  repetition  would  be  unneces- 
sary. We  have  the  resources.  A  single  dollar  to  each  head  of  a  fam- 
ily: Surely,  surely,  the  amount  of  this  would  be  collected  within  the 
space  of  a  few  years,  from  every  family  in  the  district.  I  have  said  to 
the  amount,  supposing  the  one  half,  or  more,  should  give  nothing.  But 
it  is  confidently  thought  that  such  measures  might  be  taken  that  all, 
the  poorest,  of  every  denomination,  would  become  contributors.  Let 
the  contributions  be  universal,  as  far  as  possible,  however  small.  One 
hundred  dollars  from  one  hundred  individuals,  would  be  much  better 
than  the  like  sum  from  one  person.  The  widow's  mite  may  eventually 
produce  as  much  good  as  the  rich  man's  talent.  This  universal  con- 
tribution would  have  a  moral  influence  on  the  hearts  of  the  community : 
it  would  diffuse  a  principle  of  individual  benevolence  among  all  ranks 
in  society :  it  would  establish  an  intercourse  and  connexion  betwixt  all 
orders  of  men.  The  rich  and  the  poor  would  meet  together,  on  a  foot- 
ing of  equality  and  good  will,  combined  in  one  common  and  glorious 
cause;  all  feeling  their  weight  in  the  scale  of  society,  and  the  noble 
pride  of  having  done  something  for  the  good  of  the  world.  And  let  us 
not  engage  in  the  undertaking,  unless  we  think  it  can  be  begun  and 
carried  on  in  that  frugal  style  which  comports  with  the  circumstances 
of  our  country,  and  the  nature  of  our  republican  government.  0,  let  us 
avoid  that  show  and  extravagance  which  seem  to  be  the  destruction  of 
too  many  of  our  seminaries  of  learning,  both  great  and  small. 

Friends  and  fellow-Christians,  we  come  to  the  close  of  this  address. 
You  will  approach  in  your  deliberations  on  this  occasion,  an  object  of 
unspeakable  importance.  This  is  as  important  a  meeting,  taken  in 
connection  with  its  consequences,  as  ever  took  place  in  the  State  of 
North-Carolina.  And  shall  we  depart  without  doing  something?  A 
better  opportunity  never  offered,  nor  never  will  offer  in  future,  for  us 
to  do  some  good.  Let  it  not  pass  by  unimproved.  The  church  and  the 
state,  time  and  eternity,  demand  our  exertions.  0,  let  us  attend  to 
their  voice.  And  it  is  with  us  to  decide,  "as  workers  together  with 
God",  whether  our  own  immediate  posterity,  and  those  that  may  suc- 
ceed them,  shall  grow  up  in  ignorance  and  vice,  or  in  the  "nurture  and 


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admonition  of  the  Lord,"  a  credit  to  their  parents,  and  a  blessing  to 
the  world. 

Despair  not  of  success.  The  design,  if  laid  in  principle,  carried  for- 
ward in  the  fear  of  God,  and  reliance  on  his  grace,  will  prosper.  And 
should  you  not  live  to  see  the  full  completion  of  your  object,  posterity 
will  be  gainers ;  generations  unborn  will  be  instructed  and  animated 
by  your  example.  God  will  approve,  and  will  reward,  not  in  propor- 
tion to  the  magnitude  of  the  gift,  but  in  proportion  to  the  principle 
of  the  giver.  We  will  thankfully  accept  the  smallest  offering.  The 
cup  of  "cold  water,"  when  cheerfully  given,  and  from  pure  motives, 
will  attract  the  eye  of  Heaven,  and  will  not  pass  without  a  reward. 
So  neither  will  the  smallest  gratuity  pass  without  the  notice  and  grati- 
tude of  the  friends  and  founders  of  the  intended  seminary. 

That  grain  of  mustard  seed,  which  we  hope  soon  to  plant  in  the  west- 
ern soil  of  this  state,  however  "small  when  sown  in  the  earth,"  may 
grow  up,  and  shoot  forth  its  branches  over  a  vast  extent  of  country. 
In  it  may  be  enveloped  those  precious  principles  and  blessings  that 
will  promote  the  happiness  of  thousands:  In  it,  may  be  enveloped  a 
cure,  a  sovereign  cure,  for  all  those  evils  which  embitter  life,  and  dis- 
tract the  world.  Ignorance,  vice,  poverty,  and  blood-shed :  all  these 
must  fall — all  these  will  fall,  before  the  overwhelming  and  over- 
bearing authority  of  the  Christian  religion.  This  is  the  agent  that 
will  sweep  off  all  calamity  from  the  face  of  the  earth.  The  restless 
elements  which  have  agitated  the  world,  and  kept  it  in  a  state  of  com- 
motion in  all  past  ages,  will  be  hushed  into  a  universal  calm;  the 
reign  of  peace  will  be  established,  and  the  whole  human  race  will  be 
but  one  harmonious  family,  when  the  millennial  days  shall  beam  forth 
in  all  the  splendor  of  the  light  of  the  gospel,  "and  the  earth  be  filled 
with  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea."  To 
contribute  our  share  to  bring  about  this  glorious  period,  is  the  leading 
design  of  that  literary  institution  you  are  assembled  to  establish :  and 
on  the  deliberations  and  decisions  of  this  day,  the  happiness  of  your 
children  and  of  posterity,  to  the  end  of  time,  may  be  suspended. 

"He  builds  a  kingdom  of  the  noblest  date, 
"Who  builds  the  kingdom  of  our  Saviour  God." 

You  will  again  hear  our  text;  after  which,  a  few  sentences  will  con- 
clude this  address. 

"That  our  sons  may  be  as  plants  growing  up  in  their  youth,  and  our 
daughters  like  corner-stones,  polished  after  the  similitude  of  a  palace." 
To  crown  the  description  of  national  happiness,  the  Psalmist  adds,  "Yea, 
happy  is  that  people  whose  God  is  the  Lord."  "Give  what  he  will, 
without  him  we  are  poor :  and  with  him,  rich,  take  what  he  will  away." 

Happy  is  that  nation,  and  happy  the  individual,  "whose  God  is  the 
Lord."  Interested  in  that  covenant,  through  faith  in  the  Redeemer, 
which  is  ordered  in  all  things,  and  sure.     "Life  and  immortality  are 


670  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

brought  to  light  by  the  Gospel,"  and  the  way  opened  to  the  mansions 
of  eternal  rest.  And  when  all  the  designs  of  God,  in  creating,  preserv- 
ing, and  redeeming  this  world,  shall  come  to  an  end,  "the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  will  descend  from  Heaven  with  a  shout,  with  the  voice  of  the 
Archangel,  and  with  the  trumpet  of  God:  and  the  dead  in  Christ  shall 
rise  first;  then  they  who  are  alive  and  remain,  shall  be  caught  up 
together  with  them  in  the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord  in  the  air:  and 
so  shall  they  ever  be  with  the  Lord." 

"Where,  with  the  high  and  holy  One, 

"They'll  dwell  in  bliss  supreme; 
"Share  in  the  pleasures  of  his  throne, 

"And  taste  the  crystal  stream. 
"Banquet  on  Angelic  food ; 

"Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  know : 
"Drink  the  joys  that  flow  from  God, 

"And  shall  forever  flow." 

May  God  take  you  all  into  his  holy  keeping:  guide  you  by  his  coun- 
sel while  in  this  world,  and  at  last  receive  you  into  glory.     Amen. 
■ — Western   Carolinian,  January   30,   1821. 

The  Western  College. — An  Address  delivered  by  Dr.  McB.ee,  to  a 
numerous  convention  of  citizens,  at  Lincolnton,  in  August  last,  appears 
in  the  two  last  Salisbury  papers.  The  Doctor  is  very  sanguine  in  his 
expectation  of  carrying  his  favorite  project  into  effect.  He  says  there 
are  fifteen  adjoining  counties  in  the  Western  part  of  this  State,  and  five 
adjacent  counties  in  South  Carolina  of  similar  principles  and  habits, 
which  would  feel  much  interest  in  promoting  this  object ;  that  these 
counties  are  believed  to  contain  300,000  souls;  and  allowing  a  house- 
holder to  every  ten  souls,  there  are  30,000,  so  that  a  single  dollar  from 
each  would  raise  $30,000,  which  would  be  a  sum  sufficient  to  erect  the 
necessary  buildings  for  the  College :  And  although  some  might  give 
nothing,  others  would  probably  give  from  $5  to  20,  or  more.  The 
Trustees  of  the  projected  College  were  to  meet  at  Lincolnton  on 
Wednesday  last,  to  take  such  measures  as  may  be  deemed  proper  to 
promote  the  design. 

— Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  Feoruary  9,  1821. 

WESTEBN  COLLEGE. 

The  following  is  the  act  of  incorporation,  passed  at  the  last  session 
of  our  Legislature,  for  a  new  College  in  the  western  part  of  this  State. 
As  the  first  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  under  this  act,  is  soon  to  take 
place,  its  publication  at  this  time  will  doubtless  be  acceptable  to  our 
readers. 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  671 

An  Act  for  establishing  a  College  in  the  western  part  of  the  State 
of  North  Carolina. 
Whereas, 

— Western   Carolinian,  April  17,  1821. 

THE  WESTERN  COLLEGE. 

We  learn  from  a  correspondent  that  the  subscriptions  for  the  West- 
ern College  are  going  on  with  a  success  equal  to,  if  surpassing  the  ex- 
pectations of  its  projectors.  We  did  fear  that  the  uncommon  pressure 
of  the  times  would,  in  some  degree,  repress  the  ardor  of  its  friends,  and 
perhaps  restrain  their  liberality;  but  we  are  rejoiced  to  find  that  the 
same  spirit  which  originated  the  scheme,  is  still  alive,  and  in  active 
operation.  The  object  is  a  noble  one;  and,  we  trust,  will  never  fail  for 
the  want  of  pecuniary  resources,  or,  for  what  is  equally  necessary,  moral 
energies.  It  requires  a  portion  of  both  to  give  success  and  usefulness 
to  the  undertaking;  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  there  will  not  be  a  want  either 
of  the  one  or  the  other.  Much  depends  upon  the  first  measures  of  the 
Trustees — upon  the  scale  of  their  plans ;  the  point  of  location ;  and 
upon  the  judicious  and  economical  management  of  their  funds.  The 
first  meeting  of  the  Trustees  under  the  charter  is  to  be  held  at  Lincoln- 
ton,  on  Monday,  the  7th  of  May;  which,  no  doubt,  will  be  fully  at- 
tended. From  this  meeting,  in  all  probability,  we  may  form  some 
opinion  of  the  fate  of  the  embryo  institution. 

— Western  Carolinian,  April  2J/-,  1821. 

WESTERN   COLLEGE. 

The  following  resolutions,  passed  at  the  late  meeting  of  the  Trustees 
of  the  Western  College  at  Lincolnton,  have  been  communicated 
to  us  for  publication ;  and  we  are  happy  in  informing  the 
public,  that  we  are  authorized  to  say  they  were  passed  under  the  most 
sanguine  belief  (from  the  few  subscription  papers  there  offered  for  in- 
spection) that  a  sum  sufficient  will  be  obtained  to  put  the  Institution 
in  operation.  This  is  highly  creditable  to  the  public  spirit  and  liber- 
ality of  the  West,  and  must  be  gratifying  to  every  one  who  feels  any 
interest  in  the  advancement  of  literature  and  science,  the  progression  of 
moral  improvement,  or  in  the  influence  and  respectability  of  the  State. 


Pursuant  to  agreement,  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College  met  at 
Lincolnton  on  the  7th  of  May,  when  the  following  resolutions  were 
passed : 

Resolved,  That  three  Trustees  be  appointed  a  committee  of  examina- 
tion, to  view  and  examine  the  different  scites  that  have  been,  or  may 
be  offered,  for  the  Western  College,  viz :  one  from  Burke,  one  from  Lin- 


672  Colleges— Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

coin,  and  one  from  Mecklenburg;  and  that  Col.  Thomas  G.  Polk,  Col. 
Isaac  T.  Avery,  and  Maj.  Lawson  Henderson,  compose  said  committee. 

Resolved,  By  a  majority  of  the  Trustees  present,  that  a  meeting  take 
place  in  Lincolnton  on  "Wednesday,  the  29th  of  August  next,  for  the 
purpose  of  fixing  on  a  scite  for  the  Western  College;  and  that  the  Sec- 
retary be  requested  to  have  publication  made  thereof  in  the  State  Ga- 
zette, as  required  by  the  charter. 

— Western  Carolinian,  May  29,  1821. 

Western  College. — On  Wednesday,  29th  of  August,  the  Trustees  of 
the  Western  College  met  at  Lincolnton,  agreeably  to  appointment.  The 
Eev.  Dr.  McRee  was  chosen  President,  Col.  Thomas  G.  Polk,  Secretary, 
and  Maj.  Lawson  Henderson,  Treasurer.  After  transacting  consider- 
able preliminary  business,  the  Trustees  proceeded  to  ballot  for  the 
location  of  the  College;  and  after  numerous  ballotings,  a  site  on  the 
town  commons  of  Lincolnton,  offered  by  the  citizens  of  the  town,  was 
made  choice  of. 

The  Salisbury  paper  has  the  following  remarks  on  this  subject : 

"The  location  of  the  Western  College  is  now  settled — and,  we  rejoice 
to  say,  settled  in  apparent  harmony.  We  were  present  at  the  meeting 
of  the  Trustees ;  and  from  the  multiplicity  of  interests  and  views  that 
seemed  at  first  to  exist  among  them  with  respect  to  the  location,  there 
was  reason  to  fear  that  it  would  not  be  settled  without  creating  disap- 
pointments and  heart  burnings  that  could  not  easily  be  allayed. 

"We  witnessed  the  great  interest  that  was  manifested,  and  the  talents 
that  were  displayed,  during  a  long  discussion  on  the  eligibility  of  dif- 
ferent counties  for  the  site  of  the  College ;  and  we  witnessed,  during  the 
numerous  ballotings  that  took  place,  the  hopes  and  fears  that  alter- 
nately enlivened  and  depressed  the  expectations  of  the  Trustees — and 
we  confess  we  were  inclined  to  augur  rather  unpropitiously  of  their 
future  unanimity  and  success;  but  after  the  question  of  location  was 
settled,  they  magnanimously  sacrificed  their  private  feelings  and  in- 
terests to  the  general  welfare  of  the  Institution,  and  cordially  united 
in  adopting  measures  best  calculated  to  carry  it  into  successful 
operation. 

"Some  of  the  Trustees  were  disappointed,  whose  great  exertions  and 
liberality  in  favor  of  the  College  would  naturally  entitle  them  to  suc- 
cess in  their  wishes :  but  we  believe,  from  our  partial  knowledge  of 
those  gentlemen,  that  they  are  possessed  of  too  noble  and  generous 
dispositions  to  be  induced  to  withdraw  their  influence,  their  talents  and 
their  wealth  from  the  Institution,  for  a  small  disappointment. 

"The  subscriptions  to  the  funds  of  the  College  have  been  liberal ;  but 
it  is  to  be  regretted  that  a  considerable  portion  of  them  are  conditional. 
The  funds  actually  at  the  command  of  the  Trustees  now,  are  not  very 
large;  it  is  believed,  however,  that  they  will  be  doubled  before  the  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  Trustees  on  the  second  Wednesday  of  February; 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  673 

after  which,  it  is  expected,  contracts  for  building  will  be  entered  into ; 
in  the  meantime  every  exertion  will  be  used  to  augment  the  funds,  by 
soliciting  donations,  subscriptions,  etc. 
— Raleigh  Register,  September  Ik,  1821. 

WESTEKN"   COLLEGE. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Western  College,  at 
Lincolnton,  on  the  13th  of  August,  1822. 

Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College  meet  at  Lincoln- 
ton,  on  the  second  Monday  in  February  next. 

Measures  will  be  taken  into  consideration  at  that  time  relative  to 
the  collection  of  subscriptions  and  the  erection  of  buildings ;  and  it  is 
confidently  expected  there  will  be  a  general  attendance  of  the  trustees. 

Lincolnton,  Nov.  28,  1822. 

— Western  Carolinian,  December  17,  1822. 

The  trustees  of  the  Western  College  are  informed,  that  a  meeting  of 
their  body  will  be  held  at  Lincolnton,  on  the  second  Wednesday  of  Feb- 
ruary next,  instead  of  the  second  Monday.  The  object  is  an  important 
one,  and  it  would  be  gratifying  to  have  every  trustee  attend. 

— Western  Carolinian,  December  2J/.,  1822. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 

Messrs.  Bingham  &  White: 

In  one  of  your  late  publications,  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College 
are  reminded  that  the  annual  meeting  of  their  body  will  take  place  in 
Lincolnton,  on  the  2nd  Wednesday  in  February  next:  to  which  it  is 
added,  "the  object  is  important,  and  it  would  be  gratifying  to  have 
every  Trustee  attend." 

Little,  indeed,  was  it  expected,  when  the  first  steps  were  taken  to  es- 
tablish and  carry  into  effect  the  above  mentioned  college,  that  any  gen- 
tleman, so  far  distinguished  by  the  good  sense  and  high  approbation 
of  his  fellow-citizens,  as  to  be  nominated  to  serve  in  that  office,  and  on 
his  part  voluntarily  accepting  the  appointment,  would  ever  need  the 
shadow  of  excitement,  to  perform  his  duty.  The  board  was,  on  a  past 
occasion,  reduced  to  difficulties  arising  from  the  negligence  of  its  mem- 
bers. If  they  show  a  coldness  and  backwardness,  what  will  the  people 
think,  what  will  they  say?  Measures  of  high  importance  will  certainly 
be  brought  forward ;  and  if  the  members  be  small,  there  may  be  a  lack 
of  wisdom  and  prudence,  and  the  door  opened  for  complaint.  And  as 
patriotism  and  religion  are  both  combined,  their  friends  are  invited 
to  attend,  to  show  their  countenance,  and  to  give  their  counsel.  It  is 
recommended  that  the  Trustees,  and  other  gentlemen  who  feel  inter- 
ested in  the  welfare  of  the  institution,  reach  Lincolnton  on  the  pre- 

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674  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

ceding  evening,  and  take  the  opportunity  of  conversing  privately  and 
freely  on  the  subject,  before  they  enter  on  public  deliberation;  that 
they  make  such  arrangements,  as  to  have  it  in  their  power  to  take  time, 
and  exercise  patience. 

— Western  Carolinian,  February  4,  1823. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 

MESSES.  EDITORS :  You  have  always  taken  a  lively  interest  in 
the  concerns  of  the  western  part  of  the  state :  will  you  be  so  good  as  to 
give  the  following  account  of  the  present  state,  and  future  prospects  of 
the  Western  College,  a  place  in  your  paper. 

Eew  subjects  have  excited  more  attention  than  that  of  the  college. 
It  was  thought  that  the  number  of  academies,  and  population  of  the 
western  part  of  the  state,  required  such  an  institution ;  and  it  was  con- 
fidently believed  that  there  was  public  spirit  enough  to  employ  the 
resources  of  the  country  in  endowing  it.  Subscriptions  were  therefore 
opened  with  the  most  flattering  prospects  of  success.  It  was  estimated 
that  Mecklenburg  had  subscribed  near  $30,000,  Burke,  20,  or  21,000, 
Lincoln  4  or  5,000,  Cabarrus  and  Iredell  4  or  5,000,  &c.  But  the 
subscriptions  were  unfortunately  taken  in  such  a  manner,  that  when 
the  college  was  located  at  Lincolnton,  the  trustees  could  not  claim 
more  than  12  or  $15,000.  It  was  however  the  wish,  and  even  hope  of 
some  of  the  friends  of  the  college,  that  te  subscriptions  lost  by  the 
location,  would  be  regained  by  a  voluntary  lot  of  subscribers.  But 
it  was  soon  discovered  that  the  location  had  given  so  much  dissatisfac- 
tion, that  in  some  counties  no  additional  subscriptions  could  be  ob- 
tained, at  least  none  of  any  considerable  amount.  This  is  the  true 
state  of  the  funds : — the  trustees  have  subscriptions  for  12  or  $15,000 ; 
but  they  have  no  reasonable  ground  to  expect  that  they  can  obtain  12 
or  $15,000,  or  even  $500  more. 

Some  have  thought  that  a  change  of  location  would  ensure  an  in- 
crease of  funds.  It  is  certain  that  if  the  college  had  been  located  in 
Charlotte,  that  the  trustees  might  have  had  near  $30,000 ;  and  it  is 
equally  certain,  that  if  it  had  been  located  in  Burke,  the  trustees  would 
have  had  20  or  21,000  at  their  disposal.  It,  is,  however,  at  this  time, 
very  uncertain  whether  the  subscribers  in  Mecklenburg  or  Burke,  would 
continue  their  subscriptions  even  if  the  trustees  would  allow  them  to 
locate  the  college  where  they  please.  There  is  a  wide  difference  be- 
tween the  pecuniary  resources  of  many  individuals,  at  this  time,  and 
three  years  ago.  It  is  well  known  that  the  price  of  produce  is  so  low, 
that  some  of  our  best  farmers  complain  of  a  scarcity  of  money.  There 
appears  to  be,  at  this  time,  a  change  in  the  minds  of  many,  on  the  sub- 
jects of  literary  institutions :  it  is  said,  that  if  our  academies  were  well 
managed  and  encouraged,  an  education  at  half  the  expense,  substan- 
tially good,  might  be  obtained. 

Others  have  thought  that  a  change  of  location  would  be  an  infringe- 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  675 

ment  of  the  charter.  I  will  not  venture  an  opinion  on  this  subject. 
But  it  does  really  appear  to  be  very  strange  that  the  General  Assem- 
bly would  grant  a  charter,  and  withhold  from  the  trustees  the  power 
to  do  all  those  things,  not  otherwise  contrary  to  the  laws  of  the  state, 
which  they,  in  their  wisdom,  might  judge  to  be  conducive  to  the  inter- 
est of  the  college.  Such  are  the  difficulties  with  which  the  trustees 
have  to  struggle,  and  such  are  the  conflicting  sentiments  of  the  people, 
that  if  some  method  is  not  adopted  to  conciliate  the  public  mind,  and 
to  unite  the  interests  of  the  several  counties  concerned,  the  college 
cannot,  at  present,  go  into  operation. 

It  is  evident,  from  repeated  trials,  that  all  hope  of  raising  sufficient 
funds  in  the  method  adopted,  is  entirely  visionary.  And  it  is  also  evi- 
dent, that  difficulties  of  a  very  serious  kind  lie  in  the  way  of  making 
any  appropriation  of  the  subscriptions  which  have  been  obtained.  It 
is  the  belief  of  the  great  majority  of  subscribers,  that  the  funds  are  in- 
competent, and  that  there  is  no  prospect  that  they  can  be  otherwise, 
on  the  present  manner  of  obtaining  them;  and  therefore  they  would 
repel  any  appropriation  of  their  subscriptions,  as  an  act  of  outrage  of 
those  laws  which  ought  to  bind  one  part  of  the  community  to  another. 
It  was  distinctly  understood  by  the  subscribers,  that  their  subscriptions 
were  a  trial  of  their  strength,  and  they  did  not  expect  to  be  called  upon 
to  pay  them,  unless  it  would  be  judged  that  the  funds  would  be  suffi- 
cient to  justify  a  commencement  of  the  necessary  buildings.  If  the 
trustees  could  command  30,000  dollars,  without  good  prospects  of  30,- 
000  more,  it  is  manifest  that  they  could  not  promise  us  a  college  of 
much  usefulness.  If  any  one  will  look  over  the  several  items  in  the 
bill  of  expense,  it  will  soon  be  found  that  100,000  is  comparatively  a 
small  sum:  100,000  would  only  support  four  professors,  without  break- 
ing upon  the  capital. 

It  is  said  that  we  ought  to  be  content  with  a  college  on  a  small 
scale, — that  is,  as  I  understand,  with  the  shadow  without  the  substance. 
Fifty  years  ago,  a  college  might  have  been  established  on  small  funds, 
and  might,  by  this  time,  have  risen  to  some  eminence ;  but  since  that 
time,  the  grade  of  literature  has  been  very  much  raised.  Whole 
sciences  have  been  added,  and  all  the  branches  of  an  academical,  or 
collegiate  education,  are  taught  with  a  critical  exactness  unknown,  in 
this  country,  fifty  years  ago.  Able  instructors  must  be  employed  and 
supported,  or  the  college  will  be  only  nominal.  From  this  view  of  the 
subject,  it  appears,  at  least  to  the  writer,  that  a  college  without  funds 
must  be  without  able  instructers,  and  consequently  could  do  little  more 
than  amuse  the  illiterate  with  pompous  titles  which  the  college  had 
power  to  confer. 

It  is  asked,  does  the  writer  of  this  paper  wish  to  let  the  charter  fall? 
He  answers,  by  no  means.  We  ought  to  have  a  college — and  we  might 
have  one.  After  weighing  this  subject  with  all  the  care  of  which  I 
am  capable,  it  appears  to  me,  that  the  trustees  might,  perhaps,  prove 


676  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

successful,  by  adopting  another  plan,  which  I  will,  with  all  that  defer- 
ence which  one  man  owes  to  his  fellow  man,  briefly  state : — That  the 
trustees  magnanimously  relinquish  their  claim  to  all  the  subscriptions 
which  have  been  taken,  and  resolve  that  the  county  which  should  sub- 
scribe 4,000  dollars  more  than  any  other  county  in  the  western  part 
of  the  state,  should  have  the  college  located  in  its  bounds;  the  loca- 
tion of  the  site  to  be  made  by  a  committee  of  the  board  of  trustees. 

It  is  confidently  believed  that  if  this  method  had  been  adopted  at 
first,  the  trustees  would  have  had  50,000  or  60,000  dollars  at  their  dis- 
posal. There  are  some  reasons  to  fear  that  this  plan  could  not  be  so 
successful  now.  The  ardor  of  feeling  has  subsided,  and  the  prospects 
of  local  advantages,  to  be  derived  from  the  location,  have  lessened  at 
least  one  hundred  per  cent.  At  any  rate,  a  trial  of  this  project  could 
not  make  the  matter  worse ;  it  would  make  a  strong  impression  on  the 
public,  that  those  to  whom  this  business  had  been  entrusted,  were  not 
to  be  discouraged  by  one  failure,  and  that  they  were  not  influenced  by 
their  private  wishes  or  sectional  interest.  This  method  proposed 
would  be  attended  by  one  probability  of  success, — that  it  would 
be  an  attempt  to  enlist  the  different  wishes  and  interests  of  sev- 
eral counties,  and  of  several  wealthy  individuals,  into  the  service  of 
the  college.  The  first  plan  of  subscription  excited  emulation,  but  all 
its  force  was  lost ;  but  the  plan  now  proposed,  would  secure  to  the  funds 
of  the  college  every  cent  which  might  be  subscribed.  This  proposal 
is  made  with  a  confidence  which  the  writer  does  not  allow  himself  often 
to  assume.  It  is  so  just,  so  well  calculated  to  produce  a  public  emula- 
tion, so  congenial  with  the  wishes  and  views  of  several  counties,  and 
would  afford  so  fair  an  opportunity  to  certain  wealthy  individuals  to 
crown  their  name  with  immortal  glory. 

Yours,  &c.  Aliquis. 

— Western  Carolinian,  March  11,  1823. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 

Messrs.  Editors : 

It  is  gratifying  to  me,  as  it  must  be  to  every  friend  of  our  state,  to 
discover  that  a  thirst  for  literary  and  scientific  knowledge  is  increasing 
in  the  western  end  of  North-Carolina.  We  have  too  long  held  back 
in  a  dull  apathy,  and  suffered  our  youth  to  grow  up  ignorant  of  many 
things  which  pertain  to  their  own  good  and  welfare  of  the  community. 
The  clearing  of  our  lands  and  the  fencing  of  our  farms  have  hereto- 
fore occupied  our  attention  and  employed  our  time,  to  the  exclusion  of 
literary  pursuits.  But  now,  when  we  have  these  objects  pretty  well 
accomplished,  it  devolves  upon  us,  as  an  imperious  duty,  to  turn  our 
attention  and  bestow  some  care  and  expend  some  treasure,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  bettering  our  condition  in  a  literary  point  of  view.  But  my 
western  friends  will  pardon  the  liberty  I  take,  in  differing  in  senti- 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  677 

merit  from  the  major  part  of  them  with  respect  to  the  manner  in  which 
this  object  is  to  be  effected. 

I  have  always  looked  on  the  Western  College,  not  only  as  premature, 
but  also,  on  many  accounts,  as  an  unnecessary  and  injudicious  attempt. 
The  prospect  of  obtaining  funds  such  as  would  be  sufficient  to  estab- 
lish an  institution  which  could  attain  to  any  degree  of  celebrity  and 
respect  is  altogether  visionary.  Indeed,  we  could,  with  equal  prospect 
of  success,  attempt  to  build  a  castle  out  of  broom  straws,  as  to  build 
a  college  out  of  the  materials  we  possess.  Individual  patronage  is  the 
only  dependence  we  have,  and  this  is  a  precarious  and  illiberal  one. 
To  depend  upon  the  assistance  of  our  legislature,  is,  in  fact,  no  de- 
pendence at  all.  For  the  legislature  not  only  wants  the  disposition, 
but  it  also  wants  the  power  to  act,  so  as  to  give  us  any  pecuniary  aid 
and  act  justly  and  impartially.  The  eastern  end  of  the  state  may 
conceive  such  a  project,  and  with  equal  propriety  arrogate  to  itself  a 
college  and  petition  the  assistance  of  the  legislature.  And  for  the 
state  to  endeavor  to  endow  three  colleges,  would  be  an  imprudent  and 
impracticable  attempt. 

But  this  is  not  the  only  argument  which  operates  against  establish- 
lishing  an  institution  of  this  kind.  Colleges,  in  the  Untted  States, 
are  already  too  much  multiplied;  and  the  literature  of  our  country  is 
too  superficial.  Almost  every  state  has  two  or  three  chartered  colleges, 
when  one  is  as  much  as  each  state  can  well  endow.  Our  young  men 
go  through  the  ordinary  course  of  studies  adopted  at  these  institutions, 
attended  by  one  or  two  professors,  without  the  assistance  of  any  articles 
of  apparatus,  or  any  other  artificial  help,  but  mere  oral  instruction, 
have  their  degrees  conferred  on  them,  and  pass  into  the  world  with  the 
name  of  finished  scholars, — not  knowing  as  much  as  students  should 
know  when  they  leave  their  grammar  school.  It  is  owing  to  the  pro- 
ceedings of  this  kind,  that  the  envious  of  other  countries,  in  speaking 
of  American  literature,  take  the  liberty  of  saying  that  "we  have  none," 
which,  unfortunately,  borders  too  closely  on  truth. 

Then,  let  me,  paying  all  deference  to  the  sentiments  of  my  friend, 
Aliquis,  in  his  last  week's  communication,  devise  a  plan  which,  in  my 
opinion,  is  not  only  practicable,  but  also  would  contribute  more  to  the 
literary  acquirements  of  our  state.  The  plan  is  this :  laying  aside  all 
thoughts  of  a  college,  and  forbearing  to  make  ourselves  ridiculous,  by 
attempting  an  impossibility,  let  each  county  unite  its  strength  and 
establish  a  good  academy,  with  a  small  library  and  some  useful  and 
necessary  articles  of  apparatus  and  a  small  fund,  so  as  to  assist  in  the 
support  of  good  instructors,  in  case  of  a  decrease  of  students.  Let  us 
be  content  with  the  one  college  or  University  we  have  in  the  state,  and 
let  that  be  well  endowed  and  the  professorships  well  filled,  so  as  to  give 
to  young  men  every  advantage  which  is  requisite  to  make  them  accom- 
plished scholars. 

At  these  academies,  young  men,  who  do  not  intend  going  to  college, 


678  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

can  receive  an  education,  sufficient  to  qualify  them  for  all  the  ordi- 
nary pursuits  of  life;  and,  indeed,  an  education  far  preferable  to  that 
which  is  now  received  at  many  of  our  colleges.  Young  men  who  in- 
tend pursuing  a  collegiate  course,  will  in  these  academies  lay  the 
foundation  of  a  good  education,  and  can  enter  college  well  prepared. 
This  will  increase  the  number  of  students  in  our  academies,  and,  of 
course,  increase  the  number  in  our  University,  and  as  a  necessary  con- 
sequence, the  literature  of  our  state. 

It  is  owing  to  a  circumstance  of  this  kind,  that  the  Georgia  Univer- 
sity is  now  rising  into  notice.  The  Rev.  Nathan  S.  S.  Beman,  a  few 
years  since,  came  on  from  Middlebury  college,  in  the  state  of  Ver- 
mont, and  commenced  a  school  at  Mount  Zion,  in  Hancock  county, 
Ga.  After  striving  against  a  tide  of  opposition,  he  became  successful, 
and  shortly  rivaled  the  University  of  the  state.  The  trustees  offered 
him  the  presidency  of  the  University,  which  he  would  not  accept.  His 
views  were  more  liberal.  He  saw  that  he  could  do  more  good  in  an- 
other sphere.  He.  used  his  influence,  and  has  been  the  means  of  bring- 
ing on  teachers  from  the  north,  until  almost  every  village  in  the  west- 
ern end  of  the  state  of  Georgia,  is  supplied  with  a  good  instructer  in 
an  academy. 

These  academies  send  students  well  prepared  to  the  University;  and 
the  Georgia  University,  owing  to  this  circumstance,  is  now  doing  more 
good  and  rising  faster  into  notice,  than  any  institution  of  the  kind  in 
the  Southern  States. 

Then,  if  one  individual  can  accomplish  so  much,  what  could  not  the 
friends  of  the  Western  College  do,  if  they  would  throw  their  influence 
into  a  proper  channel? 

These  remarks,  gentlemen,  contain  a  part  of  my  views,  as  respects 
the  course  which  we  should  pursue,  in  order  to  increase  our  literary 
advantages.  If  you  think  them  worthy  of  notice,  you  may  give  them 
an  insertion  in  your  highly  useful  paper. 

Philos  Didaches. 

— Western  Carolinian,  March  25,  1823. 

WESTERN"  COLLEGE. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 

MESSRS.  EDITORS :  I  am  one  of  those  who  have  watched  with 
anxiety  the  excitement  of  the  western  part  of  the  state  in  favor  of  a 
college.  I  have  regarded  many  events  connected  with  the  proceedings 
of  its  friends,  as  presages  of  many  blessings  and  promises  of  much  to 
this  section  of  our  country.  And  although  many  clouds  have  arisen, 
which  threaten  storms  and  destruction  to  the  rising  edifice  of  our 
hopes,  yet  it  is  not  time  to  be  discouraged.  The  grovelling  hostility 
which  has  pointed  the  finger  of  scorn  at  the  claims  and  energy  of  an 
independent  people,  and  hissed  at  an  enterprize  too  elevated  for  the 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  679 

imitation  of  the  selfish,  and  too  generous  for  the  approbation  of  the 
envious,  may  now  glut  itself  with  predictions  of  defeat  and  accusations 
of  folly.  But  will  the  magnanimous  exertions  that  aroused  the  west 
to  action  be  paralyzed  by  appearances?  Will  the  hands  that  forged 
the  pedestal  refuse  to  grapple  with  difficulties  in  raising  the  super- 
structure? Will  the  falling  off  of  excrescencies  enervate  the  principles 
that  commenced  and  must  finish  the  work?  ~No.  Those  who  have 
stretched  forth  their  hands  and  pledged  their  exertions  to  foster  this 
college,  can  raise  it.  How,  is  the  important  question?  I  was  much 
pleased  with  the  remarks  made  and  plan  suggested  by  Aliquis,  in  your 
number  for  March  11th.  Although  his  plan  does  not  embrace  all  that 
might  once  have  been  secured,  it  is,  perhaps,  the  best  that  can  now  be 
adopted.  It  must  be  acknowledged,  that  interested  motives  have  woven 
around  the  minds  of  the  trustees  a  cloud  so  dark  that  the  public  good 
has  been  overlooked.  It  is  now  time  this  bandage  should  be  torn 
away  and  buried.  It  is  reduced  to  a  certainty  that  the  plan  heretofore 
pursued  will  not  do.  To  attempt  building,  under  the  present  circum- 
stances, would  be  madness  in  the  extreme.  Many  reasons  might  be 
given  to  support  this  assertion,  if  necessary.  Another  exertion  must 
be  made ;  the  sooner  the  better.  And  if  prudently  made,  there  can  be 
but  little  doubt   of  success. 

Let  the  trustees  meet,  nobly  laying  aside  all  selfish  motives,  and 
resolve  either  to  pursue  the  plan  proposed  by  Aliquis,  or  perhaps  the 
following  might  do  better :  Divide  the  six  counties  most  interested, 
into  two  districts ;  say  Mecklenburg,  Cabarrus,  and  Iredell,  shall  com- 
pose one  district ;  Burke,  Lincoln,  and  Rutherford,  another ;  and  the 
district  subscribing  the  largest  sum  have  the  college  located  in  it,  upon 
a  site  to  be  selected  either  by  the  whole  board  or  by  a  committee.  Let 
the  above  or  a  similar  plan  be  pursued,  and  I  have  no  doubt  of  success. 

The  advantage  gained  by  throwing  several  counties  together  is,  that 
six  will  be  engaged  in  the  contest  instead  of  two.  And  six  counties 
amply  able  to  raise  funds  sufficient,  and  willing  too,  if  only  permitted 
to  act. 

Are  there  not  in  the  counties  of  Mecklenburg,  Cabarrus,  and  Iredell, 
1500  individuals  who  will  engage  to  pay  5  dollars  a  year  for  five  years? 
This  gives  37,500  dollars.  Are  there  not  in  Lincoln,  Burke  and  Ruther- 
ford, as  many  persons  that  would  pay  as  much  in  the  same  time  ?  This 
would  place  in  the  hands  of  the  trustees  75,000  dollars.  And  if  double 
this  sum  be  needed,  it  can  be  raised. 

Nothing  is  wanted  but  a  united  and  vigorous  exertion.  And  will  not 
the  claims  of  our  country,  the  claims  of  the  church,  the  claims  of  pos- 
terity, arouse  us  to  this  union,  and  call  forth  this  energy?  Will  we, 
with  a  charter  in  our  hands,  with  resources  in  our  power,  and  with  the 
destinies  of  multitudes  in  our  view,  suffer  the  ardor  that  has  been 
kindled  to  die  away?  When  the  history  of  our  country  shall  have  been 
deposited  in  the  libraries  of  those  institutions  which  may  one  day  adorn 


680  Colleges— Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

it,  shall  our  names  be  registered  as  having  zeal  to  commence,  but  too 
little  magnanimity  to  build  a  college?  Who,  on  the  contrary,  has  not 
an  ambition  to  be  enrolled  among  the  benefactors  of  his  fellow  men  and 
the  guardians  of  their  best  privileges?  And  here  we  may  leave  behind 
us  a  record  that  may  remain  when  we  shall  have  moulded  into  the  dust, 
and  all  our  other  deeds  shall  have  been  forgotten,  and  all  our  wealth 
scattered.  We  boast  in  the  freedom  of  our  country;  let  us  regard  its 
perpetuity.  We  pride  ourselves  in  our  elevation ;  let  us  give  to  our 
children  the  only  means  of  preserving  what  we  enjoy.  Civilization  is  a 
moving  tide ;  and  if  our  country  be  secured  from  the  reign  of  barbarism, 
it  must  be  by  the  purity  of  its  institutions.  The  rich  are  concerned, 
because  learning  only  will  give  to  the  heirs  of  their  wealth  the  means 
of  preserving  it,  and  the  power  they  now  possess.  The  poor  are  inter- 
ested, because  their  children  may  be  the  rich  and  the  wise  of  the  next 
age;  and  it  can  be  only  by  the  influence  of  education.  Raise  colleges, 
and  you  raise  your  country.  Raise  colleges,  and  from  the  shades  of 
obscurity  around  them  will  spring  forth  the  statesmen,  and  advocates, 
and  ministers,  who  will  sway  the  destinies  of  your  community.  Raise 
colleges,  and  you  will  place  your  sons  in  power  and  in  honor.  But  let 
learning  sink, — seek  for  that  learning  abroad, — bend  your  exertions 
only  to  amass  wealth  at  home — and  that  wealth  others  will  reap — your 
sons  others  will  rule — your  country  others  will  govern.  The  history  of 
the  world  confirms  these  remarks. 

It  may  be  true  that  there  are  other  seminaries  as  good  as  you  can 
erect ;  it  may  be  that  you  can  educate  your  children  elsewhere  nearly  as 
cheap  as  you  could  at  home :  this  is  not  the  question.  What  is  to  infuse 
the  spirit  of  education  into  all  ranks  of  your  country,  but  the  presence 
and  influence  of  seminaries?  What  is  to  inspire  slumbering  genius,  but 
the  contiguous  fountain  of  learning?  The  existence  and  prosperity  of 
distant  colleges  will  not  do  it.  Your  sons  must  see  the  means  before 
them;  they  must  see  their  comrades  rising  from  the  dust  to  power  and 
usefulness.  Let  them  see  how  they  rise;  and  then  they  too  will  come 
forth.  Raise  your  temple  of  literature,  and  it  will  be  crowded.  The 
history  of  our  own  section  of  country  proves  this  to  be  true.  Thirty 
years  ago  an  academy  was  a  strange  thing,  and  a  Latin  Scholar  an 
object  to  be  gazed  at.  ISTow  you  see  a  flourishing  academy  in  every 
neighborhood,  and  pass  by  a  lad  with  a  load  of  classics,  as  a  thing  of 
course. 

The  state  of  our  country  calls  for  a  college  in  language  too  strong  to 
be  slighted,  and  too  loud  not  to  be  heard.  Atticus. 

P.  S.     Query. — Should  not  the  President  of  the  Board  call  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Trustees  as  soon  as  possible? 
— Western  Carolinian,  April  1,  1823. 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1S40.  681 

WESTERN  COLLEGE. 

For  the  "Western  Carolinian. 

MESSRS.  EDITORS :  I  was  almost  sure  that  some  of  your  corre- 
spondents would,  before  this  time,  have  favored  us  with  an  answer  to 
the  query  of  "Atticus."  The  spirit  and  the  sentiment  of  his  piece  I 
do  highly  approve,  for  this  plain  reason, — he  approves  of  my  plan  of 
obtaining  funds  for  the  Western  College. 

His  query  is,  "should  not  the  President  of  the  board  call  a  meeting 
of  the  Trustees,  as  soon  as  possible?"  I  answer  in  the  negative.  At 
this  time  there  are  four  opinions  on  the  subject  of  the  College :  The 
first,  and  most  general  opinion  is,  that  the  College  is  dead;  the  second 
is,  that  a  change  in  location  would  assure  success;  the  third  is,  that 
the  Trustees  ought  to  appropriate  the  subscriptions,  and  commence  the 
buildings ;  the  fourth  is,  that  the  College  is  not  dead,  and  that  a  change 
of  location  could  not,  at  present,  answer  any  valuable  purpose. 

From  this  view  of  the  opinions  of  the  more  enlightened  citizens  of 
the  west,  it  appears  to  me  that  a  meeting  of  the  board,  at  this  time, 
would  create  much  improper  feeling,  and  give  a  final  death  stroke  to 
the  College.  Some  members  would  move  a  change  in  the  location ;  to 
prevent  this,  others  would  urge,  and  endeavor  to  prove  that  an  appro- 
priation of  the  subscription,  and  commencement  of  the  buildings, 
would  give  new  life  to  the  business.  If  any  of  these  should  succeed, 
what  would  be  gained  ?  In  my  judgment,  nothing  at  all.  Every  county 
cannot  have  a  college — does  not  need  one ;  and  our  funds  would  be  so 
divided,  that  we  would  soon  see  that  we  must  give  up  the  Western 
College.  Our  strength  lies  in  our  unanimity.  It  appears  to  me,  there- 
fore, that  the  interest  of  the  College  requires  a  postponement  of  the 
meeting  of  a  Trustees,  until  wise  men  have  time  to  consider  whether 
it  would  not  contribute  to  the  public  good  to  enlist  the  whole  energies 
and  resources  of  the  west,  in  endowing  and  establishing  a  College,  rather 
than  to  attempt  to  force  into  existence  a  little  something,  chartered  for 
a  college, — which  would  do  but  little  good.    It  would  be  all  little. 

My  answer  to  the  query  of  Atticus,  therefore  is,  that  it  would  be 
much  better,  and  much  more  pleasant,  for  the  Trustees  never  to  meet 
again,  and  let  the  college  die  an  easy  death,  than  for  them  to  meet 
together,  and,  in  solemn  deliberation,  to  decree  its  death. 

Yours,  &c.  Aliquis. 

P.  S.  Those  who  have  expressed  their  fears  on  the  subject,  may  be 
assured  that  "Aliquis"  has  had  no  hand  in  writing  any  of  the  pieces 
which  have  appeared  in  the  Carolinian  on  the  subject  of  the  Conven- 
tion. But  he  has  not  promised  that  he  will  not  help  his  country,  in  a 
pinch. 

— Western  Carolinian,  April  29,  1823. 


682  Colleges— Beginnings,  1790-1840. 


WESTERN  COLLEGE. 


For  the  Western  Carolinian. 

Messrs.  Editors:  I  have  been  much  astonished  to  observe,  not  the 
diversity  of  opinion  respecting  the  above  contemplated  institution,  but 
the  keen  remonstrances  and  injurious  arguments  suggested  in  its  oppo- 
sition. For  my  own  part,  (although  a  South-Carolinian)  I  was  much 
pleased  at  the  first  hint  of  such  a  seminary,  and  anticipated  a  differ- 
ent sentiment  from  North-Carolina  than  has  been  manifested  by  some 
of  her  literati.  Philos  Didaches  has  said  all  that  ingenious  talents 
could  sum  up  and  to  give  his  arguments  more  weight,  couches  them  in 
terms  the  most  flattering  to  his  western  friends.  He  is  the  avowed 
amicus  omnium;  points  out  the  error  loci  of  their  good  intentions,  and 
with  reasoning  plausible  and  specious,  directs  first  the  local  treatment, 
and  then  the  place  of  concentration  for  general  remedies.  I  will  not  at- 
tempt to  follow  the  argumentative  course  of  the  ingenious  Didaches — 
the  learned  Atticus  has  said  enough ;  I  merely  state,  that  should  the 
manly,  patriotic  and  unshaken  perseverance  of  the  west  prevail  over 
the  misplaced  good  wishes  of  the  covert  enemies  of  the  college,  they 
will  set  an  example  unreservedly  worthy  of  imitation  in  every  state  in 
the  Union,  and  characteristic  of  a  benevolent,  patriotic  and  enlightened 
people. 

It  may  be  remarked,  that  a  South-Carolinian  might  turn  his  atten- 
tion to  the  seminaries  in  his  own  state,  and  view  with  contrition  the 
withered  state  of  the  once  flourishing  Mount  Zion  College.  But  it 
must  be  observed  that  Mount  Zion  (at  Winnsboro')  is  situated  but 
twenty-eight  miles  from  the  South-Carolina  College  at  Columbia. 

In  bringing  in  view  the  relative  standing  of  these  institutions,  and 
comparing  such  remarks  as  may  be  made  thereon,  to  Chapel  Hill,  and 
the  Western  College  in  embryo,  the  difference  will  be  at  once  striking. 
Notwithstanding  your  present  college  is  well  endowed,  and  able  pro- 
fessors to  direct,  yet  the  people  of  the  west  are  planning  a  College,  and 
not  a  grammar  school.  And  scarcely  a  reasonable  doubt  exists,  that  if 
the  corner-stone  was  laid,  a  superstructure  would  be  the  immediate  con- 
sequence, not  only  highly  honorable  to  the  western,  but  of  equal  im- 
portance to  every  part  of  the  state.  The  local  situation  in  any  of  the 
counties  mentioned  by  Atticus,  but  particularly  Rutherford  or  Burke, 
in  point  of  health  and  salubrity,  would  stand  almost  unrivalled  in  the 
Union. 

Should  your  laudable  enterprize  meet  legislative  patronage,  you 
might  the  sooner  bring  to  maturity  that  germ  which,  when  dissemi- 
nated through  your  country,  would  bring  forth  fruit  impregnated  with 
the  most  essential  aliment  to  the  vitals  of  a  Republic.  Should  your 
endeavors  not  elicit  legislative  influence,  speratote  dum  vivetis.  The 
friends  of  science  in  other  states  will  congratulate  with  you  in  thus 
nobly  triumphing  over  popular  prejudice;  and  while  liberty's  dictates 


Colleges— Beginnings,  1790-1S40.  683 

fostered  in  the  bosoms  of  those  who  have  gone  thro'  the  routine  of 
jour  collegiate  course,  the  hopes  of  those  who  contribute  to  its  organi- 
zation will  be  heartily  consummated,  and  their  most  sanguine  wishes 
realized.  Philoston  Atticox. 

— Western  Carolinian,  May  6,  1823. 

On  the  last  page  of  last  week's  "Carolinian,"  our  readers  will  have 
seen,  we  gave  place  to  a  communication  relative  to  the  formation  of 
an  Auxiliary  Bible  Society  among  the  Students  of  the  University  of 
North  Carolina.     *     *     * 

The  spread  of  the  Gospel  in  our  country,  if  viewed  rightly,  is  not 
interesting  to  the  Christian  alone ;  the  politician,  who  wishes  to  per- 
petuate to  his  ancestors  our  happy  form  of  government,  must  know 
that  free  institutions  are  based  upon  public  virtue,  and  that  virtue  no- 
where so  generally  abounds  as  among  those  whose  minds  have  been 
enlightened  and  whose  hearts  have  been  christianized  by  the  mild  influ- 
ence of  the  gospel. 

"With  these  considerations  perpetually  in  our  mind,  we  cannot  view 
the  formation  of  the  society  named  at  the  head  of  this  article,  without 
feeling  a  spontaneous  sympathy  for  the  prosperity  of  an  institution 
which  promises  so  many  benefits  to  our  State.  The  fears  and  sombre 
forebodings  of  those  pious  men  in  this  section  of  North  Carolina  who 
were  most  desirous  of  founding  the  Western  College,  and  most  active 
in  their  endeavors  to  get  it  into  immediate  operation,  lest  the  minds  of 
the  present  generation  in  this  State  should  become  too  deeply  imbued 
with  the  fashionable  vices  of  the  day,  must  measurably  be  dispelled  on 
witnessing  so  pleasing  an  evidence  of  benevolent  and  virtuous  feeling  in 
the  students  of  our  University,  as  the  formation  of  a  Bible  Society 
among  them  affords. 

— Western  Carolinian,  July  1,  1823. 

WESTERN  COLLEGE. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Western  College  are  requested  to  attend  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  at  Lincolnton,  on  the  first  "Wednesday  in  September 
next.  It  is  desirable  that  all  members  should  attend  this  meeting,  as 
business  vitally  important  to  the  institution,  is  expected  to  be  laid  be- 
fore them.  James  McR.ee,   Pres't. 

Aug.   19,   1823. 

— Western  Carolinian,  August  26,  1823. 

State  of  North  Carolina, 
Lincoln  County. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College  at  the  Court 
House  in  Lincolnton  13th  August,  1822. 

Resolved  That  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College  lay  before  the 
Legislature  at  their  next  session,  a  memorial  praying  the  Legislature  to 


684  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

grant  unto  them  all  property  which  may  here  after  escheat,  west  of  the 
Yadkin  River,  including  also  the  counties  of  Surry,  Wilkes  and  Ashe 
together  with  those  parts  of  the  counties  of  Rowan  and  Montgomery, 
which  are  east  of  said  River. 

September  Meeting,  1823. 

On  motion,  resolved,  Daniel  M.  Forney,  Thomas  G.  Polk,  and  John 
Phifer  he  requested  to  procure  the  consent  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  ISTorth  Carolina,  that  an  act  of  Assembly  be  passed  to  carry 
into  effect  a  resolution  adopted  by  their  Board  in  August  1822  and  that 
a  Copy  of  this  Resolution  together  with  the  one  of  1822  be  forwarded 
the  Gentlemen  herein  named,  by  the  Secretary. 

— Copied  from  the  Minutes  of  the  Western  College. 

WESTERN  COLLEGE. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College,  is  ap- 
pointed in  Lincolnton,  on  the  second  Wednesday  in  February.  From  the 
mildness  of  the  present  season,  there  is  reason  to  cherish  the  expecta- 
tion that  even  the  most  distant  members  may  attend,  without  much  in- 
convenience or  difficulty.  Something  must  be  done.  The  public  has 
been  long  waiting,  and  waiting  with  anxiety,  either  for  the  progress,  or 
entire  extinction  of  the  Western  College. 

Surely,  gentlemen  who  were  selected  at  the  first  stage  of  the  business ; 
nominated  by  a  number  of  their  enlightened  fellow  citizens,  to  under- 
take the  important  trust ;  and  who,  of  their  own  free  will,  have  under- 
taken to  discharge  that  trust;  will  not  suffer  themselves  to  be  pre- 
vented, by  any  consideration  that  is  not  indeed  imperious,  from  attend- 
ing the  next  meeting.  A  little  reflection  may  suggest  to  all,  their  duty 
and  obligations.  Therefore,  a  full  attendance  of  the  Trustees  is  re- 
quested, and  might  be  reasonably  expected.  It  is  certainly  desirable 
that  each  member  of  the  present  board  should  continue  in  office;  but  if 
any  one  be  inclined  to  vacate  his  seat,  his  personal  attendance  at  the 
ensuing  meeting  is  sincerely  requested.  But  if  he  cannot  give  his  at- 
tendance, he  will  please  to  send  on  his  resignation,  to  Mr.  Vardry 
McBee,  Sec'y.  of  the  board,  on  or  before  the  day  above  appointed. 

If  the  Trustees  be  cold  and  negligent,  what  may  they  expect  from  the 
people  ?  What  opinion  can  the  people  form,  of  those,  who  have  taken  on 
themselves  a  public  trust,  and  neglect  the  duties  that  pertain  to  it  ?  The 
Legislature  of  the  State,  of  whom  you  requested,  and  from  whom  you 
received,  your  charter — the  Western  section  of  the  State — philanthropy 
— patriotism — Christianity,  demand  speedy,  ardent  and  united  exer- 
tions. James  McRee,  President. 

Jan.  21,  1824. 

Should  a  goodly  number  of  the  Trustees  arrive  in  Lincolnton  on  the 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  685 

preceding  evening,  and  converse  in  a  private  and  friendly  manner,  and 
mature  something  for  the  business  of  the  next  day   (say  meet  at  Mr. 
McBee's,  at  7  o'clock  P.  M.)  it  might  produce  some  good  effects. 
—  Western  Carolinian,  February  3,  182 %. 

WESTERN  COLLEGE. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  "Western  College,  held  at  Lin- 
colnton,  on  the  11th  day  of  February,  1824,  the  following  resolutions 
were  brought  forward  in  a  regular  manner  by  the  board : 

1st.  Offered  by  the  Rev.  Jno.  Mushat,  That  this  body,  adopt 
measures  relative  to  the  erection  of  buildings,  with  a  view  to  commence 
education,  as  soon  as  said  buildings  may  be  considered  in  a  state  of  read- 
iness for  the  reception  of  students. 

2nd.  That  it  is  the  consideration  of  this  board,  that  our  present  funds 
are  insufficient  to  put  this  institution  into  operation  at  this  place. 

3d.  That  the  Trustees,  at  their  next  meeting,  petition  the  ensuing 
Legislature  to  amend  or  so  alter  the  charter  of  the  Western  College  to 
confer  the  privilege  of  removing  the  Site,  should  that  be  tho't  expedi- 
ent, at  the  next  meeting  of  the  board. 

These  resolutions  were  laid  over,  and  to  be  acted  upon  at  that  time : 
which  meeting  is  appointed  in  Lincolnton,  on  Tuesday,  the  30th  day  of 
March  next. 

These  resolutions  were  ordered  to  be  published  in  the  Western  Caro- 
linian; and  notice  given,  that  each  Trustee,  or  others,  holding  subscrip- 
tion papers  for  the  Western  College,  forward  the  same  to  the  Secre- 
tary, or  Treasurer,  on  or  before  the  day  above  mentioned. 

By  order  of  the  board.  James  McRee,  President. 

— Western  Carolinian,  March  2,  182Jf. 

WESTERN  COLLEGE. 

For  the  Western  Carolinian. 

Mr.  White :  It  appears  that  a  very  serious  misunderstanding  has 
taken  place  among  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College.  It  was  the 
uncontradicted  opinion  of  the  board,  at  their  last  September  meeting, 
that  the  last  annual  meeting  would  be  merely  nominal,  with  a  view  to 
keep  up  the  charter,  till  some  fortunate  occurrence  should  justify  them 
in  proceeding.  We  are  not  informed  that  either  Congress,  or  our  own 
General  Assembly,  have,  on  any  condition,  promised  to  give  us  assist- 
ance; or  that  any  wealthy  individuals  have  proposed  to  endow  the  col- 
lege, or  even  a  professorship.  How,  then,  have  things  changed?  The 
30th  of  March  will  happen  on  the  week  immediately  preceding  the  meet- 
ing of  Presbytery,  which  will  render  it  very  inconvenient  for  those  who 
might  be  expected  to  attend  both  these  meetings;  and,  indeed,  very  few 
of  the  rest  can  spare  time  from  their  other  duties,  to  spend  a  week  at 
Lincolnton,  on   business  which  they  have   found  cannot  be   done.      If 


686  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

these  notices  and  appointments  which  have  appeared,  have  not  orig- 
inated in  a  want  of  recollection,  they  must  have  for  their  object  the 
baptism  of  some  petty  grammar  school,  or  some  mushroom  academy, 
with  the  dignified  name  of  College.  Change  the  site  where  you  please 
and  nothing  greater  can  be  produced  by  the  funds  which  the  Trustees 
command. 

Those  who  subscribed  to  the  funds  of  the  Western  College,  understand 
that  their  subscriptions  were  a  trial  of  their  strength;  and  it  is  uni- 
versally confessed  that  they  are  insufficient,  many  of  the  subscribers  con- 
sider themselves  released  from  obligation  to  pay  their  subscriptions. 
Any  attempt,  therefore,  to  compel  payment,  will  be  viewed  as  an  act  of 
outrage  against  those  laws  which  ought  to  bind  the  community  together. 
I  have  always  found  that  the  most  effectual  way  of  accomplishing  any 
public  business,  is  to  attempt  it  with  the  approbation  of  those  who  have 
to  bear  the  burden  of  it;  and  the  most  effectual  way  to  defeat  any 
project,  is  to  attempt  to  force  freemen  to  do  what  they  are  determined 
they  will  not  do. 

I  therefore  most  sincerely  regret  that  any  portion  of  the  Trustees 
should  be  willing  to  adopt  such  measures  as  will,  most  probably,  render 
it  impossible  to  have  a  respectable  college,  when  our  population  and  re- 
sources may  be  a  little  increased.  A  Trustee. 

— Western  Carolinian,  March  16,  1821f. 

WESTERN  COLLEGE 
PUBLICATION. 

A  number  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College  lately  convened  in 
Charlotte,  attending  on  their  duty  as  members  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Concord,  embraced  the  opportunity  of  taking  into  consideration  the 
state  of  the  above  mentioned  institution.  Most  of  those  who  were 
present  on  that  occasion,  united  in  opinion  that  the  design  of  establish- 
ing a  College  in  this  section  of  the  State,  should  not  be  relinquished,  and 
that  further  exertions  ought  to  be  made.  They,  therefore,  enjoined  it  on 
the  underwritten  to  cause  to  be  published  in  the  "Carolinian,"  a  special 
call  on  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College,  to  meet  in  Lincolnton  on 
the  first  Wednesday  of  June  next,  to  consider  whether  any,  and,  if  any, 
what  means  may  be  used  to  raise  the  intended  Seminary  from  its 
languishing  state,  and  to  give  it  a  rank  among  other  public  literary  in- 
stitutions, which  the  western  division  of  our  State  needs  and  deserves. 

On  the  contrary,  should  it  appear  that  no  further  attempts  were  pru- 
dent or  expedient  at  this  time,  and  dissolution  must  be  the  unhappy 
issue,  it  was  deemed  proper  and  necessary  that  those  in  whom  the 
public  reposed  their  trust,  should  once  more  meet  together,  and  assign 
reasons  why  they  have  desisted  from  the  undertaking,  to  satisfy  the 
minds  of  the  people  that  it  was  a  matter  of  necessity,  and  not  of  choice; 
and  relieve  themselves  from  the  charge  of  apathy  and  neglect. 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1S40.  687 

To  use  arguments  to  induce  a  general  meeting  at  the  place,  and  on 
the  day  above  appointed,  would  be  little  more  than  repetition — such, 
only,  as  a  moment's  reflection  would  point  out  to  a  considerate  mind. 
There  are  few  whose  distance  is  great,  compared  with  the  magnitude 
of  the  object  and  importance  of  the  trust.  The  day  increased,  almost  to 
its  full  extent ;  crops  set,  and  harvest  not  commenced ;  courts  and  sacra- 
mental occasions  generally  over :  May  we  not  indulge  the  expectation  of 
a  full  meeting  of  the  board.  James  M'Ree,  Pres'dt. 

April  16,  1824. 

— From  Western  Carolinian,  May  Jf,  182J/.. 

LITERARY .WESTERN"  COLLEGE. 

For  the  "Western  Carolinian. 

Mr.  White :  In  your  paper  of  the  4th  inst.  there  is  a  call  from  the 
proper  officer,  upon  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Western  College,  to 
meet  at  Lincolnton  on  the  1st  Wednesday  of  June;  which  call,  it  is 
hoped,  will  be  duly  regarded — because, 

1st.  There  is  good  ground  to  believe  that  the  meeting  will  not  be  an 
abortive  one,  but  will  be  respectable  in  point  of  numbers. 

2d.  Because  measures  of  an  important  kind  are  contemplated  at  the 
ensuing  meeting. 

3d.  Because  the  measure  of  founding  a  College  is  important  to  our 
section  of  the  country,  and  identified  with  the  best  interest  of  both  civil 
and  religious  society. — So  (unanimously)  said  our  great  meeting  at 
Lincolnton,  August,  1821:  which  convention  was  composed  of  the 
greatest  weight  of  talent,  or  influence  and  character,  that  has  ever  con- 
vened in  the  western  part  of  North-Carolina. 

4th.  Because  the  measure  is  one  of  a  practicable  kind, — So  (unani- 
mously) said  the  same  luminous  convention. 

5th.  Because  our  pledge  is  before  the  public,  that  every  due  exertion 
shall  be  made  to  prosecute  and  complete  this  great  object. 

Resolutions  embracing  these  three  last  particulars,  viz :  the  necessity, 
the  practicability,  and  that  we  would  daily  prosecute  the  measure,  in 
order  to  its  accomplishment,  being  duly  considered  by  said  convention, 
were  unanimously  adopted.  A  veteran,  wearing  the  scars  of  honor,  in 
asserting  the  independence  of  his  country,  made  the  motion,  that  the 
record  be  made,  "unanimously  adopted" — which  was  done  accordingly. 

Was  the  measure  necessary  then?  Is  it  not  as  necessary  now?  Have 
we  already  a  public  seat  of  learning  in  our  State?  Had  we  not  the 
same  then  ?  Is  there  any  state  in  the  Union  possessing  the  population 
of  North-Carolina,  that  has  not  more  than  one  public  seat  of  learning? 
Look  at  old  England,  with  her  population  of  ten  millions  of  inhabitants, 
and  her  two  universities,  comprising  near  forty  colleges — look  at  Scot- 
land with  her  one  million  and  a  half  of  inhabitants,  and  her  four  uni- 
versities and  colleges,  &c.  &c.     Thus  we  find  that  our  sister  states,  and 


688  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

the  European  countries  that  have  arisen  high  in  power  of  learning,  and 
science,  and  religion,  are  our  patterns  in  the  object  that  we  are  now 
pursuing.  Was  the  measure  practicable  then  ?  And  is  it  not  practicable 
yet?  The  writer  grants  that  markets  are  not  as  good  now  as  then,  but 
nevertheless  he  is  fully  of  the  opinion  that  the  measure  is  altogether 
practicable.  Funds  to  the  amount  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars 
would  be  sufficient.  A  population  of  about  two  hundred  thousand  ought 
to  be  considered  as  interested  in  the  institution.  The  above  sum  would 
be  but  fifty  cents  a  head.  But  admit  that  the  three-fourths  of  the  peo- 
ple would  do  nothing.  Then  said  sum  would  be  but  two  dollars  a  head. 
We  may  fail  for  want  of  will,  but  not  for  want  of  ability. 

What  shall  we  say  of  our  solemn  pledge?  Can  it  be  deserted  by  that 
august  convention,  and  particularly  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  without 
involving  consequences  of  a  serious  kind  ?  Can  the  object  evaporate  into 
smoke,  and  the  spirit  of  an  anxious  and  generous  public,  not  be  broken 
down  by  disappointment,  and  evaporate  with  it  ?  Can  the  object  fall  to 
the  ground  and  our  honor  not  fall  with  it?  Shall  it  be  said  that  a 
puerile  spirit  marks  the  West?  That  we  meet  in  deliberation,  that  we 
propose  lofty  things,  that  we  promise  and  pledge,  but  all  evaporate  into 
smoke  ? 

The  writer  hopes  that  the  ensuing  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
will  be  duly  attended,  and  that  measures  of  an  efficient  kind  will  be 
adopted.  A  Trustee. 

May  14,  1824. 

— Western  Carolinian,  May  25,  182Jf. 

WESTERN  COLLEGE. 

At  a  special  called  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Western 
College,  at  the  Academy  in  Lincolnton : 

1st.  Resolution  offered  at  last  meeting,  in  February  last,  by  Maj.  L. 
Henderson,  was,  on  motion,  amended  and  passed  on  the  said  amend- 
ment, viz : 

Resolved,  by  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College,  that,  in  their  opin- 
ion, sufficient  funds  have  not  been  obtained  to  put  this  institution  into 
operation  at  the  site  which  is  fixed  on. 

On  motion  of  Rev.  J.  M.  Wilson  it  was  Resolved,  that  the  site  of  the 
Western  College  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  transferred  to  the  county 
of  Mecklenburg. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  that  all  the  subscriptions  heretofore  made  to 
the  Trustees  of  the  Western  College,  be  held  void ;  and  that  all  subscrib- 
ers upon  the  same  be  discharged  from  the  payment  thereof,  and  are 
hereby  released. 

On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  that  the  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the 
Western  College  be  in  the  Town  of  Charlotte,  on  Thursday  of  the  next 
Superior  Court  in  Mecklenburg  county. 

On  motion,  the  Rev.  Dr.  James  McRee,  John  Robinson,  and  Gen. 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  689 

Joseph  Graham,  or  any  two  of  them  that  may  be  convenient  to  convene, 
be  a  committee  to  view  and  select  a  site  or  sites,  for  the  Western  Col- 
lege, in  some  part  of  the  county  of  Mecklenburg,  and  report  to  the  next 
meeting  of  the  Board,  which  is  to  be  held  at  Charlotte. 

Maj.  Lawson  Henderson,  Treasurer  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
Western  College,  tendered  his  resignation ;  and  reported,  that  he  had 
never  received  any  funds,  but  that  he  had  paid  out  for  a  book,  and 
carriage  thereof,  $6.25. 

Whereupon,  Joab  Alexander,  Esq.,  of  Mecklenburg,  was  unani- 
mously appointed  Treasurer  of  the  said  institution. 

Yardry  McBee,  Secretary  of  the  Board,  tendered  his  resignation,  and 
Dr.  Joseph  M.  Alexander  was  unanimously  appointed  Secretary  of  the 
institution. 

Board  adjourned  to  the  meeting  as  above  appointed. 

The  foregoing  is  transcribed  from  the  records  of  the  Western  College. 

Test :  Yardry  McBee,  Secretary. 

Lincolnton,  24th  July,  1824. 

— Western  Carolinian,  August  3  182J/.. 

WESTERN"  COLLEGE.— At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of 
our  proposed  Western  College,  lately  held  at  Lincolnton,  sufficient  funds 
not  having  been  obtained  to  put  the  Institution  into  operation  at  the 
site  first  fixed  upon,  it  was  resolved,  that  the  site  of  said  College  be 
transferred  to  the  County  of  Mecklenburg.  The  former  subscription 
was  declared  void,  and  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  was  fixed  at  Charlotte 
on  the  Thursday  of  the  next  Superior  Court  of  that  County;  and  the 
Rev.  Dr.  M'Ree,  John  Robinson,  and  Gen.  Joseph  Graham,  were  ap- 
pointed a  Committee  to  select  a  site  for  the  College  previous  to  said 
meeting. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  10,  1821/.. 

WESTERN  COLLEGE. 

THE  Trustees  of  the  Western  College  are  hereby  reminded  that  at 
their  last  session,  a  meeting  of  the  board  was  appointed  to  be  holden  in 
Charlotte,  on  Thursday,  the  11th  of  November  next  ensuing.  It  is 
recommended,  that  the  meeting  take  place  in  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
at  a  seasonable  hour,  (say  11  o'clock  A.  M.)  that  there  may  be  time  to 
deliberate  on,  and  to  transact  whatever  business  may  engage  the  atten- 
tion of  the  Trustees.  To  this  body,  calls  have  been  so  often  made,  to 
enforce  punctuality,  that  there  is  now  little  encouragement  to  repeat 
them.  But  perhaps  it  may  not  be  amiss  simply  to  say — "Let  something 
be  done,  and  done  now,  or  dismiss  the  design  altogether;  give  those,  that 
may  be  unfriendly  to  the  institution,  occasion  to  say,  that  their  pre- 
dictions are  now  verified — It's  all  talk  ;  you  cannot,  you  will  not 
build  a  college."  Or,  will  the  trustees,  at  their  ensuing  meeting,  give 
44 


690  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

their  universal  attendance,  come  forward,  and  assert  the  dignity  of  the 
western  section  of  the  State,  or,  leave  it  to  posterity  to  do  that  for 
themselves,  which  we  ought  to  endeavor  to  do  for  them? 

Oct.  25,  1824.  James  McEee. 

— Catawba  Journal,  November  2,  18%  1+. 

A  Bill  to  amend  an  Act  entitled  "An  act  for  establishing  a  College  in 
the  "Western  part  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina. 

Whereas,  by  the  before  recited  act,  the  Trustees  agreed  to  locate  said 
Institution  at  Lincolnton,  and  doubts  being  entertained  whether  they 
could  now  remove  the  same,  to  some  more  advantageous  and  eligible  sit- 
uation, THEBEFOBE : 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina 
and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  that  the  Trustees 
of  the  Western  College  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  locate 
said  Institution  at  any  place  they  or  a  majority  of  them  may  select,  on 
the  Southwest  of  Yadkin  Biver,  in  the  same  manner  as  if  the  location 
had  never  been  fixed  or  agreed  upon;  any  law  to  the  contrary  notwith- 
standing. 

Provided,  that  no  subscription  heretofore  made  shall  be  deemed  or 
held  obligatory  upon  the  subscribers  respectively. 

In  Senate  Dec.  3,  1824 :   Engrossed  and  Examined. 

In  House  of  Commons  Dec.  3,  1824 :  Bead  the  first  time  and  passed. 

In  House  of  Commons  Dec.  17,  1824:  Bead  the  second  time  and  in- 
definitely postponed. 

— Unpublished  Legislative  Documents. 

DAVIDSON  COLLEGE. 

The  friends  of  education  and  religion  in  the  Western  part  of  North 
Carolina  and  the  adjoining  districts  of  South  Carolina  have  long  felt 
and  acknowledged  the  necessity  of  an  Institution  of  learning  under  the 
control  of  Christian  principles,  and  accessible  in  its  privileges  to  that 
large  and  deserving  part  of  Society  who  are  not  able  to  reap  the  ad- 
vantages of  expensive  Colleges.  In  the  Spring  of  1835,  the  Presbytery 
of  Concord,  resolved  with  confident  reliance  upon  the  blessing  of  God 
to  undertake  the  establishment  of  a  Manual  Labor  Seminary.  In  this 
noble  attempt  the  Presbyterians  of  Morganton  and  Bethel  have  since 
manifested  the  most  cordial  cooperation. 

After  due  investigation,  a  farm  was  selected  in  the  upper  part  of 
Mecklenburg  County,  distinguished  for  its  healthy  and  central  location. 
469  acres  of  Land  were  procured  of  sufficient  fertility  in  the  estimation 
of  many  wise  and  practical  men  to  justify  the  erection  of  the  necessary 
buildings.  Agents  were  immediately  appointed  to  lay  before  the  public 
the  claims  of  this  benevolent  enterprise.  The  cordial  and  generous 
liberality  manifested  in  all  directions,  proved  that  the  expectation  was 
well  founded,  that  such  a  plan  of  education  would  be  highly  approved 


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and  cheerfully  sustained  by  an  intelligent  and  pious  community.  In  a 
few  months  over  thirty  thousand  dollars  were  subscribed. 

It  was  determined  to  call  it  Davidson  College,  in  commemoration  of 
Gen.  "W.  L.  Davidson,  a  brave,  generous  and  intelligent  officer,  who  was 
killed  in  1780,  at  Cowan's  ford,  7  miles  from  its  site,  opposing  Lord 
Cornwallis,  in  crossing  the  Catawba  river. 

Three  buildings  for  students,  two  Houses  for  professors  and  a  stew- 
ard's House,  with  the  necessary  outbuildings  will  soon  be  completed.  A 
Chapel  to  contain  recitation  rooms  on  the  first  floor,  and  a  place  of 
worship  in  the  second,  has  been  contracted  for,  and  will  it  is  expected, 
be  finished  during  the  next  summer. 

It  has  been  determined  to  commence  the  exercises  of  the  College  on 
the  1st  day  of  March,  1837.  The  year  will  be  divided  into  two  Sessions 
of  five  months  each.    August  and  February  will  be  the  vacation  months. 

All  the  Students  will  be  required  to  perform  labor,  Agricultural  or 
Mechanical,  three  hours  each  working  clay.  A  Steward  and  Farmer  has 
been  engaged  whose  business  it  will  be,  to  manage  the  Boarding  House, 
and  to  accompany  and  direct  the  Students  in  their  hours  of  labor. 

The  price  has  been  fixed  at  six  dollars  per  month,  or  thirty  dollars  a 
Session.  The  students  will  be  divided  into  three  classes  for  labor.  The 
strongest  and  most  sufficient  laborers  will  compose  the  1st  class.  The 
2d  class  will  embrace  those  whose  labor  may  be  of  less  value.  The  3d 
class  will  contain  the  smallest  and  weakest  boys. 

The  1st  class  of  laborers  will  be  allowed  a  reduction  on  their  board 
$15  by  the  session,  or  $30  by  the  year. 

The  2d  class  will  be  allowed  a  reduction  of  $12  by  the  session,  or 
$24  by  the  year. 

The  3d  class  a  reduction  of  $9  by  the  session  or  $18  by  the  year. 

Those  who  labor  in  the  1st  class  will  be  required  to  pay  only  $15  by 
the  session  for  their  board. 

Those  in  the  2d  class  $18. 

Those  in  the  3d  class  $21. 

Price  of  tuition  to  the  Students  in  the  Languages  and  Sciences  will 
be  15  dollars  by  the  Session. 

Price  of  tuition  to  those  who  may  enter  to  study  English  Grammar, 
Geography  and  other  branches  of  an  English  Education,  will  be  10 
dollars  by  the  Session. 

Payments  for  Board  and  Tuition  to  be  made  in  advance  by  the  ses- 
sion. Money  for  Board  to  be  paid  to  the  Steward — Fees  for  Tuition  to 
be  paid  to  the  President. 

!N~othing  will  be  required  for  room  rent  or  fuel. 

It  is  believed  that  most  of  the  Students  may  be  supplied  with  their 
Candles  and  procure  their  own  washing  with  very  little  expense.  Many 
active  and  benevolent  Ladies  have  already  made  provisions  to  supply 
part  of  the  rooms  with  Bedding  and  other  necessary  furniture.  Others 
it  is  understood  are  making  similar  preparations.     By  a  united  effort 


692  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

all  the  rooms  might  be  furnished,  much  to  the  honor  of  the  most  inter- 
esting and  untiring  agents  of  Christian  benevolence. 

All  the  Ladies  who  engage  in  this  good  work,  are  respectfully  re- 
quested to  make  choice  of  the  Students  whom  they  wish  to  occupy  the 
rooms  furnished  by  their  liberality.  While  such  a  selection  would 
confer  a  tribute  of  respect,  it  would  remove  from  the  officers  the  neces- 
sity of  making  any  distinction  among  Students  equally  deserving. 
Those  who  may  have  articles  for  this  purpose,  are  requested  to  forward 
them  if  opportunity  occurs,  between  the  15th  of  February  and  1st  of 
March,  to  Abel  Graham,  Esq.  with  the  names  of  the  Students  for  whom 
they  were  intended. 

If  Students,  who  come  from  Congregations  where  no  such  provisions 
may  be  made,  could  unite  and  bring  with  them  the  articles  they  need,  it 
might  prevent  both  trouble  and  expense  after  they  arrive  at  the  College. 

Particulars  are  thus  minutely  given,  to  afford  all  necessary  informa- 
tion to  prevent  as  far  as  possible,  every  unwarranted  apprehension. 

From  these  facts,  it  must  be  apparent,  that  the  expenses  of  enterpris- 
ing and  economical  youth,  at  this  institution  will  not  be  half  so  great 
as  at  most  Colleges  in  our  country,  and  even  much  less  than  at  the  major- 
ity of  good  Academies. 

That  Students  should  be  afforded  an  opportunity  of  reducing  their 
board  from  18  to  30  dollars  each  year  without  interfering  with  their 
advancement  in  mental  improvement,  should  commend  this  College  to 
the  most  favorable  regard  of  the  public. 

Many  promising  and  enterprising  youths  may  receive  the  benefits  of 
a  Liberal  Education  in  this  way,  whose  circumstances  prevent  them 
from  encountering  heavy  expenses.  Every  effort  has  been  made  to  re- 
deem the  pledge  given,  that  the  expenses  should  be  as  small  as  they  could 
be  made.  A  strict  and  uniform  regard  to  economy  has  marked  all  the 
improvements  and  stipulations  thus  far  made. 

It  is  confidently  believed  that  these  terms  will  fully  meet  the  reason- 
able expectation  of  all  who  will  inform  themselves  respecting  those 
arrangements  which  are  necessary  to  commence  and  sustain  such  a 
course  of  education.  Some  may  have  formed  the  unwarranted  and  un- 
reasonable expectation,  that  no  expense  whatever  would  attend  a  course 
of  Manual  Labor  Education.  If  a  sufficient  amount  had  been  contrib- 
uted by  a  generous  community  to  render  this  College  free  of  cost  to  all 
who  might  enter  it,  none  would  have  rejoiced  more  than  those  who  are 
its  managers.  But  such  is  very  far  from  being  the  fact.  It  should  be 
remembered  that  only  one  fifth  of  the  amount  subscribed  is  payable 
each  year.  It  should  also  be  known  that  the  cost  of  the  land,  buildings, 
stock,  implements,  &c.  &c.  will  consume  the  whole  of  the  subscriptions 
paid  for  the  first  three  years  at  least,  and  perhaps  more.  No  other 
course  was  left  to  its  managers,  but  to  fix  the  Board  and  Tuition  at  a 
moderate  price,  and  promise  a  very  liberal  compensation  for  the  labor 
required.    But  the  diminution  of  expense  will  not  be  the  only  advantage 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  693 

of  the  Manual  Labor  Department.  The  regular  and  cheerful  exercise 
afforded  by  it,  will  preserve  and  promote  the  health  of  the  Students. 
This  is  a  consideration  of  the  first  importance.  The  great  object  of  a 
good  Education  is,  to  train  and  cultivate  a  sound  mind  in  a  sound 
body.  Neglect  of  health  has  led  multitudes  of  the  most  promising 
young  men  in  this  country  to  a  premature  grave.  Without  health,  men 
of  the  brightest  talents  and  attainments  must  linger  out  a  painful  exist- 
ence, and  be  cut  off  from  distinguished  usefulness.  Perhaps  no  class 
in  society  are  exposed  to  more  danger  in  this  respect  than  Students.  It 
is  natural  for  the  mind  in  acquiring  knowledge,  to  become  engrossed 
with  the  employment,  so  far  as  to  neglect  exercise  and  recreation. 

The  most  promising  Scholars  are  in  the  most  danger,  from  sedentary 
habits  and  immoderate  study  and  often  before  danger  is  perceived,  the 
seeds  of  death  are  sown  and  the  Constitution  ruined  beyond  recovery. 
Remedies  come  too  late  after  the  injury  is  inflicted.  The  evils  to  be 
avoided  must  be  anticipated  and  guarded  against  by  regular  and 
appropriate  exercise.  The  law  of  our  nature  demands  activity  to  the 
body  as  well  as  the  mind.  Suitable  and  uniform  labor  is  essential  to 
permanent  vigor  of  the  Constitution.  The  time  thus  spent  in  preserv- 
ing the  health  will  be  amply  repaid  by  the  ease  and  vigor  with  which 
the  mind  will  act  when  called  to  study. 

It  is  very  certain  that  exercise,  to  be  healthful,  should  be  taken  at 
regular  periods  of  time,  and  to  uniform  extent.  If  left  to  the  discretion 
of  youth,  who  are  often  governed  more  by  feeling  than  reflection,  it 
will  be  neglected  when  most  needed,  or  taken  in  no  salutary  manner. 

The  deep  solicitude  and  repeated  warnings  of  parents  and  teachers 
will  not  avail,  unless  it  be  required  by  the  existing  rules  of  the  Institu- 
tion; and  made  honorable  by  its  constitution.  If  expected  of  all,  no 
odious  distinctions  can  exist.  Being  required  for  the  highest  and  most 
reputed  purposes,  the  wisdom  and  good  sense  of  those  who  reflect  upon 
the  demand,  will  justify  the  expediency. 

Another  salutary  result  from  the  Manual  Labor  Department,  will  be 
the  cultivation  of  independence  and  good  habits  among  the  Students. 
A  constant  and  strong  temptation  to  those  who  are  receiving  an  educa- 
tion is,  to  look  with  dread  or  contempt  upon  the  labor  which  others 
perform.  To  this  temptation  multitudes  so  far  yield,  as  to  become  fond 
of  ease  and  indulgence.  This  is  a  mistake  injurious  to  their  own  wel- 
fare, and  at  war  with  the  best  interests  of  society.  The  undivided  and 
practical  influence  of  all  educated  men  should  be  given  to  render  labor 
honorable,  and  the  most  efficient  way  to  do  this  is,  not  to  shrink  from  it 
themselves.  ~Ro  more  direful  calamity  could  settle  upon  our  country, 
than  for  intelligent  men  to  fix  odium  upon  the  labor  which  is  essential 
to  its  prosperity.  JSTo  youth  should  be  trained  to  feel  that  proper  atten- 
tion to  business  is  either  disreputable  or  unnecessary.  Habits  of  in- 
dustry and  economy  constitute  the  best  fortune. 

True  benevolence  consists  in  providing  the  means  of  education  so  far 


694  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

as  to  render  them  accessible,  and  then  in  adopting  those  measures  which 
will  lead  youth  to  put  forth  their  own  efforts,  and  as  far  as  possible  to 
rely  upon  their  own  resources.  No  doubt  it  is  a  noble  part  of  Christian 
benevolence  to  aid  indigent  young  men  of  talents  and  moral  worth — 
but  it  is  doubtless  essential  to  its  successful  exercise  to  bring  the  sin- 
cerity of  those  who  receive  it  to  a  practical  test,  or  to  develop  their 
powers  by  teaching  them  their  own  strength. 

The  Presbytery  of  Concord,  at  its  last  meeting,  passed  the  following 
resolution : 

Resolved,  That  the  Beneficiaries  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  be  ex- 
pected to  prosecute  their  studies  at  Davidson  College,  if  they  receive  aid 
from  the  Education  Board." 

At  an  early  period  it  was  resolved  that  the  privileges  of  this  College 
should  be  open  to  persons  of  all  Religious  Denominations  of  good 
moral  character.  Its  friends  are  known  to  be  as  far  removed  as  any 
other  class  of  society  from  motives  of  sectarianism,  and  as  far  as  having 
any  to  gain  by  its  exercise.  The  influence  of  party  spirit  has  not  been 
exerted  in  this  great  undertaking.  The  highest  and  purest  interests  of 
Learning  and  Religion  have  been  honestly  and  exclusively  aimed  at. 

Difficulties  from  various  sources  and  of  different  kinds  are  to  be  ex- 
pected. Sacrifices  must  be  made.  Nothing  great  can  be  accomplished 
without  them.  But  let  an  enlightened  and  pious  community  sustain 
this  enterprise  by  their  prayers  and  their  patronage,  and  with  the  bless- 
ing of  God,  success  will  be  certain. 

It  is  desirable  that  the  names  of  those  who  may  wish  to  enter  the 
first  session,  should  be  forwarded  as  soon  as  convenient,  either  to  the 
President  at  Charlotte,  or  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Sparrow  at  Salisbury. 

January   1st,   1837. 

— Southern  Citizen,  February  18,  1837. 

WAKE  FOREST  COLLEGE,  1S32-1840. 

WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE.1 

The  following  is  the  general  outline  of  the  Plan  of  this  Institution, 
adopted  at  the  late  sitting  of  the  Board  of  Managers : 

1.  The  name  of  the  Institution  is  "The  Wake  Forest  Institution." 

2.  The  object  of  the  Institute  is  to  enable  young  Ministers  to  obtain 
an  education  on  moderate  terms,  and  to  train  up  youth  in  general  to  a 
knowledge  of  Science  and  practical  Agriculture. 

3.  Every  pupil  shall  labor  three  hours  a  day,  under  the  direction  of 
an  experienced  and  scientific  farmer,  subject  to  the  control  of  the  prin- 
cipal teacher,  who  is  to  be  a  Minister  of  the  Gospel. 

4.  The  total  expenses  of  the  Academic  year  shall  not  exceed  $60,  of 
which  $25  are  to  be  paid  in  advance,  and  an  allowance  shall  be  made  to 
each  student  according  to  the  value  of  his  labor. 

'Chartered  in  1833.    See  Coon's  Beginnings  of  Public  Education,  Vol.  II,  pp.  660-669. 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  695 

5.  !N"o  pupil  shall  be  admitted  under  12  years  of  age. 

6.  Every  pupil  shall  furnish  himself  with  an  axe  and  a  hoe,  a  pair 
of  sheets  and  a  pair  of  towels. 

7.  There  shall  be  one  vacation  in  the  year,  from  the  middle  of  De- 
cember to  the  first  of  February. 

8.  This  Institute  shall  be  open  to  the  reception  of  all  youth  of  good 
moral  character,  who  will  comply  with  the  above  regulations. 

Arrangements  are  now  making  to  carry  into  effect  the  objects  of  the 
Institute  by  the  first  of  February. 

All  persons  who  wish  to  enter  the  Institute,  are  requested  to  make 
application  by  the  15th  December,  to  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Hall,  of  Raleigh, 
(post  paid). 

The  Board  of  Managers  have  limited  the  number  of  students  to  fifty 
for  the  first  year. 

All  Editors  of  the  State  friendly  to  the  Institute  are  requested  to 
give  the  above  an  insertion  in  their  papers. 

Jno.  Armstrong,  Cor.  Sec. 

—Raleigh  Register,  Nov.  23,  1832. 

MEETING  OF  THE  BOARD. 

An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Board  of  the  Convention  of  this  state 
was  held  in  Raleigh  on  the  17th  and  18th  ultimo.  A  considerable 
number  of  brethren  were  present,  and  measures  of  importance  were 
adopted.  In  consequence  of  a  failure  to  procure  the  services  of  suit- 
able instructors,  in  connexion  with  the  imperfect  state  of  other  prepara- 
tory arrangements,  it  was  deemed  expedient  to  postpone  the  operations 
of  the  "Wake  Forest  Institute"  until  February,  1834.  To  enable  the 
Board  to  stock  the  farm,  furnish  the  dwelling-house,  contract  with 
instructors,  &c.  &c.  it  was  resolved  that  the  sum  of  2,000  dollars  would 
be  needed  and  must  be  raised  as  early  as  circumstances  would  admit. 
Arrangements  were  made  for  cultivating  the  plantation  during  the 
present  year  for  the  benefit  of  the  Institution.  The  Agent  was  author- 
ized, and  the  brethren  present  were  requested,  to  obtain  subscriptions 
with  a  view  to  raising  the  amount  of  funds  required ;  and  all  other 
necessary  measures  were  adopted  for  having  things  in  readiness  by  the 
time  proposed  for  the  opening  of  the  school.  The  prospects  of  this 
Institution  are  now  very  fair,  and  its  friends  are  much  encouraged  ; 
and  we  doubt  not  at  the  time  appointed,  it  will  begin  operations  under 
the  most  auspicious  circumstances. 

We  regret  to  learn  that  some  persons  have  begun  to  imagine  that  they 
can  already  see,  in  the  measures  of  the  Convention  relative  to  the 
"Wake  Forest  Institute,"  a  departure  from  the  first  principles  of  the 
constitution  of  that  body.  The  objects  specified  in  the  Constitution,  it 
is  said,  are  three,  namely, — the  education  of  young  ministers,  the  em- 
ployment of  missionaries  within  the  limits  of  the  state,  and  a  cooperation 
with  the  General  Convention  for  Foreign  Missions;  but  the  Institute, 


696  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

it  is  added,  constitutes  another  and  a  distinct  object,  not  provided  for 
by  the  Constitution,  and  of  course,  not  embraced  within  the  lawful 
jurisdiction  of  the  Constitution.  As  it  is  highly  important  to  guard 
against  misapprehension  on  this  subject,  we  will  take  the  liberty  of 
making  a  remark  or  two  respecting  it. 

Let  it  be  observed,  in  the  first  place,  that  the  Institute,  whether  it 
be  a  lawful  or  any  unlawful  object  of  attention,  is  allowed  to  take 
nothing  from  the  funds  of  the  Convention.  These  have  been,  and  no 
doubt  will  be,  strictly  applied  to  the  objects  designated  in  the  Constitu- 
tion. Should  it  then  be  even  true  that  the  institute  is  an  uncon- 
stitutional object,  still  we  are  aware  of  no  serious  evil  which  can  result, 
so  long  as  it  shall  be  permitted  to  share  no  part  of  the  funds  contributed 
by  the  friends  of  the  Convention  for  other  purposes. 

But  if  we  be  not  much  mistaken,  it  can  be  easily  made  to  appear 
that  the  Institute  comes  fairly  and  properly  within  the  range  of  objects 
authorized  by  the  Constitution.  The  three  objects  specified  in  that 
instrument  are  expressly  denominated  primary  objects,  leaving  the 
obvious  and  unavoidable  inference  that  there  are  other  objects  which 
are  secondary  and  subservient  to  these.  Such  for  example  is  the 
employment  of  an  agent,  the  publication  of  proceedings,  &c. 

The  question  now  to  be  asked  is  this, — Is  the  Institute  designed  to 
promote,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  any  one  of  the  primary  objects 
of  the  Constitution?  This  question  may  be  answered  in  a  few  words. 
One  of  the  primary  objects  of  the  Convention  is  to  aid  young  ministers 
in  the  attainment  of  an  education.  To  effect  this  object  it  was  obviously 
necessary  to  have  a  systematic  Instructor,  and,  of  course,  a  well  organ- 
ized school.  In  planning  arrangements  for  such  a  school  it  was  clearly 
seen,  that  it  would  be  important  to  provide  those  receiving  instruction, 
with  the  means  of  spending  part  of  their  time  in  manual  labour.  This 
was  deemed  advisable  for  the  sake  both  of  economy  and  bodily  health. 
But  these  advantages  could  not  be  secured  without  the  possession  and 
cultivation  of  a  farm  to  be  procured  for  the  purpose.  All  this  could 
not  be  done  however  without  incurring  an  expense  which  the  convention 
was  wholly  unprepared  to  meet,  and  which  the  probable  extent  of  theo- 
logical patronage,  would  at  present  by  no  means  justify.  At  this  stage 
of  the  calculation  it  was  perceived,  that  if  a  general  school  were  con- 
nected with  that  specially  designed  for  ministerial  purposes,  the  former 
would  probably  produce  an  income  which  would  pay  nearly  all  expenses ; 
so  that  besides  furnishing  the  community  with  a  valuable  school  for 
boys,  the  convention  might  secure  the  education  of  their  young  ministers 
nearly,  if  not  altogether  free  from  expense.  For  proof  of  the  correct- 
ness of  this  statement,  we  refer  to  the  report  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  printed  with  the  proceedings  of  the  last  annual  meeting. 
From  these  facts  it  is  clear  beyond  a  possible  doubt,  that  the  Wake 
Forest  Institute   is   especially  subservient  to   the   cause   of  ministerial 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  697 

education,  and  as  such,  is  not  only  strictly  constitutional,  but  is  entitled 
to  the  zealous  and  active  support  of  every  friend  of  the  Convention. 
— Baptist  Interpreter,  January  17,  1833. 

We  copy  the  following  article  from  the  columns  of  the  Cross  and 
Baptist  Banner.  To  those  who  feel  an  interest  in  the  WAKE  FOREST 
INSTITUTE,  about  to  be  established  in  this  state,  we  think  it  will  be 
more  than  acceptable.  For  young  brethren,  about  entering  upon  the 
responsible  work  of  the  Christian  Ministry,  it  will  supply  some  useful 
hints.  And  those  who  may  yet  be  unconvinced  of  the  expediency  of 
Manual  Labor  Schools,  may  possibly  find  arguments  here,  to  which 
they  have  heretofore  been  strangers.  We  submit  it  with  the  hope 
that  it  may  receive  attention  and  do  good. 

[Tavo  columns  of  endorsements  of  Manual  Labor  Schools  by  promi- 
nent educators  and  authors  follow.] 
— Baptist  Interpreter,  May,  1833. 

MEETING  OF  THE  BOARD. 


The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  to  procure  a  farmer  for 
the  Wake  Forest  Institute,  Reported  that  although  they  had  corres- 
ponded with  several  persons,  they  had  made  a  contract  with  none.  They 
were  therefore  requested  to  engage  a  suitable  person,  and  on  the  best 
terms  practicable,  and  cause  him  to  be  on  the  premises  as  early  as  the 
1st  of  December  next. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  procure  an  instructor  for  the  Institute 
Reported,  that  they  had  engaged  the  services  of  Bro.  Sam'l  Wait,  our 
present  Agent,  who  would  be  in  readiness  to  enter  upon  his  duties  at  the 
time  proposed  for  commencing  the  operations  of  the  School. 

#  %  #  :£  5H  ^  % 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  June  1833. 

WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE.— As  this  institution,  according  to 
the  announcement  of  the  Board,  is  expected  to  commence  operations  on 
the  first  of  February  next,  those  who  are  desirous  of  entering  at  that 
time  should  make  early  application.  As  the  Board  omitted,  at  its  last 
meeting,  to  designate  any  particular  person  for  the  purpose,  we  would 
take  the  liberty  to  suggest  the  propriety  of  making  application,  by  letter 
or  otherwise,  to  Bro.  John  Armstrong  at  Newbern,  or  to  Bro.  Samuel 
Wait  now  in  the  South-western  part  of  the  State.  It  will  obviously  be 
important  to  the  Board  that  the  number  of  those  desirous  of  entering  at 
the  period  proposed,  should  be  known  at  or  before  the  next  meeting  of 
the  Convention.  At  that  meeting  arrangements  will  be  made  for  the 
accommodation  of  such  as  shall  then  have  been  received,  and  probably 
for  no  more.  Those  therefore  who  desire  to  make  their  admission 
certain,  would  do  well  to  make  application  in  season. 


698  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

The  Wake  Forest  Institute. — This  School,  as  already  stated,  has  been 
entrusted  solely  to  the  management  of  a  Board  of  Trustees  to  be  ap- 
pointed periodically  by  the  Convention.  Rev.  Samuel  Wait,  the  late 
Agent  for  the  Convention,  has  accepted  of  the  appointment  of  Princi- 
pal Instructor  and  has  already  moved  his  family  to  the  Institute. 
Measures,  such  as  were  considered  necessary  by  the  Board,  have  been 
taken  to  cause  the  farm,  buildings,  &c,  to  be  in  readiness  for  the  com- 
mencement of  the  school  on  the  first  of  February  next.  The  number  of 
students  proposed  to  be  admitted  is  not  to  exceed  50.  Application  must 
be  made,  personally  or  by  letter,  to  Mr.  Wait — at  "Wake  Forest." 
From  the  known  standing  of  Brother  W.  and  his  tried  ability  as  an  in- 
structor of  youth,  we  are  induced  to  believe  that  the  Institute  over 
which  he  is  to  preside,  notwithstanding  some  existing  discouragements 
will  be  favoured  with  a  large  share  of  public  confidence  and  patronage. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  November,  1833. 

WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Baptist  State  Convention  of  North  Carolina,  in 
Richmond  County,  on  the  lst-5th  instant,  the  following  persons  were 
appointed  as  a  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  said  Institute : 

Wm.  P.  Biddle,  of  Craven, 

John  Armstrong,    do. 

Wm.  Saunders,        do. 

Isaac  Beeson,  Guilford, 

James  Watkins,  Anson, 

Thomas  Boyd,  Mecklenburg, 

John  Portovent,  Brunswick, 

Thos.  Stradly,  Buncombe, 

Hugh  Quin,  Lincoln, 

Alfred  Dockery,  Richmond, 

James  King,  Person, 

William  Crenshaw,  Wake, 

John  Purify,  Wake, 

Alfred  Burt,      do. 

Allen  S.Winn,  do. 

George  W.  Thompson,  Wake, 

Simon  J.  Jeffreys,  Franklin, 

Allen  Bowden,  do. 

Thomas  Crocker,  do. 

Amos  J.  Battle,  Nash, 

William  Hooper,  Orange, 

John  Culpepper,  sen.,  Montgomery, 

John  McDaniel,  Cumberland, 

Charles  McAllister,  do. 

Aaron  J.  Spivey,  Bertie, 


Colleges— Beginnings,  1790-1840.  699 

Joseph  B.  Outlaw,  Bertie. 
Turner  Carter,        do. 
Henry  Austin,  Edgecomb. 
Daniel  Boon,  Johnston, 
David  Thompson,  do. 
Paul  Phifer,  Rowan, 
Alexander  Mosely,  Lenoir, 
George  M.  Thompson,  Pasquotank, 
Joseph  Halsey,  Tyrrell, 
Charles  W.   Skinner,  Perquimans, 
Thomas  Meredith,  Chowan, 
David  S.  Williams,  Sampson, 
Stephen  S.  Graham,  Duplin, 
Joseph  Spurgeon,  Davidson. 

Who  are  requested,  or  as  many  of  them  as  can  conveniently,  to  meet 
in  Raleigh,  on  Tuesday  the  3d  December  next,  to  attend  to  the  interests 
of  Wake  Porest  Institute — which  will  commence  its  operations  the  1st 
February,  1834. 

It  is  also  requested  that  those  who  may  wish  to  send  students  to  this 
Institute,  will  please  forward  their  names  to  Elder  Samuel  Waite  or 
William  Crenshaw,  at  the  Wake  Forest  Post  Office,  before  the  1st  Jan- 
uary next.     Letters  to  be  post  paid.     By  order  of  the  convention, 

Nov.  8,  1833.  A.  J.  Battle,  Rec.  Sec. 

—The  Star,  November  29,  1833. 

It  is  a  matter  of  some  surprise  to  us  that  we  have  received  no  infor- 
mation concerning  the  proceedings  of  the  late  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  Wake  Forest  Institute.  We  presume,  however,  as  we 
have  learned  nothing  to  the  contrary,  that  it  is  still  in  contemplation  to 
commence  the  operations  of  this  School  the  first  of  February  next. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  January  18,  1831/-. 

REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD. 

During  the  meeting  of  the  last  Convention,  it  was  unanimously  re- 
solved, that  the  interests  of  our  denomination  required  a  Literary 
Institution,  on  the  manual  labor  system,  and  a  committee  was  created 
whose  duty  was  to  procure  a  farm  adapted  to  the  above  object. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board,  held  in  Raleigh,  September  25th,  1832,  a 
report  from  the  committee  was  received.  The  Committee  had  purchased 
a  farm  of  Dr.  C.  Jones,  16  miles  jSTorth  of  Raleigh,  containing  615  acres, 
and  having  buildings  sufficient  to  contain  50  Students,  for  which  they 
gave  $2,000. 

For  the  payment  of  this  farm,  $1535  was  pledged.  In  addition  to 
this,  a  note  of  $500,  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  old  IST.  C.  Mis- 
sionary Society,  who  is  one  of  the  Committee,  was  paid  and  guaranteed 


700  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

to  Dr.  Jones.  There  yet  remains  the  sum  of  $550.50  of  the  pledges 
unpaid.  The  farm,  however,  has  been  paid  for  by  an  advance  of  the 
Committee,  and  the  note  for  which  is  in  the  names  and  hands  of  the 
Committee.  In  addition  to  the  above  pledges  and  note,  the  sum  of 
$200  has  been  received  as  a  donation  from  brother  Cullen  Battle,  of 
Georgia.  The  Board  resolved  that  the  Institution  should  be  called 
"The  Wake  Forest  Institute,"  and  adopted  such  measures  as  were 
judged  necessary  to  commence  operations,  as  early  as  February,  1833. 
On  the  15th  of  December,  the  Board  was  called  together  again  in 
Raleigh,  when  a  Committee  was  appointed  to  make  an  estimate  of  the 
necessary  expenses  of  the  Institute  for  the  first  year.  It  was  found, 
that  to  furnish  the  farm,  with  provisions  for  the  school,  and  other  neces- 
sary expenses  amounted  to  $3063.  The  income  from  50  Students  at 
$60  per  year,  to  $3000.  Owing  to  circumstances  beyond  the  control  of 
the  Board,  the  commencement  of  operations  was  postponed  to  February, 
1834.  The  farm  was  committed  to  the  care  of  brethren  John  Purify, 
W.  Crenshaw,  Foster  Fort  and  G.  W.  Thompson,  who  were  requested  to 
manage  it  to  the  best  advantage  for  the  present  year.  A  regular  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  was  held  at  Cashie,  in  Bertie  County,  May  10th,  1833, 
when  brother  S.  Waite  was  appointed  the  Principal  of  the  Institute.  A 
letter  from  brother  J.  Purify  was  read,  stating  the  progress  of  the 
Beneficiaries,  and  the  sum  of  $45  was  appropriated  for  their  instruc- 
tion. 

Brother  P.  Conely  has  withdrawn  himself  from  the  patronage  of  the 
Board.  He  expresses  his  gratitude  for  the  kindness  and  assistance  of 
the  Board.  He  is  now  engaged  as  a  Missionary  for  the  Raleigh  Asso- 
ciation. Brother  W.  Jones  is  under  the  instruction  of  Mr.  Carter 
Harrison,  who  speaks  of  him  as  an  amiable,  studious  and  pious  young 
man.     His  studies  are  on  the  common  branches  of  an  English  education. 

Brother  Brown  is  under  the  direction  of  Brother  Baker,  who  gra- 
tuitously gives  him  instruction  in  the  various  branches  of  an  English 
Education. 

Brother  Eli  Phillips,  during  the  past  year,  has  travelled  as  a  Mission- 
ary, 56  days.  He  labored  in  Counties  of  Randolph,  Rowan,  Mont- 
gomery, and  Davidson. 

From  brother  Dennis,  no  communication  has  been  received.  The 
Wilmington  Church  has  secured  the  services  of  brother  Jacob  C.  Grigg, 
and  since  the  last  meeting  of  the  Convention,  has  enjoyed  a  happy 
revival.  John  Armstrong,  Cor.  Sec. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  March  1,  183^. 

REPORT  ON  THE  WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE. 

The  Committee  on  the  Wake  Forest  Institute,  ask  leave  to  report : 
That  having  had  the  business  with  which  they  were  charged  under  con- 
sideration, and  having  given  to  it  as  much  attention  as  their  limited 
opportunity  would   admit,   it   appears   to   them  that  the  funds   of  the 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  701 

Institute  are  not,  strictly  speaking,  embraced  in  the  funds  of  the  Con- 
vention, and  would  therefore  recommend,  that  the  Constitution  be  now 
so  altered  as  to  embrace  it.  And  whereas  a  Committee  previously  ap- 
pointed, having  contracted  a  debt  to  some  amount,  in  the  purchase  of  a 
farm  for  the  benefit  and  convenience  of  the  School,  and  whereas  addi- 
tional expense  to  a  considerable  extent  must  yet  be  met  in  procuring 
various  articles  indispensable  in  the  commencement  of  operations  of 
said  School,  your  Committee  recommend  that  measures  be  immediately 
taken,  by  the  appointment  of  an  agent  for  that  purpose,  or  by  the  adop- 
tion of  some  other  means,  to  raise  a  sum  sufficient  to  liquidate  said  debt, 
and  to  carry  the  institution  into  actual  operation.  Your  Committee 
beg  leave  also,  to  recommend  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  obtain 
from  the  next  Legislature  of  this  State,  an  act  of  incorporation  of 
the  Institute.     All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

Chas.  McAllister,  Chairman. 
— Baptist  Interpreter,  April  5,  183b. 

Bro.  James  Thomas,  one  of  the  Agents  of  the  State  Convention,  has 
just  been  with  us.  He  has  given  us  a  very  gratifying  account  of  the 
state  of  feeling  among  our  Churches.  The  Convention  and  its  different 
objects  are  rapidly  rising  in  the  estimation  of  our  brethren,  and  com- 
manding everywhere  an  increased  amount  of  public  attention.  The 
Wake  Forest  Institute  also,  we  are  informed,  is  proceeding  under  cir- 
cumstances which  promise  the  accomplishment  of  the  most  sanguine  ex- 
pectations of  its  founders.  The  remaining  vacancies  will  probably  be 
filled  in  a  few  months,  and  consequently  new  appropriations  will  be 
required  to  supply  the  increased  demand  for  accommodations. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  April  5,  183  If.. 

We  learn  from  various  sources  that  the  Wake  Forest  Institute  is 
going  forward  under  circumstances  fully  equal  to  the  expectations  of  its 
most  sanguine  friends.  According  to  the  last  accounts,  nearly  fifty 
pupils  had  entered  their  names.  It  is  our  opinion,  as  it  has  been  from 
the  first,  that  an  efficient  agent  should  be  employed  to  present  the  claims 
of  the  school  to  the  denomination  in  the  State,  and  to  collect  funds  for 
putting  such  buildings,  and  making  such  other  improvements,  as  the 
interests  and  aims  of  this  institution  require. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  May  3,  183Jf. 

The  Board  of  the  North  Carolina  Baptist  State  Convention,  and  also 
that  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Wake  Forest  Institute,  held  their  Semi- 
annual Meetings  at  the  Institute  on  the  2d.  3d.  &  5th  of  the  present 
month.     We  shall  give  the  particulars  in  our  next. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  May  17,  183 J/.. 


702  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

THE  WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE. 

The  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  this  seminary  recently  held 
at  the  Institute,  developed  several  important  items  none  of  which  were 
known  to  us  before.  As  these  are  matters  in  which  we  are  confident  the 
public  have  a  deep  practical  interest,  we  shall  briefly  present  them  to 
our  readers  just  as  they  struck  our  own  mind. 

The  first  object  claiming  attention  is  the  location  of  the  Institute. 
From  what  we  had  previously  learned  relative  to  this  point,  we  had 
formed  altogether  a  favorable  opinion  as  it  respected  both  the  eligi- 
bility of  the  situation  and  the  qualities  of  the  soil.  But  we  speak 
without  exaggeration  when  we  say  that  half  the  truth  has  not  been  told 
us.  We  were  therefore  not  less  surprised  than  delighted  on  arriving  at 
the  place,  to  find  an  extensive  plantation  in  excellent  condition ;  occupy- 
ing a  highly  commanding  position ;  beautifully  diversified  by  hill  and 
dale,  running  streams,  and  shady  groves;  possessing  a  soil  highly 
susceptible  of  cultivation;  and  affording  the  finest  facilities  for  exer- 
cises, for  relaxation,  for  study, — for  health,  for  social  enjoyment,  for 
religious  retirement,  for  scientific  attainment.  Indeed  it  may  be 
doubted  whether,  all  things  considered,  a  more  desirable  location  for 
such  an  Institution  could  have  been  found  in  the  State. 

The  plantation  contains  upward  of  six  hundred  acres  of  land.  The 
soil,  in  part  rich,  generally  good,  as  has  been  said  is  highly  capable  of 
improvement,  and  may  be  made  extensively  productive.  The  planting 
concern  had  been  managed  well,  a  large  proportion  of  the  land  was  in 
cultivation,  the  fields  were  in  excellent  order,  and  the  growth  of  vege- 
tation uncommonly  promising.  The  experiment  already  in  this  depart- 
ment had  established,  it  was  thought,  two  important  positions  which 
had  been  esteemed  by  some  highly  problematical ;  namely ;  that  students 
will  labor — and,  that  their  labor  can  be  turned  to  advantage. 

The  school  had  been  in  operation  about  three  months.  There  were 
then  present  about  forty  students.  They  were  contented — they  were 
happy— they  were  delighted  with  their  situation,  their  pursuits,  their 
prospects,  and  with  all  around  them.  From  two  to  three  hours  each 
day  were  appropriated  to  manual  labour ;  a  suitable  portion  to  eating, 
sleeping,  and  relaxation ;  and  the  rest  to  study  and  recitation.  The 
most  perfect  order  and  harmony  were  observed  in  every  department. 
The  number  of  pupils  was  constantly  increasing,  and  the  only  fear 
entertained  was  that  accommodation  could  not  be  provided  in  season  to 
meet  the  increasing  demand. 

The  Superintendent,  Rev.  Samuel  Wait,  is  too  well  known  in  this 
State  to  need  eulogy  or  remark  from  us.  Justice  requires  us  to  say 
however  that  the  Board  expressed  the  most  unqualified  approbation 
of  his  plans,  his  policy,  and  indeed  of  his  entire  management.  In  fact 
they  expressed  more  than  approbation ;  for  they  saw  that  it  was  to  his 
prudence,  his  disinterested  zeal,  his  indefatigable  exertion, — that  the 
school  was  chiefly  indebted  for  its  existence.     We  will  only  add  here — 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  703 

that  they  who  send  their  sons  to  this  Institution,  will  subject  them  to 
the  jurisdiction  of  one  who  will  treat  them  with  the  kindness  of  a  parent, 
and  who  will  omit  neither  labor  nor  care  to  make  them  such  as  they 
ought  to  be. 

Fully  aware  of  the  responsibilities  resting  on  themselves,  and  the 
importance  of  providing  accommodations  adapted  to  the  wants  and 
interests  of  the  school,  the  Board  adopted  measures  for  putting  up  the 
necessary  temporary  buildings  immediately,  and  for  the  erection  of  a 
large  and  substantial  edifice  in  the  course  of  the  next  summer.  To 
procure  the  requisite  funds  in  season,  they  appointed  the  Bev.  John 
Armstrong,  professor  elect  in  the  Institute,  their  Agent;  who  will  com- 
mence the  duties  of  his  Agency  in  a  few  weeks.  As  soon  as  an  ade- 
quate amount  of  funds  shall  be  subscribed — and  we  trust  this  will  be 
soon  done — Bro.  A.  will  proceed  to  the  Institute  and  commence  the  more 
agreeable  duty  of  professor  of  languages. 

Heretofore  we  dreaded  a  failure  in  this  school  because  we  thought 
the  Board  wanted  the  enterprise  and  intrepidity  adequate  to  the  occa- 
sion. But  we  think  they  have  now  taken  a  position  worthy  of  them- 
selves, of  the  cause,  and  of  the  denomination.  We  are  now  confident  of 
a  vigorous,  and  with  the  blessing  of  God,  of  a  successful  effort.  Let 
Baptists  and  the  Friends  of  Baptists  put  forth  their  strength  together ; 
let  the  voice  of  the  caviler,  and  of  the  fault-finder,  and  of  the  prognosti- 
eator  of  evil,  cease  to  be  heard ;  let  the  cold,  the  callous,  the  indifferent, 
the  jealous,  the  suspicious  keep  out  of  the  way;  let  the  prayers  of  the 
pious,  the  substance  of  the  rich,  the  influence  of  the  enlightened,  and 
the  sons  of  all,  be  liberally  contributed;  and,  beyond  a  doubt,  the  object 
will  be  easily  and  completely  attained — an  object  which  cannot  fail  to 
prove  a  blessing  to  the  denomination,  to  the  State,  and  to  posterity. 

For  further  particulars  we  refer  to  the  following 

PROCEEDINGS 

of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
*  *  ***** 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  June  7,  1831±. 

MINISTERIAL  EDUCATION  IN  THE  SOUTH. 
******* 

The  Wake  Forest  Institute,  situated  in  Wake  county,  1ST.  C.  sixteen 
miles  north  of  Raleigh,  has  recently  commenced  operations.  The 
forming  of  the  Baptist  State  Convention  of  North  Carolina,  connected 
with  the  ministerial  labors  of  its  former  President ;  the  exertions  of  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Wait,  while  traveling  as  Agent  of  the  Convention,  before  he 
became  Principal  of  the  Institution  to  conduct  the  instruction  of  its 
pupils;  and  the  influence  of  the  pen  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Meredith, 
Editor  of  that  valuable  publication,  the  Baptist  Interpreter,  are  mani- 


704  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

festly  reckoned  among  the  means  that  have,  in  the  gracious  Providence 
of  God,  been  honored  in  developing  a  state  of  things  in  North  Carolina, 
truly  interesting  and  promising — out  of  which  very  much  good  may  be 
expected  to  grow — out  of  which  has  sprung  up  the  Wake  Forest  Insti- 
tute. This  is  based  upon  the  Manual  Labor  System — had,  I  under- 
stood, when  lately  passing  through  that  quarter,  sixteen  students  already, 
and  as  many  more  engaged ;  and  among  those  that  were  present,  eight 
in  the  line  of  the  ministry.*  The  Agents  employed  on  behalf  of  this 
concern,  are  such  as  to  create  the  assured  confidence  of  a  sufficiency  of 
funds  to  provide  the  necessary  buildings  and  accommodations,  and  to 
support  and  enlarge  its  beneficial  operations.  Luther  Rice. 

*"The  writer  of  this  has  lately  been  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Wake 
Forest  Institute  again  and  has  learned  with  much  satisfaction  that  such 
has  been  its  rapid  progress  that  forty  students  have  become  connected 
with  it,  four  of  them  in  the  line  of  the  ministry.  At  a  recent  meeting 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  organize  themselves  under  a  charter  ob- 
tained of  the  Legislature  of  the  State,  although  but  sixteen  were  present 
more  than  three  thousand  dollars  were  subscribed  on  the  spot  for  the 
purpose  of  providing  accommodations.  More  than  twenty  additional 
students  are  expected  as  soon  as  sufficient  accommodations  shall  be  pro- 
vided." 

— Reprinted  from  the  Christian  Index,  Baptist  Interpreter,  July  5, 
183Jf. 

For  the  Interpreter. 

DEAR  BROTHER  MEREDITH : 

In  looking  over  the  business  done  at  the  Institute  by  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  and  Managers,  the  first  of  May  last,  as  published  by  yourself 
in  the  Interpreter,  my  attention  was  forcibly  drawn  to  the  resolution 
that  requires  all  students  to  board  at  the  Institute  without  discrimina- 
tion. That  this  may  not  ultimately  tend  to  the  benefit  of  the  Institute 
I  do  not  pretend  to  say ;  but  I  think  it  at  least  very  doubtful ;  for  I  find 
that  many  of  the  brethren  are  much  displeased  with  it ;  for  they  con- 
tend that  the  end  for  which  it  has  been  said  the  school  was  gotten  up 
will  fail  to  be  accomplished,  (viz.  the  general  benefit  of  society;)  for 
that  some  of  the  poor  might  board  in  the  neighborhood  gratis ;  and  this 
would  enable  them  to  put  their  children  to  such  a  school  as  in  every 
other  respect  answers  their  highest  wishes;  but  if  compelled  to  pay 
board,  (although  lower  at  that  place  than  it  can  be  got  any  where  else) 
it  will  forever  prevent  the  school's  being  any  benefit  to  them.  This  com- 
munication has  been  made  for  no  other  purpose  than  that  these  brethren 
might  see  all  that  you  or  any  of  the  brethren,  who  may  feel  disposed 
to  say  anything  on  the  subject,  in  justification  of  the  resolution,  can 
say. 

For  one  irregular  step  might  be  fraught  with  much  mischief. 

Anonymous. 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  705 

Reply. — We  very  cheerfully  comply  with  the  above  reasonable  re- 
quest. It  must  be  recollected,  however,  that  the  views  which  we  give 
will  be  our  own — not  those  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  That  body  is 
doubtless  able  and  willing  to  account  for  its  own  proceedings,  at  all 
times,  and  in  all  cases. 

The  objection  which  has  been  urged,  if  we  understand  it  correctly,  is 
this; — that  by  the  regulation  requiring  the  students  to  reside  in  the 
Institute,  the  end  for  which  the  school  was  professedly  brought  into 
existence  will  fail  of  accomplishment ;  because  some  of  the  poor  might 
get  board  in  the  neighborhood  gratis.  This  objection  is  founded  on 
two  assumptions,  both  of  which  in  our  view  of  the  subject,  are  to  say 
the  least,  very  questionable;  namely,  that  the  end  for  which  the  school 
was  projected  was  the  benefit  of  the  poor;  and  that  the  poor  can  obtain 
board  in  the  neighborhood  gratis.  Now,  that  the  benefit  of  the  poor 
was  contemplated  by  the  founders  of  this  institution,  and  had  a  conspicu- 
ous place  in  all  their  arrangements,  we  have  no  reason  to  doubt  for  a 
moment.  But  that  they  had  in  view  the  interest  of  the  poor  exclusively, 
or  even  primarily,  we  think  very  questionable.  We  have  always  under- 
stood the  object  to  be,  to  supply  the  denomination — the  rich  as  well  as 
the  poor — with  a  good  and  cheap  school  to  which  parents  might  send 
their  children  with  an  assurance  that  their  morals,  their  health,  their 
habits,  as  well  as  their  intellectual  attainments  should  all  be  promoted, 
by  the  prudent  application  of  manual  labor,  and  the  constant  and  uni- 
form operation  of  an  effective  discipline. 

As  it  respects  the  latter  assumption, — that  the  poor  can  be  accommo- 
dated in  the  vicinity  gratis — we  are  still  more  incredulous.  That  the 
good  people  of  Wake  Forest  possess  their  full  share  of  liberality  we 
have  no  reason  to  question — But  if  they  are  prepared  to  board  the  poor 
gratis  to  such  an  extent  as  to  affect  the  utility  of  a  vast  institution,  not 
to  say  "the  general  benefit  of  society,"  they  are  certainly  a  very  extraor- 
dinary people.  That  a  few  individuals  might  be  accommodated  in  this 
way,  we  readily  believe,  but  surely  no  one  can  suppose  this  to  be  a  matter 
of  sufficient  importance  to  be  of  any  value  to  the  general  interest  Or 
utility  of  the  school,  or  anything  like  a  compensation  for  the  disad- 
vantages which  such  an  arrangement  would  necessarily  occasion. 

The  evils  which,  among  others,  would  result  from  allowing  the  stu- 
dents to  board  out  of  the  Institute,  are  the  following: 

1.  Those  residing  out  of  the  Institute  would  forego,  in  a  great  meas- 
ure, the  advantages  of  the  Institution.  It  is  true  that  they  might 
pursue  their  studies  with  some  tolerable  success;  but  the  benefits  result- 
ing from  the  peculiar  genius  of  the  school,  which  constitute  by  no 
means  the  least  part  of  its  advantages,  would  be  altogether  lost. 

2.  Those  residing  out  of  the  Institute  on  account  of  unavoidable  tar- 
diness, absence,  and  other  nameless  inequalities,  would  be  constantly 
requiring  dispensations  in  their  favour,  which  would  as  constantly  dis- 

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706  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

turb  the  routine  of  the  school,  and  produce  other  nameless  inconveni- 
ences and  vexations,  of  which  none  but  a  teacher  can  have  any  adequate 
conception. 

3.  Those  residing  in  the  neighborhood  would  not  only  be  the  means 
of  introducing  news,  questions,  temptations,  and  other  undesirable  com- 
modities, into  the  Institute;  but  they  would  be  constantly  presenting 
inducements  to  the  students  to  accompany  them  to  their  homes,  which 
an  instructor  would  scarcely  know  how  to  resist,  and  which  could  not 
be  tolerated  without  serious  inconveniences.  Those  who  have  had  the 
experience  of  family  government  can  form  some  idea  of  the  evil  which 
such  intercommunication  must  necessarily  create  in  a  family  of  such 
magnitude  as  that  of  Wake  Forest. 

4.  It  is  impossible  to  make  a  rule  in  such  cases  without  allowing  it  to 
become  general.  If  one  is  permitted  to  live  out  of  the  Institute,  be- 
cause he  gets  his  board  gratis,  others  and  all  must  be  allowed  to  do  the 
same  thing,  if  they  desire  it.  And  this  is  not  all;  if  some  be  allowed  to 
board  in  the  neighborhood  because  they  can  procure  their  board  gratis 
— on  the  same  principle,  and  for  the  same  reason,  others,  should  the 
case  be  presented,  should  be  allowed  the  same  indulgence  because  they 
can  board  for  less  than  they  can  at  the  Institute.  Thus  in  process  of 
time,  the  whole  genius,  and  character,  and  policy  of  the  Institution 
might,  and  not  improbably  would,  be  totally  destroyed. 

Such  are  some  of  the  evils  which  would  infallibly  result  from  a 
dispensation  such  as  proposed  above.  And  as  a  recompense  for  this — 
what  is  to  be  expected  in  return?  Nothing  but  the  accommodation — 
we  should  think  the  imaginary  accommodation — of  a  few  individuals. 
The  truth  is,  all  institutions  of  all  descriptions,  that  have  ever  been  of 
any  value  to  society,  have  found  it  unnecessary  to  sacrifice  individual 
interest  to  the  general  good.  We  do  not  mean  to  say  that  even  individual 
interest  is  sacrificed  by  the  regulation  for  which  we  plead,  for  we  are  not 
yet  convinced  of  the  fact.  But  if  this  were  even  so,  we  are  now  quite 
confident  that  the  general  good  of  the  institution,  and  of  course  of  the 
community  at  large,  demands  the  sacrifice.  A  little  attentive  consider- 
ation on  the  subject,  we  hope,  will  remove  the  scruples  of  all  conscien- 
tious objectors.  Editor. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  August  2,  183%.. 

WAKE  FOKEST  INSTITUTE. 

An  examination  of  the  students  of  this  Institution  took  place  on 
Thursday,  the  30th  of  July.  We  learn  that  the  exercises  of  the  occa- 
sion were  attended  by  the  Governor  of  the  State,  and  other  gentlemen 
of  eminence ;  and  that  the  students  unvariably  acquitted  themselves 
well.  We  are  also  informed  that  the  crops  of  the  farm,  the  produce  of 
the  students'  labour,  were  excellent ;  and  give  promise  of  an  abundant 
increase.  The  number  of  students  now  admitted  is  about  65.  Ar- 
rangements are  in  progress  for  supplying  better   and  more  extensive 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1S10.  707 

accommodations.  And  altho',  at  the  date  of  our  last  accounts,  the 
school  was  absolutely  full,  so  that  no  more  could  then  be  admitted,  yet, 
we  trust,  that  the  work  of  accommodation  will  advance  so  fast  at  least, 
as  to  allow  admission  to  all  who  apply.  From  all  that  we  can  learn, 
the  school  is  universally  approved,  is  gradually  advancing  in  public 
estimation,  and  constantly  enlarging  its  promise  of  general  and  extensive 
utility. 

We  leam  also  that  bro.  Armstrong,  the  acting  agent  for  this  institu- 
tion, has  been  much  more  successful  in  obtaining  subscriptions  than 
could  have  been  anticipated.  The  friends  of  the  denomination,  it 
appears,  are  resolved  to  give  to  this  school  the  support  which  it  merits, 
and  which  it  requires  at  their  hands.  The  truth  is,  Providence  is 
evidently  smiling  upon  the  effort.  Let  its  friends  therefore  "thank 
God  and  take  courage."  Let  them  be  united ;  let  them  persevere  in  the 
way  of  well  doing;  let  them  be  cautious  and  judicious  in  all  their 
measures;  let  them  confide  in  Him  who  is  the  Alpha  and  the  Omega  of 
every  good  and  great  work ;  and  they  have  nothing  to  fear. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  September    6,  183!^. 

INTERESTING  INTELLIGENCE. 

"We  have  seen  two  letters  of  recent  date,  written  by  students  in  the 
Wake  Forest  Institute,  which  concur  in  stating  that  about  35  of  the  stu- 
dents had  professed  to  have  experienced  a  change  of  heart,  within  a 
very  few  days  previous.  If  this  information  be  correct — and  we  can 
see  no  ground  on  which  it  can  be  doubted — the  friends  and  patrons  of 
the  Institute  must  have  fresh  cause  for  gratitude.  What  will  those  in 
the  opposition  say  to  this? 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  September  20,  183 Jf. 

WAKE  FOREST. 

It  affords  us  great  pleasure  to  say,  that  the  accounts  from  Wake 
Forest,  as  stated  in  our  last,  are  fully  confirmed.  For  particulars  we 
refer  to  the  letter  of  the  principal,  Bro.  Wait,  published  on  a  succeed- 
ing page.  It  is  gratifying  to  us  to  be  able  to  add,  that  a  similar 
revival,  though  less  in  extent  has  recently  been  experienced  in  the 
Mercer  Institute,  a  manual  labor  seminary  in  Georgia.  These  facts 
speak  for  themselves :  comment  is  unnecessary. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  October  ^,  1831f. 

THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  of  the  Wake  Forest  Institute  held  a 
Semiannual  Meeting  during  the  session  of  the  convention. — The  inter- 
ests of  this  seminary  are  advancing  far  beyond  the  expectations  of  its 
most  sanguine  friends.  Bro.  Armstrong,  the  Agent,  reported  that  he 
had  obtained  subscriptions,  in  about  four  months,  to  the  rise  of  $13,000, 
and  had  passed  over  perhaps  only  some  four  or  five  counties. — On  the 


708  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

faith  of  these  subscriptions,  measures  were  taken  to  proceed  immedi- 
ately with  the  erection  of  a  large  and  substantial  edifice,  the  cost  of 
which  is  estimated  at  about,  $10,000.  Measures  were  taken  to  proceed 
with  the  building  of  two  plain  commodious  dwelling  houses,  for  the 
accommodation  of  the  Professors,  as  soon  as  the  subscription  list  will 
justify  the  undertaking.  The  report  of  the  Principal  of  the  school  is 
highly  encouraging,  and  everything,  thus  far,  goes  on  well.  Prudent 
management  and  an  humble  reliance  on  the  blessing  of  God  cannot  fail 
to  produce  a  prosperous  result. — An  examination  of  the  students  will 
commence  on  the  26th  instant. 

— Baptist  Interpreter,  November  22,  183Jf. 

WAKE  FOKEST  INSTITUTE. 

From  the  1ST.  Carolina  Biblical  Recorder. 

Brother  Meredith. — Taking  it  for  granted  that  you  would  be  pleased 
to  learn  some  of  the  particulars  of  our  operations  here,  I  have  taken  it 
upon  myself  to  give  you  a  brief  detail  of  our  internal  movements,  and 
I  might  say,  external  movements ;  for  never  was  a  set  of  fellows  kept 
so  constantly  on  the  go.  I  will  begin  at  the  dawn  of  day,  when  the 
loud  peals  of  the  bell  arouse  us  from  our  sweet  repose.  We  are  allowed 
about  fifteen  minutes  to  dress  ourselves  and  wash,  when  the  bell  sum- 
mons us  to  prayers.  At  this  second  sound  of  the  bell,  the  whole  planta- 
tion seems  alive  with  moving  bodies;  a  stream  of  students  is  seen 
pouring  in  from  every  direction — some,  while  on  the  way,  adjusting 
the  deficiencies  in  their  dress,  which  they  had  not  time  fully  to  arrange 
while  in  their  rooms — some  with  vests  wrong  side  out — some  with  eyes 
half  open — and  all  in  haste  to  reach  the  chapel  in  time  to  answer  to 
their  names.  Prayers  being  over,  just  as  the  sun  raises  his  head  from 
behind  the  distant  forest,  the  Virgil  class  to  which  I  belong,  commences 
recitation.  Other  classes  are  reciting  at  the  same  time.  At  half  past 
seven,  the  bell  rings  for  breakfast;  a  few  minutes  after  which,  study 
hours  commence.  Every  one  is  now  kept  at  the  top  of  his  speed ;  some 
in  recitation,  and  others  preparing  for  recitation,  until  12  o'clock,  when 
the  bell  announces  the  dinner  hour;  and  almost  immediately  after  this 
we  start  on  the  same  mental  race.  This  is  kept  up  through  all  the 
classes  until  three  o'clock,  when  the  bill  rings  long  and  loud  for  the 
toils  of  the  field.  While  the  bell  is  ringing  the  students  assemble  in  the 
grove  in  front  of  the  dwelling  house ; — some  with  axes,  some  with  grub- 
bing hoes,  some  with  weeding  hoes  and  some  empty-handed,  all  in  a 
thick  crowd.  You  must  now  imagine  that  you  see  Mr.  Wait  in  one 
place,  Mr.  Armstrong  in  another,  and  Mr.  Dockery  in  another.  Mr. 
Dockery,  though  a  student,  frequently  takes  the  lead  of  one  company. 
Now  the  roll  is  called,  when  as  their  names  are  called  off,  the  students 
take  their  appropriate  stations  around  their  respective  leaders,  axes 
with  axes,  hoes  with  hoes,  and  then  we  start,  each  one  following  his 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  709 

chief.  Those  with  axes  make  for  the  woods,  where  they  fell  the  sturdy 
oaks  and  divide  them  into  rails ;  the  grubbers  take  the  field,  and  sweat 
with  heavy  blows  over  the  roots  &  shrubs  that  have  been  encroaching 
upon  their  clear  land.  Those  with  weeding  hoes  find  much  variety  in 
their  employment;  sometimes  they  cut  down  cornstalks,  sometimes  they 
take  up  leaves,  and  now  you  may  see  them  in  the  barn  yard  piling  up 
manure.  We  students  engage  in  everything  here,  that  an  honest  farmer 
is  not  ashamed  to  do.  If  we  should  draw  back  from  anything  here 
that  is  called  work,  we  should  feel  that  we  had  disgraced  ourselves. 

Those  who  are  empty-handed  make  up  the  fences,  and  harden  their 
shoulders  under  heavy  rails.  The  fact  is  we  are  always  busy — always 
ready  for  recitation,  and  always  ready  for  work.  We  are  cheerful  and 
happy — merry  in  a  joke  and  hard  to  beat  in  a  hearty  laugh.  We  are 
sometimes  tired  when  we  quit  work,  but  never  so  bad  off,  that  we  cannot 
outstrip  a  common  fellow  when  the  supper  bell  rings.  I  am  attached 
to  the  mauling  corps  and  know  but  little  about  the  other  companies. 
Mr.  Wait  leads  out  our  company — when  we  reach  the  woods  our  coats 
are  laid  off,  and  we  set  to  with  a  good  will  and  hard  blows.  Our  chief 
sets  the  example : — 

"Nee  non  Aeneas  opera  inter  talia  primus 
Hortatur    socios,    paribusque    ascingitur    armis." 

Blistered  hands  we  consider  here  as  scars  of  honor,  and  we  show  them 
with  as  much  pride  as  Marms  exhibited  his  scars  to  the  wondering 
multitude.  That  you  may  form  some  idea  of  our  execution,  I  will 
state  that  two  of  our  corps  yesterday  mauled  one  hundred  and  twenty 
seven  rails  in  two  hours  and  a  half,  and  that  the  fence  corps  led  on  by 
Mr.  Armstrong,  in  two  evenings,  made  a  fence  and  staked  it  near  a  half 
mile  in  length,  and  most  of  the  rails  were  carried  on  the  shoulders  at 
least  three  hundred  yards.  You  now  see  that  we  are  not  afraid  of  hard 
work.  A  little  bell  calls  from  the  field— we  enter  the  chapel  for  prayers, 
and  immediately  after  take  supper.  We  now  have  about  half  an  hour 
for  amusement,  when  the  bell  again  calls  to  study.  There  is  no  place 
like  Wake  Forest  at  night.  The  stillness  of  the  graveyard  possesses 
the  whole  out  door  establishment.  It  is  now  night — the  pale  face  moon 
is  shining  beautifully,  and  all  without  is  absolute  solitude, — save  when 
a  solitary  student  is  heard  winding  his  way  with  a  pitcher  in  his  hand 
to  the  well — soon  again  all  is  silence.  O  what  a  place  for  meditation! 
— how  calm,  how  still — nothing  but  the  gentle  breeze  stealing  among 
the  dead  leaves  as  they  hang  upon  the  trees.  But  hark  there  sounds 
the  deep  notes  of  the  bell, — 'tis  nine  o'clock.  Now  listen — how  soft 
and  melodious  are  the  tones  of  those  flutes — how  beautifully  do  they 
harmonize  with  those  of  the  violin, — the  sharp  hissing  sounds  are 
from  the  Dulcimo.  Moonlight  and  music ! — but  enough.  There's  no 
place  like  Wake  Forest       Good  night.  G.  W. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  5,  1835. 


710  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

Dr.  Joseph  B.  Outlaw,  we  understand,  has  been  appointed  Professor 
of  Anatomy  and  Physiology  in  Wake  Forest  Institute. 
— The  Standard,  July  11,  1835. 

For  the  Register. 

CELEBRATION  OF  THE  FOURTH  OF  JULY, 

BY  THE  STUDENTS 

of  the 

WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE. 

The  Anniversary  of  Freedom's  Birthday  was  celebrated  by  the  Stu- 
dents of  the  WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE,  in  a  manner  the  most 
interesting,  perhaps  ever  witnessed  in  any  part  of  the  Union;  and,  I 
am  certain,  an  impression  has  been  produced,  that  will  last  as  long  as 
memory  holds  her  seat  in  the  minds  of  the  many  fair  ones,  who  graced 
by  their  presence  and  smiles  this  spirit-stirring  scene. 

For  some  days  previous  I  had  been  a  guest  at  the  Institute,  and  was 
aware  that  a  celebration  was  intended,  but  never  dreamed  that  it  would 
be  anything  more  than  an  attempt  to  copy  after  similar  ones  in  the 
Towns  and  Cities.  In  this,  I  was  agreeably  disappointed,  for  it  ex- 
ceeded the  utmost  expectations  of  the  warmest  friends  and  supporters 
of  the  establishment,  and,  I  am  convinced,  every  beholder  went  away 
perfectly  delighted  &  satisfied  with  the  proceedings  of  the  day.  I  have 
seen  in  Europe,  as  well  as  in  this  country,  larger  assemblages  and  more 
gorgeous  displays,  but  never  any  like  the  one  I  am  about  to  describe. 

The  Sun  had  not  quite  raised  his  brilliant  head  above  the  horizon, 
when  the  iron-tongued  summoner  tolled  long  and  loud  for  matins.  In 
a  few  moments,  all  the  dormitories  sent  forth  their  occupants,  and  a 
living  stream  was  seen  pouring  into  the  temporary  Chapel  from  all 
quarters.  After  Prayer,  the  beloved  President  the  Rev'd.  Mr.  WAIT, 
gave  some  wholesome  advice  to  those  under  his  fatherly  protection 
and  dismissed  them  with  a  blessing.  All  was  now  bustle  and  activity, 
and  the  Students  were  seen  walking  forth  in  their  holiday  apparel,  with 
smiling  faces,  and  decorated  with  the  ribbon,  or  badge  of  their  respective 
Societies.  Carriages  with  "nature's  last  and  best,"  Equestrians  and 
Pedestrians  in  groups,  soon  swelled  into  a  little  multitude;  friends  met 
friends,  Parents  their  children,  and  Guardians  their  wards. 

"Smiles,  that  might  as  well  be  tears," 

shone  on  every  face,  and  the  dew  of  affection,  like  liquid  pearls,  sparkled 
bright  in  virtue's  richest  diadem.  I  turned  my  eyes  away,  for  I  felt 
emotions  within  me  that  recalled  the  days  of  my  own  boyhood  in  the 
far  distant  land  of  my  fathers;  hastily  I  passed  my  hand  across  my 
brow,  and  hurried  for  relief  to  the  scene  of  the  forth-coming  ceremony. 
The  rostrum  was  erected  in  a  grove  a  short  distance  from  the  house, 
which,  for  classic  beauty,  might  vie  with  those  of  the  most  celebrated 


Colleges— Beginnings,  1790-1840.  711 

antiquity.  Seats  were  arranged  in  front  of  the  Orator's  stand,  and,  on 
either  side,  semi-circular  ones  for  the  members  of  the  two  Societies. 

After  viewing  the  tasteful  and  modest  decoration  of  the  delightful  spot, 
I  returned  to  breakfast.  The  air  was  refreshing  for  the  Sun,  as  if  de- 
termined to  assist  in  the  proceedings  of  this  memorable  day,  kindly  drew 
a  vail  across  his  burning  brow ;  but  the  absence  of  his  light  was  well 
atoned  for  by  the  many  bright  eyes  beaming  from  beneath  brows  of 
spotless  white,  illuminating  with  their  glances  every  object  on  which 
they  fell,  causing  many  a  quick  pulsation  among  the  young  lords  of 
creation,  in  making  nature  joyous  in  their  lovely  presence. 

About  eleven  o'clock,  the  Philomathesian  Society,  under  the  command 
of  their  Captain,  Mr.  E.  P.  H.  Johnson,  was  drawn  up  in  military 
array,  in  front  of  the  dwelling  house,  and  presented  a  scene  which  I 
shall  not  easily  forget.  At  the  word  of  command,  every  head  was 
uncovered,  for  at  that  moment,  Mrs.  WAIT,  the  lady  of  the  President  of 
the  Institute,  made  her  appearance  on  the  balcony,  attended  by  the 
President  of  the  Society,  and  Mr.  W.  to  present  the  banner.  In  lower- 
ing it  to  the  standard-bearer,  (Mr.  Wiley  A.  Atkinson)  the  following 
address  was  delivered  by  that  lady,  in  a  clear  distinct  tone  of  voice,  and 
was  received  with  marked  respect  and  attention  by  the  young  gentlemen : 

Sir — In  committing  to  your  protection  the  Banner  of  the  Philoma- 
thesian Society,  permit  me  to  express  my  sincere  desire,  that  all  the 
members  of  this  Association,  may  become  highly  distinguished  in  the 
Arts,  and  Sciences,  and  Literature ;  and  that  you  may  ever  cultivate 
the  principles  of  the  Gentleman,  the  Scholar  and  the  Christian.  Let 
the  pure  white  of  this  standard,  the  emblem  of  innocence  and  purity, 
characterize  your  future  lives.  Ever  bind  that  Gospel  to  your  hearts, 
which  you  have,  by  the  very  significant  emblem  on  one  side  of  this 
banner,  professed  to  hold  in  the  highest  veneration.  You  are  among 
the  first  Sons  of  the  Wake  Porest  Institute.  Its  future  character,  in  a 
great  degree,  rests  solely  with  you.  Act  nobly ;  and  become  its  pride  and 
its  glory. 

At  the  conclusion,  every  hat  waived  in  the  air. 

The  banner,  now  displayed  in  due  form,  fluttered  in  the  breeze,  and 
might  almost  be  said  to  keep  time  to  the  mellow  strains  of  national 
music,  like  a  thing  of  life.  As  I  looked  on  its  white  satin  folds,  with  its 
golden  emblems  glittering  in  the  sunbeams,  and  read  its  unpretending 
motto 

"Esse  quam  videri  malo," 

I  could  not  help  feeling  a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  youthful 
army.  Every  eye  seemed  to  have  added  to  its  brightness  a  tear  of  manly 
affection,  and  each  countenance  bore  the  impress  of  a  determination  to 
support  their  motto,  and  protect  their  banner  from  dishonour  or  insult. 
It  was  a  goodly  sight  When  the  music  ceased,  the  lady  bowed,  retired, 
and  her  salute  was  returned  in  the  same  respectful  manner  as  on  her 


712  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

appearance.  The  Ensign  now  took  his  place,  and  the  word  was  given 
to  march. 

The  Euzelian  Society  soon  occupied  the  same  ground,  and  under  its 
Captain,  Mr.  Wise,  received  their  banner  of  blue,  in  the  same  manner, 
and  from  the  same  hands.  The  following  Address  accompanied  the 
presentation. 

SIR: — In  committing  to  your  care  the  Banner  of  the  Euzelian 
Society,  allow  me  to  express  my  ardent  desire,  that  the  Arts,  and 
Sciences,  and  Literature,  and  an  honourable  course  of  extensive  use- 
fulness, may  characterize  the  members  of  this  Association,  and  that 
you  may  ever  cherish  all  those  kindred  virtues,  which,  happily  blended, 
form  the  basis  of  true  excellence,  and  true  greatness.  You  have  chosen 
your  course,  The  motto  of  this  banner,  proclaims  that  you  will  sur- 
mount every  opposing  obstacle,  which  may  impede  your  way  in  the 
pursuit  of  knowledge.  Go  on ;  and  while  the  vital  spark  shall  con- 
tinue to  animate  your  throbbing  bosoms,  set  no  limit  to  your  researches ; 
and  when  you  shall  have  passed  the  boundary  of  time,  may  it  be  yours, 
to  explore  new  fields  of  knowledge  in  the  regions  of  unsullied  felicity. 

The  two  Societies  now  formed  into  line  and  marched  to  the  Grove, 
the  music  playing  and  the  silken  standards  floating  gaily  on  the  fitful 
breeze.  The  Procession  was  closed  by  the  Orator,  Reader,  President, 
and  Clergymen,  While  the  Procession  was  advancing  by  the  main 
road,  I  hastened  to  the  appointed  place,  by  a  nearer  path,  in  order  to 
have  the  benefit  of  a  full  view  of  the  army  as  it  wound  its  way  where 
we  were  seated. 

For  sometime,  we  waited  in  silence  to  catch  the  first  sounds  of  their 
approach,  and,  on  looking  towards  the  house,  the  ample  fold  of  the 
Philomathesian  banner  was  seen  at  intervals  through  the  trees,  dancing 
gaily  aloft  &  sending  forth  rays  of  golden  light  as  its  insignia  kissed 
the  radiant  sunbeam.  Slowly  and  majestically,  it  moved  along;  but  the 
hand  that  bore  it  was  invisible  from  the  rolling  surface  of  the  earth. 
We  saw  not  a  living  being  until  they  turned  an  angle  to  descend  to 
their  halting  place,  then  the  music  came  thrillingly  down  the  valley  and 
spoke  a  language  only  known  to  those 

"Whose  hearts  are  strung  to  feeling's  finest  tone," 

ISTeed  I  ask  of  those,  whose  souls  are  alive  to  the  influence  of  Music  and 
Poetry,  what  they  would  feel  on  such  an  occasion?  No,  for  at  this 
moment,  I  saw  it  in  "dear  woman's  tearful  eye."  Next,  the  blue  banner 
of  the  Euzelians,  with  its  appropriate  emblems  and  golden  fringe  moved 
as  proudly  on,  and  in  silent  eloquence  told  its  own  story.  As  soon  as 
the  advance  of  the  procession  reached  the  foot  of  the  Orator's  stand,  the 
word  halt  was  given.  The  two  ranks,  faced  each  other  in  open  order, 
through  which  the  Orator,  Reader,  Presidents  and  Chaplains  passed, 
ascended  the  rostrum  and  took  their  seats.  The  Philomathesian  So- 
ciety marched  to  the  right,  and  the  Euzelians  to  the  left,  thus  enclosing 
the  whole  assembly  within  their  ranks.     The  banners  were  next  placed 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  713 

over  the  heads  of  the  two  Presidents,  and  when  the  Music  ceased,  the 
business  of  the  day  was  opened  with  Prayer  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Dennis; 
after  which  Mr.  Rayner  rose  and  read  the  Declaration  of  Independence; 
Music  followed,  and  at  its  conclusion,  Mr.  Dockery  rose  and  delivered 
an   Oration,   frought  with   sound   sense   and   wholesome   advice   to   his 
fellow  students ;  it  possessed  the  merits  of  being  in  simple  language,  and 
well  accorded  with  the  motto  of  his  Society.     When  near  the  close,  he 
addressed  both  Societies,  and  directed  their  attention  to  their  respective 
banners,  as  if  by  mutual  agreement,  every  man  of  them  rose  up   and 
remained  standing  until  he  concluded,  thus  spontaneously  shewing  their 
respect  for  the  Speaker,  the  Institute,  and  themselves ;  Music  followed, 
and  the  ceremonies  concluded  with  prayer,  by  the  Reverend  Mr.  Thomp- 
son.    After  this,  the  Reverend  Mr.  Armstrong,  one  of  the  Professors 
requested  the  ladies  to  keep  their  seats,  until  the   Students   returned, 
to  conduct  them  to  the  dining  Hall.     The  procession  was  again  formed, 
and  returned  to  the  house,  in  the  order  in  which  it  came.     The  Socie- 
ties returned,   and  with  a  gallantry  worthy  the  most  refined  days  of 
chivalry,  marched  and  countermarched  on  either  side  of  the  fair  ones 
who   were   formed   into   a   procession,   consisting  of  from    one   to   two 
hundred,   who    may  well   lay   claim   to   be    called   the   Flowers   of   the 
Porest ! — On  arriving  at  the  entrance  of  the  Hall,  the  banners  were 
bent  over  and  formed  an  arch,  under  which  the  ladies  marched,  in  my 
opinion,  in  better  order,  than  the  young  aristocracy  of  creation.     When 
all  had  taken  their  seats  and  a  blessing  was  pronounced,  the  Students, 
with  manly  grace,  waited  with  due  attention  on  their  fair  guests.     The 
Dinner  was  excellent,   and  the  desert   in  keeping.     All  went   off   well, 
and  every  one  seemed  to  be  pleased  with  the  events  of  the  day.     Shortly 
after  this,  the   company  separated,   and   when  night  threw  her   sable 
mantle  on  all  around,  quietness  and  harmony  was  found  in  the  breast 
of  every  Student.     Much  credit  is  due  to  the  Reverend  Mr.  Armstrong 
for  his  admirable  plans,  and  the  ease  with  which  he  had  them  carried 
into  execution.     The  Professors  were  indefatigable,  but  they  expressed 
themselves  happy.     That  they,   and  the   Institute  may  long  be  so,  is 
the  sincere  desire  of  A  Friend. 

July  9,  1835. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  28,  1835. 

Church  at  Wake  Forest. — It  is  stated  in  the  Biblical  Recorder  of 
the  23d  ult.  that  a  church  has  been  recently  established  at  the  institute. 

"The  number  first  constituted  was  about  forty — twenty  of  whom  were 
students  baptised  about  a  year  ago,  and  twenty  were  members  residing 
in  the  neighborhood.  On  the  same  occasion  thirty  students  were  re- 
ceived for  baptism — making  the  whole  number  of  members  connected 
with  the  new  interest  about  seventy.  Bro.  "Wait,  the  Principal  of  the 
Institute,  was  chosen  Pastor. — We  trust  that  many  prayers  will  be 
offered  in  behalf  of  this  new  and  promising  church;  and  most  ardently 


714  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

hope  that  it  may  prove  to  be  a  perennial  fountain  from  which  shall 
unceasingly  flow  the  streams  of  salvation." 
— The  Standard,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  Oct.  1,  1835. 

LITERARY. 

The  Hon.  WILLIAM  GASTON"  will  deliver  an  Address  before  the 
two  Literary  Societies  of  WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE,  on  the  25th 
day  of  November  instant.  The  Public  are  respectfully  invited  to 
attend.  H.  K.  Person, 

Wm.  T.  Brooks, 

H.   HlNTON, 

Wm.  Jones, 
Wm.  Childres, 
G.  Washington, 
Committee  of  Arrangements. 

Wake  county,  Nov.  9,  1835. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  10,  1835. 

THE  ANNUAL  EXAMINATION 

Of  the  Students  of  the  Wake  Forest  Institute,  will  take  place,  on 
Monday  the  21st  day  of  November  next.  Parents  &  Guardians  are 
respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

The  meeting  of  the  Trustees  will  take  place  at  the  same  time,  and 
it  is  earnestly  hoped,  that  punctual  attendance  will  be  given,  as  impor- 
tant business  to  the  concern  will  be  presented. 

Nov.  1,  1836.  William  Roles,  Sec'y. 

— Register,  November  15,  1836. 

WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE. 

At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Wake  Forest  Institute,  it 
was  resolved,  that  the  laws  stipulating  the  amount  of  Students'  pocket 
money,  and  the  trading  in  Stores  be  repealed.  It  was  furthermore 
resolved,  that  the  amount  due  each  Student  for  labor,  be  hereafter  paid 
them  at  the  expiration  of  each  and  every  month,  which  sums  will 
answer  for  their  pocket  money. 

The  School  will  recommence  on  the  1st  Monday  in  February  next. 
The  annual  expense  at  the  Institute  is  $100,  one  half  of  which  is  re- 
quired at  the  beginning  of  each  Session,  say  1st  February  and  1st  July. 
The  Trustees  are  happy  to  state,  that  the  College  Building  will  be  in 
readiness  by  the  beginning  of  the  first  term,  and  that  they  have  ob- 
tained the  services  of  Mr.  GEORGE  RYAN,  as  Steward;  whose  expe- 
rience and  persevering  habits  they  hope  will  give  general  satisfaction. 

Done  by  order  of  the  Board, 

January,  1837.  Wm.  Roles,  Secy. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  17,  1837. 


Colleges — Begixxlxgs,  1790-1840.  715 

Wake  Forest. — We  learn  from  the  A.  Baptist  that  Rev.  H.  A.  Wilcox 
has  accepted  the  appointment  of  Professor  in  the  Wake  Forest  Insti- 
tute. Rev.  H.  L.  Graves  likewise,  we  understand,  has  accepted  the 
Professorship  of  Mathematics  in  the  same  Institution.  The  Institute 
commences  operations  the  present  session,  therefore,  with  no  less  than 
four  ahle  and  competent  Professors.  We  trust  the  number  of  students 
may  be  such  as  to  compensate  for  this  liberal  provision  in  the  Board  of 
Instruction. — Bib.  Rec. 

—Raleigh  Star,  March  8,  1837. 

WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE. 

The  Exercises  of  this  School  will  be  resumed  on  the  1st  Monday  in 
February  next. 

Since  the  close  of  the  last  term,  the  services  of  two  able  and  experi- 
enced Professors  have  been  secured ;  and  they  will  be  in  place  at  the 
commencement  of  the  Session.  The  friends  of  the  Institute  have,  now, 
much  to  encourage  them. 

The  annual  expense  of  each  Student  at  the  Institute,  is  One  hundred 
Dollars,- — payable,  Fifty  at  the  beginning  of  each  term,  (February 
and  July.) 

It  is  deemed  important  to  state,  that  the  neglect  hitherto  of  the 
Resolution,  requiring  the  Fifty  dollars  in  advance  of  each  Session,  has 
proven  both  detrimental  and  inconvenient  to  the  interest  of  the  Insti- 
tution ;  and  will  in  future  be  rigidly  enforced. 

No  Student  will  be  admitted  to  recitation,  without  first  producing  the 
Treasurer's  certificate.  We  hope  that  in  this  requirement,  we  shall  not 
be  esteemed  either  rigid  or  illiberal,  as  it  is  the  common  requirement  of 
all  schools.  Jos.  B.  Outlaw,  Prest. 

Jan.  1,  1838. 

The  Biblical  Recorder,  Standard,  Milton  Spectator,  Western  Caro- 
linian, Religious  Herald  and  Norfolk  Herald  will  give  the  above  four 
insertions,  and  forward  their  accounts  to  William  Roles,  Esq.  P.  M. 
Rolesville,  Wake  Co.  North  Carolina. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  1,  1838. 

For  the  Register. 

At  a  called  meeting  of  the  Students  of  Wake  Forest  Institute,  No- 
vember 22,  1837,  the  following  Resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted: 

Resolved,  that  we  are  highly  pleased  with  the  faithful  and  hospitable 
manner  in  which  Mr.  RYAN  and  LADY  have  performed  the  duties  of 
the  Steward's  Department,  the  present  and  last  Sessions. 

Resolved,  that  we  cherish  a  grateful  remembrance  of  the  kind  atten- 
tions of  Mr.  Ryan  &  Lady,  particularly  in  seasons  of  sickness. 

Resolved,  that  it  is  our  wish  that  Mr.  Ryan  continue  his  services  in 
the  capacity  of  Steward,  the  coming  year. 


716  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

Resolved,  that  a  copy  of  these  Resolutions  he  presented  to  Mr.  Ryan 
&  Lady,  with  the  respects  of  the  Students. 

Resolved,  that  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  execute  the  above 
Resolution. 


SIR — We  feel  no  little  degree  of  pleasure  in  being  permitted  to  bear 
to  you  this  expression  of  our  respects  and  gratitude,  not  only  on  account 
of  your  general  acts  of  kindness  to  us  as  boarders,  but  also  what  we  have 
experienced  of  your  hospitality  individually.  Hoping,  Sir,  that  you 
and  your  Lady  may  long  live  in  usefulness,  happiness  and  prosperity, 
we  have  the  pleasure  to  be,  Sir,  yours  very  respectfully, 

Jos.  J.  Finch, 
Jos.  H.  Brooks, 
Jno.   L.   Pritchard, 
— Raleigh  Register,  January  8,  1838.  Com'tee. 

WAKE  FOREST  INSTITUTE. 

The  Public  Examination  at  the  Wake  Forest  Institution  will  com- 
mence at  9  o'clock  on  Monday  the  26th  inst.  and  will  continue  till 
Thursday,  the  29th,  when  there  will  be  an  Exhibition  and  an  Address 
before  the  Literary  Societies. 

The  Exhibition  will  commence  on  Thursday  morning  at  10  o'clock; 
and  at  1  o'clock,  P.  M.  the  same  day,  the  address  will  be  delivered  by 
W.  R.  GALES,  ESQ. 

All  who  take  an  interest  in  the  Exercises  of  Literary  Institutions,  are 
respectfully  invited  to  attend. 

In  behalf  of  the  Faculty,  John  B.  White. 

Wake  County,  Nov.  10,  1838. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  19,  1838. 

COMMUNICATIONS. 

For  the  Register. 

Wake  Forest  Institute. 

No  Institution,  in  its  external  appearance,  is  more  inviting.  •  High, 
well  watered  and  healthy,  it  may  be  said  to  constitute  all  the  requisites 
for  a  seat  of  learning.  If,  as  is  maintained,  a  contiguity  of  trees  is 
necessary  to  render  a  dwelling  healthy,  there  can  be  no  danger  for  the 
want  of  them  here,  for  on  all  sides  is  a  magnificent  grove  of  majestic 
oaks,  which  rear  their  towering  heads  to  an  astonishing  height.  From 
the  large  dwelling,  in  every  direction,  there  is  a  gentle  declivity.  In 
front,  this  declivity  extends  to  the  road,  where  terminates  the  grove. 
Beyond  the  road,  at  the  distance  of  two  hundred  yards,  are  situated 
the  Faculty  Houses,  upon  two  hills,  distant  from  each  other  a  quarter  of 
a  mile,  and  equidistant  from  the  College. 

The  surrounding  country  is  such,  that  were  the  Students,  like  the 


Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840.  717 

Peripatetics  of  old,  disposed  to  indulge  in  philosophic  strolls,  they 
would  find  interesting  objects  for  contemplation.  On  the  outset,  is 
presented  to  their  view  the  cumulated  embankments  of  the  Raleigh  & 
Gaston  Eail-Eoad.  Here  is  suggested  the  science  of  Engineering, 
which  calls  into  practice  all  the  Mathematics  which  they  have  studied 
only  in  theory.  Here  they  may  speculate  upon  the  force  of  Mechanical 
power,  and  have  practical  illustrations  in  Hydraulics.  Here,  too,  they 
may  acquaint  themselves  with  that  mighty  Engine  of  Locomotion, 
which  is  working  such  wonderful  effects  in  the  country;  and  the  aspir- 
ing youth,  of  ardent  imagination,  borne  along  by  the  rapid  impulse  of 
steam,  already  realizes  the  future  prosperity  of  our  State.  No  longer 
is  his  pride  mortified  by  the  degrading  epithets  that  are  now  applied  to 
her;  but  with  a  proud  heart  and  stentorian  voice,  he  drowns  those  mean 
carpings,  in  proclaiming,  that  instead  of  emigration  from  the  State,  a 
dense  population  of  hardy  yeomanry  cultivate  the  soil ;  that  towns  have 
sprung  up  as  by  magic  over  the  land;  that  her  villages  have  become 
great  cities,  and  that  opulence  and  wealth,  with  their  concomitant  bless- 
ings, glitter  in  magnificent  splendour  all  around. 

The  accommodation  for  Students  is  ample,  and  in  the  highest  degree 
comfortable ;  for  the  large  building  is  now  finished,  which,  judging  of 
the  Chapel  as  a  sample  for  the  interior  work,  we  would  pronounce  to  be 
well  executed.  That  the  Institute  is  well  endowed,  the  established  repu- 
tation of  the  Faculty  is  sufficient  assurance.  But  notwithstanding  the 
Institute  is  now  better  prepared  to  accommodate  a  large  number  of 
Students,  and  impart  lasting  instruction  to  their  minds,  than  at  any 
former  period,  it  is  a  mortifying  fact,  that  it  is  almost  neglected  by  the 
public.  The  present  number  is  about  forty-two — a  very  small  number, 
in  comparison  with  that,  when  the  Institution  was  first  established. 
If  the  people  of  North-Carolina  shall  cause  this  Institution  to  cease 
operations,  for  the  want  of  patronage,  they  will  extinguish  one  of  the 
brightest  lamps  that  ever  illuminated  our  page  of  classic  literature. 

A  Visitor. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  3, 1838. 

NOTICE. 
Sale  of  Lots  at  TVake  Forest. 

At  a  late  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Institute,  an  order  was  passed 
for  the  laying  off  and  selling  of  lots,  with  a  view  to  the  erecting  of  a 
village,  on  grounds  now  belonging  to  the  Institution.  The  sale  will 
take  place,  by  appointment  on  the  premises,  on  "Wednesday  the  5th  of 
February  next — when  such  as  may  wish  to  provide  themselves  with  a 
residence  in  a  healthful  and  delightful  section  of  country,  and  at  the 
very  door  of  our  excellent  seminary  of  learning  will  have  an  oppor- 
tunity to   procure   the   requisite  ground   for   building.     Under   certain 


718  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

restrictions,  which  will  be  made  known  on  the  occasion,  the  lots  will 
be  put  up  at  public  sale,  and  the  highest  bidder  will  be  the  buyer. 
— Raleigh  Star,  January  30,  1839. 

LITERARY  NOTICE. 

Henry  W.  Miller,  Esq.  will  deliver  the  Address  before  the  Literary 
Societies  of  Wake  Forest  College,  on  the  20th  June,  1839. 

May  8,  1839.  E.  L.  Winslow. 

Star  and  Standard,  please  insert. 
— Raleigh  Register,  May  11,  1839. 

Wake  Forest  College. — Commencement,  in  this  Institution,  will  be 
held  on  Thursday  the  20th  of  June.  The  exercises  of  the  day  will 
commence  at  8  o'clock  in  the  morning  and  consist  of  an  Exhibition  in 
Elocution,  the  exercises  of  the  graduating  class,  and  an  Address  before 
the  Literary  Societies. 

The  examination  of  the  several  classes  will  occupy  six  days,  com- 
mencing on  Thursday  the  13th. 

Tuesday  before  commencement  will  be  devoted  to  the  examination 
of  the  Senior  Class,  and  Wednesday  to  that  of  the  Academical  De- 
partment. Bib.  Recorder. 

— Southern  Citizen,  May  21/.,  1839. 

WAKE  FOREST  COLLEGE. 

An  Examination  of  the  Students  of  this  Institution  commenced, 
agreeably  to  appointment,  on  Thursday  the  13th,  and  concluded  on 
Wednesday  the  19th  instant. — It  was  in  our  power  to  attend  only 
three  days,  and,  even  then,  our  attention  was  withdrawn  in  part  by  the 
meetings  of  the  Trustees  and  the  Board  of  Managers.  We  can  there- 
fore only  speak  of  what  we  have  witnessed.  This  was  entirely  satis- 
factory, both  as  it  respected  the  ability  and  faithfulness  of  the  Instruct- 
ors, and  the  general  performances  of  the  Students.  The  minute  and 
scrupulous  attentions  to  first  principles  as  evinced  by  the  examination, 
gave  promise  of  thorough  scholarship  on  the  part  of  the  young  men, 
no  less  than  of  future  stability  and  usefulness  on  the  part  of  the  School. 

On  Thursday,  in  connexion  with  other  appropriate  exercises,  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  was  conferred  on  the  following  young  gentlemen :  W. 
Jones,  W.  Tell  Brooks,  and  Josiah  Hawkins  Brooks  of  2sT.  C.  and 
Willis  Whitaker  Childers,  of  S.  C. 

After  the  conclusion  of  the  collegiate  exercises,  the  young  men  of 
the  Euzelian  and  Philomatheian  Societies  were  addressed  by  HENRY 
W.  MILLER,  Esq.,  of  this  City.  The  Address  was  well  received,  and 
was  doubtless  regarded  by  all  as  an  appropriate,  manly  production. 
The  Address  will  be  published. 

The  present  Senior  Class  contains  six  members,   all  of  whom  will 


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probably  graduate.     The  lower  classes  are  larger;  and  it  is  hoped  will 
continue  to  increase  as  they  advance  in  time. 

The  Meeting  of  the  Trustees,  who  held  repeated  sessions  during 
Monday,  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  was  unusually  well  attended  and  was 
unanimous  and  cordial  in  all  its  deliberations.  A  spirit  of  harmony, 
kindness,  confidence,  and  devotedness  prevailed  to  a  degree  which  had 
probably  been  equalled  on  no  preceding  occasion. 

Biblical  Recorder. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  6,  1839. 

THE  BEGI>MNGS  OF  TKLNITY  COLLEGE,  1S3S-40. 

In  the  latter  part  of  1837,  I  was  invited  by  several  gentlemen  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Trinity  College,  to  teach  a  school  in  that  community; 
after  some  deliberation,  I  consented. 

Early  in  the  spring  of  1838,  I  opened  a  school  in  a  house  known  as 
Brown's  Schoolhouse.  This  house  was  located  about  three-quarters  of 
a  mile  from  the  place  where  Trinity  College  now  stands.  It  was  a 
very  inferior  building,  built  of  round  logs,  and  covered  with  common 
boards.  The  floor  was  laid  with  puncheons  and  slabs.  The  chimney 
was  made  of  wood  with  little  or  no  clay  in  it,  tapering  up  in  the 
form  of  a  partridge  trap.  The  hearth  was  dirt,  and  the  whole  in  bad 
repair;  for  when  it  rained  it  was  with  difficulty  that  the  books  and 
papers  could  be  kept  dry.  This  house  was  entirely  too  small  to 
accommodate  the  students ;  consequently  we  were  necessitated  to  erect 
a  bush  arbor  in  front  of  the  south  door,  and  part  of  the  students  were 
under  the  arbor  and  part  in  the  house. 

As  soon  as  the  farmers  had  laid  by  their  crops,  the  citizens  met  in 
order  to  select  a  place  to  build  a  better  house.  A  committee  was 
appointed,  as  well  as  I  recollect,  to  select  a  suitable  site;  and  after 
examining  several  places,  the  place  where  Trinity  College  now  stands 
was  finally  chosen  as  the  most  convenient  situation,  and  in  a  few  weeks 
a  log  building  30  x  20  ft.  was  erected. 

Early  in  the  month  of  August,  we  moved  from  Brown's  Schoolhouse 
to  the  one  just  completed.  We  commenced  teaching  in  this  new  build- 
ing with  sixty-nine  students.  It  was  soon  ascertained  that  this  build- 
ing, though  much  larger  and  far  superior  to  the  one  we  had  just  left,  was 
inadequate  to  accommodate  our  present  number  of  students. 

The  first  examination  held  in  this  new  building  was  in  the  spring  of 
1839.  Previous  to  this  examination,  I  had  resolved  to  attempt  to 
establish  a  permanent  institution  of  learning  at  this  place,  based  upon 
an  Education  Association,  and  with  a  view  of  reaching  the  common 
walks  of  life  with  a  more  thorough  education  than  had  been  previously 
afforded  them.  I  consulted  one  man  only,  namely  Mr.  Jabez  Leach, 
with  regard  to  this  plan,  previous  to  examination.  During  the  examina- 
tion which  lasted  two  days,  I  was  requested  by  several  citizens  to  deliver 
a  public  lecture;  the  time  fixed  upon  for  it  was  the  second  day,  imnie- 


720  Colleges — Beginnings,  1790-1840. 

diately  after  dinner.  My  theme  was,  "The  Importance  of  establishing 
a  permanent  institution  of  learning  of  high  grade  at  this  place."  The 
lecture  having  closed,  I  presented  the  plan  I  had  previously  arranged, 
which  was  approved  by  all.  A  subscription  was  then  taken  up  for  the 
purpose  of  erecting  a  suitable  building.  Between  three  and  four 
hundred  dollars  were  then  subscribed.  A  committee  consisting  of  three, 
viz.,  General  Alexander  Gray,  J.  M.  Leach  and  the  writer  was  appointed 
to  draft  a  constitution  and  by-laws  for  the  government  of  the  Associa- 
tion. The  meeting  then  adjourned  to  meet  some  ten  or  twelve  days 
hence  at  which  time  the  Committee  was  requested  to  report. 

Union  Institute  Educational  Society. 

At  the  time  appointed,  the  people  of  the  neighborhood  met  at  the 
place  designated  in  order  to  organize  an  Educational  Society,  and  to 
do  such  other  things  as  might  be  deemed  important  in  advancing  the 
interest  of  the  Institution.  Up  to  this  time  the  Institution  had  a  "local 
habitation,"  but  no  name.  The  principal  of  the  School  was  requested  to 
give  it  a  name;  the  name  which  he  gave  it  was  Union  Institute,  which 
name  it  held  till  it  became  Normal  College.  The  Institution  was  located 
between  two  populous  neighborhoods,  the  one  on  the  south,  called  Hope- 
well, the  inhabitants  of  which  were  generally  Methodists ;  the  other  on 
the  north,  Springfield,  whose  inhabitants  were  principally  Quakers. 
The  object  in  naming  it  Union  Institute,  was  to  unite  these  two  neigh- 
borhoods in  the  interest  of  the  school.     This  was  happily  effected. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  draft  a  Constitution,  reported;  each 
member  having  drawn  a  draft  separately;  and,  from  these  several 
Drafts,  a  Constitution  was  formed  and  adopted.  The  Association  thus 
formed,  was  denominated  "Union  Institute  Education  Society."  Gen- 
eral Alexander  Gray  was  chosen  President;  J.  M.  Leach,  Esq.,  Secre- 
tary. The  names  of  the  other  officers  not  recollected.  The  Principal 
of  the  school  (B.  York)  was  requested  to  act  as  Agent  for  the  Society. 

The  Society  resolved  to  erect  a  frame  building  fifty  feet  by  twenty- 
five,  one  story,  with  an  eight  foot  passage  through  the  centre,  dividing 
the  building  into  two  rooms  of  equal  size.  Each  room  to  have  two  fire- 
places. The  rooms  were  entered  from  doors  opening  from  the  passage. 
A  building  committee  was  now  chosen  to  carry  into  effect  the  resolution 
of  the  Society. 

The  Constitution  provided  that  the  Principal  and  all  the  officers  of 
the  Society  should  be  elected  annually  by  ballot. 

This  organization  was  the  beginning  or  origin  of  what  is  now  Trinity 
College. 

The  fourth  of  July,  1839,  was  set  apart  by  the  Educational  Society 
for  laying  the  corner  stone  of  the  proposed  building.  On  that  occasion 
a  large  concourse  of  people  assembled  and  were  addressed  by  Julian 
E.  Leach,  Esq.,  J.  M.  Leach,  Esq.,  and  the  principal  of  the  Institution. 

This  was  a  day  of  feasting  and  gladness,  full  of  hope  and  prospect. 


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The  work  was  soon  commenced,  and  before  cold  weather  the  building 
was  completed  and  the  school  removed  into  it,  and  the  former  building 
was  occupied  by  the  Principal  and  his  family.  The  Institution  was  now 
in  a  flourishing  condition,  and,  in  the  new  building,  the  students  found 
ample  room  and  excellent  accommodation.  Some  time  in  the  spring 
of  1840,  date  not  recollected,  the  Union  Institute  Educational  Society 
held  its  annual  meeting.  At  this  meeting  two  candidates,  the  present 
Principal  and  Rev.  Franklin  Harris,  offered  their  services  as  principal. 
The  election  resulted  in  the  reelection  of  the  former,  by  an  almost 
unanimous  vote,  only  one  against. 

In  the  Spring  of  1841,  the  Educational  Society  held  its  third  annual 
meeting.  Two  candidates  again  offered  their  services,  namely,  the 
former  principal  and  Mr.  John  D.  Clancy.  The  former  Principal  was 
reelected  by  a  very  large  majority — (only  two  votes  for  Clancy). 

During  this  year  the  Rev.  Braxton  Craven,  a  young  man  of  some 
nineteen  or  twenty  entered  the  school,  and  soon  after  was  employed  as 
an  assistant  teacher,  and  continued  to  officiate  in  that  capacity  till  the 
resignation  of  the  Principal.  The  school  continued  to  flourish;  the 
number  of  students  falling  under  fifty,  but  it  generally  far  exceeded 
that  number. 

Early  in  the  year  1842,  I  (the  Principal)  was  elected  the  Principal  of 
Clemonsville  High  School,  male  and  female;  and,  for  reasons  which 
will  be  given  hereafter,  accepted  the  position,  and,  in  due  time,  notice 
was  given  to  the  Educational  Society  that  I  would  not  be  a  candidate 
at  their  next  annual  meeting. 

According  to  the  arrangement  made  between  Mr.  Craven  and  myself 
he  was  to  go  with  me  to  Clemsonsville,  and  still  officiate  as  Assistant 
teacher ;  but  as  the  time  drew  near  for  the  election  of  another  Principal, 
and  no  candidate  offered  his  services,  some  of  the  leading  members  of 
the  Society,  inquired  of  me  as  to  the  fitness  of  Mr.  Craven  for  the  Prin- 
cipal. Though  I  was  anxious  for  him  to  go  with  me,  yet  such  was  his 
studious  habit,  and  his  ability  to  learn,  that  I  willingly  recommended 
him  as  a  suitable  person  for  that  position;  consequently  he  was  chosen 
principal  at  the  ensuing  election,  and  has  continued  there  from  that 
time  till  the  present  (June  20,  1876),  except  two  years  during  the  war, 
during  which  time  he  was  stationed  in  Raleigh,  Edenton  Street  Church. 

:fc         >;;         :|;         :<: 

Mr.  Isaiah  Ingold  was  my  first  assistant  teacher.  He  officiated  in 
this  capacity  for  the  greater  part  of  1838.  Miss  Irena  Leach,  now  Mrs. 
Braxton  Craven,  succeeded  him,  and  continued  to  render  such  aid  as 
was  needed,  till  Mr.  Craven  was  employed  in  that  capacity,  as  has 
already  been  noticed.  The  school  during  its  academical  career  was 
both  male  and  female. 

— From  Autobiography  of  Brantley  York,  Trinity  College  Historical 
Papers. 

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DEFECTS  OF  THE  SCHOOLS,  1827 

Communication. 

In  a  late  address  pronounced  by  the  Hon.  Archibald  D.  Murphey 
before  the  Literary  Societies  of  the  University  of  this  State,  some  re- 
marks are  made  respecting  a  plan  of  education,  which  I  hope  it  will 
not  be  considered  as  unpardonable  in  me,  to  think  erroneous,  and  tend- 
ing to  recommend  a  system  in  the  highest  degree  superficial. 

The  Judge  says,  "that  the  plan  of  education  in  all  our  schools,  par- 
ticularly in  our  preparatory  schools,  is  radically  defective."  In  this, 
considered  abstractly,  I  agree  with  him  most  sincerely,  as  far  at  least, 
as  it  regards  the  primary  schools,  and  indeed  with  respect  to  our  Col- 
leges and  Universities,  so  far  as  to  allow  that  the  faults  of  those  schools 
have  tended  to  render  a  Collegiate  course  limited,  and  to  some,  unsub- 
stantial. But  I  cannot  agree  with  him  when  he  says,  that  the  plan 
of  education  in  our  Colleges  is  radically  defective.  It  is  a  plan  which 
has  been  sanctioned  by  time  and  experience.  It  is  a  plan  which  has 
been  sanctioned  by  men  of  the  greatest  wisdom,  scientific  knowledge 
and  literary  acquirements  which  our  country  has  produced.  It  is  a 
plan  which,  hitherto,  has  been  found  to  answer  all  the  purposes  of  an 
education,  for  it  has  given  strength  to  the  mind  and  vigor  to  the  under- 
standing. To  strengthen  the  imagination  and  enrich  the  fancy,  are 
not  the  primary  objects  of  a  public  education.  They  must  be  con- 
sidered as  secondary  objects.  Their  acquirement  must  depend  mainly 
upon  the  exertions  of  the  individual  without  the  assistance  of  an  in- 
structor. It  must  depend,  not  upon  the  study  of  the  Greek  and  Latin 
languages  merely,  but  also  upon  the  study  of  the  classical  works  of 
taste  and  imagination,  both  in  prose  and  poetry,  which  are  to  be  found 
clothed  in  our  own  language.  But,  it  may  be  said,  and  it  has  been 
said  by  some,  "we  acknowledge  that  the  plan  of  education  now  preval- 
ent throughout  our  country,  is  such  as  is  fitted  for  young  men  of  genius 
and  talents,  but  is  entirely  improper  for  young  men  of  moderate  capaci- 
ties." "The  student's  mind  flags  under  the  severe  labors  imposed  upon 
it."  In  the  first  place,  I  deny  the  correctness  of  the  assertion,  that  the 
plan  is  fitted  only  for  young  men  whose  talents  are  of  the  highest 
order.  I  will  appeal  with  confidence,  to  any  person  who  has  received 
an  education  in  any  of  our  Collegiate  institutions,  and  ask  him,  if  he 
does  not  truly  believe  that  a  greater  portion  of  the  young  men  who 
pursue  their  studies  at  such  an  institution,  are  sent  forth  as  well  cal- 
culated to  perform  the  active  business  of  life,  with  their  minds  as  well 
formed  and  their  understandings  as  highly  cultivated,  as  could  be  rea- 
sonably and  rationally  expected?  Would  not  that  same  person  assent, 
from  what  he  could  ascertain  from  observation  and  experience,  that, 
if  any  student  did  not  obtain  a  good  education,  it  was  wholly  owing 
to  himself,  and  not  to  the  system  which  he  had  been  pursuing?     In 

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Defects  of  the  Schools.  723 

the  next  place,  I  would  ask,  whether  it  is  really  to  be  desired  that  the 
standard  of  our  education  should  be  lowered?  That  a  system  should 
be  formed  only  for  the  dull,  the  inveterately  lazy  and  those  of  moderate 
capacities,  or  for  those  who  are  possessed  of  superior  minds,  by  the 
development  of  whose  faculties  honor  may  accrue  to  their  country  and 
to  themselves,  both  at  home  and  abroad?  Is  it  to  be  wished  that  the 
minds  of  such  men  should  be  prevented  from  appearing  in  their  true 
greatness,  merely  because  education  in  their  country  is  adapted  only 
to  the  dull  and  the  untalented  ?  But  it  is  impossible  to  form  a  system 
of  instruction  that  shall  be  adapted  to  the  capacities  of  all.  I  would 
as  soon  attempt  to  "do  any  thing  most  hard."  It  is  unjust  in  the  high- 
est degree,  to  impute  to  the  system  as  a  fault,  the  fact  that  some  young 
men  (who  wanted  talents,  or  who,  if  they  possessed  talents,  were  abso- 
lutely too  lazy  or  careless  of  what  intimately  concerned  themselves,  to 
pursue  with  zeal  the  advantages  within  their  reach)  failed  in  obtaining 
a  substantial  education. 

In  another  communication  I  will  examine  particularly  the  correct- 
ness of  the  intimation,  that  the  principal  cause  of  the  defect  in  our 
preparatory  schools  is,  that  "too  much  time  is  spent  upon  syntax  and 
etymology."  L. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  17,  1827. 

COMMUNICATION. 
For  the  Raleigh  Register. 

Before  proceeding  to  a  consideration  of  the  plan  of  education  in 
our  preparatory  schools,  I  will  make  a  few  remarks  more  upon  what 
has  been  said  by  the  Judge  respecting  the  system  now  pursued  in  our 
Collegiate   Institutions. 

He  says  "too  many  studies  are  crowded  upon  the  student  at  once; 
studies  which  have  no  analogy,  or  connexion." — From  this,  it  would 
appear  to  be  the  desire  of  Judge  M.  that  a  student  upon  undertaking 
any  one  particular  branch  in  a  Collegiate  course  should  pursue  that 
branch  until  he  obtained  a  competent  knowledge  of  it,  and  then  advance 
to  some  other  branch  and  pursue  it  in  a  like  manner. — That  a  class 
should,  for  instance,  pursue  the  study  of  the  classics  for  six  months, 
with  undivided  attention ;  the  Mathematics  for  a  like  term,  and  so 
on  in  succession  with  Chemistry,  Metaphysics,  Rhetoric,  Law,  and  all 
the  other  branches  of  knowledge,  which  are  commonly  considered  as 
implied  in  the  term  of  Liberal  Education. — Surely,  the  experience  of 
Judge  M.  must  be  different  from  that  of  most  instructors  or  of  most 
of  those  who  have  been  instructed,  if  he  really  supposes  that  such  a 
plan  would  have  the  effect  of  giving  vigor  and  tone  to  the  mind,  or 
of  fitting  it  for  "deep  and  serious  investigation."  Even  allowing,  that 
all  the  advantages  to  be  derived  from  an  Education  are  to  improve 
and  strengthen  the  understanding,  and  to  give  to  our  reasoning  and 
reflecting   powers   force    and   energy,    and   that,   for   this   purpose,   the 


724  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

study  of  Arabic,  the  Chaldaic,  and  the  Chinese  languages,  and  the 
scholastic  philosophy  of  the  dark  ages,  would  be  quite  as  advantageous 
as  the  study  of  the  Greek  &  Roman  Classics,  the  languages  of 
Modern  Europe  and  the  liberal  philosophy  of  the  present  day,  such 
a  plan  would  be  absolutely  visionary.  But  if  those  studies  are  now 
pursued  by  every  one  who  thinks  of  obtaining  a  complete  scientific 
education,  have,  (and  I  hardly  think  that  even  Judge  M.  will  deny 
it)  more  or  less  a  direct  application  in  the  life  of  every  individual, 
especially  that  division  which  embraces  Natural  Philosophy,  impart- 
ing to  him  that  knowledge,  which,  besides  qualifying  his  understand- 
ing to  seize  upon,  with  Herculean  strength,  other  branches  of  knowl- 
edge, is  liable  to  be  called  into  operation,  in  whatever  situation  he 
may  be  placed,  such  a  plan  would  be  absolutely  impossible. 

With  respect  to  the  first  supposition,  I  will  mention,  that  it  appears 
to  me,  as  far  as  experience  will  allow  me  to  judge,  (and  I  find  that 
my  experience  corresponds  with  that  of  many)  that  the  plan,  which 
now  prevails  of  connecting  studies  of  a  different  nature,  is  as  good  a 
plan  as  could  be  devised.  Is  it  reasonable  to  suppose,  that  by  pursu- 
ing a  particular  study  for  a  considerable  length  of  time,  that  the  power 
and  vigor  of  the  mind  will  be  increased,  and  that  its  elasticity  will  be 
preserved  ?  JSTo.  The  mind  must,  on  the  contrary,  become  in  a  meas- 
ure, dull  and  blunted.  Its  energies,  instead  of  being  invigorated,  must 
be  impaired.  They  must  be  continually  stretched,  in  order,  to  pre- 
serve in  the  least  degree,  their  tone,  until  at  length  they  are  destroyed; 
(Like  the  strings  of  an  instrument  of  music  kept  in  continual  tension) 
they  will,  in  time,  be  snapped,  and  their  owner  will  become  in  fact 
a  fool.  But  by  a  succession  of  studies,  the  mind  is  relieved  and  re- 
freshed. It  actually  receives  elasticity  and  vigour,  simply  from  the 
fact  of  being  turned  from  the  examination  of  one  subject  to  that  of 
another.  It  was  said  of  Dugald  Stewart,  that  when  he  found  his  mind 
dull  and  wearied  from  continual  application  to  his  ordinary  pursuits, 
or  when  even  in  a  state  of  ill  health,  he  would  have  recourse  to  his 
closet,  and  there  spend  whole  hours  in  metaphysical  disquisitions. 
Curious  medicine  one  would  suppose  for  a  sick  man,  but  it  was  found 
to  be  efficacious.  His  writings,  which  for  their  depth  and  originality 
of  thought  and  acuteness  of  reasoning,  astonished  the  whole  Literary 
World,  were  the  productions  of  such  hours. 

I  have  asserted  that,  with  the  second  supposition,  such  a  plan  as 
Judge  M.  would  seem  willing  to  adopt,  must  be  inconsistent.  I  would 
ask  any  Professor  if  he  would  be  willing  to  instruct  a  class  in  that 
department  which  he  pretended  to  teach,  for,  say,  six  successive  months, 
not  allowing  it  to  pursue  any  other  branch,  and  then,  at  the  end  of 
the  Collegiate  course,  after  it  had  been  spending  the  same  proportion 
of  time  upon  the  other  required  studies,  risk  his  reputation  as  an  in- 
structor upon  the  event  of  an  examination? — The  professor  who  hap- 
pened to  instruct  the  class  for  the  last  six  months,  would  probably  be 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  725 

the  only  one  that  would  answer  in  the  affirmative.  The  Professors 
would  be  conscious  that  they  were  about  to  send  forth  a  body  of  young 
men  into  the  world,  with  their  minds,  possibly  in  some  degree  improved, 
but  without  possessing  one  iota  of  practical  knowledge.  L. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  2J/.,  1827. 

COMMUNICATION. 

For  the  Register. 

I  have  already  mentioned,  that,  with  respect  to  the  fact  that  the 
system  now  pursued  in  our  preparatory  schools  is  defective,  my  opinion 
coincides  with  the  opinion  expressed  by  Judge  Murphey,  but  that, 
with  respect  to  the  cause,  my  opinion  was  different.  I  will,  now,  make 
a  few  remarks  upon  what  he  supposes  to  be  a  principal  cause  of  defect, 
not  only  in  these  schools  but  also  in  our  Colleges  and  Universities, 
namely,  "that  too  much  time  is  spent  upon  syntax  and  etymology." 

"Instead  of  directing  the  study  of  the  Greek  and  Latin  Classics  to  the 
development  of  his  (the  Student's)  faculties  and  the  improvement  of 
his  taste,  his  time  is  taken  up  in  nice  attention  to  words,  arrangement 
of  clauses  and  construction  of  periods."  Let  us  examine  this  paragraph 
with  some  attention. 

I  have  been  led  to  suppose,  not  simply  from  the  prejudices,  (if 
prejudices  they  may  be  called)  of  education,  but  from  what  I  consider 
to  be  true  principles  of  reason  and  common  sense,  that  the  only  method 
of  becoming  acquainted  with  any  language  was  to  possess  an  accurate 
and  intimate  knowledge  of  its  Grammar.  This  principle  seems  to  be 
especially  applicable  to  the  Ancient  Languages.  For,  in  order  to  obtain 
a  competent  knowledge,  of  them  as  they  are  now  spoken  by  no  nation, 
we  can  only  have  recourse  to  those  Authors  who  have  saved  them  from 
oblivion.  Indeed,  even  with  respect  to  our  own  Languages,  a  man 
would  be  considered  as  appearing  rather  too  late  in  the  world  with 
his  discovery,  who  would  declare  that  he  could  so  instruct  young  men 
in  its  principles,  that  they  would,  without  paying  any  attention  to 
its  Grammar,  soon  attain  the  distinction  of  pure  and  elegant  writers. 
To  be  sure,  the  persons  whom  he  instructed  might  duly  appreciate  the 
sentiments  and  relish  the  beauties  of  our  classical  authors,  without 
being  acquainted  with  a  single  principle  of  syntax  or  etymology,  be- 
cause those  writings  were  in  a  Language,  to  which  from  their  infancy 
they  had  been  accustomed.  Yet,  even  this  concession  must  be  limited, 
for  as  their  knowledge  depends  wholly  upon  experience,  they  would  be 
utterly  incapable  of  comprehending  the  import  of  a  phrase  or  sentence 
constructed  in  an  unusual  manner.  But  when  we  would  turn  our  at- 
tention to  the  study  of  a  foreign  language,  in  which  we  must  apply 
ourselves  wholly  to  writings,  it  is  impossible  to  conceive  how  we  can 
become  acquainted  even  with  the  sense,  much  more  the  beauties  of  an 
Author,  without  having  the  principles  of  its  construction  fixed  deeply 
and  firmly  in  the  mind.     For  the  purpose  of  "developing  our  faculties 


726  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

and  improving  our  taste,"  we  might  just  as  well  apply  ourselves  to  the 
declination  of  "Hie,  haec,  hoc"  from  the  time  we  could  speak  to  the 
end  of  our  lives,  as  to  pursue  the  study  of  the  Language  upon  such 
a  system. 

But  let  us  present  an  example  of  what  might  be  the  consequence  of 
a  neglect  of  the  principles  of  Grammar. 

"Paster  quum  traheret  per   freta   navibus 
Idaeis  Helenom  perfidus  hospitam." 

Should  a  young  man  who  had  been  instructed  in  the  manner  which 
I  have  supposed,  while  engaged  in  perusing  one  of  the  Roman  Classics, 
meet  with  such  a  passage  as  the  above,  he  might  possibly  ask  this 
question.  "Did  Paris  carry  off  Helen,  or  Helen  Paris?"  "O,"  says 
the  instructor,  "certainly  Paris  carried  off  Helen.  It  is  absurd  to 
suppose  otherwise.  History  points  out  the  contrary.  History  tells  us 
that  Paris  sailed  from  Troy  to  Greece  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a 
reward  for  his  decision  in  the  famous  contest  for  the  prize  of  beauty 
between  the  three  Goddesses.  This  reward  was  according  to  the  prom- 
ise of  Venus,  the  most  beautiful  woman  of  the  age."  "True,"  says 
the  pupil,  "I  have  heard  of  all  this.  But  I  should  like  to  know  how 
it  was  discovered.  How  can  I  ascertain  that  the  Historians  have  not 
translated  incorrectly;  that  they  have  not  garbled  and  perverted  the 
plain  meaning  of  their  authorities,  merely  to  make  out  a  pleasant  and 
plausible  story?"  Besides,  I  have  often  heard  that  in  modem  times, 
in  order  to  elude  the  punishment,  which  in  some  countries  would  be 
inflicted  upon  one  who  carried  off  an  heiress,  the  young  lady  would 
take  the  reins  into  her  own  hands,  and  thus  in  fact,  carry  off  her 
lover.  Now,  how  do  I  know  but  there  might  have  been  some  such  agree- 
ment made  between  Paris  and  Helen?  They  well  knew  what  an  earn- 
est pledge  had  been  given  by  all  the  Princes  of  Greece,  to  punish  any 
attempt  to  separate  her  from  her  husband.  They  would  naturally  be 
extremely  anxious  concerning  the  result,  and  would  make  use  of  every 
means,  which  ingenuity  could  invent,  to  save  themselves  from  destruc- 
tion." But  Idaeis  navibus,  intimates  that  the  fleet  must  have  pro- 
ceeded from  Troy,  as  Idaesis  is  a  mountain  of  Troas." — "Is  there  not," 
the  pupil  might  answer,  "a  mountain  of  that  name  in  Crete?"  For 
my  part  I  cannot  ascertain  which  is  meant.  But  is  there  no  method, 
is  there  no  evidence  shown  in  the  construction  of  the  sentence,  by 
means  of  which,  as  distinct  from  what,  at  present,  appears  to  me  to 
be  mere  tradition  founded  upon  no  reasonable  grounds,  I  can  be  satis- 
fied concerning  the  true  meaning  and  intention  of  the  Author?  If 
there  be  any  such  evidence,  I  should  like  to  know  it." 

This  would  be  correct  and  legitimate  reasoning.  The  pupil  would 
not  be  able  to  comprehend  why  one  translation  should  be  preferred  to 
the  other,  unless  the  reason  could  be  pointed  out  by  referring  him  to 
the  grammatical  principles  upon  which  the  sentence  was  constructed. 
True,  should  the  words  of  any  sentence  happen  to  be  arranged  accord- 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  727 

ing  to  the  construction  of  his  native  language,  he  might  fall  upon  the 
correct  meaning  of  the  phrase,  especially  if  no  other  sense  could  readily 
be  given  to  the  words.  Still,  he  would  be  as  liable  to  translate  conjunc- 
tions and  prepositions  like  substantives,  as  he  would  to  translate  them 
in  a  correct  and  proper  manner.  A  good  example  of  this  kind  of  trans- 
lation may  be  found  in  renderinng  the  famous  Latin  distich, 

Mus  cucurrit  plenum  sed, 
Contra  meum  magnum  ad. 

A  mouse  run  full,  but,  against  my  big  to.  But  allowing  that  I  may 
have  gone  too  far,  in  supposing  that  the  study  of  the  Grammar,  would, 
by  the  advise  of  Judge  M.  be  abandoned  entirely  as  wholly  useless, 
yet  I  may  ask  where  shall  attention  to  it  cease?  Where  shall  be  the 
bounds?  When  can  it  be  said  that  we  have  become  so  intimately 
acquainted  with  it  that  we  can  relish  the  beauties  of  its  author?  It 
seems  that  too  much  attention  is  paid  to  Grammar,  at  the  present  time, 
both  in  our  primary  schools  &  in  our  Colleges,  it  would  be  a  source 
of  great  satisfaction  to  ascertain  at  what  point  the  study  of  it  should 
end?  But  is  this  possible?  Can  we  point  out  any  thing  short  of 
making  ourselves  masters  of  the  Grammar,  which  will  enable  us  to 
read  the  ancient  classics  with  true  pleasure  and  profit?  Thousands  of 
idiomatical  phrases  and  colloquial  sentences  are  to  be  found  in  almost 
every  Author,  especially  in  the  dramatic  writers,  the  force  and  beauty 
of  which  it  would  be  impossible  to  feel  absolutely  without,  not  only 
a  general,  but  an  intimate  knowledge  of  "the  arrangement  of  clauses 
and  construction  of  periods." — It  is  said,  by  one  of  our  greatest  Greek 
scholars,  that  "he,  who  denies  the  usefulness  and  propriety  of  a  close 
attention  to  the  Greek  accents,  must  either  know  nothing  of  the  lan- 
guage, or  must  be  a  fool."  Yet  I  am  afraid  Judge  Murphey  would  say, 
that  "the  students  mind  would  be  injured  by  such  frivolous  investiga- 
tions." But  it  is  not  to  the  examination  of  Greek  accents  that  he  has 
applied  the  term  "frivolous,"  it  is  to  something  of  more  vital  importance. 
It  is  applied  to  all  attempts  to  thoroughly  investigate  those  Languages, 
in  which  are  found  vast  stores  of  Learning  and  rich  sources  of  intel- 
lectual improvement.  Or  does  he  really  suppose  that  the  writings  of 
Aristotle,  of  Plato,  of  Demosthenes,  and  of  Aristophanes,  of  Cicero, 
of  Virgil,  and  of  Horace,  can  be  pursued  by  any  person,  with  a  due 
sense  of  their  beauties,  who  possesses  but  a  slight  acquaintance  with 
the  Greek  and  Latin  Grammars?  If  he  can  perform  that  task,  I  will 
venture  to  say,  that  no  person,  except  himself,  can  effectuate  it.  There 
seems  to  be  absurdity  stamped  upon  the  very  face  of  such  a  supposition. 

Ought  it  then  to  be  said,  that  too  much  attention  is  paid  to  syntax  in 
our  preparatory  schools?  Should  we  not  rather  suppose  that  a  system, 
opposite  in  its  nature,  ought  to  be  urged  as  the  defect  which  exerts 
such  a  malign  influence  upon  some  young  men  through  the  whole 
course  of  their  education?  Is  it  surprising  that  persons,  the  founda- 
tion of  whose   Classical  Education  has  been  so   weakly  laid,  that,   in 


728  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

reading,  they  are  continually  confounding  the  nominative  case  with 
the  accusative,  the  accusative  with  the  nominative,  the  pronoun  with 
the  verb,  and  the  adjective  with  the  substantive,  (for  I  have  been 
witness  to  such  occurrences)  should  have  to  struggle  throughout  their 
whole  course  with  almost  insuperable  difficulties?  Yet  persons  thus 
prepared  are  qualified  to  "study  the  Classics  to  the  development  of 
their  faculties  and  the  improvement  of  their  taste."  The  Judge  says, 
that  "Massachusetts  has  taken  the  lead  in  correcting  the  evils  of  the 
present  system."  Does  he  mean  by  this  that  she  has  entirely  or  par- 
tially abandoned  the  study  of  the  Grammar?  His  source  of  informa- 
tion must  be  very  different  from  mine,  if  he  can  with  confidence  deny, 
that  the  study  of  it,  in  that  state,  is  pursued  with  the  most  scrupulous 
fidelity  and  exactness. 

It  is  remarked,  that  "the  time  of  the  student  is  wasted  and  his  genius 
frittered  away  upon  words."  Respecting  this  I  will  say  but  little.  I 
will  mention,  however,  that  Professor  Christian  observes,  that 
"Etymology  is  not  always  a  frivolous  pedantry ;  it  sometimes  may  afford 
an  useful  comment  upon  the  original  signification  of  the  words."  The 
correctness  of  such  a  remark  I  can  duly  appreciate.  I  have  myself 
observed  cases,  which  would  carry  conviction  to  the  breast  of  every 
one,  that  the  time  which  is  spent  in  attempting  to  ascertain  the  true 
meaning  and  derivation  of  words,  is  not  time  spent  in  vain.  I  have 
witnessed  young  men,  without  pursuing  a  regular  Collegiate  course, 
endeavoring  to  obtain  some  knowledge  of  Metaphysics  and  of  Chemical 
Philosophy.  Although  they  were  by  no  means  persons  devoid  of  talents, 
yet  upon  comparing  them  with  those  who  were  following  the  same 
studies,  but  had  likewise  been  pursuing  a  regular  course  of  education, 
the  superiority  of  the  latter,  notwithstanding  they  were  far  inferior  in 
intellect,  when  subjected  to  examination,  was  very  discernible.  Indeed, 
those  young  men,  when  a  plain  question  in  Metaphysics  was  put  to 
them,  or  an  explanation  required  of  them  of  any  Chemical  phenomenon, 
would  hesitate  in  answering,  or,  if  at  all,  they  would  answer  evasively. 
They  seemed  to  be  utterly  unable  to  comprehend  the  meaning  of  the 
words  employed.  Unless  they  were  addressed  in  language  completely 
divested  of  all  appearance  of  technicality,  it  was  impossible  for  them 
to  understand  the  import  of  any  question. 

I  will  conclude,  by  expressing  my  extreme  sorrow  that  a  man  who 
holds  a  rank  in  his  native  state,  so  high,  and  possesses  an  influence 
so  great  as  Judge  Murphey,  should  exert  his  utmost  power  to  introduce 
a  system  of  education,  so  grossly  visionary,  as  the  one  that  he  has 
lately  sanctioned  in  the  most  public  manner.  L. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  81,  1827. 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  729 

IMPERFECTIONS  OF  OUR   PRIMARY   SCHOOLS,  1S33. 

And  the  best  method  of  correcting  them; 

Delivered  before  the  ISTorth-Carolina  Institute  of  Education,  at 
Chapel-Hill,  June  20,   1832, 

BY  WILLIAM  HOOPER, 

Professor  of  Ancient  Languages  in  the  University. 
Mr.  President  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Institute : 

We,  upon  whom  you  have  devolved  the  task  of  addressing  an  audience 
which  has  been  feasted  by  the  intellectual  entertainment  of  this  morn- 
ing,* have,  we  can  assure  you,  partaken  largely  of  the  general  festivity, 
and  can  exchange  hearty  congratulations  with  a  delighted  public.  Yet 
we  cannot  but  be  sensible  of  the  disadvantage  under  which  we  labor, 
of  succeeding  such  a  speaker,  and  providing  entertainment  for  ears 
yet  ringing  with  such  music.  What  we  must  lose,  however,  in  the 
favorable  hearing  of  our  humble  essays,  we  shall  have  amply  made 
up  to  us  in  the  countenance  and  sanction  given  to  the  labors  of  our 
lives  by  the  sentiments  uttered  today;  and  we,  whose  office  it  is  daily 
to  instruct  the  youth  who  hung  upon  the  lips  of  the  orator  of  the  day, 
cannot  but  rejoice  to  have  our  opinions  ratified,  and  our  authority 
seconded  by  remarks  issuing  from  so  high  a  source.  We  feel  much 
indebted  to  one  who  has  added  the  force  of  his  suffrage  to  the  utility 
of  that  system  of  classical,  mathematical  and  philosophical  study  by 
which  it  is  the  business  of  our  lives  to  train  up  the  youth  of  our  coun- 
try for  the  future  demands  of  that  country.  We  feel  that  our  hands 
are  strengthened  by  such  an  ally;  we  rejoice  in  the  arrival  of  such  an 
auxiliary  to  fight  the  great  battle  of  truth  and  freedom,  and  provided 
the  blessed  victory  is  won,  we  care  not  much  whose  brow  shall  wear 
the  laurels.  We  can  very  contentedly  follow  on,  unnoticed,  in  the 
triumphal  procession,  and  envy  not  the  hero  who  sits  in  the  chariot 
before  us ;  but  feel  happy  to  have  a  contest  so  dear  to  us  maintained 
by  stronger  arms  than  ours,  and  proud  to  have  one  of  [North-Carolina's 
first  and  favorite  names  proclaimed,  in  the  exercises  of  this  day,  on 
the  side  of  sound  learning  and  immortal  patriotism. 

The  subject  which  was  assigned  me  for  a  lecture  before  the  Institute 
at  this  time  is,  "The  imperfections  of  our  Primary  Schools,  and  the 
best  method  of  correcting  them."  The  proposal  and  adoption  of  this, 
as  a  subject  of  discussion,  implies  a  conviction  in  the  minds  of  the 
public,  that  evils  do  exist  in  the  system  of  our  Primary  Schools ;  that 
those  evils  are  felt  and  deplored,  and  that  a  remedy  is  anxiously  de- 
sired. Indeed  it  can  escape  the  observation  of  no  one,  that  in  the 
present  state  of  things  there  is  much  waste  of  time  and  expense,  that 
a  large  number  of  our  youth  make  no  improvement,  and  that  the  at- 

*This  essay  was  read  on  the  afternoon  of  the  day  on  which  Mr.  Gas- 
ton delivered  his  Oration  before  the  two  Literarv  Societies. 


730  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

tainments  of  all  come  far  short  of  what  is  practicable.  To  borrow  a 
comparison  from  another  art,  we  may  say,  there  is  a  prodigal  waste 
of  the  raw  material  for  education,  by  want  of  skill  in  the  manufacture. 
The  evil  which  we  deprecate,  and  whose  causes  we  propose  to  ex- 
plore, results  almost  necessarily  from  the  present  circumstances  of  our 
country.  Our  country  is  comparatively  young.  We  are  a  nation  of 
scattered  agriculturists,  embosomed  and  hidden  in  the  midst  of  a 
boundless  forest,  upon  whose  breast  all  our  labors  hitherto,  have  only, 
here  and  there,  made  little  spots  of  culture,  bearing  scarcely  any  pro- 
portion to  the  vast  sylvan  expanse  which  surrounds  and  overhangs 
them,  and  insulates  each  family  from  its  neighbors.  Let  any  person 
ascend  one  of  our  mountains,  or  even  one  of  our  loftiest  spires  or 
cupolas,  and  look  down  upon  the  prospect  beneath  him.  He  will  be 
surprised  to  see  how  little  territory  we  have  yet  reclaimed  from  the 
wilderness — how  diminutive  appear  the  impressions  which  human 
hands  have  made,  in  so  many  years,  upon  the  wide  face  of  nature. 
He  will  see  that  we  deserve  yet  to  be  denominated,  in  a  great  measure, 
a  people  of  the  woods.  In  such  a  state  of  society,  there  will  be  a  great 
waste  of  raw  materials  of  every  description,  of  mind  no  less  than  of 
wood,  land  and  water.  The  lavish  resources  of  such  a  country  exceed 
the  wants  of  its  thin  population,  and  therefore  lie  hidden  from  their 
view,  or  rot  neglected  under  their  feet. — Their  innumerable  trees  of 
stately  timber,  which  in  a  more  advanced  state  of  society  would  all 
be  in  demand,  and  all  be  fashioned  into  a  thousand  articles  for  domestic 
convenience  and  embellishment,  are  now  hewn  down  with  unsparing 
hand,  as  an  incumbrance  thrown  into  piles  and  burned.  Its  streams, 
which  amid  a  dense  population  would  be  alive  with  watermen  and 
their  loaded  batteaux,  or  resounding  with  the  rumbling  of  machinery, 
now  wind  their  course  through  the  thickets  unexplored  by  the  curiosity, 
and  unvexed  by  the  cupidity  of  man.  Is  it  wonderful  that  in  such 
an  early  incipient  state  of  society,  mind  should  be  wasted  or  unem- 
ployed as  well  as  matter?  In  these  circumstances,  those  qualities  of 
body  and  mind  only  will  be  valued  and  cultivated  which  are  immedi- 
ately applicable  to  the  wants  of  life.  Such  a  people,  either  themselves 
emigrants  from  a  more  improved  country,  or  the  children  of  such 
immigrants,  will  carry  in  their  minds  the  idea  and  model  of  improve- 
ments belonging  to  that  older  country. — They  will  be  impatient  to  bring 
their  own  rude  land  to  an  equality  with  such  a  model,  and  will  go 
on  emulating,  and  gradually  approximating  the  admired  standard. 
This  approximation  may  be  made  more  rapidly  in  agriculture  and  the 
arts  than  in  education.  A  man  may,  by  the  application  of  industry, 
and  taste,  clear  out  a  spot  in  the  desert  and  embellish  it  at  once  with 
a  fine  house  and  garden  and  fields,  in  imitation  of  those  he  has  seen 
in  a  more  cultivated  region.  But  it  is  not  so  easy  to  transport  to  that 
forest,  the  intellectual  society  of  the  motherland,  and  to  rear  up  there 
a   school  or  college  in  all  the  perfection  of  older  institutions  of  the 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  731 

same  kind.  The  majority  of  people  in  such,  early  settlements  will 
always  be  rather  of  the  poorer  and  more  ignorant  class  of  the  com- 
munity. Their  ideas  of  education  will,  of  course,  be  limited.  The 
bulk  of  youth  growing  up  in  such  circumstances,  will  be  satisfied  with 
very  little  mental  improvement — will  pass  a  great  part  of  their  life  in 
the  hunter  and  fisher  state ;  their  chief  companions  will  be  their  dogs 
and  their  horses,  and  the  merits  of  these  favorites  the  common  topic 
of  their  social  hours.  If  a  few  families  of  superior  cultivation  are 
dispersed  amidst  this  mass,  they  cannot  raise  it  to  their  standard,  but 
must  be  drawn  down  by  superior  numbers  to  a  lower  standard.  And 
thus  it  will  often  happen  that,  in  a  family  where  the  beauties  of  Shake- 
speare, Milton  and  Addison,  or  the  philosophy  of  Locke  and  Dugald 
Stewart  formed  the  subject  of  tea-table  discussion,  will  be  heard  from 
the  lips  of  the  next  generation  only  the  price  of  cotton  and  of  negroes ; 
and  a  group  of  young  gentlemen,  instead  of  discussing  the  point,  whether 
Sir  Walter  Scott  or  Washington  Irving  be  the  more  elegant  writer, 
or  investigating  the  meaning  of  a  passage  in  Cicero  and  Virgil,  will 
be  heard  disputing  with  clamorous  eloquence,  whether  Dr.  Jones's  colt 
or  Capt.  Eagle's  filly  has  the  best  heels,  and  whether  Jowler  or  Musick 
first  roused  Reynard  from  his  morning  slumbers. 

Until  society  has  been  pushed  far  beyond  this  condition,  you  cannot 
expect  good  schools  or  cultivated  men.  Everything  like  polite  learning 
will  be  despised  and  ignorance  will  be  respectable  because  it  will  be 
fashionable.  It  would  be  useless  in  such  a  community  to  have  a  good 
school.  The  youth  will  not  take  an  education  if  you  throw  it  in  their 
way.  ISTow,  although  the  tenor  of  these  remarks  is  more  applicable 
to  some  newer  settlements  at  the  West  than  to  the  State  of  Xorth 
Carolina,  yet  we  feel  considerably  the  disadvantages  of  this  incipient 
period  of  national  existence. 

1.  The  first  cause,  therefore,  on  which  I  shall  touch,  of  the  imper- 
fections in  our  primary  schools  is,  the  circumstances  of  our  youth. 
There  is  not  a  sufficient  stimulus  upon  the  youth  of  our  State  to  culti- 
vate the  powers  of  their  minds.  Most  of  those  sent  to  school  are  the 
children  of  men  of  considerable  property.  These  young  persons  have 
never  felt  the  pressure  of  want  and  the  necessity  of  exertion.  While 
at  home,  they  have  been  accustomed  to  pass  their  time  in  ease  and 
amusement,  and  when  they  leave  that  home  for  school  or  college,  the 
change  must  be  irksome.  The  confinement  of  a  school-room,  the  de- 
mand of  close  application  to  uninteresting  studies,  the  stern  obligation 
of  performing  a  regular  daily  task,  and  the  privations  of  a  boarding 
house,  must  go  hard  with  a  boy  after  being  accustomed  to  ramble  about 
his  father's  plantation,  with  dogs  at  his  heels  and  a  gun  or  fishing  rod 
on  his  shoulder,  until  he  is  tired,  and  then  to  return  to  the  house,  open 
his  mother's  pantry,  and  there  fish  with  more  success  among  jars  of 
sweetmeats  and  jellies.  Will  it  be  wonderful  if  a  youth  sent  from 
these  domestic  indulgences,   should   find   school   ungrateful,   accuse  his 


732  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

teacher  of  being  cruel,  or,  to  use  a  favorite  school-boy  phrase,  "of  show- 
ing partiality" — that  he  should  recite  with  mournful  recollections,  and 
still  sadder  forebodings,  that  awful  Greek  verb  tupto,  to  beat — particu- 
larly in  the  passive  voice,  tuptomai,  I  am  under  beating  now;  etupto- 
men,  I  was  under  beating  a  little  while  ago ;  and  then  the  dismal  future, 
tupthesomai,  I  shall  be  beaten — but  above  all  that  most  frightful  of 
all  the  tenses,  the  paulo — post — future,  (denoting  the  imminence  of 
his  danger)  tetupsomai,  I  shall  very  soon  be  beaten  again.  Ask  such 
a  boy  the  usual  grammatical  question  'what  is  a  verb?'  and  it  will  be 
no  wonder  if  he  forget  the  foregoing  part  of  the  definition,  'to  be  and 
to  do,'  and  answer  'that  a  verb  is  a  word  which  signifies  to  suffer.' 
Will  it  be  wonderful  that  such  a  boy  should  sigh  for  the  lost  joys  of 
home,  and  while  his  task  calls  him  to  accompany  Aeneas  in  his  wan- 
derings, his  mind  should  be  off,  recollecting  his  own  pleasanter  wander- 
ings on  the  banks  of  the  Cape  Fear,  the  Yadkin  or  the  Roanoke? 
Would  he  consider  it  a  very  serious  misfortune,  if  for  inattention  to 
his  books,  or  some  youthful  prank,  he  should  be  sent  home  to  the  scene 
of  his  former  amusements?  Will  he  be  very  loath  to  incur  such  a 
misfortune?  For  what  does  he  expect  when  he  arrives  at  his  father's 
house?  He  may  a  little  dread  the  first  interview;  but  he  knows  that 
after  a  good  scolding,  his  time  will  pass  as  pleasantly  as  before.  His 
indulgent  parent  allows  him  to  cheer  the  days  of  his  rustication  with 
his  fowling  piece,  thus  contriving  at  home  what  could  not  be  effected 
at  school,  a  way  "to  teach  the  young  idea  how  to  shoot."  Hunting, 
fishing  and  neighborhood  visits,  will  constitute  the  tenor  of  his  life. 
These  are  the  circumstances  in  which  our  youth  are  placed,  and  this 
constitutes  one  grand  obstacle  to  their  improvement  at  school  and  at 
college;  for  these  remarks  apply  with  as  much  force  to  the  collegian 
as  to  the  school-boy.  There  is  too  strong  a  contrast  between  a  youth's 
situation  at  home  and  at  school,  and  that  contrast  all  in  favor  of 
home.  Now  this  being  the  case,  parents  have  the  remedy  in  their  own 
hands.  This  inequality  must  be  altered.  The  truant  who  goes  home 
in  disgrace,  must  be  no  gainer  by  the  exchange.  Let  the  sending  of 
him  home,  be  like  sending  him  to  the  penitentiary.  Let  him  be  made 
to  put  off  his  broad-cloth  coat,  in  which  he  would  be  glad  to  go  and 
see  the  young  ladies,  and  let  him  array  himself  in  a  plantation  suit 
from  his  mother's  own  loom,  and  let  him  tend  his  father's  crop  and 
earn  his  daily  bread  by  the  sweat  of  his  brow.  A  discipline  of  this 
kind  would  soon  make  school  lose  its  horrors,  and  perhaps  a  few  months' 
labour  at  the  plough  or  the  hoe  would  bring  about  the  earnest  petition 
to  be  permitted  to  return  to  school,  with  the  promise  of  diligence  and 
good  behaviour.  I  fear  there  is  little  prospect  of  persuading  parents 
to  adopt  measures  of  this  kind.  They  are  generally  so  injudiciously 
indulgent,  that  their  children  are  not  afraid  to  offend  them.  And  this 
is  the  reason  why  so  few  who  set  out  to  get  an  education,  persevere 
till   they   arrive   at  the   goal. — Whereas   in   the   Northern    States,   few 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  733 

comparatively,  break  off  after  once  beginning.  The  reason  for  this  is 
the  certainty  of  meeting  from  their  parents  the  treatment  I  have  been 
recommending,  if  they  refuse  to  improve  at  school.  One  remarkable 
instance  may  be  mentioned.  It  is  told  of  the  first  President  Adams 
that  when  he  was  first  sent  to  school  he  would  not  learn  his  Latin 
Grammar.  His  father,  who  seems  to  have  been  one  of  those  plain 
sensible  men  that  go  by  the  old  proverb,  "a  bird  that  can  sing  and 
won't  sing"  &c,  took  him  home,  and  set  him  to  ditching,  an  operation 
so  little  to  the  taste  of  the  future  Chief  Magistrate,  that  it  made  all 
the  combined  terrors  of  the  eight  parts  of  speech  appear  as  nothing 
in  comparison — and  such  sounds  as  quicunque,  quaecunque,  quodcunque 
vel  quidcunque,  which  once  seemed  as  if  they  would  break  his  jaws  in 
the  very  utterance  of  them,  he  could  pronounce  as  glibly  as  his  a,  b,  c. 
This  then,  be  it  remembered,  made  John  Adams,  senr.  President  of 
the  United  States — the  alternative  Latin  or  the  ditch.  We  must  make 
scholars  by  the  same  art  that  the  Romans  made  soldiers.  Their  very 
name  for  army  was  taken  from  the  exercises  daily  required  of  the 
soldiers,  which  exercises  were  more  severe  and  oppressive  in  time  of 
peace  than  in  time  of  war.  This  made  the  Roman  soldier  sigh  for 
a  campaign,  as  procuring  him  a  holiday  from  the  tedium  of  drilling. 

But  it  is  not  merely  the  love  of  home  indulgence  and  home  amuse- 
ments which  damps  the  ardour  and  relaxes  the  exertion  of  the  youthful 
scholar.  There  is  a  thought  which  often  crosses  his  mind  while  fol- 
lowing his  daily  college  lessons,  "Of  what  use  is  all  this  going  to  be 
to  me  ?  I  am  going  to  be  a  farmer,  or  a  merchant,  or  at  most  a  doctor, 
and  every  one  knows  it  takes  very  little  education  to  make  a  physician. 
Look  at  Drs.  X,  Y,  Z,  unknown  quantities  to  be  sure,  (as  the  Algebra- 
ists say,)  but  still  in  good  practice — and  although  they  thin  the  popula- 
tion a  little,  yet  are  certainly  less  destructive  to  the  human  species 
than  either  intemperance  or  the  Cholera.  If  they  get  along  with  just 
a  smattering  of  Latin,  and  no  Greek  or  Mathematics,  so  can  I."  Thife 
soliloquy  is  apt  to  occur  with  a  student  somewhere  in  his  Sophomore 
or  Junior  year  when  after  moving  on  grudgingly  through  half  his 
term,  the  growing  labours  of  the  way  begin  to  sicken  his  heart,  and 
the  feeling  of  incipient  manhood  to  inspire  the  hope  that  he  may  be 
allowed  to  have  the  disposal  of  himself.  Then  farewell  any  further 
improvement !  And  next  comes  a  letter  from  his  father,  authorizing 
his  son  to  select  his  own  studies.  "Ah,  glorious  times  now!  I  shall 
have  to  recite  only  two  or  three  times  a  week,  and  the  rest  of  the  time 
I  can  do  with  as  I  please — range  through  the  libraries,  read  novels 
and  newspapers,  and  have  plenty  of  time  to  lie  on  the  bed  and  take 
naps,  while  the  regulars,  poor  dogs,  are  digging  after  Greek  roots,  or 
writhing  on  angles  as  heart-piercing  as  a  bayonet's  point.  But  maybe, 
I  may  conclude  when  I  get  home  to  be  a  doctor;  a  little  touch  of 
chemistry  before  I  leave  College."  And  thus  is  a  raw,  undisciplined 
mind  suddenly  transferred  from  a  lower  class  up  to  a  scientific  study 


734  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

for  which  it  is  not  prepared,  and  where  it  does  little  more  than  expose 
its  incompetency,  and  furnish  another  illustration  of  the  maxim,  that 
there  is  no  royal  road  to  learning.  It  maybe  thought  that  these  animad- 
versions on  a  partial  and  mutilated  course  of  study  at  College,  are 
foreign  to  my  appointed  subject,  as  they  relate  to  the  subsequent  and 
later  part  of  education  rather  than  to  the  elementary  one.  But  it  is 
to  be  feared  that  the  frequent  examples  of  such  interruptions  to  a 
liberal  education,  have  a  malignant  influence  even  on  the  earlier  years 
of  academical  life,  and  encourage  and  increase  the  school-boy's  distaste 
for  his  present  studies,  which  he  anticipates  will  be  dropped  in  a  few 
years,  and  therefore  need  not  be  prosecuted  now  with  much  diligence. 
The  remedy  for  this  evil  appears  to  be,  that  a  youth  should  be  given 
to  understand,  when  he  is  sent  to  school  that  he  is  to  take  a  thorough 
course;  that  the  pleasure  and  profit  and  credit  of  the  latter  part  of  his 
course  will  depend  essentially  upon  his  improvement  in  the  first  part, 
and  that  his  education  is  to  be  his  livelihood.  And  if,  instead  of  cutting 
short  their  sons'  collegiate  career,  out  of  economy,  parents  would  more 
frequently  give  them  their  patrimony  in  an  education,  it  might  have 
a  most  salutary  effect  on  their  scholarship  and  their  morals. 

2.  A  second  cause  injurious  to  solid  improvement,  which  frustrates 
the  fairest  plans  of  the  enlightened  and  faithful  preceptor,  and  which 
is  chargeable  upon  the  parents,  is  the  consulting  of  cheapness  and 
despatch.  A  teacher  is  chosen  for  the  cheapness  of  his  terms,  and  the 
rapidity  with  which  he  can  push  boys  forward  for  entrance  into  col- 
lege. Haste  is  everything.  Whoever  can  get  a  boy  through  the  great- 
est number  of  books,  in  a  given  time,  is  the  best  teacher.  I  am  fortu- 
nate in  being  able  to  confirm  my  own  observations  on  this  subject,  by 
the  testimony  of  so  thorough  a  scholar  and  so  distinguished  a  man 
as  Professor  Stuart  of  Andover.  "Our  primary  Schools,"  says  he, 
in  a  late  essay,  "are,  in  a  multitude  of  cases,  very  imperfectly  regu- 
lated. Students  are  hurried  through  everything.  Shortness  of  time 
and  smallness  of  expense  are  at  present,  generally  made  essential  in- 
gredients in  the  plan  of  preparatory  education.  Young  men  are  urged 
on  over  a  large  field  with  rapid  step — the  grand  desideratum  being  to 
pass  over  the  utmost  possible  ground  in  the  least  possible  time.  In 
what  way  one  travels,  it  matters  little  or  nothing.  Be  it  in  a  close 
carriage  with  a  bandage  over  his  eyes,  it  is  all  well  if  only  he  has 
travelled.  Thus  he  is  pushed  through  the  academy,  and  pushed  into 
college,  when  in  fact  he  might  be  taken  up  upon  his  elementary  books, 
and  found  to  be  halting  at  nearly  every  step.  But  this  must  be  over- 
looked— he  has  made  rapid  advance  in  a  small  time — he  bids  fair  to 
commend  the  scheme  of  economy  in  time  and  money,  and  at  any  rate 
he  will  add  to  the  general  summary  on  the  catalogue  of  college  mem- 
bers, and  help  to  support  the  expense  of  the  institution."  Such  are 
the  remarks  of  the  man  whose  station  as  Theological  Professor  in  one 
of  our  most  eminent  institutions,  has  given  him  large  opportunities  of 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  735 

judging  of  the  mode  of  elementary  instruction  in  this  country;  and 
they  serve  to  show  us  how  extensively  the  evil  obtains  in  the  United 
States — that  it  is  not  an  evil  of  which  the  South  has  peculiar  reason 
to  complain,  but  exists  in  a  degree  which  we  should  have  hardly  sus- 
pected in  the  oldest  and  most  improved  section  of  the  republic.  And 
what  is  the  result?  Why  he  assures  us  that  in  a  class  of  from  100  to 
150,  who  come  annually  into  his  hands,  by  far  the  larger  portion 
cannot  decline  their  Greek  nouns  and  verbs  with  any  tolerable  accuracy, 
and  that  he  is  obliged  to  set  them  to  the  study  of  their  Greek  Gram- 
mars as  a  necessary  prerequisite  to  the  study  of  the  Greek  testament. 

lSTow  in  the  maintenance  of  this  literary  quackery,  as  it  may  with 
propriety  be  termed,  parents  and  teachers  have  a  reciprocal  action  upon 
each  other.  The  parent  calls  for  cheapness  and  rapidity. — The  public 
calls  for  cheapness  and  rapidity.  "Crowd  as  much  as  possible  into  a 
small  compass,"  is  the  universal  demand  and  the  universal  cry  of  this 
economical,  labor-saving  age,  from  a  parent  who  has  a  son's  or  a  daugh- 
ter's head  to  be  filled  with  knowledge,  to  the  bookseller  who  offers  you 
Gibbon's  twelve  volumes  of  the  Roman  Empire  crammed  into  one 
groaning  octavo.  When  there  is  a  loud  demand  for  anything,  how- 
ever difficult  or  impracticable  its  attainment,  there  will  always  be  per- 
sons who  will  profess  to  furnish  the  desired  article,  whether  it  be  to 
provide  a  dinner  of  humming  birds  &  peacocks'  tongues  for  a  Chinese 
mandarin,  or  to  put  eight  ounces  of  brains  in  a  skull  where  nature  has 
left  only  cavity  enough  for  one.  Hence  if  you  make  proclamation  for 
a  teacher  who  can  put  into  his  boys  as  much  learning  in  two  years,  as 
others  can  do  in  four,  you  will  be  sure  to  have  your  offer  accepted. 
If  the  object  is  merely  that  a  boy  should  gallop  through  a  certain  num- 
ber of  books,  why  the  thing  may  be  done,  by  the  usual  process  by  which 
galloping  animals  are  accelerated — namely,  the  whip  and  the  spur,  and 
the  carrying  of  little  weight.  And  if  reaching  the  goal  first  be  all  that 
is  required  to  win  the  stake,  the  rider,  instead  of  keeping  the  prescribed 
track  for  legitimate  racing,  may  narrow  his  circuit,  or  dash,  by  a  short 
cut,  to  the  termination  of  the  course.  These  teachers  who  profess  to 
do  so  much  in  so  little  time,  seriously  injure  the  cause  of  solid  learn- 
ing, by  bringing  into  disrepute  those  schools  which  demand  more  time 
and  more  thorough  scholarship.  A  teacher  who  is  a  man  of  sense  and 
conscience,  who  knows  that  four  years  at  least  are  requisite  for  taking 
a  boy  through  the  classical  course  preparatory  to  entering  our  common 
colleges,  and  who  wants  to  do  justice  to  his  employers,  is  mortified, 
perhaps,  to  find  that  his  pupils  are  taken  away,  under  the  complaint 
that  he  carries  them  on  too  slowly,  and  perhaps  he  is  taxed  with  the 
selfish  motive  of  retarding  their  progress  on  purpose  to  swell  his  num- 
bers and  his  emoluments.  This  is  the  reward  he  gets  for  being  faith- 
ful and  conscientious,  and  for  his  manly  and  enlightened  view  of  what 
constitutes  good  scholarship.  He  may  have  entered  upon  his  profes- 
sional career  with  that  ardor  and  enthusisasm  which  are  so  conducive 


736  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

to  success,  and  lie  may  have  determined  to  merit  the  reputation  of 
forming  real  scholars.  But  he  presently  finds  that  he  cannot  carry 
his  plans  into  execution — pupils  get  discouraged  by  the  length  of  time 
he  requires;  parents,  too,  revolt  against  the  delay  and  the  expense,  and 
he  is  obliged,  in  self-defence,  to  enter  the  lists  of  scandalous  race-run- 
ning, and  to  cry  out  with  his  competitors  for  public  favor. 

"Occupet  extremum  scabies;  mihi  turpe  relinqui  est" — Or  in  plain 
English,  "the  deuce  take  the  hindmost." 

Want,  then  of  a  due  valuation  and  patronage  of  superior  teachers,  is 
one  main  cause  of  the  low  state  of  our  primary  schools.  Our  popula- 
tion is  so  thin,  our  towns  so  small,  that  there  is  not  patronage  enough 
for  many  schools  in  the  same  place.  To  warrant,  then,  the  provision 
of  commodious  buildings,  and  the  employment  of  a  well  qualified 
teacher,  the  patronage  must  be  united  and  concentered.  But  in- 
stead of  that,  what  is  the  state  of  things  in  the  towns  and  villages? 
Instead  of  a  public  union  in  maintaining  a  reputable  academy,  you  see 
a  number  of  little  petty  schools,  kept  up  in  various  parts  of  the  town — 
and  the  town  academy,  if  there  be  one,  is  drained  of  its  resources.  A 
few  public  spirited  individuals  struggle  for  a  few  years  to  maintain  a 
good  teacher,  at  a  heavy  expense,  but  are  at  length  discouraged  by  the 
apathy  of  the  public,  drop  the  school,  and  send  their  sons  to  a  distance. 
Now  it  should  be  deemed  the  duty  of  every  good  citizen  to  maintain  a 
good  school  in  the  place  where  he  resides  whether  he  is  to  receive  an 
immdiate  personal  benefit  from  it  or  not.  He  may  have  no  children, 
or  none  large  enough  at  present  to  profit  by  the  school,  but  still  he 
must  have  an  indirect,  an  ultimate  interest  in  the  good  education  of 
the  community  among  whom  he  and  his  family  are  to  dwell.  Every 
man  therefore  ought  to  pay  cheerfully,  and  as  liberally  as  possible  for 
the  support  of  one  good  school  in  the  place  where  he  lives.  Even  old 
bachelors,  who  often  constitute  a  numerous  and  respectable  class  in  our 
towns,  ought  to  indemnify  the  public  for  their  selfish  and  indolent 
celibacy  by  contributing,  for  the  benefit  of  the  children  of  others,  as 
much  as  they  would  have  had  to  expend  on  a  family  of  their  own ;  and 
thus  they  may  serve  society,  by  acting  the  part  of  stakes,  which,  though 
dry  and  fruitless  themselves,  answer  admirably  well  as  supports,  on 
which  the  genial  vine  may  lean  and  hang  her  clusters  to  the  sun. 

"While  on  the  subject  of  patronage,  it  may  not  be  amiss  to  mention 
one  species  of  patronage  which  would  materially  benefit  all  our  schools, 
from  the  lowest  to  the  highest.  It  is  the  patronage  of  notice. — It  is 
the  flattering  attention  of  the  public  eye.  Much  depends  on  this — more 
than  is  generally  thought  of.  Whatever  attracts  public  attention,  and 
is  the  subject  of  popular  conversation,  will  be  estimated  by  the  young 
as  an  important  matter.  How,  then,  can  the  young  think  their  prog- 
ress in  school  a  matter  of  importance,  when  the  public,  and  even  pa- 
rents themselves,  will  not  attend  the  semi-annual  examinations  for  a 
feAv  hours  a  day,  every  half-year?     The  teachers  know  what  a  stimulus 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  737 

it  is  to  their  pupils  to  expect  this  periodical  inspection — they  make 
proclamation,  they  invite,  they  beg  parents,  relations,  professional  gen- 
tlemen to  attend,  but  with  scarcely  any  success.  Now  and  then,  a 
transient  straggler  comes  in,  but  soon  gets  tired  and  withdraws,  or  if 
he  possesses  a  more  than  common  share  of  zeal  and  patience,  finds  a 
happy  refuge  from  the  severity  of  his  penance  by  a  nap  upon  his  el- 
bow. Unhappily  pupils,  and  still  more  unhappy  teacher,  doomed  to 
all  the  mortification  and  discouragement  of  public  neglect !  It  is  said 
in  apology  for  this  neglect,  "we  are  too  busy,"  or  "we  understand  noth- 
ing of  the  subjects  of  examination,  and  therefore  can  do  no  good  by  our 
attendance" — or  "it  is  too  dull  and  wearisome  to  endure."  In  reply  to 
these  excuses,  it  may  be  said,  is  the  business  you  plead  of  greater  im- 
portance than  your  child  ?  Or  if  you  have  no  child  at  the  school,  is 
the  prosperity  of  the  school  in  your  town  a  matter  not  worth  the  giv- 
ing of  your  attendance  a  few  hours  twice  a  year?  Admitting  such  at- 
tendance to  be  unpleasant  and  tedious,  yet  can  you  bear  no  self-denial 
for  the  sake  of  attaining  a  great  public  good?  Will  you  sacrifice 
nothing  to  stimulate  to  industry  and  virtuous  habits  the  youth  of  our 
country,  who  are  the  happiness  of  their  parents,  and  the  future  rulers 
of  the  empire?  Parents  and  other  citizens  are  not  aware  what  a  val- 
uable effect  their  very  presence  has  upon  the  minds  of  both  teacher  and 
pupil,  or  sure  they  would  sacrifice  a  little  time  from  more  agreeable  or 
more  lucrative  employments,  to  stimulate  the  good  scholars  by  their 
smiles  of  approbation,  and  to  shame  the  sluggard  and  the  truant  by  the 
stigma  of  their  notice.  Surely  the  faithful  anl  laborious  instructor, 
who  is  wearing  out  life  in  the  cause  of  their  children,  might  expect  of 
the  inhabitants  of  our  towns,  this  little  tribute  to  lighten  his  burdens 
and  cheer  the  tedium  of  his  way. — He  would  repay  it  in  increased  en- 
deavors to  deserve  their  confidence,  and  his  pupils  would  repay  it  to 
the  public  by  higher  attainments  in  scholarship,  and  by  doing  less 
mischief  to  their  pigs  and  poultry.  In  every  village  where  there  is  an 
academy,  this  attendance  on  the  public  examinations  might  be  taken 
by  rotation  so  as  to  fall  lightly  upon  each ;  and  the  ladies,  who  are  fond 
of  encouraging  everything  good,  and  who  are  apt  to  take  a  livelier 
interest  in  the  young  than  men  do,  could  not  do  more  good,  in  all  their 
round  of  morning  calls,  than  by  a  morning  call  at  the  academy. 
(To  be  concluded  in  our  next.) 
—Raleigh  Register,  May  28,  1833. 

Parents  are  little  aware  how  necessary  it  is  that  they  should  lay  the 
ground  work  of  their  children's  subordination  within  the  domestic 
walls.  They  must  prepare  them  by  previous  training  for  an  orderly 
subjection  to  the  rules  and  requisitions  of  scholastic  life.  If  they  do 
not,  they  are  laying  up  future  trouble  for  their  children,  and  preparing 
them  to  rebel  against  the  most  necessary  restraints.     How  can  it  be  ex- 

47 


738  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

pected,  that  a  boy,  indulged  at  home  in  every  wish,  and  accustomed,  by 
obstinate  adherence  to  his  purpose,  to  get  the  better  of  his  father  and 
mother,  will,  when  he  goes  to  school,  submit  to  the  authority  of  his 
preceptor?  If  the  history  of  many  men  who  disturb  the  world  by 
their  restless  and  turbulent  dispositions  were  traced  back  to  the  habits 
of  infancy,  it  will  probably  be  seen  that  that  the  foundation  of  their 
characters  was  probably  laid  in  early  mismanagement.  They  were 
allowed  to  indulge  a  violent  temper  without  punishment,  to  domineer 
over  slaves,  to  struggle  with,  and  even  fight  their  mothers,  when  they 
attempted  to  control  them,  and  been  only  laughed  at  for  these  parox- 
ysms of  impotent  rage.  These  young  bloods  no  doubt  gave,  even  in  the 
nursery,  plain  presages  of  their  hatred  of  subjection,  and  their  consti- 
tutional scruples  to  all  grievous  impositions.  One  might  have  seen  the 
embryo  of  the  future  patriot,  resisting  all  invasion  of  his  rights.  He 
gave  happy  auguries  of  his  dislike  to  the  principles  of  protection  by 
his  loud  screams  whenever  the  bread  and  butter  were  locked  up;  and 
that  he  would  one  day  be  a  deadly  foe  to  tariffs,  he  gave  striking  prog- 
nostics whenever  he  was  promised  a  lump  of  sugar  upon  the  payment 
of  certain  heavy  duties,  such  as  keeping  quiet,  or  getting  his  lesson ;  for 
he  always  would  have  the  sugar  free  of  duty.  It  was  Voltaire,  I  be- 
lieve who  said  that  the  fate  of  nations  sometimes  depended  upon  the 
good  or  bad  digestion  of  the  prime  minister — and  perhaps  the  repose  of 
a  republic  may  depend  upon  the  infliction  of  a  few  wholesome  stripes 
upon  a  froward  child. 

I  hope  nothing  here  said  can  be  so  misunderstood  as  to  be  construed 
into  disrespect  for  the  medical  profession.  ]STo  one  cherishes  higher 
respect  or  a  more  affectionate  regard  than  I  do  for  the  gentlemen  of 
that  faculty — those  soothers  of  human  wo,  those  friends  on  whom  we 
repose  our  throbbing  bosoms  in  the  most  agonizing  hours  of  life.  So 
far  from  concurring  in  the  above  ignorant  and  shallow  notions  of  the 
intellectual  cultivation  requisite  to  the  profession,  I  believe  there  is  no 
profession  which  requires  more  acuteness  of  mind,  more  profound 
philosophical  views,  and  more  liberal  information.  So  much  does  hu- 
man happiness  depend  on  physicians,  that  they  surely,  if  any  men 
whatever,  ought  to  bring  to  their  aid,  all  the  light  and  all  the  strength 
which  the  best  opportunities  and  the  most  perfect  cultivation  of  the 
mental  powers  can  bestow.  It  is  because  I  entertain  such  opinions  of 
the  proper  qualifications  for  a  valuable  physician,  that  it  seemed  to 
me  not  amiss  to  expose  to  just  derision  the  narrow  conceptions  of  some 
who  destine  themselves  for  that  most  responsible  vocation.  Nor  can  it 
offend  any  of  our  elderly  physicians  of  eminence,  whose  early  oppor- 
tunities were  limited,  to  insist  on  the  necessity  of  a  finished  education 
to  success  and  distinction  in  their  profession.  They  may,  by  the  best 
use  of  their  confined  education,  and  by  the  aid  of  a  sound  understand- 
ing, have  arisen  to  merited  celebrity,  but  they  will  not  deny,  that,  with 
a  better  foundation,  they  themselves  would  have  reached  a  higher  emi- 
nence with  perhaps  far  greater  ease." 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  739 

3.  The  next  cause  of  the  imperfections  of  our  primary  schools,  "which 
I  shall  mention  is  the  scarcity  of  able  teachers.  They  are  in  general 
too  young  &  inexperienced.  The  weighty  charge  of  training  the  minds 
and  managing  the  tempers,  and  forming  the  morals  of  the  young,  is 
confided,  in  a  great  many  cases,  to  persons  very  little  older  than  the 
pupils  themselves,  to  half-educated  young  men,  or  to  those  who,  if  they 
have  diplomas  in  their  hands,  must  be  confessed  to  have  more  Latin 
in  their  hands  than  in  their  heads.  Of  the  graduates  of  our  numerous 
colleges,  many  become  teachers,  who  were  among  the  most  ordinary 
scholars.  These  like  other  insects,  propagate  their  kind  with  pernicious 
fecundity.  They  send  out  annually  their  little  swarms  as  candidates  for 
the  several  colleges,  all  carrying  evident  mark  of  their  academical  par- 
entage and,  verifying  the  maxim  of  the  ancient  philosophers,  that  "ex 
nihilo  nihil  fit."  Their  Alma  Mater  cannot  complain  of  these  her 
pedagogic  sons  as  not  yielding  her  back  as  much  as  they  received,  but 
reversing  the  apostolic  remark,  she  may  say  to  them,  "ye  carried  nothing 
out  of  this  world,  and  it  is  certain  that  ye  can  bring  nothing  in."  These 
teachers,  if  they  deserve  no  other  credit,  are  at  least  entitled  to  the 
praise  of  soon  making  their  pupils  as  wise  as  themselves.  The  furni- 
ture of  their  upper-stories  is  so  light  and  scanty  that  it  is  easily  trans- 
ferred from  their  own  noodles  to  those  of  their  pupils,  as  are  the  move- 
ables of  a  pauper  from  one  garret  to  another,  at  the  beginning  of  the 
new  year.  Indeed,  it  is  according  to  the  analogy  of  nature,  that  the 
progeny  of  all  the  inferior  tribe  should  take  but  a  few  months  to  attain 
the  size  of  the  parent  animal. 

Should  there  be  among  my  auditors  any  teachers  who  look  upon  the 
severity  of  the  preceding  remarks  as  an  attack  upon  themselves,  let 
them  spare  their  resentment,  by  reflecting  that  the  present  company  is 
always  excepted,  and  that  critics  carry  on  a  kind  of  Parthian  warfare 
discharging  their  shafts,  not  at  those  before  their  faces,  but  those  behind 
their  backs. 

But  it  gives  me  pleasure  to  state  that  many  of  our  teachers  are  the 
flower  of  our  graduates,  and  would  it  were  the  case  that  the  patronage 
were  liberal  enough  to  induce  many  more  of  such  to  choose  for  the  bus- 
iness of  their  lives  this  most  useful  and  laudable  occupation.  As  it  is 
however,  other  professions  offer  more  tempting  prizes  to  their  talents, 
and  they  devote  to  school-keeping  one  or  two  of  their  green,  inexperi- 
enced years,  only  as  the  means  of  enabling  them  to  prosecute  some 
more  lucrative  and  less  laborious  profession,  quitting  the  schoolroom, 
just  when  improved  scholarship  and  acquired  experience  have  fitted 
them  for  their  work.  The  public  ought  to  see  this,  and  ought  to  provide 
against  it,  by  setting  before  such  young  men  the  prospect  of  honorable 
remuneration.  Then  you  would  see  our  academies  sought  after  by  the 
first  scholars  among  our  graduates,  and  sharing,  with  the  other  liberal 
professions,  the  genius  and  learning  of  the  land.  Then  a  school  wrould 
not  be  considered,  as  it  now  too  often  is  a  mere  stepping-stone  to  some 


740  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

other  station  more  lucrative  or  more  honorable,  but  would  be  embraced 
as  an  eligible  business  for  the  whole  of  life.  Thus  our  children  would 
have  the  advantage  of  the  matured  wisdom  and  experience  of  a  life-time 
spent  in  the  same  occupation.  In  other  things  we  deem  it  of  prime 
importance  to  have  the  services  of  a  man  long  practiced  in  his  profes- 
sion, from  the  farrier  who  shoes  our  horses,  up  to  the  physician,  to  whom 
we  entrust  our  lives  and  the  judge  who  sits  upon  the  fortunes  of  the 
public.  In  teaching  alone  we  are  contented  with  the  services  of  tyros 
and  novices.  A  physician  shall  not  prescribe  for  your  son  in  a  fever, 
a  lawyer  shall  not  give  advice  respecting  that  son's  property,  unless  they 
both  be  men  of  tried  knowledge.  But  that  son's  intellect,  that  son's 
temper,  that  son's  moral  character,  the  determination  of  what  kind  of 
man  that  son  is  to  be— all  these  vital  matters  are  rashly  committed  to 
young  men  of  very  slender  experience.  Now,  is  the  tuition  of  the  young 
mind  and  the  management  of  the  young  heart,  the  only  art  in  which  no 
apprenticeship  is  required,  no  years  of  experience  are  necessary?  Does 
not  every  man  who  has  tried  the  business  of  teaching  know  that  he 
learns  something  important  every  year,  either  in  the  subjects  on  which 
he  instructs,  or  in  the  human  nature  on  which  he  acts,  and  that  he  is 
worth  five-fold  as  much  to  his  employers  at  thirty  years  of  age  as  he 
was  at  twenty?  Let  a  young  teacher  therefore,  be  ever  so  clever  and 
faithful  to  his  undertaking,  he  wants  that  which  nothing  but  time  can 
give  him,  and  how  seldom  we  find  one  of  such  promise  sufficiently  re- 
warded to  continue  in  this  laborious  business  until  time,  which  ripens 
wine  and  cheese  and  friendship,  shall  ripen  his  majestical  faculties, 
mellow  the  crudeness  of  his  knowledge,  soften  the  sharpness  of  his  tem- 
per, and  (to  keep  up  our  similitude  of  old  Madeira)  give  him  a  body  of 
sound  knowledge  and  good  sense,  from  which  his  pupils  may  continually 
drink  in  strength  and  virtue. 

Let  me  now,  with  deference,  suggest  to  my  brethren  in  the  task  of  in- 
structing youth,  some  improvements  which  have  occurred  to  me,  and  par- 
ticularize some  faults  which  my  observations  on  various  schools  have 
brought  under  view. 

The  first  and  most  glaring  defect  in  the  conduct  of  our  classical 
schools,  is  the  neglect  of  the  common  rudiments  of  English  education. 
It  is  quite  usual  for  young  men  to  be  sent  from  the  academy  to  the  col- 
lege so  deplorably  deficient  in  orthography  and  penmanship,  as  would 
disgrace  the  urchin  of  an  old  field  school.  Many  a  sad  hour  have  I 
spent  over  collegiate  compositions,  in  deciphering  hideous  hieroglyphics, 
and  in  restoring  to  their  proper  English  phisiognomy  such  monsters  as 
wright  and  rong,  kneighborhood,  hanous,  foilage,  seperate,  colledge, 
jenius,  turrible,  persuit,  &c.  This  is  a  serious  evil — it  is  the  very  thing 
to  bring  classical  learning  into  discredit.  Plain,  uneducated  people  are 
competent  judges  of  such  blemishes  as  these,  and  may  very  justly  com- 
plain of  a  course  of  instruction  which,  professing  to  communicate  the 
higher  parts  of  learning,  leaves  the  young  man  so  shamefully  untaught 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  741 

in  spelling  and  writing  his  mother  tongue,  that  he  cannot  pen  a  common 
epistle  without  danger  of  disgracing  himself.  There  should  then,  be  a 
competent  teacher  of  English  attached  to  every  grammar  school,  into 
whose  hands  the  boys  should  pass  for  an  hour  or  two  every  day,  to  be 
practiced  in  the  several  English  branches.  This  is  better  done  in  con- 
junction with  their  classical  course,  because  it  only  introduces  a  reliev- 
ing variety  of  occupation,  and  cannot  advantageously  either  precede  that 
course,  or  be  delayed  till  that  course  is  considerably  advanced. 

A  second  practice  of  our  Preparatory  Schools,  against  which  I  must 
be  permitted  to  inveigh,  is  the  omission  of  a  great  part  of  the  prescribed 
classical  course. — Of  this  the  faculty  of  the  University  have  reason  to 
speak  with  much  feeling.  A  certain  quantity  of  Latin  and  Greek  is  re- 
quired to  be  read  in  order  to  admission  into  college.  It  is  as  little  as 
is  at  all  consistent  with  respectability— less  than  what  is  demanded  by 
most  of  our  colleges.  But  in  the  payment  of  even  this  pittance,  we  are 
not  fairly  dealt  with.  Few  academies  render  us  honestly  the  full  debt. 
One  teacher  clips  off  a  little  here,  another  a  little  there.  For  example : 
we  require  the  whole  seven  books  of  Csesar's  Gallic  War;  but  one  youth 
comes  prepared  on  five,  another  on  four,  another  on  only  two.  We  re- 
quire the  whole  of  Virgil's  xEneid,  or  Ovid  Expurgata  (ISTote  1),  as  an 
equivalent  for  the  latter  half;  and  we  require  these  authors  not  only  to 
be  construed  and  parsed  but  scanned.  But  this  requisition  is  in  most 
cases  not  complied  with,  &  all  we  can  extort  is  the  first  half  of  the 
JEneid,  read  without  any  attention  to  prosody.  Here  at  once  is  Latin 
enough  to  fill  up  a  whole  year,  of  which  the  pupil  is  cheated  by  this  lit- 
erary fraud.  Another  has  read  the  Gospel  of  John  in  Greek,  but  has 
not  looked  at  the  Acts,  and  surely  we  must  be  hard  and  austere  men  to 
insist  upon  more  than  half  of  what  is  prescribed  in  the  course.  A  third 
has  gone  no  further  in  his  arithmetic  than  fractions,  and  depends  on 
making  up  the  deficiency  after  he  enters  college.  A  fourth  has  not 
studied  geography.  Laboring  under  one  or  another  of  these  deficiencies, 
a  youth  comes  to  the  University,  perhaps  from  the  extremity  of  the 
State.  The  faculty  are  then  placed  in  this  painful  dilemma  :  they  must 
either  depart  from  their  proclaimed  terms,  in  violation  of  their  con- 
science and  of  authority,  or  they  must  turn  away  this  young  man,  who 
has  come  from  such  a  distance,  and  deprive  him  of  the  benefits  of  the 
Institution.  Now  we  ask,  is  it  fair,  is  it  kind,  in  teachers  to  impose 
upon  us  this  distressing  conflict  between  feeling  and  duty  ?  Is  it  dealing 
fair  with  their  pupils  to  expose  them  to  this  mortifying  repulse?  Is  it 
doing  justice  to  the  cause  of  classical  learning,  of  which  they  are  the 
professed  advocates,  to  subtract  thus  largely  from  the  quantum  in  itself 
sufficiently  meagre?  We  hope  this  appeal  will  not  be  made  in  vain. 
(Note  2.) 

Among  the  imperfections  in  our  school  system,  I  may  be  pardoned 
for  numbering  the  wTant,  in  many  teachers,  of  an  advantageous  manner 
of  communicating  their  instructions.     There  is  often  discoverable  in  the 


742  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

teacher  a  lamentable  want  of  animation  and  vivacity  of  manner,  a  want 
of  spirit  and  energy,  in  conducting  business.  If  instruction  is  imparted 
with  spirit  and  life,  it  will  be  received  with  spirit  and  life.  If  the  mas- 
ter keeps  wide  awake,  his  pupils  will  also.  But  if  he  be  listless,  languid, 
speaking  scarcely  loud  enough  to  be  heard,  and  allowing  them  to  answer 
in  the  same  style,  why  the  whole  school  will  be  pervaded  by  the  same 
listless  humdrum,  careless  manner,  which  sickens  a  spectator  just  to 
witness  it  for  one  half-hour.  The  manner  of  a  school-master  should 
have  in  it  much  of  the  promptness,  energy  and  decision  of  a  military 
officer  giving  the  word  of  command  to  a  company  of  soldiers.  Then  he 
will  receive  the  same  prompt  obedience.  Then  each  boy  will  be  on  the 
alert,  have  all  his  wits  about  him,  and  learn  to  have  all  his  knowledge 
ready  at  command,  to  march  at  a  moment's  warning.  In  this  way  not 
only  would  the  intellect  be  sharpened  and  the  memory  kept  bright,  but 
a  vast  deal  of  time  would  be  saved,  which  is  now  consumed  in  waiting 
upon  the  indolence  and  tardiness  of  sluggish  or  inattentive  boys.  Situ- 
ated as  I  have  been  for  many  years,  destined  to  take  up  and  prosecute 
the  unfinished  labors  of  others,  I  have  had  considerable  opportunity  of 
observing  the  effects  of  different  modes  of  discipline  on  the  various 
youth  who  repair  to  this  place.  Some  are  in  their  recitations  ani- 
mated, confident  and  pour  forth  with  fluency  all  that  they  know.  Such 
it  is  a  pleasure  to  hear,  and  their  recitation,  though  minute  and  critical, 
passes  off  with  smoothness  and  rapidity.  But  in  too  many  other  cases 
we  are  obliged  to  say  that  the  delivery  of  the  student  is  so  lifeless,  so 
indistinct,  his  manner  so  inert,  and  his  replies  to  questions  so  slow, 
that  it  must  damp  the  ardor  and  weary  the  patience  of  any  teacher,  and 
actually  consumes  the  hour  to  which  the  recitation  is  limited,  before  half 
justice  is  done  to  the  lesson.  I  am  convinced  that  twice  the  business 
might  be  done,  twice  the  instruction  imparted  and  received,  just  by  the 
correction  of  this  one  fault.  It  is  in  vain  to  attempt  to  reform  the  man- 
ner of  delivery  after  the  youth  comes  to  college;  it  is  by  that  time  in- 
curable. Let  then  the  teachers  of  our  primary  schools  take  lessons  from 
the  drilling  officer,  and  endeavor  to  exhibit  in  their  own  manner,  and  to 
stamp  upon  their  young  militia,  the  same  quickness  and  energy.  I 
know  my  pedagogick  brethren  can  say  much  in  palliation  of  this  fault. 
They  will  tell  me  that  I  talk  like  one  who  has  had  no  experience  in 
such  things — that  animation  cannot  be  kept  up  amid  the  dull,  daily 
round  of  school  business — that  it  is  a  plant  which  cannot  live  in  such 
an  atmosphere ;  that  they  will  wish  me  no  other  punishment  for  my  cen- 
sure than  to  be  condemned  to  go  into  the  school-room  after  dinner,  in  a 
hot  summer's  day,  and  hear  a  class  of  little  marble  players  recite  a  les- 
son in  Cgesar,  giving  poor  Julius,  alas !  more  stabs  than  he  received 
from  the  daggers  of  all  the  conspirators  in  the  Senate-House,  and  aveng- 
ing the  Gauls  upon  him  for  all  his  murders.  "If  you,"  they  will  tell 
me,  "can  keep  the  edge  of  your  animation  sharp  upon  such  materials, 
you  must  be  made  of  a  better  metal  than  a  Damascus  swordblade,  or  the 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  743 

farfamed  penknives  of  Rodgers.  The  expense  of  animal  spirits  and  of 
lungs  that  would  be  incurred  by  such  a  lively  mode  of  instruction  con- 
stantly kept  up,  Avould  wear  any  man  out  in  a  short  time."  To  this  I 
reply,  that  the  thing  is  not  impracticable,  is  proved  by  the  fact  that 
some  teachers  have  exemplified  it  and  shown  its  happy  effects. — This 
is  particularly  the  case  in  the  European  schools.  There  the  master 
enters  upon  his  business  with  an  emphasis  &  vivacity  &  gusto  unknown 
to  most  of  our  American  seminaries.  To  them  our  manner  would  ap- 
pear frigid  and  spiritless  in  the  extreme.  All  depends  upon  the  teach- 
er's heart  being  in  the  thing.  If  he  thinks  his  business  an  important 
one,  and  that  whatever  is  worth  doing  at  all  is  worth  doing  well,  he  will 
be  willing  to  use  all  requisite  efforts  to  make  his  instructions  acceptable 
and  successful.  And  here  again  appears  the  mischief  of  our  schools 
being  in  the  hands  of  mere  transient  young  men.  They  cannot  enter 
upon  their  daily  duties  with  that  relish  and  enthusiasm  with  which  man 
carries  on  his  main  ultimate  business,  on  which  he  is  to  depend  for  repu- 
tation and  for  bread.  Feeling  very  little  interest  in  their  temporary 
occupation,  they  will  make  no  exertions  to  improve  their'  scholarship, 
and  their  object  will  be,  to  get  over  the  drudgery  of  the  day,  on  as  easy 
terms  as  they  can,  and  lay  up  at  the  end  of  a  two  years'  contract,  as 
much  money  as  will  bear  their  expenses  in  studying  a  profession.  No 
wonder  the  cause  of  letters  should  languish  under  such  management. 

Another  feature  which,  I  think,  would  be  a  great  improvement  in  our 
schools,  is  the  use  of  oral  lectures.  Were  a  teacher  to  deliver  frequent 
lectures  in  a  spirited  and  entertaining  manner,  on  Roman  and  Grecian 
history  and  antiquities,  on  geography,  and  the  manners  and  customs  of 
the  various  nations,  putting  questions  every  now  and  then  to  keep  alive 
attention  and  make  memory  responsible  for  what  it  has  received,  I  am 
inclined  to  think  it  would  have  the  happiest  effect.  How  different  im- 
pression is  made  by  the  dull,  customary  operation  of  getting  anything  by 
book,  and  having  it  delivered  from  living  lips,  with  all  the  advantages 
of  look,  voice  and  gesture,  which  a  teacher  of  good  sense  and  affection- 
ate disposition  could  throw  into  his  manner.  In  doing  this  he  ought  to 
have  the  assistance  of  all  necessary  apparatus,  maps,  globes,  plans  of 
towns  and  seiges,  military  engines,  and  so  forth.  When  a  class  is  en- 
gaged upon  Caesar's  campaign  in  Gaul,  their  teacher  ought  to  be  able  to 
exhibit  to  their  eyes  the  line  of  his  march — a  picture  of  the  battleground 
as  the  author  describes  it — of  the  situation  of  the  town  besieged,  the 
different  columns  of  the  two  armies,  and  all  the  testudos  and  vinea?  and 
battering  rams  which  were  employed.  Then,  what  is  now  a  task  would 
become  a  pleasure,  and  the  authors  read  would  be  far  better  understood 
and  remembered.  Let  me  here  suggest  the  expediency  of  the  trustees  of 
our  several  academies  taking  pains  to  procure  such  apparatus  for  the 
schoolroom.  A  common  carpenter,  under  the  direction  of  the  teacher, 
could  make  models  for  instance,  of  Ca?sar's  bridge,  and  of  some  of  the 
Roman  engines  of  war ;  and  then  that  Bridge  chapter,  now  the  terror  of 


744  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

schoolboys,  would  be  as  attractive  to  them  as  it  is  now  formidable. 
They  would  not  "come  to  the  river,  all  in  a  shiver,"  but  would  think  of 
crossing  the  deep  and  rapid  Rhine  with  as  much  pleasure  as  they  make 
mill-dams  over  the  rivulets  that  traverse  their  paternal  fields.  It  is  un- 
fortunate that  good  maps  and  charts  and  pictures,  for  the  illustration 
of  our  school-books  are  either  not  yet  made,  or  are  too  costly  to  come 
within  the  reach  of  ordinary  seminaries.  This  is  a  desideratum  which 
ought  to  be  looked  into  and  supplied.  There  ought  to  be  a  general  call 
from  all  the  schools  for  such  engravings,  and  such  machinery,  and  then 
the  booksellers  could  afford  to  have  them  supplied  at  a  reasonable  price. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  art  of  lithography,  which  has  been  so  rapidly 
improving  within  a  few  years,  and  has  multiplied  prints  on  such  cheap 
terms,  will,  ere  long,  be  employed  to  furnish  all  our  schoolrooms  with 
agreeable  and  striking  delineations  of  all  those  parts  of  youthful  study 
which  can  be  exhibited  to  the  eye. 

The  proper  construction  of  schoolhouses  is  another  point  which  de- 
serves distinct  attention.  When  I  have  visited  the  classical  schools  in 
our  large  cities,  I  have  been  struck  with  the  inconvenience  under  which 
they  labor  in  being  situated  close  upon  the  street,  stunned  the  live-long 
day  with  the  rumbling  of  drays,  the  rattling  of  coaches,  the  cries  of 
market  people,  in  short  the  full  diapason  of  discords  which  come  upon 
the  tortured  ear  from  the  commingled  voices  of  men,  women  and  chil- 
dren, dogs,  mocking-birds  and  pianos,  belonging  to  a  great  town.  What 
an  advantage,  thought  I,  do  we  enjoy  in  the  solitudes  of  Carolina,  where 
we  can  fix  our  academies  in  the  quiet  groves,  apart  from  all  this  pestif- 
erous bustle,  and  where  our  boys  can  read  or  play  under  a  canopy  of 
majestic  oaks,  surpassing  those  of  Dodona  or  of  Basham — where  the 
dryads  or  the  muses  need  not  have  scorned  to  dwell — skirted  with  a 
shrubbery  of  chinquepins  and  birches,  those  quickeners  of  genius,  those 
wonder-working  weapons  of  the  faithful  pedagogue,  possessing  all  the 
powers  of  the  wand  of  Mercury,  save  that  of  lulling  mortals  to  sleep. 
In  the  midst  of  such  a  grove  stands  the  schoolhouse,  the  temple  of  Astrea 
herself,  stern  goddess  of  justice  whom,  though  the  poets  may  feign,  and 
the  poor  Cherokees  may  really  suppose  to  have  forsaken  this  world, 
yet  here,  if  nowhere  else  on  earth,  she  holds  her  awful  reign  seated  on  a 
throne  of  flint,  with  hickory  sceptre  in  her  right  hand,  &  the  faithful 
balance  in  her  left — to  whose  altar  her  high  priest,  the  schoolmaster, 
daily  brings  each  pale  delinquent,  weighs  him  in  the  balances,  and  by 
her  command  administers  to  his  shoulders,  back,  legs,  et  cetera,  the  full 
measure  of  his  deserts.  But  these  nurseries  of  puerile  genius  and  peni- 
tentiaries of  puerile  misdemeanors,  our  schoolhouses,  are  not  so  fortun- 
ate in  their  construction  and  furniture,  as  they  are  in  their  location. 
They  ought  to  be  built  with  a  special  eye  to  the  purposes  to  which  they 
are  to  be  applied,  and  furnished  with  commodious  seats,  and  desks, 
alleys  and  doors  for  ingress  and  egress.  Every  pupil  should  have  before 
him  all  accommodations  for  reading  and  writing,  a  separate  desk  under 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  745 

lock  and  key,  where  lie  may  secure  all  his  books  and  his  stationary, 
which,  in  our  schools  now,  is  anything  but  stationary;  his  pens,  ink, 
ruler  and  pencil  having  to  travel  all  around  the  room  for  the  accommo- 
dation of  his  fellows.  The  trustees  of  each  academy  should  see  it  pro- 
vided with  such  conveniences,  and  if  they  will  not,  each  parent  ought  to 
be  willing  to  incur  the  expense  of  such  furniture,  for  his  son's  benefit,  the 
owner  being  allowed,  upon  leaving  the  school,  to  transfer  it  to  a  succes- 
sor, for  as  near  cost  as  its  condition  will  merit.  In  winter  every  school- 
room should  be  warmed  by  a  stove.  In  no  other  way  can  any  degree 
of  order  be  kept  up  :  each  shivering  urchin  will  be  continually  running 
to  the  fire,  and  when  called  to  recite,  he  will  have  nothing  at  his 
fingers'  end  but — cold. 

Of  the  institutions  which  I  have  seen,  those  approaching  nearest  to 
my  beau  ideal  of  a  school  room  are  the  celebrated  Round  Hill  school  in 
Massachusetts,  and  the  jSTewbern  Academy  in  this  State.  But  if  I 
might  be  indulged  in  the  description  of  one  of  those  little  castles-in-the- 
air,  with  whose  building  I  have  sometimes  amused  myself,  I  would  say, 
let  this  spot,  where  so  many  years  of  the  sweet  spring  of  life  are  to  be 
spent,  be  made  as  pleasant  as  possible  to  the  senses.  Let  the  dejected 
boy,  just  banished  from  the  delights  of  home,  as  he  approaches  the  school 
house  for  the  first  time,  see  everything  to  exhilarate  and  refresh  the 
spirits,  and  form  no  dismal  forebodings  of  meeting  the  Moniteur  as 
soon  as  he  steps  over  the  threshold.  Let  it  be  one  of  those  umbrageous 
retreats  which  I  before  described,  with  ground  smooth  and  a  little 
sandy,  to  form  a  natural  arena  for  his  sports,  free  from  those  cruel 
enemies  of  youthful  toes  and  incendiaries  of  youthful  tempers,  stumps, 
roots  and  stones — let  the  house  be  of  an  oblong  shape,  with  a  door  in 
front,  from  which  leads  a  central  aisle  down  to  the  other  extremity, 
where  sits  the  sovereign  of  the  little  world,  in  insulated  grandeur,  on  a 
slight  elevation,  sufficient  to  command  a  view  of  all  his  dominions.  Let 
the  floor  be  of  brick  (j^ote  3)  to  prevent  noise,  and  let  it  slope  grad- 
ually from  the  door  down  to  the  seat  of  the  teacher.  Let  the  whole  area 
be  covered  with  single  desks,  one  behind  the  other ;  with  aisles  between, 
the  pupils  while  at  their  desks,  sitting  with  their  backs  to  the  master ; 
this  arrangement  answering  the  same  as  blind  bridles  upon  carriage 
horses,  that  they  cannot  see  the  danger  from  behind,  but  being  in  mo- 
mentary expectation  of  it,  will  always  be  on  the  alert.  The  throne,  as  I 
said,  must  be  situated  in  the  centre  of  the  lower  end.  Before  it,  in  a 
space  left  for  the  purpose,  must  be  fixed  a  semi-circular  bench  for  the 
class  under  recitation,  from  which,  at  the  signal,  one  class  can  retire, 
and  to  which  another  can  repair,  wheeling  in  easy  circles  through  the 
aisles,  like  well-trained  batallions,  without  any  confusion.  The  smallest 
boys  I  would  have  to  occupy  the  seats  nearest  the  focus  of  light  and 
warmth,  like  the  planet  Mercury,  because  having  most  mercury  in  their 
constitutions,  they  would  be  most  apt  to  be  flighty,  if  moving  in  a  re- 
moter orbit.    If  I  durst  add  another  appurtenance  to  my  schoolroom,  it 


746  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

should  be  a  small  apartment  in  the  rear,  just  behind  the  throne,  made 
strong,  with  no  exterior  window  for  admitting  the  whispers  of  sym- 
pathy, but  only  a  grated  window,  opening  into  the  school  room  and 
affording  sufficient  light  for  study.  Need  I  mention  the  purpose  of  this 
mysterious  apartment? — It  is  for  the  accommodation  of  criminals  and 
debtors,  and  by  way  of  variety  in  the  penal  code,  to  relieve  the  right 
hand  of  the  teacher  from  perpetual  vibration,  and  to  prevent  the  too 
rapid  exhaustion  of  those  birchen  and  chinquepin  nurseries  before  men- 
tioned. Here  the  delinquent  could,  during  play  hours,  repent  of  his 
offences  in  solitary  meditation,  assisted  by  fasting;  and  here  the  truant 
and  the  idler  could  be  tasked  and  made  to  pay  their  debts,  an  advantage 
unattained  by  the  usual  imprisonment  of  debtors,  whose  time  is  com- 
pletely thrown  away  both  to  themselves  and  their  creditors.  A  school- 
room thus  constructed,  would  be  attended  with  many  advantages;  the 
teacher  having  every  facility  both  for  communicating  instruction  and 
maintaining  order,  commanding,  like  Jupiter  from  the  top  of  Olympus, 
his  whole  dominions  with  one  glance  of  "that  eye  whose  bend  doth  awe 
the  world,"  and  ruling  all  by  the  tap  of  his  ferule  or  the  nod  of  the 
head. 

Shakes  his  ambrosial  curls  and  gives  the  nod, 
The  stamp  of  fate  and  sanction  of  a  god. 

If  any  of  my  audience  should  here  charge  me  with  an  oversight  in 
supposing  a  monarch  to  rule  with  a  nod,  subjects  who  sit  with  their 
backs  to  him,  I  can  only  say  that  such  an  objector  knows  not  the  marvel- 
ous flexibility  of  the  human  neck,  nor  how  often  a  school-boy  is  found 
in  the  posture  of  Lot's  wife. 

I  am  sensible  of  the  peril  to  which  I  am  exposing  myself  by  these 
suggestions  for  the  reformation  of  youthful  culprits,  that  I  am  hazard- 
ing the  wrath  of  that  numerous  tribe ;  but  I  hope  the  freedom  of  dis- 
cussion is  not  yet  fettered  on  this  floor,  as  it  has  been  on  some  other 
floors  (Note  4),  and  that  I  shall  be  in  no  danger  of  meeting  a  pistol  or 
a  club  on  my  way  home.  If  I  should,  let  them  take  care,  for  they  know 
not  but  my  innocent-looking,  ivory-headed  cane,  which  I  never  yet  at- 
tempted to  draw,  may  unexpectedly  fly  assunder,  and  like  the  Trojan 
horse,  disclose  death  in  the  inside.  Let  them  know,  that  though  my  pro- 
fession commands  me  to  be  "no  striker"  yet  my  blood  is  of  that  nation 
which  bears  the  thistle  as  its  emblem,  and  whose  motto  is :  Nemo  me 
impune  lacesset. 

In  all  these  remarks  I  have  had  my  eye  entirely  upon  schools  for  boys ; 
but  most  of  them  may  be  applied  (mutatis  mutandis)  to  schools  for 
girls.  "With  respect  to  the  latter,  it  may  be  added,  that  in  some  of  our 
female  seminaries  too  much  is  attempted.  The  whole  encyclopedia  of 
knowledge  is  embraced  in  the  list  of  studies,  and  in  the  compass  of  two 
or  three  duodecimos;  and  the  young  lady,  by  the  time  she  reaches  her 
teens,  is  in  danger  of  thinking  herself,  grammarian,  geographer,  astron- 
omer, chemist,  botanist,  musician,  painter  and  what  not.     She  is  taken 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  747 

from  school  just  at  the  age  when  she  begins  to  be  capable  of  appreciat- 
ing her  studies,  and  having  got  by  rote  a  little  smattering  of  everything, 
she  forgets  it  all,  and  never  will  have  any  valuable  knowledge  unless  she 
chance  to  fall  afterwards  into  the  hands  of  a  sensible  mother,  who  shall 
carry  on  the  cultivation  of  her  mind  at  a  riper  age.  Our  schools  for 
girls  ought  to  be,  as  some  of  them  really  are,  under  the  care  of  men  or 
of  ladies  of  age  and  experience  and  sound  scholarship.  Under  such 
guardianship,  a  young  lady's  education  might  be  continued  advantage- 
ously till  she  was  eighteen  years  of  age,  by  which  time  she  might  make 
solid  attainments,  and  her  mind  acquire  a  training  and  an  impulse  which 
would  carry  it  on  in  progressive  improvement  through  future  life.  If 
her  teacher  should  have  the  happy  faculty  of  breathing  into  the  young 
female  mind  an  ardent  thirst  for  knowledge,  which  shall  raise  her  above 
the  petty  cares  and  vanities  of  dress,  and  exclude  all  desire  of  entering 
into  company  and  taking  her  place  in  the  world  until  her  appropriate 
studies  are  finished — such  a  solid  and  protracted  education  would  rear  a 
generation  of  women  that  would  have  a  mighty  influence  on  society. 
Our  sex  would  be  *  *  *  push  forward  their  acquisition  *  *  * 
to  escape  the  humiliation  of     *     *     *     and  the  whole  race  of  daudle 

*  *  *  rely  upon  the  gentility  of  a  *  *  *  gracefulness  of  a  bow, 
to  mak  *  *  *  is  lacking  in  the  head,  all  the  *  *  *  compelled 
to  fit  themselves  *  *  *  ny  of  the  fair  by  a  stock  of  *  *  *  lite 
knowledge.  Then  we  sh  *  *  *  those  sarcastic  reflections  *  *  * 
city   of   the   female    sex :    sarc     *     *     *     wits,   who    are   incapable   of 

*  *  *  between  want  of  opportuniti  *  *  *  of  talent,  and  who 
perchanc  *  *  *  some  occasion  encounter  a  cul  *  *  *  man, 
that    will   make   them    rue     *     *     *     pant    pretensions,    and    cautious 

*  *     *     ever  talk  again  of  female  inferior     *     *     * 

The  sum  of  all  I  have  said  the  *  *  *  be  comprised  in  one  re- 
mark, *  *  *  quate  patronage  deprives  the  cou  *  *  *  skilful 
experienced  teachers.  Patronage,  liberal  patronage,  will  command  ex- 
cellence in  all  the  departments  of  life.  Men  ought  to  be  willing  to  pay 
the  best  prices  for  good  tuition,  as  they  are  for  the  best  merchandize, 
the  best  mechanical  work,  the  best  legal  and  medical  advice.  A  cheap 
bargain  is  generally  a  mean  one,  and  in  nothing  does  this  hold  more 
true  than  in  the  employment  of  a  teacher. — When  a  father  once  brought 
his  son  to  the  philosopher  Aristippus,  to  put  him  under  his  tuition, 
and  objected  to  his  price,  saying  that  he  could  buy  a  slave  for  that  sum : 
"Do  so,"  exclaimed  the  philosopher,  "and  then  you  will  have  two." 

There  is  nothing  which  would  provide  a  more  effectual  antidote  for 
the  evils  incident  to  our  schools,  nothing  which  would  sooner  bring 
them  to  a  high  standard,  than  A  SEMINARY  FOR  THE  EDUCA- 
TION" OF  SCHOOL  MASTERS.  This  is  really  a  desideratum.  The 
art  of  teaching  is  one  which  requires  all  the  lights  that  can  be  collected 
from  the  inventions  and  experiments  of  past  ages.  As  things  now  are, 
every  teacher  has  to  acquire  the  art  for  himself,  after  many  years'  ex- 


748  Defects  of  the  Schools. 

perience,  after  having  laboured  under  the  disadvantages  of  involuntary 
ignorance  and  mistakes  through  most  of  his  life. 

Many  never  learn  the  art  at  all,  and  are  satisfied  to  plod  on  in  the  old 
track,  teaching  others  as  they  themselves  were  taught.  But  there  are  oth- 
ers who  really  wish  to  improve  themselves,  whose  minds  are  open  to  wel- 
come any  suggestion,  who  read  and  inquire,  and  would  he  glad  to  adopt 
any  mode  of  instruction  and  discipline  which  has  been  tried  with  success. 
Now,  a  seminary  for  teachers,  conducted  by  men  of  high  reputation, 
would  furnish  the  results  of  all  the  wisdom  and  ingenuity  that  have  been 
employed  upon  the  science  of  instruction  in  different  countries.  There  a 
man  would  learn  what  are  the  best  school-books,  what  is  the  best  course 
of  study,  what  is  the  best  mode  of  imparting  knowledge,  the  best  mode 
of  managing  youth,  and  what  are  the  greatest  attainments  practicable 
in  a  given  time.  All  these  important  particulars  he  would  learn,  as 
well  as  bring  his  own  scholarship  to  much  greater  perfection.  A 
teacher,  trained  at  such  a  seminary,  would  proceed  with  a  confidence 
and  courage  and  enthusiasm,  now  unfelt.  He  would  not  take  every  step 
tremulously,  with  the  hesitation  and  uncertainty  of  a  man  who  is  feel- 
ing his  way  and  relying  on  his  own  single  experiment.  The  public  would 
feel  confidence  in  such  a  teacher;  and  a  certificate  of  having  prepared 
one's  self  for  a  school  master  at  such  an  institution,  would  be  worth 
more  than  a  hundred  college  diplomas.  It  is  astonishing  that  the  public 
have  not  long  seen  the  necessity  for  such  an  institution.  We  have  semi- 
naries for  training  up  physicians,  lawyers  and  divines ;  even  mechanics 
learn  their  trades  under  the  best  masters.  But  that  most  important, 
delicate  and  difficult  business  of  fashioning  the  intellect,  moulding  the 
disposition  and  wielding  the  nascent  energies  of  those  who  are  soon  to 
be  rulers  of  the  world,  is  left  to  mere  accident,  or  falls  to  the  lot  of  the 
most  inexperienced  characters.  If  a  man  has  bought  a  fine  piece  of 
cloth,  it  is  not  every  tailor  that  he  will  trust  to  make  it  up  for  him. 
No;  he  inquires  for  the  best  workman,  for  him  who  has  served  his 
time  in  one  of  the  cities,  in  some  reputable  shop.  He  is  not  going  to 
have  his  suit  spoiled  by  some  bungler  in  the  art.  But  this  same  man 
will  put  his  son,  his  dear  son,  who  is  worth  more  than  ten  thousand  suits 
of  clothes,  he  will  put  his  precious  understanding  to  be  tampered  with 
by  a  man  of  no  mind — he  will  commit  that  son's  temper  to  be  handled  by 
one  who  cannot  control  his  own,  and  who,  by  his  injudicious  treatment, 
may  sour  his  spirit  or  discourage  his  efforts,  or  harden  him  in  obstinacy, 
and  give  him  an  everlasting  disgust  against  learning.  We  know  not 
how  many  young  persons  have  been  ruined  or  injured  by  unskillful 
management  at  school.  I  would  by  no  means  attribute  all,  or  even  the 
greater  part  of  unsuccessful  cases  of  education,  to  the  fault  of  the  pre- 
ceptor. I  know  that  the  natural  indolence  and  perverseness  of  the 
human  heart  will  often  baffle  the  best  management,  and  account  for 
numbers  turning  out  badly,  without  supposing  blame  on  the  part  of  the 
teacher.     But  every  candid  and  sensible  instructor  will  see  and  acknowl- 


Defects  of  the  Schools.  749 

edge  that  lie  often  errs,  will  feel  that  to  manage  human  nature,  especially 
human  nature  under  the  influence  of  the  levity,  the  passion  and  the  in- 
experience of  youth,  is  a  most  arduous  and  delicate  task,  and  will  re- 
joice to  receive  any  hints  by  which  he  may  succeed  better  in  his  design. 
He  has  the  best  intentions,  he  makes  continual  exertions ;  but  still  he 
laments  that  his  achievements  come  far  short  of  his  wishes  and  his  aims. 
Let  there  be  established  throughout  the  *  *  *  three  or  four  schools 
for  *  *  *  ers^  an(j  a  fun(j  ke  raised  *  *  *  nnity  for  the  pur- 
pose of  *  *  *  their  youth  of  promise  to  *  *  *  ution,  that  he 
may  come  *  *  *  accomplished  teacher,  *  *  *  amply  indemni- 
fied for  all     *     *     *     his  superior  usefulness. 

Note  1.— OVID  EXPURGATA.  Since  the  appearance  of  Mr. 
Gould's  beautiful  and  chastened  edition  of  this  author,  there  can  be  no 
proper  objection  to  his  restoration  to  a  place  in  our  schools.  The  rich- 
ness of  his  poetry,  the  vivacity  of  his  descriptions,  and  his  entertain- 
ing stories,  cannot  fail  to  render  him  a  pleasing  and  improving  compan- 
ion, while  the  ancient  mythology,  arrayed  in  such  drapery,  must  be 
much  better  remembered  than  when  searched  out  piecemeal  in  the  dry 
pages  of  a  dictionary.  This  edition  of  Mr.  Gould  is  further  recom- 
mended, by  its  containing  some  beautiful  selections  from  the  Hermides, 
to  initiate  the  student  into  pentameter  verse,  of  which  he  would  other- 
wise remain  ignorant  through  the  whole  course. 

ISTote  2. — From  this  censure  and  complaint,  let  me  be  permitted  to 
except  the  present  able  and  estimable  Master  of  the  Hillsborough  Latin 
School. — This  gentleman  deserves  much  of  every  friend  of  solid  educa- 
tion in  the  State.  Possessing  one  of  those  sound,  judicious  minds,  and 
gentle,  well-regulated,  yet  firm  tempers,  to  which  youth  can  be  so  safely 
committed,  he  has  devoted  to  this  useful  but  laborious  profession,  talents 
which  might  have  earned  him  more  splendid  distinction  and  ampler 
emoluments  in  other  walks  of  life.  A  continually  increasing  number  of 
pupils  shows  that  the  public  appreciate  his  merits.  May  well-earned 
competency  long  induce  him  to  continue  his  useful  toils ;  and  in  the 
evening  of  his  days,  if  he  is  not  able  to  make  the  boast  of  the  famous 
Dr.  Parr,  that  his  potent  arms  has  placed  many  a  bishop  on  the  bench, 
he  will  probably  have  the  honour  and  comfort  of  seeing  many  of  his 
pupils  adorning  the  halls  of  legislation,  and  the  chairs  of  the  liberal 
professions. 

To  have  paid  this  small  tribute,  in  passing,  to  a  gentleman  whose 
proximity  to  the  University,  and  whose  well  trained  contributions  to  its 
classes,  enable  the  writer  to  be  peculiarly  well  acquainted  with  his 
merits,  will  not,  he  hopes,  be  considered  as  invidious— other  teachers, 
more  remote,  may  deseiwe  as  well,  of  whom  personal  knowledge  will  not 
enable  him  to  speak  with  equal  confidence. 

Xote  3. — ~Nota  bene.     The  brick  must  be  laid  upon  a  floor  of  boards, 


750  Labor  System  of  Education. 

with  air  circulating  beneath,  particularly  in  a  humid  atmosphere,  lest  it 
should  become  damp  and  unwholesome. 

Note  4. — Alluding  to  the  late  assaults  on  certain  members  of  Con- 
gress. 

[The  stars  above  indicate  mutilations  of  the  original — C.  L.  C] 
— Raleigh  Register,  June  Jf,  1833. 

LABOR  SYSTEM  OF  EDUCATION,  1833. 

The  following  Lecture  was  delivered  in  this  City,  on  the  19th  ult. 
by  the  Rev.  Jno.  Armstrong. 

The  history  of  man  furnishes  but  few  passages  which  have  not  been 
soiled  by  his  selfishness  and  ambition.  In  the  early  record  of  his 
achievements,  scarcely  one  deed  of  moral  grandeur  gleams  through 
the  general  gloom.  The  battle  field  is  the  scene  of  glory,  and  the 
tyrant  throne,  the  consummation  of  greatness.  Human  happiness  is 
sacrificed  to  the  warrior's  triumph,  or  to  the  monarch's  caprices.  The 
noisy  insolence  of  power,  and  the  silent  misery  of  weakness,  fill  up  all 
the  pages  of  man's  early  history.  And  should  we  advance  to  the  close 
of  the  volume,  we  should  find  the  selfishness  and  ambition  of  Alexan- 
der, of  Caesar  and  of  Mahommed,  displaying  their  withering  ener- 
gies in  a  Charles,  a  Frederick  and  a  Napoleon.  And,  indeed,  upon  the 
very  last  page,  we  behold  the  national  areas  filled  with  fierce  com- 
batants engaged  in  angry  strife  for  political  rights,  which  one  party, 
in  justice  cannot  withhold,  and  which  the  other  is  unfit  to  possess. 

It  is  truly  surprising,  how  little  has  been  done,  for  the  elevation  of 
the  character,  and  the  promotion  of  the  happiness  of  the  people,  by 
European  governments.  The  most  that  has  been  done  for  the  accom- 
plishment of  these  objects,  has  been  the  result  of  individual  enterprise 
and  benevolent  combination.  But  in  our  own  beloved  Country,  this 
subject  wears  a  different  aspect.  The  system  of  our  government  had 
its  origin  in  the  intelligence  and  virtue  of  the  People.  And  our  free 
institutions  have  no  other  basis  upon  which  their  being  may  be  perpet- 
uated, than  the  enlightened  patriotism  which  first  gave  them  existence. 
The  principle  that  a  Republican  Government  can  be  sustained  by  in- 
telligence and  virtue  alone,  is  an  axiom  in  the  philosophy  of  jurispru- 
dence. Wherever  our  system  of  government  has  been  attempted,  with- 
out recognizing  this  principle,  the  result  has  been  general  ruin. — The 
temple  may  be  raised  in  all  its  magnificence,  but  if  successive  genera- 
tions look  upon  its  beauty,  its  foundation  must  be  such  as  to  resist  the 
violence  of  the  storm,  from  whatever  quarter  of  the  heavens  it  may 
blow.  If  the  foundation  be  sand,  the  day  of  trial  arrives,  the  tempests 
come,  the  floods  descend,  the  supersturcture  falls,  "and  great  is  the  fall 
of  it."  Ancient  Republics,  like  the  meteors  blaze,  have  risen,  and 
shone    and    disappeared.     Republican   France   has   given   the   world    a 


Labor  System  of  Education.  751 

mournful  exhibition  of  a  people  attempting  to  govern  themselves,  with- 
out wisdom  to  direct,  and  virtue  to  restrain.  The  Republics  of  South 
American  constitute  a  standing  illustration  of  the  truth,  that  no  com- 
munity is  capable  of  self  government,  where  the  character  is  not  ele- 
vated by  education,  and  the  passions  restrained  by  the  love  of  order. 
With  these  States  every  petty  aspirant  effects  a  Revolution ;  and  the  sa- 
cred name  of  Constitution  has  become  as  common  as  kitchen  furniture. 
We  have  no  hesitation  in  predicting,  that  until  the  public  mind  be  in- 
formed, a  better  state  of  things  cannot  be  hoped  for. — Upon  this  prin- 
ciple, our  National  Council  in  its  wisdom,  has  made  liberal  appropria- 
tions for  the  instruction  of  the  rising  generation ;  and  the  various 
States  of  the  Union  have  considered  the  subject  of  Education  an  im- 
portant branch  of  legislation.  The  permanence  of  other  Governments 
may  depend  upon  the  splendor  and  despotism  of  the  rulers,  and  the 
ignorance  and  profligacy  of  the  subjects,  but  ours  must  rest  upon  the 
elevated  character  of  the  people;  and  indeed  the  brilliancy  of  our 
country's  glory  will  be  portionate  to  the  extent  of  our  knowledge,  and 
the  strength  of  our  virtue. 

In  times  of  political  excitement,  it  is  indispensably  necessary  that 
the  people  understand  the  nature  of  their  rights,  correctly  estimate  the 
value  of  their  liberties,  and  the  importance  of  union.  When  Revolu- 
tion threatens  the  overthrow  of  our  institutions,  everything  depends 
upon  the  character  of  the  people.  If  they  are  ignorant,  they  will  sur- 
render themselves  to  the  control  of  their  passions,  and  submit  to  be 
guided  by  noisy  political  fanatics.  History  furnishes  us  with  numer- 
ous instances,  in  which  a  few  restless  aspiring  spirits  have  led  the  pop- 
ulace to  wretchedness  and  ruin.  For  an  illustration  of  this  truth,  we 
need  only  turn  our  attention  to  the  tumults  now  disgracing  our  sister 
State.  Every  southern  breeze  is  wafting  to  our  ears  the  wild  shouts  of 
a  phrensied  populace — men  who,  in  their  passionate  infatuation,  seem 
resolved  to  tear  away  the  pillars  of  this  beautiful  Republic.  ]STo  pe- 
riod in  our  political  existence,  has  more  imperiously  demanded  an  ef- 
fort on  the  part  of  the  Government  to  inform  the  minds  of  the  people. 
The  storm  now  gathering  in  the  political  horizon,  is  truly  portentious, 
and  that  it  will  soon  burst  upon  us,  there  is  but  one  opinion.  And 
though  we  entertain  no  fears  that  the  Ship  of  State  will  founder,  but 
continue  unwavering  in  our  confidence,  that  she  will  live  through  the 
gale,  and  pursue  her  onward  course,  yet  we  should  be  prompt  in  pre- 
paring for  the  season  of  tempests,  which  may  be  pregnant  with  disaster. 

Our  hopes  for  the  perpetuity  of  our  free  institutions,  rest  exclusively 
on  the  enlightened  character  and  unbending  integrity  of  our  citizens ; 
as  this  object  cannot  be  secured  without  general  instruction,  we  now 
introduce  to  you  some  few  considerations  on  the  subject  of  Education. 

As  a  State,  we  have  not  as  yet  determined  what  we  suppose  to  be  the 
best  method  of  securing  instruction  for  our  youth.  A  variety  of  theo- 
ries have  been  suggested,  but  scarcely  one  of  them  has  been  reduced  to 
practice.     A  bill  is  now  before  the  Legislature,  authorising  the  estab- 


752  Labor  System  of  Education. 

lishment  of  a  Central  School,  for  the  instruction  of  teachers.  We 
most  sincerely  wish  success  to  this  bill.  We  believe  its  provisions  will 
secure  an  incalculable  amount  of  good  to  the  rising  generation.  We 
would  suggest,  however,  that  if  manual  labor  should  constitute  one  of 
the  objects  which  it  embraces,  the  interest  which  it  anticipates  would 
be  considerably  promoted.  The  manual  labor  system  has  been  prose- 
cuted by  Mr.  Fellenburg,  of  Hofwill,  Switzerland,  with  the  happiest 
success.  The  same  system  has  been  pursued  north  of  us,  by  a  few 
enterprising  individuals;  and  the  results  have  far  exceeded  the  most 
sanguine  hopes  of  its  friends.  The  Baptist  State  Convention,  at  its 
late  annual  meeting,  resolved  to  try  the  experiment  in  North  Carolina. 
A  plantation,  situated  a  few  miles  north  of  Raleigh,  consisting  of  600 
acres,  has  been  purchased,  and  arrangements  are  now  making  to  com- 
mence operations  as  early  as  possible.  It  is  believed,  that  with  ordi- 
nary encouragement,  an  education  may  be  placed  within  the  reach  of 
every  poor  man's  son  in  the  State.  This,  alone,  is  an  advantage  calcu- 
lated to  insure  for  manual  labor  institutions,  an  interest  in  every  man's 
bosom;  but  there  are  other  considerations  which  recommend  the  system 
to  the  approbation  of  every  lover  of  his  country. 

We  are  an  agricultural  people.  Our  towns  are  few  in  number  and 
small  in  extent;  and  a  large  proportion  of  these,  are  cultivators  of  the 
soil.  Indeed  the  people  of  the  State,  with  a  small  exception,  are  plant- 
ers. We  should  not,  therefore,  hazard  too  much,  were  we  to  suggest, 
that  the  system  of  education  the  best  adapted  to  our  circumstances,  is 
one  which  associates  a  practical  knowledge  of  farming  with  the  general 
process  of  instruction.  We  utter  the  sentiments  of  the  venerable 
President  of  our  University,  when  we  say,  that  the  system  of  education 
pursued  at  our  Colleges,  has  for  its  object  the  preparation  of  youth  for 
the  professions,  or  for  literary  and  scientific  pursuits  upon  the  largest 
scale.  These  institutions,  therefore,  do  not  meet  the  wants  of  our 
State.  Indeed,  the  youth  who  has  toiled  with  honor  thro'  his  collegiate 
course,  is  unfitted  for  the  common-place  occupations  of  life.  He  is 
ambitious  to  enter  the  world  of  mind,  and  ascend  the  steep,  where, 

"Fame's  proud   temple   shines   afar." 

One  serious  difficulty,  with  which  the  student  has  to  contend,  is  the 
insiduous  attacks  of  disease  upon  his  constitution.  Physical  exercise 
is  absolutely  necessary  to  the  preservation  of  the  healthful  vigor  of  the 
body:  Debility  of  body  never  fails  to  exert  an  unhappy  influence  on 
the  energies  of  the  mind.  It  is  not  an  infrequent  occurrence,  that 
health  is  sacrificed  to  mental  pursuits,  and  that  the  hopes  of  fond  par- 
ents and  of  admiring  relatives,  are  buried  in  the  student's  grave.  It 
is  a  melancholy  fact,  that  our  youth,  the  most  distinguished  for  indus- 
trious literary  habits,  often,  by  a  mistaken  economy  of  time,  lay  the 
foundation  of  diseases,  which  embitter  their  whole  existence,  and  even- 
tuate in  early  dissolution.  In  order  for  the  current  of  life  to  flow  on  in 
healthful  vigor,  it  is  necessary  that  the  youth  of  our  Seminaries  spend 


Labor  System  of  Education.  753 

two  or  three  hours  of  every  day,  in  what  may  be  called  the  idleness  of 
exercise.  JNTow,  in  manual  labor  institutions,  the  time  devoted  to  idle 
exercise  in  other  literary  establishments,  is  employed  in  productive 
amusement,  and  by  this  simple  arrangement,  a  scientific  knowledge  of 
Farming  is  imparted,  and  a  healthful  body  and  vigorous  mind  are  cul- 
tivated and  preserved. 

Our  general  system  of  education,  unhappily,  has  never  been  remark- 
ably successful  in  cultivating  the  moral  sensibilities  of  youth.  Though 
they  have  noble  examples  before  them,  and  though  their  studies  are 
calculated  to  elevate  their  thoughts,  expand  their  views,  and  harmonize 
their  passions,  yet  reason  too  often  yields  to  impulse,  profligacy  finds 
easy  access,  and  virtue  expires  in  the  bosom.  Vice  is  as  much  cher- 
ished as  intellect  is  cultivated.  They  terminate  their  academical  ca- 
reer, and  with  loose  morals  enter  the  busy  scenes  of  life.  Its  sober  oc- 
cupations are  insipid  and  irksome.  The  company  of  the  idle,  or  what 
is  still  worse,  the  company  of  the  dissipated,  holds  out  allurements 
which  they  feel  themselves  unable  to  resist.  The  hilarity  of  the  joke, 
the  excitement  of  the  bowl,  and  the  delirium  of  the  carousal,  are  the 
vicious  fascinations  which  tempt  them  to  bankruptcy  in  constitution, 
in  pocket  and  in  character.  Instead  of  employing  their  influence  and 
talents  in  promoting  the  happiness  and  advancing  the  interests  of  the 
community,  they  contribute  largely  to  corrupt  the  very  fountains  of 
society.  In  phrenzy's  wild  enjoyment,  they  sail  down  dissipation's 
rapid  stream  and  perish  in  the  whirlpool. 

"What  dex'trous  thousands,  just  within  the  goal 
Of  wild  debauch  direct  their  nightly  course ! 
Perhaps  no  sickly  qualms  begin  their  days, 
~No  morning  admonitions  shock  the  head. 
But  ah !  what  woes  remain !  life  rolls  apace, 
And  that  incurable  disease— old  age, 
In  youthful  bodies  more  severely  felt, 
More   sternly  active,   shakes   their  blasted  prime." 

The  general  tendency  of  education,  is  the  exaltation  of  the  human 
character;  and  this  object  would  be  invariably  affected,  were  it  not  for 
other  influences,  unhappy  in  their  nature.  Education,  in  its  exciting, 
transforming  progress,  wakes  up  the  noblest  feeling  of  the  youthful 
bosom ;  but  with  these  the  baser  passions  of  pride,  envy  and  ambition 
struggle  into  existence.  Where  these  passions  are  fostered,  they  array 
themselves  against  the  influence  of  education,  and  the  moral  character, 
which  in  its  process,  it  is  renovating  and  elevating,  will  be  feeble  and 
sickly.  They  will  wither  every  manly  sentiment  of  his  nature,  and 
when  he  shall  enter  the  scenes  of  active  life,  their  melancholy  effects 
will  exhibit  themselves  around  the  home  of  his  dwelling.  Pride  will 
scowl  at  the  labour  of  the  field,  envy  will  dry  up  all  the  sympathies  of 

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754  Labor  System  of  Education. 

his  bosom,  and  blight  the  social  peace  of  the  neighborhood,  and  ambi- 
tion will  throw  all  the  interests  of  the  community,  into  the  whirlpool  of 
political  fanaticism.  We  do  not  pretend  that  the  sober  habits  of  indus- 
trious toil,  acquired  at  Manual  Labor  Institutes,  would  eradicate  all 
the  evils  of  the  human  heart,  but  experience  has  proved,  that  industry 
and  dissipation  are  antipodes  and  we  do  not  hesitate  to  say  that  these 
habits  will  ever  tend  to  diminish  the  influence,  circumscribe  the  effects, 
and  soften  the  inveteracy  of  the  worthless  and  vicious  passions  of  man. 
A  false  notion  of  things  has  inflicted  a  stigma  on  manual  labour. 
But, 

"In  ancient  times,  the  plough  employed 
The  kings,  and  awful  fathers  of  mankind : 
And  some  within  whom  compared  your  insect  tribes 
Are  but  the  being  of  a  summer's  day, 
Have  held  the  scale  of  empire,  rul'd  the  storm, 
Of  mighty  war,  then,  with  unwary'd  hand, 
Disdaining  little  delicacies,  seiz'd 
The  plough,  and  greatly  independent  lived." 

Cincinnatus,  trans  Tiberim,  disdaining  the  luxury  of  imperial 
Rome,  found  contentment  and  abundance  in  the  cultivation  of  four 
acres.  Who,  that  has  ever  read :  "Qua,  simul,  absterso  pulvere  ac 
sudore,  velalus  processit ;  dictatorem  cum  Legati  gratulantes  consalu- 
tant,"  has  not  said  to  himself :  "Malo  cum  Cincinnato,  arare,  quam 
cum  Caesare  regnare?  He  who  followed  the  plough  on  the  banks  of 
the  Tiber,  at  his  country's  call,  when  invasion  threatened,  left  his  peace- 
ful fields,  met  and  defeated  the  foe,  resigned  his  honors  and  retired 
again  to  the  rural  shades  of  his  peaceful  home.  In  vain  we  search  the 
archives  of  the  old  world  for  the  equal  of  Cincinnatus;  but  what  the 
old  world  has  failed  to  produce,  the  new  has  furnished.  He  who  fol- 
lowed the  plough  on  the  banks  of  the  Potomac,  at  his  country's  call, 
left  his  fields,  met  and  defeated  the  foe,  resigned  his  honors,  and  retired 
again  to  his  quiet  home,  and  exchanged  the  warrior's  sword  for  the 
farmer's  ploughshare. 

A  system  of  Education,  combining  agricultural  pursuits  with  litera- 
ture, must  necessarily  exert  a  happy  influence  on  the  moral  constitution. 
Energy  of  body  and  vigor  of  intellect,  directed  by  competent  Instruc- 
tors, will  tend  to  produce  the  strength  and  accuracy  of  thought,  the 
promptness  and  perseverance  of  action,  which  constitute  the  consuma- 
tion  of  human  nature.  JSTow  extend  the  facilities  of  instruction  which 
this  system  affords,  so  that  every  youth  may  receive  its  benefits,  we 
shall  have  a  race  of  hardy,  persevering,  enterprising  men  who  would 
never  rest  until  the  State  should  be  a  garden,  possessing  all  the  advan- 
tages of  communication,  which  the  improvements  of  the  day  so  felici- 
tously confer.  To  whom,  we  may  ask  does  the  State  of  New  York 
owe  her  present  advance  in  improvement,  her  present  sources  of  wealth, 
and  her  future  prospects  of  power  and  aggrandisement?     To  men  of 


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tlie  professions,  to  merchants,  to  tradesmen,  and  to  shop-keepers  ?  Xo ! 
These  were  the  men  who  met  the  proposals  of  the  immortal  projector 
of  the  magnificent  canal,  with  ridicule  and  scorn.  Indeed,  these  men 
from  their  occupations  in  life,  were  incapable  of  comprehending  and 
estimating  the  feasibility  of  the  extensive  views  of  this  great  mind.  But 
with  minds  capacitated  by  agricultural  toil,  to  grasp  the  sublime  in 
achievement,  he  found  sympathy.  Seconded  by  these  hardy  cultivators 
of  the  ground,  he  carried  his  scheme  to  a  triumphant  consummation. 
And  CLIXTOX,  though  dead,  yet  speaketh,  Give  moral  and  physical 
energy  to  individuals,  and  you  give  moral  and  physical  energy  to  a 
State.  The  character  of  the  integral  parts  constitutes  the  character  of 
the  combined  quantity. 

What  is  the  present  condition  of  our  own  State  ?  In  a  moral  point 
of  view,  it  is  listlessly  inactive;  in  a  physical  point  of  view,  it  is  indo- 
lently imbecile.  And  yet  we  have  all  the  materials  to  make  a  great  and 
powerful  State — we  have  matter  and  we  have  mind,  but  we  want 
energy  to  put  them  in  successful  operation.  We  have  a  soil  susceptible 
of  a  high  state  of  improvement,  and  capable  of  sustaining  and  enriching 
1,500,000  individuals,  and  yet  scarcely  a  week  passes  without  our  wit- 
nessing a  neighborhood  breaking  up  and  following  the  tide  of  pop- 
ulation, rolling  towards  the  West  And  with  this  moving  mass  are 
mingled  some  of  our  most  industrious  and  enterprising  citizens.  The 
fever  of  emigration  has  inflicted  upon  our  State  a  serious  evil.  Thous- 
ands are  on  the  eve  of  abandoning  forever  the  home  of  their  fathers,  & 
thousands  have  lost  all  disposition  to  improve  their  estates,  because 
they  intend  to  move  at  some  future  period.  The  natural  cause  of  emi- 
gration is  the  difficulty  of  subsistence  in  consequence  of  excess  of  pop- 
ulation. Upon  this  principle,  Connecticut  and  New  Jersey  have  sent 
forth  their  multitudes  in  search  of  territory  upon  which  to  spread  the 
superabundance  of  their  population.  But  this  cannot  be  assigned  as 
the  reason  for  the  removals  from  our  own  State,  for  a  large  portion  of 
our  territory  is  yet  a  wilderness.  The  removals  must  be  sought  for  in 
other  causes.  The  west  has  many  allurements,  but  the  difficulties  of  a 
new  settlement,  and  the  love  of  our  native  home  would  more  than  coun- 
tervail the  desire  of  change.  Every  !N"orth  Carolinian  can  with  fervor 
repeat  the  lines : 

"Is  there  a  man  with  soul  so  dead, 

"Who  never  to  himself  hath  said : 

"This  is  my  own,  my  native  land." 

The  desire  to  emigrate,  then,  arises  not  so  much  from  the  prospects 
with  which  the  Western  States  flatter  us,  as  from  the  difficulties  which 
damp  the  ardor  of  industry  in  our  own.  If  our  fields  bless  us  with 
superabundance,  a  large  portion  of  the  profits  melts  away  before  our 
produce  reaches  the  market — the  journey  is  long  and  expensive ;  the 
returns  are  small  and  discouraging.  When,  therefore,  our  citizens  leave 
us,  they  feel  that  it  is  not  a  matter  of  choice,  but  of  necessity.     In 


756  Labor  System  of  Education. 

their  bosoms,  the  amor  Patriae  is  a  living  principle — but  they  go,  not 
because  they  love  their  country  less,  but  because  they  love  their  children 
more.  They  go  while  their  souls  swell  with  the  deep-toned  sentiments 
of  the  poet : 

jSTos  patriae  finis,  et  dulcia  linquimus  arva." 

Shall  we  permit  the  causes  of  our  unhappy  condition  always  to  oper- 
ate? Shall  we  continue  to  sigh  over  the  difficulties  that  paralyze  our 
industry  and  swallow  up  our  substance?  Shall  we  not  rise  with  the 
energy  of  a  strong  man,  and  strangle  the  monster  that  ravages  our 
fruitful  land  ?  If  it  be  asked  to  what  must  our  wants  and  our  general 
apathy  be  attributed,  we  reply  to  popular  ignorance.  This  is  the 
source  of  the  evils  which  afflict  us;  and  before  much  can  be  done  to 
improve  our  condition,  this  must  be  removed.  The  people  must  be  in- 
formed; they  must  be  taught  to  understand  their  interests;  they  must 
be  made  to  comprehend  the  nature  and  results  of  improvement.  The 
restleness  of  thought  must  be  excited.  Man  must  feel  his  own  powers, 
before  he  will  seek  objects  upon  which  to  employ  them. 

We  now  introduce  the  Manual  Labor  System  of  Education,  as  a 
means,  powerful  in  its  operation,  for  removing  our  present  evils,  and 
brightening  our  future  prospects.  There  is  one  consideration  which 
cannot  fail  to  recommend  this  system.  It  may  be  made  a  self-support- 
ing system.  With  skillful  management,  the  youth  of  our  State  may  be 
well  educated,  with  an  expense  so  very  trifling  that  the  most  indigent 
of  our  citizens  may  furnish  themselves  with  all  its  advantages.  Let  us 
now  place  a  youth  at  one  of  those  Institutions,  accompany  his  progress, 
and  follow  him  into  the  station  which  he  shall  occupy  in  active  life. 
On  entering,  he  is  immediately  introduced  to  the  modus  operandi  of  the 
establishment.  Seven  hours  of  the  twenty-four  will  suffice  for  sleep, 
three  will  be  required  for  labor  on  the  farm ;  fourteen  will  remain, 
from  which  the  principal  will  select  for  the  purposes  of  study  and 
instruction,  leaving  whatever  remains  to  be  appropriated  by  the  student 
himself  to  reading,  amusement  or  labour.  In  the  literary  department, 
he  becomes  familiar  with  books  and  sciences;  he  gathers  strength  to 
comprehend  the  thoughts  of  others  and  to  master  his  own.  The  treas- 
ures of  mind  are  spread  out  before  him — he  is  taught  to  select  from  the 
thoughts  of  others,  and  to  think  himself.  He  is  led  over  the  broad 
fields  of  science — the  objects  as  they  command  his  attention,  furnish 
him  with  employment  in  examining  and  analyzing  and  comparing  their 
various  forms  and  nature,  their  peculiar  usefulness  and  importance. 
And  as  his  views  extend  over  the  infinitude  of  the  region  through 
which  he  is  progressing,  he  feels  his  capacity  to  receive,  expanding, 
and  his  taste  to  adniire,  improving.  He  is  conducted  into  the  garden 
of  literature,  in  which  he  may  regale  himself  upon  the  brilliant  and  the 
sombre,  the  gay  and  the  melancholy — he  may  feast  upon  its  dainties,  or 
philosophise  upon  its  productions.  In  the  agricultural  department  he 
becomes  familiar  with  seeds  and  with  grains,  the  nature  of  the  soil  and 


Plan  of  Education.  757 

the  process  of  cultivation.  The  progress  and  results  of  experiments 
perform  their  wonders  hefore  him — a  feeble  and  sickly  soul  under  kind 
nursing,  grows  vigorous  and  fertile;  aDd  fills  the  hand  that  nourished 
it  into  health.  He  will  make  the  discovery,  though  it  be  contrary  to 
all  the  instruction  which  he  may  have  received  from  his  fathers,  that 
poor  lands,  like  poor  men,  become  rich  from  activity,  and  not  from 
resting.  Having  finished  his  course  of  instruction,  with  a  mind  en- 
lightened by  science,  accomplished  by  literature,  and  enriched  by  prac- 
tical knowledge,  with  a  body  vigorous  from  healthy  labor,  our  youth 
steps  into  the  arena  of  active  life.  In  a  short  time  the  effects  of  his  edu- 
cation begin  to  show  themselves  about  his  home.  The  moral  and  social 
virtues  are  cultivated.  A  thousand  little  luxuries  grow  up  around 
him.  His  farm  exhibits  the  improvement  of  an  industrious  hand,  and 
the  attractions  of  a  cultivated  mind.  His  influence  is  felt  in  the  neigh- 
borhood— subjects  of  common  improvement  and  general  interest  are 
agitated — his  expanded  views  are  listened  to,  and  the  community  is 
half  disposed  to  adopt  them,  shake  off  their  apathy  and  reduce  them 
to  practice.     This  is  a  child  of  a  Manual  Labor  Institute. 

If  we  suppose  that  Manual  Labor  Institutes  were  established  in  ev- 
ery section  of  the  State,  we  should  not  consider  it  visionary  to  predict, 
that  our  children  would  be  prepared  to  carry  improvement  to  its  very 
utmost  limits.  And  if  we  extend  our  views,  it  would  not  be  too  much 
to  say,  that  the  next  generation  would  invade  the  very  marshes  and 
swamps  which  now  hold  in  quiet  possession  a  large  portion  of  the  best 
lands  of  the  State. 

"We  conclude,  by  repeating  that  our  Institute  is  not  an  experiment. 
Similar  Institutions  have  been  established,  and  their  efficiency  have 
exceeded  the  most  sanguine  expectations  of  their  friends.  We  believe, 
with  ordinary  encouragement,  we  shall  show  that  the  Manual  Labor 
System  of  Education  is  the  best  the  State  can  adopt. 

Here  we  would  say,  that  our  views  are  circumscribed  by  no  secta- 
rian feeling.  We  are  citizens  of  the  State,  and  the  friends  of  man ; 
and  if  our  hearts  do  not  deceive  us,  we  are  individually  actuated  by 
the  sentiment, 

"Homo  sum,  humani  nihil  a  me  alienum  puto." 
— The  Register,  Friday,  February  1,  1833. 

PLAN  OF  EDUCATION  BY  PHILOMATHES,  1807. 

Mr.  Boylan:  FOE  THE  MIKEEVA. 

Nothing  is  or  can  be  so  much  importance  as  the  education  of  our 
youth ;  but  as  to  the  means  to  be  adopted  in  effecting  this  very  desirable 
purpose,  the  opinions  of  men  differ  as  on  other  subjects.  Whilst  we  are 
willing  to  admit  that  upon  the  right  education  of  the  rising  generation 
depends  the  future  welfare  of  our  country,  each  individual  has  his  own 
plan  or  system,  and  we  hardly  find  two  persons  whose  ideas  on  this  sub- 


758  Plan  of  Education. 

ject  perfectly  accord.  Difference  of  opinion  on  this  as  well  as  on  other 
subjects  of  dispute,  are  no  doubt  founded  on  ignorance  and  the  preju- 
dice of  education;  but  if  these  vehicles  of  error  should  in  any  case  be 
removed,  it  is  in  the  present.  We  naturally  love  our  children,  and  our 
attachment  to  them  is  not  to  cease  at  the  period  of  their  youth,  but  is 
to  accompany  them  through  the  several  walks  of  life :  And  what  parent 
is  there  who  dares  not  to  wish  to  see  his  child  when  he  arrives  at  a  state 
of  manhood,  honorably  acquitting  himself  in  the  discharge  of  those 
duties  to  which  his  genius  and  inclination  lead  him.  In  a  little  time 
the  present  generation  are  to  "go  the  way  of  all  the  earth" ;  and  it  is 
a  matter  of  importance  to  bequeath  to  our  offspring  the  most  beneficial 
legacy  in  our  power  to  qualify  them  to  act  their  part  on  the  great  theatre 
of  life  with  credit  to  themselves,  with  honor  to  the  families  from  which 
they  sprang,  and  to  the  advantage  of  mankind  in  general.  How  much 
depends  upon  the  formation  of  their  minds  and  manners  when  we  reflect 
that  they  are  to  fill  every  department  in  our  state  governments  and 
national  government,  and  are  to  be  the  guardians  of  their  rights? 
These  preliminary  remarks  naturally  occur  to  every  man  who  reflects  for 
a  moment  on  the  subject;  but  the  question  still  returns  upon  us. — How 
are  we  to  educate  our  youth  so  as  to  answer  these  valuable  purposes? 
In  giving  my  opinion  upon  this  subject,  I  shall  be  led  to  condemn  the 
plan  in  some  respects  pursued  in  most  of  the  seminaries  in  this  state. 
The  first  object  of  those  who  have  the  direction  and  management  of  our 
public  schools,  should  doubtless  be  to  fill  the  chair  of  principal  with  a 
learned  and  strictly  moral  character;  a  man  capable  of  enlightening 
the  understanding  and  amending  the  heart ;  for  he  is  miserably  requited 
who  educates  his  child  at  the  expense  of  his  morals.  Care  should  also 
be  taken  that  the  subordinate  teachers  be  capable  of  discharging  the 
duties  of  their  respective  stations;  and  to  do  this,  that  great  learning  so 
necessary  in  a  principal  is  by  no  means  essential,  yea,  perhaps  is  a 
disadvantage,  as  men  thus  qualified  could  not  consent  to  discharge  the 
inferior  duties  of  their  stations.  Suppose  a  seminary  filled  with  such 
characters,  it  appears  to  me  that  the  following  plan  of  education  should 
be  adopted,  and  in  no  instance  deviated  from.  Students  should  at  an 
early  age  be  taught  to  read,  write  and  spell  correctly;  and  after  they 
have  been  thus  employed  for  a  considerable  time,  until  they  are  masters 
of  these  arts,  a  short  system  of  English  grammar  should  be  put  in  their 
hands,  and  in  this  way  they  should  be  particularly  instructed;  after 
which  they  in  general  arrive  at  the  proper  age  to  commence  the  studies 
of  the  ancient  languages.  It  is  proper  that  this  study  should  be  early 
commenced,  as  the  memory  is  then  strongest,  and  the  acquisition  of  the 
languages  depends  almost  entirely  upon  this  faculty.  Whilst  they  are 
progressing  in  these  studies,  their  judgments  ripen  gradually  until  after 
they  have  acquired  a  knowledge  of  the  languages,  they  can  advantage- 
ously enter  upon  the  study  of  the  Mathematics  and  higher  branches  of 
literature.     The  Mathematical  course  should  be  extensive  and  correctly 


Plan  of  Education.  759 

studied.  Great  attention  then  should  be  paid  to  English  Grammar, 
Geography,  Logic,  Rhetoric,  Natural  and  Moral  Philsophy,  Astronomy, 
and  throughout  the  whole  course  they  should  be  also  particularly  in- 
structed in  the  grammatical  construction  of  the  English  Language.  It 
is  our  own  language,  and  this  entitles  it  to  a  pre-eminence.  The  ancient 
dead  languages  are  only  to  be  recommended  so  far  as  they  contribute  to 
a  knowledge  of  our  own.  We  cannot  derive  more  than  two  advantages 
from  them :  they  may  in  the  first  place  enable  us  to  discover  the  beau- 
ties of  the  ancients.  Who  can  withhold  his  admiration  from  the 
euphony  of  Virgil,  and  the  strength  and  fire  of  Homer.  And  in  the 
second  place  lay  open  the  origin  and  foundation  of  our  own  tongue. 
There  are  more  than  a  thousand  words  in  the  English  language  derived 
from  the  Latin,  and  more  than  half  that  number  from  the  Greek,  which 
it  is  impossible  for  us  so  clearly  and  forcibly  to  understand  without  an 
acquaintance  with  the  roots  of  those  words.  Added  to  this,  boys  general- 
ly learn  these  languages  at  a  time  when  their  judgments  are  not  suffi- 
ciently matured  to  study  to  advantage  the  subtleties  and  niceties  of  the 
English  language.  But  after  all,  too  much  attention  cannot  be  paid  to 
our  own  language ;  to  its  pronunciation  and  grammatical  construction. — 
Here  I  would  recommend  Murray's  school  books  before  any  yet  pub- 
lished for  this  purpose.  I  would  also  recommend  that  the  practice  of 
composition  and  letter-writing,  a  knowledge  of  history,  and  particularly 
the  delivery  of  speeches,  should  be  interwoven  throughout  the  whole 
course  of  study.  Oratory  above  all  arts  should  be  cultivated  in  our 
schools.  Was  due  attention  paid  to  this  art,  I  have  no  doubt  but  orators 
would  arise  amongst  us  who  would  take  the  palm  even  from  a  Demos- 
thenes or  a  Cicero.  The  celebrated  Whitfield,  who  as  an  orator  on  the 
American  stage,  has  been  surpassed  by  none,  remarks  in  a  letter  to  a 
friend,  that  the  first  time  he  arose  to  address  an  audience,  he  was 
sensible  of  the  great  advantages  he  had  derived  from  having  been  in  the 
habit  of  delivering  speeches  at  school. 

I  shall  here  close  by  summing  up  my  remarks  on  this  important  and 
interesting  subject  in  a  few  words.  Education  is  a  matter  of  first 
importance  to  every  parent  duly  solicitous  for  the  welfare  of  his  child. 
Great  care  should  be  taken  in  selecting  proper  characters  for  the  instruc- 
tion of  the  youth.  They  should  be  men  of  science,  of  sound  principles,  and 
of  the  strictest  morality.  Children  should  learn  first  to  spell,  read  and 
write  well.  Many  learned  men  are  shamefully  deficient  in  this  respect. 
They  should  then  learn  some  plain  system  of  English  Grammar;  after 
which  they  should  be  introduced  to  the  study  of  the  Latin,  Greek,  and 
other  languages,  if  convenient,  which  they  should  be  made  to  understand 
correctly.  They  should  then  proceed  to  the  study  of  Mathematics  and 
the  higher  branches  of  science;  not  failing  to  pay  strict  attention  to 
manners,  to  composition,  to  history,  and  above  all,  to  manly  and  digni- 
fied eloquence.  Phllomathes. 

— The  Raleigh  Minerva,  December  10,  1801. 


RALEIGH  READING  ROOM,  LIBRARY  AND 
THEATER,  1813-1821 

Reading  Room, 

In  Raleigh. 

It  is  proposed  to  establish  a  Reading  Room  in  Raleigh,  in  a  central 
situation,  on  Tayetteville  street,  where  in  a  convenient  and  pleasant 
apartment  the  citizens  of  Raleigh,  of  "Wake  county,  and  strangers,  may 
have  an  opportunity  of  reading  Newspapers  from  every  state,  and  from 
all  the  principal  Towns  in  the  Union,  together  with  all  the  respect- 
able Magazines  and  Reviews,  published  in  America,  at  small  expence. 
Gazetteer  and  Maps  necessary  to  illustrate  newspaper  inteligence,  will 
make  a  part  of  the  establishment. 

There  are  Reading  Rooms  in  Newbern,  Wilmington  and  Fayetteville, 
and  they  are  the  fashionable  resort  of  all  the  respectable  people  of  these 
places.  It  would  be  a  reproach  to  the  Metropolis  to  remain  longer 
without  such  an  establishment.  The  town  wants  a  fashionable  lounging 
place,  where  intelligent  citizens  and  strangers  can  meet  daily,  and 
enjoy  the  pleasures  of  reading  and  conversation.  A  subscription  paper 
will  be  sent  round  in  a  few  days  to  obtain  Signatures,  when  the  condi- 
tions will  be  made  known. 

—Raleigh  Star,  October  1,  1813. 

RALEIGH  THEATRE. 

For  the  Star. 
jSTew  Theatre. — This  superb  structure,  the  pride  and  ornament  of 
our  City,  reared  at  such  great  expense  and  labor,  is  nearly  completed, 
and  is  to  be  opened  in  the  course  of  the  ensuing  week — That  the 
"winter  of  our  discontent"  is  so  soon  to  be  succeeded  by  a  "most  glo- 
rious summer,"  will  unquestionably  diffuse  universal  joy  among  the 
admirers  and  patrons  of  the  drama. — And  the  citizens  generally,  will 
also  be  gratified  to  learn,  that  the  most  competent  judges  have  pro- 
nounced both  the  mode  and  execution  of  the  building,  to  be  superior  to 
that  of  any  theatre  of  its  dimensions  in  America ;  which  fact,  reflects 
great  credit  upon  the  mechanical  genius  of  Mr.  Lucas,  the  manager 
and  architect,  to  whose  indefatigable  exertions  and  attention  the  public 
is  principally  indebted  for  its  completon.  But  the  adherents  of  Thespis 
have  not  rested  here.  Correspondent  scenery  and  decorations  have  been 
procured. — The  former  painted  by  Mr.  Jefferson,  the  most  eminent 
in  his  profession  in  this  country,  almost  unrivalled  in  splendor  and 
tasty  execution.  Great  improvements  have  likewise  been  made  in  the 
orchestra  by  the  introduction  of  an  additional  variety  of  the  most  fash- 
ionable Music.     As  to  the  ability  of  the  performers,  this  community 

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are  already  in  possession ;  it  would  therefore  be  idle,  here  to  descant 
upon  their  merits. 

To  conclude — an  association  so  laudable  in  its  desire  and  beneficial 
in  its  effects,  cannot  fail  of  exerting  a  lively  interest  among  a  liberal 
and  enlightened  public,  for  its  honor  and  future  prosperity.  As  one  of 
them,  the  writer  is  determined  it  shall  never  have  cause  to  complain  of 
"a  beggarly  account  of  empty  boxes."  Dramaticus. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  13,  1815. 

Raleigh  Library. — It  must  afford  pleasure  to  every  friend  of  Litera- 
ture to  learn  that  the  inhabitants  of  this  city  have  determined  on  the 
establishment  of  a  Public  Library.  There  has  been  a  handsome  and  well 
chosen  selection  of  Books  in  the  city  for  some  time,  under  the  name  of 
the  Polemic  Library;  but  its  use  was  confined  principally  to  the  Stu- 
dents of  the  Academy.  That  establishment  is  now  incorporated  with 
the  Raleigh  Library,  and  forms  a  part  of  it ;  so  that  this  Library  has 
the  advantage,  at  its  commencement,  of  a  choice  collection  of  valuable 
Books,  which  will  be  constantly  augmented,  by  procuring,  from  time  to 
time,  the  most  desirable  productions  in  every  department  of  Knowl- 
edge, except  such  Books  as  are  strictly  professional,  which  are  excluded 
from  the  plan.  Such  of  the  citizens  as  have  a  taste  for  reading,  and 
are  willing  to  join  in  the  support  of  an  Establishment  which  cannot 
fail  to  do  honor  to  our  city,  may,  by  calling  upon  Mr.  James  F.  Tay- 
lor, the  Secretary  or  at  Dr.  Beckwith's  Counting  Room  (where  the 
Books  are  at  present  kept)  have  an  opportunity  of  signing  the  Consti- 
tution, and  of  thereby  becoming  a  Member  of  the  Raleigh  Library. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Register,  April  21,  1815. 

THE  RALEIGH  READING  ROOM 

Is  now  opened  to  Subscribers  and  Strangers,  and  is  expected  to  become 
a  place  of  fashionable  resort.  Sixty-seven  Newspapers  from  every 
state  in  the  Union,  of  all  sorts  of  politicks,  and  in  three  different  lan- 
guages are  received,  together  with  four  Magazines  and  reviews.  Maps, 
Gazetteers,  public  documents  and  other  helps  to  newspaper  reading  are 
furnished.  Those  desirous  of  enjoying  the  pleasures  of  light  reading 
and  social  converse,  in  an  agreeable  place,  and  with  good  company,  will 
find  a  subscription  paper  in  the  room.  Strangers  are  respectfully  in- 
vited to  attend  at  any  time,  gratis,  provided  their  residence  in  town  is 
limited  to  a  few  days,  or  a  week.  Some  of  the  articles  belonging  to 
the  Museum  are  exhibited  here  and  contributions  to  this  are  requested 
from  those  who  may  be  in  possession  of  curiosities  of  nature  or  art. 
— Raleigh  Star,  November  3,  1815. 


762  Library  and  Theater,  1813-1821. 

NORTH  CAROLINA  MUSEUM. 

This  Establishment  is  now  open  for  the  reception  of  Visitors.  Ad- 
mittance 25  Cents.     Ticket  for  the  Year,  5  Dollars. 

As  the  plan  embraces  a  Reading  Room  where  most  of  the  principal 
Newspapers,  Literary  Works,  Reviews,  etc.  are  regularly  filed,  it  is  con- 
fidently believed  that  it  will  afford  an  agreeable  and  useful  place  of 
resort. 

Natural  and  artificial  curiosities,  sketches,  maps,  drawings  and 
paintings,  rare  coins  and  books,  will  be  thankfully  received  and  added 
to  the  collection,  with  the  name  of  the  liberal  donor  appended  to  them. 

August  13.  J.  Marling  &  Co. 

General  Calvin  Jones  has  obligingly  transferred  the  whole  of  his 
collection  to  this  institution. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  2,  1818. 

MUSEUM. 

THE  Museum  lately  belonging  to  Mr.  Lawrence  of  Newbern,  has 
been  removed  to  Raleigh,  and  is,  with  the  addition  of  many  other  arti- 
cles, opened  for  exhibition  in  a  spacious  room  of  the  old  Star  buildings. 
It  is  now  the  property  of  a  Lady,  who  will  devote  her  time  and  atten- 
tion to  it,  and  who  is  anxious  to  increase  its  attractions  and  usefulness. 
Donations  of  whatever  is  rare  and  curious  in  art  or  nature,  will  be 
thankfully  received,  and  articles  deposited  in  loan  will  be  taken  care  of 
and  duly  returned. — Admittance,  25  cents. 

Raleigh,  July  20,  1820. 

— The  Star,  July  21,  1820. 

READING  ROOM,  UNDER  THE  MUSEUM. 

Terms  $4  a  year  or  50  cents  a  month.  Strangers  and  persons  resid- 
ing out  of  Town,  admitted  gratis. 

Agricultural  Publications,  as  well  as  mere  Newspapers,  will  be  fur- 
nished, and  one  or  more  magazines  and  Statistical,  Political  and  other 
Pamphlets. 

A  place  in  the  Room  will  be  offered  to  the  Public  for  posting  up  ad- 
vertisements. 

Patronage  to  the  establishment  is  respectfully  solicited. 

Raleigh,  Aug.  16,  1820. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  18,  1820. 

MUSEUM. 

Mr.  A.  Henderson,  of  Newbern,  has  presented  to  the  Raleigh  Mu- 
seum, with  several  other  articles,  a  young  live  Alligator,  which  will  for 
a  time  be  exhibited  at  that  place. 

October  4,  1820. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  6,  1820. 


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THE  RALEIGH   THEATRE 

Is  for  rent  on  the  following  terms,  viz :  Ten  Dollars  for  every  Night 
of  Performance,  exclusive  of  the  Bar.  A  small  but  respectable  Com- 
pany of  Commedians  would  meet  with  liberal  encouragement  during 
the  sitting  of  the  Legislature,  and  for  some  time  before  and  after.  Let- 
ters directed  to  the  President  of  the  Thespian  Society,  post-paid,  will  be 
duly  attended  to. 

Sept.  10,  1821. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  llf,  1821. 

A  MUSEUM  FOR  SALE, 

Consisting  of  the  Articles  which  have  been  for  many  years  collecting 
by  Gen.  Calvin  Jones  of  Raleigh  and  Mr.  William  Lawrence  of  New- 
bern,  and  which  two  years  ago,  were  united  and  became  the  property 
of  a  third  person.  It  is  difficult  to  describe  such  a  thing  as  an  assem- 
blage of  the  curiosities  of  art  and  nature  from  different  parts  of  the 
globe — Suffice  it  to  say  that  it  now  fills  with  advantage  a  room  30  by 
20  feet  square,  and  well  deserves  the  attention  of  Trustees  of  Colleges 
and  others,  and  if  any  wish  to  purchase  they  can  easily  obtain  the 
opinion  and  information  of  their  friends  in  this  place. — To  prevent 
trouble  and  useless  application,  the  price  is  five  hundred  dollars,  which 
all  will  pronounce  to  be  extremely  low.  Letters,  if  post  paid,  addressed 
to  "the  Proprietor  of  the  Museum,  Raleigh,"  will  be  attended  to. 

Raleigh,  March  22. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  23,  1821. 

EULES  OF  SCHOOL. 

Wo  Lashes 

1  Boys  &  Girls  Playing  Together  4 

2  Quareling  4 

3  Eighting  5 

4  Fighting  at  School  5 

5  Quareling  at  School  3 

6  Gambleing  or  Beting  at  School  4 

7  Playing  at  Cards  at  School  10 

8  Climbing  for  Every  foot  Over  three  feet  up  a  tree  1 

9  Telling  Lyes  7 

10  Telling  Tales  Out  of  School  8 

11  Nick  Naming  Each  Other  4 

12  Giving  Each  Other  111  Names  3 

13  Fighting  Each  Other  in  time  of  Books  2 

14  Swaring  at  School  8 

15  Blackgarding  Each  Other  6 

16  For  Misbehaving  to  Girls  10 

17  For  Leaving  School  without  Leave  of  the  Teacher  4 


764  Rules  of  School. 

~No  Lashes 

18  Going  Home  with  each  other  without  Leave  of  the  Teacher  4 

19  For  Drinking  Spirituous  Liquors  at  School  8 

20  Making  Swings  &  Swinging  on  Them  7 

21  For  Misbehaving  when  a  stranger  is  in  the  House  6 

22  For  waring  Long  Finger  JSTailes  2 

23  For  JSTot  Making  a  bow  when  a  Stranger  Comes  in  or  goes  out      3 

24  Misbehaving  to  Persons  on  the  Road  4 

25  For  Not  Making  a  bow  when  you  Meet  a  Person  4 

26  For  Going  to  Girls  Play  Places  3 

27  Girles  Going  to  Boys  Play  Places  2 

28  Coming  to  School  with  Dirty  face  and  Hands  2 

29  For  Caling  Each  Other  Liars  4 

30  For  Playing  Bandy  10 

31  For  Bloting  Your  Copy  Book  2 

32  For  JSTot  making  a  bow  when  you  go  home  or  when  you  come  away  4 

33  Wrestling  at  School  4 

34  Scuffling  at  School  4 

36  For  JSTot  Making  a  bow  when  going  out  to  go  home  2 

37  For  Weting  Each  other  "Washing  at  Play  time  2 

38  Girls  Going  to  Boys  Play  Places  2 

39  For  Hollowing  &  Hooping  Going  Home  3 

40  For  Delaying  Time  Going  home  or  Coming  to  School  4 

41  For  JSTot  Mak.g  a  bow  when  you  Come  in  or  go  Out  2 

42  For  Throwing  Any  Thing  Harder  then  your  trab  ball  4 

43  For  Every  word  you  mis  In  your  Hart  Leson  without  Good  Excuse  1 

44  For  ISTot  Saying  yes  Sir  &  no  Sir  or  yes  marm  or  no  marm  2 

45  For  Troubleing  Each  others  Writing  affares  2 

46  for  ISTot  washing  at  playtime  when  going  to  Books  4 

46  For  Going  &  Play.g  about  the  Mill  or  Creek  6 

47  For  Going  about  the  Barn  or  doing  Any  Mischief  about  the  place  7 
November  10th,  1848.                                                 Wm.  A.  Chaffin. 

[This  school  was  taught  in  Stokes  County. — C.  L.  C] 


SCHOOL  AND  OTHER  BOOKS  ADVERTISED,  1800-1840 

Books  Lost 

Hume's  and  Smollett's  History  of  England,  13  vols. ;  Spectator,  8  vols. 
Shakespeare's  Plays,  8  vols. ;  The  Bee,  18  vols. ;  The  Patriot,  3  vols. 
Johnson's  Lives  of  Poets,  4  vols. ;  The  Idler,  2  vols. ;  Gil  Bias,  4  vols. 
Robinson  Crusoe,  3  vols. ;  Berwick's  Quadrupeds,  Adams's  Defence  of 
American    Constitution,    Dryden's   Virgil,    Hewlett's     Sennons.     Lost 
between  Phila.  and  Baleigh. 

— /.  Gale's  Advertisement,  Raleigh  Register,  April  22, 1800. 

NEW  PAMPHLETS. 

The  Collected  Wisdom  of  the  Ages,  the  most  stupendous  Eabric  of 
Human  Invention,  the  English  Constitution,  a  true  Copy  from  the 
Original  in  the  Possession  of  William  Pitt  &  Co.  By  Timothy  T ell- 
truth.     Price  2s.  6d. 

A  View  of  the  New  England  Illuminati,  who  are  indefatigably  en- 
gaged in  destroying  the  Beligion  and  Government  of  the  IT.  States,  un- 
der a  feigned  Begard  for  their  Safety,  and  under  an  impious  Abuse  of 
true  Religion.     Price  lp.  6d. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  29,  1800. 

Theology. 
Maynard's  Josephus's  Works,  Burkitt's  Exposition  of  New  Testa- 
ment, Eox's  Book  of  Martyrs,  Crutwell's  Concordance,  Fisher's  Con- 
cordance, Dialogues  for  Clergymen,  Christian  Philosophy,  Kloptock's 
The  Messiah,  Owen's  Christian  Monitor,  Family  Lectures,  "from  the 
most  ancient  English  divines,"  Gill's  Body  of  Divinity,  Pyle's  Para- 
phrase of  the  Acts,  Brown's  Dictionary  of  the  Bible,  Edwards's  History 
of  Redemption,  Edwards's  Treatise  on  Religious  Affections,  Walker's 
Sermons,  Calvinism  Improved,  History  of  the  Baptists,  Newton  on  the 
Prophecies,  Religious  Truths,  Spiritual  Letters  of  Flechere,  Jennyn's 
Evidences  of  Christian  Religion,  Jennyn's  On  the  Origin  of  Evil,  Jen- 
nyn's Lectures  on  Revelation,  Bennets  Strictures  on  Female  Education, 
Antidote  to  Deism,  Burton's  Lectures  on  Female  Education,  and  Man- 
ners, Mrs.  Trimmer's  Sacred  History,  Flavel's  Husbandry  Spiritual- 
ized, Christian  Remembrances,  Watts's  Psalms  and  Hymns,  Watts  on 
the  Mind,  Beauties  of  Watts,  Boston's  Fourfold  State,  Reign  of  Grace, 
Watts's  Miscellany,  Fordyce's  Sermons  to  Young  Women,  Paley's  Evi- 
dences of  Christian  Religion,  Hervey's  Theron  and  Aspasia,  Hervey's 
Meditations,  Brown  021  the  Oracles  of  God,  Beveridge's  Private 
Thoughts,  Memoirs  of  Rev.  Thomas  Halyburton,  Fuller's  Letters, 
Christian  World,  Lowth's  Isaiah,  Owen  on  Sin,  Littleton's  Dialogues  on 
the  Dead,  Sterne's  Sermons,  Priestley's  Discourses  on  Evidence  of  Re- 

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766  Books  Advektised,  1800-1840. 

vealed  Religion,  Priestley's  Case  of  Poor  Emigrants  (sermon),  Priest- 
ley's Letters  to  Unbelievers,  Fleetwood's  Life  of  Christ,  Smith's  Ser- 
mons, Butler's  Analogy,  Miss  More's  Sacred  Dramas,  Mrs.  Rowe's 
Works,  Campbell  on  the  Miracles  of  New  Testament,  McEwen  on  the 
Types,  Addison's  Evidence  of  the  Christian  Religion,  Brown's  Christian 
Journal,  Kippis's  Sermons,  Price's  Sermons,  Enfield's  Sermons,  History 
of  Cain  and  Abel,  Defense  of  Theoph.  Lindsey  and  Unitarian  Worship, 
A  Layman's  Strictures  on  the  Church  of  Pome,  Cloud  of  Witnesses, 
JSTeckar  on  Importance  of  Religious  Opinions,  Booth's  Apology  for  the 
Baptists,  Farmer  Trueman's  Advice  to  his  Daughter  Mary,  Scougal's 
Life  of  God  in  the  Love  of  Man,  Whitefield's  15  Sermons,  Cornaro's 
Discourses  on  Soberness,  Doddrigde's  Sermons  on  the  Education  of 
Children,  Willison's  Sacramental  Catechism,  Elwood's  Life  of  David, 
Christian  Parent,  Dialogue  between  Pulpit  and  Reading  Desk,  Hiero- 
glyphic Bible,  Winchester's  Dialogues  on  the  Universal  Redemption, 
Index  to  the  Scriptures,  Russel's  Seven  Sermons,  Reach's  Godliness  and 
Ungodliness,  Erskine's  Gospel  Sonnets,  Bell's  Proof  of  the  Godhead, 
Caldwell's  Sermon  on  Death  of  Samuel  Holmes,  Caldwell's  Eulogy  on 
Death  of  Gen.  Washington,  Christian  Economy,  Bicheno's  Word  in 
Season,  Bicheno's  Signs  of  the  Times,  Poor  Man's  Help  and  Young 
Man's  Guide,  Search  After  Happiness. 

Law. 

Coke's  Institutes  of  the  Laws  of  England,  Sander's  Atkyns's  Reports 

in  Chancery,  Powell  on  Mortgages,  Cooke's  Bankrupt  Law,  Sheppard's 

Touchstone,  Wilmot's  Law  of  Mortgages,  Sanders  on  Uses  and  Trusts, 

Crown  Circuit  Companion,  Bevil  on  Homocide  and  Larceny,  Hullock's 

Law  of  Costs,  Gilbert  on  Distresses  and  Replevin,  Every  Man  His  Own 

Lawyer,  Espinasse's  Nisi  Prius,  Swift's  Laws  of  Connecticut,  Laws  of 

United  States,  Pleader's  Assistant,  Andrew's  Reports,  Justice's  Assist- 

ant,  Conductor  Generalis,  Penn.  State  Trials,  Clerk's  Magazine,  Vattel's 

Law  of  Nations.  n,      .  7  a 

rliysic  and  ourgery. 

Dictionary  of  Surgery,  New  Dispensatory,  Brown's  Elements  of  Medi- 
cine, Underwood  on  Diseases  of  Children,  Every  Man  His  Own  Physi- 
cian, Buchan's  Domestic  Medicine,  Afflicted  Man's  Companion,  Hamil- 
ton on  Female  Complaints,  London  Practice  of  Physic,  Hays  on  Coughs 

and  Colds.  TT.  .  7  „.  , 

History  and  Biography. 

Henry's  History  of  England,  Hume's  History  of  England,  Goldsmith's 
History  of  England,  Goldsmith's  Lives  of  the  Poets,  Ramsay's  History 
of  American  Revolution,  Memoirs  of  the  Life  and  Reign  of  the  Empress 
of  Russia,  Biographical  Anecdotes  of  the  Founders  of  the  French  Re- 
public, Raynal's  History  of  the  Amer.  Revolution,  Public  Characters  of 
1798  and  1799,  Allen's  Account  of  the 'State  of  Vermont,  Memoirs  of 
French  Revolution,  Description  of  Corsica,  Coxe's  View  of  the  U.  S., 
Winterbotham's  History  of  America,  Millot's  General  History,  Stiles's 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  767 

Judges  of  Charles  I,  History  of  Amer.  Revolution,  Life  of  Col.  Gardi- 
ner's Moore's  Journal  in  France,  in  French,  Memoirs  of  the  Year  2500 
History  of  Baron  Trenck,  Jefferson's  Notes  on  Virginia,  Appel  de 
Roland,  History  of  State  of  Tennessee,  British  Nepos,  or  Lives  of  Illus- 
trious Britons,  Heron's  Delineation  of  Scotland,  Berington's  History  of 
Henry  II,  Robertson's  History  of  Mary  Queen  of  Scots,   History  of 

Bellisarius.  _,  .,         , 

Fhilosophy. 

Philosophical  Deity,  Nicholson's  Philosophy,  Paley's  Philosophy, 
Reid's  Intellectual  Powers  of  Man,  Fenn's  System  of  the  Physical  and 
Moral  World,  Locke's  Essay  on  the  Human  Understanding. 

Natural  History  and  Geography. 

Darwin's  Zoonomia,  Studies  of  Nature,  Guthrie's  Geography,  Morse's 

Geography  of  the  U.    S.,   Goldsmith's  Animated  Nature,    Goldsmith's 

Natural   History   of   Animals,   Beauties   of   Creation,   Metallurgy   and 

Mineralogy.  _  7.,.  ,  _ 

Folitics  and  Uommerce. 

Rousseau  on  Politics,  Smith's  Cause  of  the  Wealth  of  Nations,  Joel 
Barlowe's  Writings,  Spirit  of  Despotism,  Paine's  Works,  Godwin's  Po- 
litical Justice,  Warville  on  Commerce,  Political  Dictionary,  Webster's 
Polit.  Essays,  Monroe's  View  of  the  Conduct  of  Executive  of  U.  S., 
Callendar's  History  of  the  U.  S.,  Proceedings  on  Impeachment  of  W. 
Blount,  Speeches  of  Messrs.  Gallatin  and  Harper  on  the  Navy  and 
Foreign  Intercourse,  The  Wisdom  of  the  Ages,  or  the  British  Constitu- 
tion, Thelwall's  Tribune,  Annual  Register  U.  S.,  View  of  the  New 
England  Illuminati,  Letter  from  George  Nichols  of  Ky.  to  his  Friend  in 
Va.,  Vindication  of  Natural  Society,  Democracy  Vindicated,  Proceed- 
ings of  Va.  Legislature  with  Respect  to  Alien  and  Sedition  Laws,  Con- 
taining Mr.  Madison's  Celebrated  Report  on  these  Subjects. 

Miscellanies. 
The  Spectator,  Beauties  of  Blaii-,  Beauties  St.  Pierre,  Beauties  Watts, 
Beauties  Sturm,  Beauties  Madame  de  Genlis,  Best's  Art  of  Angling, 
Essay  on  the  Passions,  Goldsmith's  Essays,  Lover's  Instructor,  Sports- 
man's Dictionary,  Allison  on  the  Nature  and  Principles  of  Taste,  A 
Collection  from  the  Harieian  Tracts,  Which  Relate  Principally  to  Eng- 
lish History,  and  Many  of  Which  Are  Referred  to  by  Hume,  Lavater's 
Aphorisms,  Lavater's  Essays  on  Physiognomy,  "the  original  edition  with 
all  the  fine  plates,  bound  in  Russia,"  Lauderdale's  Letters  to  the  Peers 
of  Scotland,  Costume  des  Representans  der  Peuple  Francais,  Lord 
Kaim's  Elements  of  Criticism,  Handmaid  to  the  Arts,  Knox's  Essays, 
Rambler,  Guardian,  Franklin's  Works,  Zimmerman  on  Solitude,  Maw's 
Gardener's  Calendar,  Godwin's  Reflections,  Watts's  Logic,  Gen.  Washing- 
ton's Letters,  Gen.  Washington's -Epistles,  Hannah  More's  Essays,  The 
Prompter,  Familiar  Letter  Writer,  Miscellaneous  Works  of  a  Gentleman 
of  New  York,  Hopkinson's  Works,  D'Argen son's  Essays,  Blair's  Lee- 


768  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840. 

tures  on  Rhetoric,  Yorick's  Sentimental  Journey,  The  Mirror,  Garey's 
American  Museum,  Tooke's  Pantheon  of  Heathen  Mythology,  Hoyle's 
Games,  Priestley  on  Education,  Mrs.  Carter's  Cookery,  Rudiments  of 
Taste,  Washingtonia,  Picture  of  Human  Life,  Jest  Books. 

Voyages  and  Travels. 
Mayor's  Collection  of  Voyages  and  Travels,  20  vols. ;  Yolney's  Travels, 
Volney's  Ruins  of  Empires,  Perouse's  Voyages  Around  the  World, 
Aufrere's  Travels  through  Naples,  Stravorinus's  Voyages  to  the  East 
Indies,  Anacharsis's  Travels  through  Greece,  Neibuhr's  Travels  through 
Arabia,  Cook's  Voyages,  Tour  of  Morocco,  A  Collection  of  Tours  in 
Wales,  Blight's  Voyage  to  the  South  Sea,  Newte's  Tour  in  England  and 
Scotland,  Mrs.  Ratcliff's  Journey  through  Holland  and  Germany, 
Chandler's  Travels  in  Greece,  Tench's  Account  of  the  Settlement  of  Port 
Jackson  in  South  Wales,  Park's  Travels  in  the  Interior  of  Africa. 

Novels. 
Angelo,  Aristocrat,  Albert,  Agnes  and  Leonora,  Amasis,  Augusta, 
Arabian  Nights,  Abelard  and  Eloisa,  Antoinette,  Belmont  Lodge,  Citizen 
of  the  World,  Centaur,  Coquette,  or  History  of  Eliza  Wharton,  Con- 
trast, Ellinor,  or  the  World  As  It  Is,  Battleridge,  an  Historical 
Tale,  Camilla,  Caroline  of  Lichfield,  Cecilia,  Contradictions,  Castle  of 
Beeston,  Clermont,  A  Tale,  Cinthelia,  or  a  Woman  of  Ten  Thousand, 
Castle  of  Inch  Valley,  Confessions  of  a  Beauty,  Dusseldorf,  or  the  Fra- 
tricide, Deloraine,  a  Domestic  Tale,  Delbrough  Family,  Democrat,  or 
Intrigues  and  Adventures  of  Jean  le  Noir,  Ellesmere,  Ethelarina,  or 
the  House  of  Fitz-Auburne,  Emily  Dundorre,  Emilia  and  Alphonso, 
Evening's  Recreation,  Evelina,  Friends,  Forresters,  Family  Secrets  by 
Mr.  Pratt,  Family  Biography,  Female  Advocate,  Gil  Bias,  George  Barn- 
well, George  Warrington,  Godfrey  de  Hastings,  Joseph  and  Benjamin, 
Joscelina,  or  Rewards  of  Benevolence,  Inquisition,  Illicit  Love,  Lindor, 
or  Early  Engagements,  Men  and  Manners,  Margarita,  Letters  of 
Madame  Montier,  Melbourne,  Easter  Hollidays,  or  Domestic  Conven- 
tions, Edward  Oliver,  Ella,  Federatta,  a  Tale;  Family  of  Holden,  False 
Friend,  Female  Aegis,  or  Duties  of  Woman  from  Childhood  to  Old  Age, 
Gomez  and  Eleonera,  Gossip's  Story,  Goddess,  a  Tale;  Henry  and 
Acasto,  He  Deceives  Himself,  Helen  Sinclair,  Henry  Somerville,  Ianthe, 
or  the  Flower  of  Caernarvon,  Julia  de  Raubigne,  Little  Emigrant, 
Llewellyn,  Love  at  First  Sight,  5  vols. ;  Love  and  Patriotism,  Mysterious 
Seal,  Man  of  Feeling,  Natural  Son,  Norman  Banditti,  Orphan  Heiress, 
Plain  Sense,  Pheodora,  or  the  Forest  of  Minski,  Plexippus  or  the  Aspir- 
ing Plebian,  The  Peeper,  Solemn  Injunction,  Rambles  Through  Ire- 
land, Subterranean  Cavern,  Secluded  Man,  Shrovetide  Child,  Stranger, 
or  Llewellyn  Family;  Slaves  of  Passion,  Witch  and  Maid  of  Honour, 
Wonderful  Story  Teller,  Young  Exiles,  Posthumous  Works  of  Mrs. 
Bleecker,  Containing  History  of  Maria  Kittle,  Persian  Letters,  Rash 
Vows,  3  vols. ;  Rosalind  de  Tracy,  Robinson  Crusoe,  Rosemont  Castle, 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  769 

Sketches  of  Modern  Life,  Spirit  of  Elbe,  Tale  of  the  Times,  Wanderer, 
Welch  Story,  Young  Philosopher. 

Architecture. 
Pain's  Practical  Builder,  Pain's  Carpenter's  Repository,  Carpenter's 
Pocket  Dictionary,  Nicholson's  Carpenter's  and  Joiner's  Assistant. 

Poetry  and  Dramatic  Works. 
Gay's  Fables,  Select  Poems,  Blacklock's  Poems,  Stockdale's  Shake- 
speare's Works,  1  vol. ;  Bagnall's  Telemachus,  Columbian  Muses,  Mil- 
ton's Works,  Pomfret's  Poems,  American  Theatre,  Akenside's  Pleasures 
of  the  Imagination,  Pope's  Essay  on  Man,  Blair's  Grave,  Charlotte 
Smith's  Sonnets,  The  Gentle  Shepherd,  Moore's  Fables  for  Ladies, 
Erskine's  Gospel  Sonnets,  Resurrection. 

Farriery. 
Lawrence's  Farrier,  Taplin's  Farriery,  Farrier's  Dictionary. 

Dictionaries  and  Gazetteers. 

Gazetteer  of  France,  Gazetteer  of  Netherlands,  Deletanville's  French 
and  English  Dictionary,  Boyer's  French  and  English  Dictionary,  Bai- 
ley's English  Dictionary,  Scott's  English  Dictionary,  Eutick's  English 
Dictionary,  Perry's  English  Dictionary,  Morse's  American  Gazetteer, 
Scott's  American  Gazetteer. 

BooJcs  of  Instruction  and  Entertainment  for  the  Youth  of  Both  Sexes. 
Juvenile  Pieces,  Columbian  Library,  Blossoms  of  Morality,  Cha- 
pone's  Letters  on  the  Improvement  of  the  Mind,  Juvenile  Friend, 
Amusement  Hall,  Children's  Friend,  4  vols. ;  Friend  of  Youth,  2  vols. ; 
Economy  of  Human  Life,  Percival's  Moral  Tales,  Friendly  Monitor, 
Gay's  Fables,  Morse's  School  Dialogues,  Siamese  Tales,  Evenings  at 
Home,  Aikin's  Letter  from  a  Father  to  his  Son  on  his  Conduct  in  Life, 
Dr.  Gregory's  Legacy  to  his  Daughters,  Pleasing  Companion,  or  Fairy 
Tales,  Select  Stories,  Youth's  Friendly  Monitor,  History  of  Sindab  the 
Sailor,  American  Preceptor,  Lord  Chesterfield's  Advice  to  his  Son, 
Alphonse,  Blind  Child,  Evening's  Amusements. 

School  Books,  &c. 

Pleasing  Instructor,  Enfield's  Speaker,  Scott's  Lessons,  Penn's  Alge- 
bra, Fenn's  Arithmetic,  Pike's  Arithmetic,  Dilworth's  do.,  Root's  do., 
Fenning's  do.,  Love's  Art  of  Surveying,  Ready  Reckoner,  Webster's 
English  Grammar,  Ash's  English  Grammar,  Priestley's  English  Gram- 
mar, Comprehensive  English  Grammar,  Chambaud's  Idioms,  Fisher's 
Young  Man's  Companion,  Hatton's  Trader's  Companion,  Bettesworth's 
Tables  of  Interest,  Ward's  Latin  Grammar,  Fenning's  Spelling  Book, 
Dilworth's  Spelling  Book,  Webster's  Spelling  Book,  Manson's  Spelling 

49 


770  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840. 

Books,  Universal   Spelling  Book,   Child's   Companion,   Reading  Made 
Easy,  Primers,  Battledores,  Copper-Plate  Copies. 

Addenda. 

Count  Rumford's  Political,  Economical,  and  Philosophical  Essays, 
Topographical  Description  of  St.  Domingo,  Priestley's  Letter  to  a  Philo- 
sophical Unbeliever,  Priestley's  Increase  of  Infidelity,  Petitpierre  on 
Divine  Godness,  Carey's  Account  of  the  Yellow  Fever  in  Philadelphia 
in  '93,  Plum  Pudding  for  Porcupine,  Parcupiniad,  Selectae  e  Veteri, 
etc.,  Young  Ladies  and  Gentleman's  Complete  Drawing  Book,  Bishop 
Watson's  Apology  for  the  Bible,  Bishop  Watson's  Answer  to  Gibbon, 
Pigott's  Political  Dictionary,  Account  of  the  Moral  and  Political  Acts 
of  the  Kings  and  Queens  of  England,  Findley's  History  of  the  Insurrec- 
tion in  Pa. 

J.  Gales'  Bookstore. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  27,  1800. 

An  Historical  Account  of  the  most  celebrated  Voyages,  Travels  and 
Discoveries,  from  the  Time  of  Columbus  to  the  present  Period.  By 
Wm.  Mayor,  D.D.  in  20  vols,  with  Plates. 

— J.  Gales'  Advertisement,  Raleigh  Register,  July  1,  1800. 

Novels. 

Children  of  the  Abbey,  2  vols. ;  Alexis  or  the  Cottage  in  the  Woods, 
Italian  Nun,  Vicar  of  Wakefield,  Wonderful  Story  Teller,  Tom  Jones, 
3  vols.,  Roderick  Random,  2  vols. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  16,  1800. 

Law  Books. 

Bankrupt  Law,  Bunbury's  Reports,  Blackstone's  Tracts,  Burns's  Law 
Dictionary,  Cases  Temp.  Talbot,  Comyns's  Reports,  Crompton's  Prac- 
tice, Doctor  and  Student,  Dougherty's  Crown  Circuit,  Dyer's  Reports, 
Ever's  Pleading,  Fitzherbert's  Natura  Orevium,  Hardres's  Reports, 
Hatsell's  Precedents,  Hinde's  Practice,  Hullock's  Law  of  Costs,  Impey's 
Pleader,  Kyd  on  Awards,  Leach's  Cases,  Modern  Reports,  Reeve's  Law 
of  Shipping,  Perkin's  on  Conveyancing,  Powell  on  Powers,  Proctor's 
Practice,  Peake's  Nisi  Prius,  Saunders  on  Uses  and  Trusts,  Sheridan's 
Practice,  Trials  Per  Pais,  Vernon's  Chancery,  William's  Chancery, 
Wright's  Tenures,  Ward's  Law  of  Nations,  Attorney's  Pocket  Book, 
Andrew's  Reports,  Conroy's  Reports,  Sayer's  Reports,  Barnes's  Notes, 
Blackstone's  Notes,  Boscowen  on  Penal  Statutes,  Coke  on  Littleton, 
Costs  in  Chancery,  Cruise  on  Fines,  Cruise  on  Uses  and  Trusts,  Davis's 
Reports,  Fearne  on  Remainders,  Eunomus,  Frinch's  Precedents,  Gilbert 
on  Tenures,  Gilbert  Reports,  Gilbert  on  Rents,  Gilbert  on  Replevin,  Gil- 
bert on  Civil  Actions,  Lawyer's  Magazine,  Morgan's  Essays,  Moseley's 
Reports,  Miller  on  Government,  Parker's  Reports,  Plowden's  Jura  An- 
glorum,  Plowden's  Reports,  Pleader's  Assistant,  Richardson's  Practice, 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  771 

Sheppard's  Touchstone,  Sullivan's  Lectures,  Sellon's  Analysis,  Tidd's 
Pleading,  Vesey's  Eeports,  Woodeson's  Lectures,  Wilson  on  Fines,  Wil- 
liam's Justice,  Ambler,  Pigot  on  Recoveries,  Seheiffers  Practice,  Solici- 
tor's Guide,  and  many  others. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  16,  1800. 

Catalogue  of  Boohs. 


J.  Battle,  Tarborough. 

Offers  for  sale,  the  following  Books  on  the  most  reasonable  terms,  viz. 
******** 

8.  Scientific  and  School  Books. 
Guthrie's   Geography,   Walker's   Navigator,   Rumford's    Essays,   Edge- 
worth  on  Education,  do.     Practical  Education,  Ewell's  Chymical  Dis- 
courses, Lock's  Essays  on  the  Human  Understanding,  Fessenden's  Regis- 
ter of  Arts,  Young's  Treatise,  Pulpit  Orator,  Blair's  Lectures,  Ruddi- 

man's  Latin  Grammar  (with  a  prosody  annexed). 
******** 

— Raleigh  Star,  September  2k-  1813. 

New  Books. 
J.  Gales,  Mar.  24,  1801.  in  Raleigh  Register. 

Theology :  Hugo  Grotius's  Works  in  Latin,  4  vols,  folio ;  Pilgrim's 
Progress,  "a  most  superb  Edition,  hot-pressed,  with  five  Engravings"; 
Bunyan's  Holy  War,  Fuller's  Letters  on  Calvinism  and  Socinianism. 

History :  Gibbon's  History  of  the  Decline  and  Fall  of  Roman  Em- 
pire, "12  vols.,  elegantly  bound" ;  Belsham's  History  of  Reign  of  George 
III,  4  vols. ;  Macf  arlane's  History  of  Reign  of  George  III,  4  vols. ; 
Goldsmith's  History  of  England,  Goldsmith's  History  of  Rome,  Harleian 
Tracts. 

Natural  History:  Kearsley's  Edition  of  Buffon's  Natural  History, 
"2  vols,  with  upwards  of  100  Plates." 

Law :  Blackstone's  Commentaries,  Bacon's  Abridgement,  Fonblanque 
on  Equity,  Francis's  Maxims  of  Equity,  Dogg's  Criminal  Laws,  Godol- 
phin's  Orphan's  Legacy,  Eden  on  Penal  Laws,  Puffendorff's  Law  of  Na- 
tions, Selden's  Titles  of  Honour,  Morgan's  Yade  Mecum,  Runnington 
on  Ejectments,  Hale's  History  of  the  Pleas  of  the  Crown,  Montesquieu's 
Spirit  of  Laws,  Park  on  Insurance,  Proctor's  Practice  in  the  Ecclesias- 
tical Courts,  Watson's  Law  of  Partnership. 

Physic  :     Rush's  Medical  Enquiries,  4  vols. ;  Currie  on  Bilious  Fevers. 

Philosophy :  Hartley  on  the  Mind,  Helvetius  on  Man,  2  vols. ;  Har- 
ris's Hermes,  Bolingbroke's  Works,  11  vols.;  Macquer's  Chemistry,  2 
vols. ;  Rollin's  Belles — Lettres,  Ferguson's  Civil  Society. 

Biography :  Langhorne's  Plutarch's  Lives,  6  vols. ;  The  British  Plu- 
tarch, 8  vols. ;  Life  and  Speeches  of  the  Earl  of  Chatham,  2  vols. ;  Life 
of  Howard  the  Philanthropist. 


772  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840. 

Miscellanies :  Swift's  Works,  27  vols. ;  Curiosities  of  Literature, 
Elegant  Extracts  in  Prose,  Zimmerman  on  National  Pride,  Rochefou- 
caul's  Maxims,  Sportsman's  Dictionary,  containing  particular  Instruc- 
tions for  Riding,  Hunting,  Fowling,  Setting,  Pishing,  Racing,  Farriery, 
Cocking,  Hawking,  with  the  most  approved  methods  of  breeding  and 
dieting  Horses  for  the  Road  or  Turf.     Illustrated  with  plates. 

Poetry  and  Drama :  Shakespeare's  Works,  9  vols. ;  Shakespeare's 
Works,  12  vols.,  by  Harding;  Shakespeare's  Works,  8  vols.,  by  Bellamy; 
Shakespeare's  Works,  20  vols.,  by  Bell ;  Bell's  British  Poets,  54  vols,  with 
fine  plates  and  elegantly  bound;  Bell's  British  Theatre,  on  superfine 
Paper,  34  vols,  with  capital  Plates  and  superbly  bound ;  Pope's  Works, 
11  vols. ;  Peter  Pindar's  Works,  2  vols. ;  Bagnal's  Telemachus,  Smol- 
let's  Poems,  Thompson's  Seasons. 

Novels :  Stevenson's  Crazy  Tales,  3  vols. ;  Mordaunt,  3  vols. ;  Field- 
ing's Amelia,  Fielding's  Journey  to  the  Next  World,  Fielding's  Jona- 
than Wild,  Don  Quixote,  Sterne's  Sentimental  Journey,  Le  Sage's  Devil 
on  Two  Sticks. 

Juvenile:  Adam's  Flowers  of  History,  Robinson  Crusoe,  Percival's 
Moral  Tales,  Rudiments  of  Taste,  History  of  Joseph. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  21f,  1801. 

New  Boohs. 
Young's  Night  Thoughts,  Senaca's  Morals,  Pleasures  of  Hope,  Life 
of  Mary  Wolfstencraft,  Fool  of  Quality,  Haunted  Priory. 

New  Political  Pamphlets. 

Views  of  the  Public  Debt,  Receipts  and  Expenditures  of  the  U.  S., 
by  Albert  Gallatin ;  A  first  and  second  Letter  from  Joel  Barlow  (now  in 
France)  to  his  Fellow-Citizens  of  the  U.  States,  on  certain  political 
Measures  proposed  to  their  Consideration ;  Letters  on  various  interest- 
ing and  important  Subjects,  by  Robert  Slender;  Letter  from  Alexander 
Hamilton,  concerning  the  Public  Conduct  and  Character  of  the  late 
President  of  the  TJ.  States;  An  Account  of  the  Trial  of  Thomas  Cooper, 
of  Northumberland,  on  a  charge  of  Libel  against  the  President  of  the 
TJ.  States;  Thomas  Jefferson's  Speech  on  his  Installation  to  the  Presi- 
dency of  the  U.  States,  in  a  Pamphlet,  and  on  a  sheet  for  framing,  each 
adorned  with  his  Portrait. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  19,  1801. 

School  Boohs,  etc. 
Johnson's  Dictionary,  2  vols.,  Salmon's  Sheridan's  do.,  Scott's,  En- 
tick's  and  Perry's  do.,  Young's  Latin  Dictionary,  Boyer's  French  do., 
Deletanville's  do.,  Brookes's  Gazetteer,  Walker's  do.,  Morse's  and  Scott's 
do.,  Gazetteer  of  the  Netherlands,  do.  of  France,  Guthrie's  Geography, 
2  vols. ;  Peacock's  Geographical  Dictionary,  Ruddiman's  Latin  Gram- 
mar, Corderi,  Erasmus  and  Eutropius,  Cornelius  Nepos  and  Sallust, 
Vergil  Delphini,  Cicero  in  Latin  and  English,  Davidson's  Ovid,  Horace 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  773 

and  Virgil,  Justin,  with  a  Translation;  Clarke's  Caesar,  Schrevelin's 
Greek  Lexicon,  Greek  Testament,  2  vols. ;  Lenf den's  Greek  and  Latin  do., 

Kent's  Lucian, Homer,  Zenopkon,  Chambaud's  Grammar 

and    Fr.    Idioms,    Simpson's    Euclid,    Robertson's    ISTavigation,    Fenn's 

Arithmetic    and    Algebra,    Physical    World,    Fisher's    Young 

Man's  Companion,  Love's  Surveying,  Dilworth's  and  Root's  Arithmetic, 
Tooke's  Pantheon,  Scott's  Lessons  on  Elocution,  Columbian  Library, 
American  Preceptor,  Fraser's  Assistant  to  Geography,  etc.,  English 
Grammar,  Spelling  Books,  and  Readings  Easy,  various  kinds;  Primers, 
Battledores,  etc. 

—Raleigh  Register,  March  2k,  1801. 

The  following  "School  Books"  are  advertised  for  sale  by  Joseph 
Gales,  Raleigh,  in  the  Raleigh  Register  of  March  30,  1802,  and  May 
30,  1803  : 

The  Orations  of  Demosthenes,  Guthrie's  Cicero's  Orations,  3  v. ;  Mel- 
moth's  do.,  3v. ;  Barnes  do.,  Harris's  Hermes,  Philological  En- 
quiries,  2v. ;   Three   Treatises   on   Art,   Music   and   Happiness, 

Smith's  Longinus  on  the  Sublime,  Elegant  Orations,  Murray  on  Elo- 
quence,  Quintillian,   2v. ;   Blair's  Lectures   on   Rhetoric,   "Watts'   Logic, 

Enfield's  Elocutiou,  Speaker,  Sheridan  on  Elocution,  American 

Preceptor  and  Monitor,  Scott's  Lessons,  The  well  bred  Scholar,  Greek, 
Latin  and  Eng.  Testaments,  Greek  Grammars,  Xenophontis  Memor- 
bilia,  Davidson's  Ovid's  Metamorphoses,  Homer's  Iliad,  Kent's  Lucian, 
Schrevelin's  Lexicon,  Hutchinson's  Zenophon,  Young's  Latin  Dictionary, 

Cole's  do.,  Johnson's  Dictionary,  2  v.  4  to. ; in  S  vo. ; 

Sheridan's,  Bailey's,  Scott's  and  Entick's  English  Dictionaries,  Ewing's 
Synopsis,  Simson's  Euclid,  Algebra,  Fenn's  Algebra,  his  Physi- 
cal World,  and  his  Arithmetic ;  Robertson's  jSTavigation,  2  v. ;  Tooke's 
Heathen  Mythology,  Duncan's  Cicero,  Davidson's  Virgil,  2  v. ;  Virgil, 
3  vols. ;    Watson's   Horace,    2    v. ;    Horatii    Opera    in   Usum   Delphini, 

Clarke's  Introduction  to  Latin,  Caesar,  Corderii,  Xepos, 

Sullust,  Justin,  Eutropius  and  Erasmus,  Mair's  Introduction  to  Latin, 
Selecta  Profanis,  Ruddiman's'   Latin   Grammar,  Deletanville's  French 

Dictionary,    Perrin's    French    Grammar,    Chambaud's    Idioms,    

■  Fables,   Scott's  Recueil,   Telemaque  and  Moor's   Journal,   Fr., 

Dilworth's,  Root's,  Fenning's  and  Pike's  Arithmetic,  Fisher's  Young 
Man's  Companion,  Love's  Surveying,  Lowth's  Webster's  and  Aher's 
English  Grammar,  Spelling  Books  by  Webster,  Dilworth  and  Fenning, 
and  the  Columbian  and  Virginia  Spelling. 

School  Books :  Young  and  Ainsworth's  Dictionaries,  English  Gram- 
mars by  Lowth,  Webster,  and  Ash ;  Arithmetic  by  Dilworth,  Pike, 
Fenning,  Fisher,  Fenn,  and  Root ;  Ferguson's  Astronomy,  Elements  of 
Reading  by  Adams. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  30,  1803. 


774  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840. 

School  Books. 

"School  Books"  advertised  by  Joseph.  Gales  in  Aug.  23,  1804  Register: 
Maury's  Principles  of  Eloquence,  Blair's  Lectures  on  Rhetoric,  2 
vols. ;  do.  abridged ;  Harris's  Hermes,  Enfield's  Exercises  in  Elocution, 
Duncan's  and  Watts'  Logic,  Scott's  Lessons  and  Columbian  Orator, 
Webster's  and  Stamford's  Selections,  Columbian  Library,  Murray's 
Reader  and  Sacred  Extracts,  Enfield's  and  Mayor's  Speakers,  Robert- 
son's Elements  of  Navigation,  Gibson's  Surveying,  Love's  do.,  Eenn's 
and  Fisher's  Arithmetic,  Pike's,  Dilworth's  and  Root's  do.,  Bonnycastle's 
and  Simpson's  Algebra,  Simson's  Euclid's  Elements,  Adams  on  the 
Globes,  Mair's  Bookkeeping,  Frazer's  Assistant  to  Geography,  etc. ; 
Ewing's    Synopsis,    Fisher's    Young    Man's    Companion,    Chambaud's', 

Perrin's  and  Porney's  French  Grammars,  French  Fables,  Tele- 

maque  and  Scott's  Recueil,  Wenderborn's  German  Grammar,  Delpino's 
Spanish  do.,  Lensden's  Greek  Testament,  Collecta  Minora  and  Majora, 
Horner's  Iliad  in  Greek,  Kent's  Lucian,  do.,  Hutchinson's  Zenophon, 
Wettenhall's  and  Eton  Gr.  Gram'rs.,  Watson's  Horace,  2  vols.  8  v. ; 
Smart's  do.  and  do.  in  usum  Delp.,  Davidson's  Virgil,  2  vols. ;  Virgil  in 
usum  Delphini,  Duncan's  Cicero,  do.  in  usum  Delphini,  Sallust,  Justin, 
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tion, Selectae  Veteri  and  Profanis,  Ruddiman's  and  Philad.  Lat.  Gram- 
mars, Lowth's,  Murray's,  Harrison's,  Webster's,  and  Ash's  English 
Grammars.  A  variety  of  Spelling  Books,  etc. 
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abridged,  Carey's  Guthrie's  do.,  2  v.  4  to  with  an  Atlas;  Pinkerton's  do. 
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do.,  Brooks's  Gazeteer,  Morse's  Eastern  and  Western  ditto,  Scott's  do. 
4  v. ;  Crutwell's  do.  in  4  to. ;  Johnson's  Dictionary,  2  v. ;  ditto,  1  v. ; 
ditto,  abridged ;  Ashe's  do.,  2  v. ;  Bailey's  Dictionary,  Walker's  do.,  Sheri- 
dan's do.,  Entick's  do.,  Scott's  do.,  Young's  Latin  do.,  Ainsworth's  do. 
4  to. ;  ditto  in  8  vo.,  Ruddiman's  Rudiments,  Corderii,  Clarke's  Erasmus, 
do.  Eutropius,  do.  Cornelius  Nepos,  do.  Justin,  do.  Ovid,  do.  Introduc- 
tion to  making  Latin,  Mair's  Introduction,  Phaedrus'  Latin  Fables, 
^Esop's  do.  do.  Selectae  Veteri,  Selectae  Profanis,  Latin  Testament, 
Caesar's  Commentaries,  Virgil  in  usum  Delphini,  Davidson's  Virgil, 
translated,  do.  Ovid  do.,  Horace  in  usum  Delphini,  Smart's  Horace,  2  v. 
translated,  Watson's  do.  do.,  Cicero  in  usum  Delphini,  Duncan's  do. 
translated,  Wettenhall's  Greek  Grammar,  Ferrand's  Greek  and  English 
do.,  Schrevelins's  Lexicon,  Murphey's  Lucian  and  Kent's  do.,  Hutchin- 
son's Xenophon,  Collectanea  Majora  and  Minora,  Greek  Testament, 
Homeri  Ilias,  Perrin's  French  Grammar,  Chambaud's  do.  and  Idioms, 
Perrin's  French  Fables,  Porney's  do  do.,  Gil  Bias,  4  v.  and  Telemaque, 
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Reports,  3  v. ;  vol.  5  and  6  East's  Reports,  East's  Reports,  6  v. ;  East's 
Crown  Law,  2  v. ;  Smith's  Reports,  M'Nally's  Evidence,  2  v. ;  Black- 
stone's  Commentaries,  4  v. ;  Baron  and  Feme,  Pleader's  Assistant,  Love- 
lace on  Wills,  Barnes'  Compendium,  Cases  Temp.  Talbot,  Finche's 
Chancery,  Cranche's  Reports,  Attorney's  Pocket  Book,  2  v. ;  Sheridan's 
Practice,  Gilbert's  Cases,  Hales  Common  Law,  2  vol. ;  Jones  on  Bail- 
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Runnington  on  Ejectment,  Lord  Raymond's  Reports,  3  v. ;  Criminal 
Recorder,  Pinkerton's  Geography,  2  v. ;  Morse's  Eastern  Continent, 
Carey's  Atlas,  containing  63  maps;  Mayor's  Universal  History,  25  v.; 
Gibbon's  Roman  Empire,  8  v. ;  Russell's  Ancient  Europe  do.,  Modern 
Europe,  5  v. ;  Anacharsis's  Travels  in  Greece,  4  v. ;  Whitman's  Travels, 
Count  Rumford's  Essays,  2  v. ;  Family  Bible,  Ostervald's  Bible,  Cannes 
Bible,  Henry's  Bible,  6.  v. ;  Pocket  Bible,  Morocco ;  British  Classics,  39 


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v.,  gilt;  Bell's  Edition  of  British  Poets,  complete  from  Chaucer  to 
Churchill,  128  vol. ;  Bell's  British  Theatre,  34  v. ;  German  Theatre,  6 
v. ;  Select  Plays,  4  v. ;  Grandpree's  Voyage,  Peyrouse's  Voyage,  Adam's 
Modern  Travels,  3  v. ;  Denon's  Travels,  Campaign's  of  Gen.  Bonaparte, 
Volney's  View  of  the  United  States,  Davie's  Travels,  Hawkins  Voyage, 
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copious  collection  of  Sermons;  Helsham's  Lectures,  Life  of  Burke,  2 
vol. ;  Cowper's  Life,  Life  of  Kotzebue,  Gilford's  Juvenal,  2  v. ;  Public 
Characters,  Sidney  on  Government,  2  v. ;  Civil  War  in  Ireland,  Chester- 
field's Letters,  4  v. ;  The  Works  of  Lady  Montague,  4  v. ;  Montesque's 
Spirit  of  Laws,  Ewing's  Synopsis,  Judge's  Chase's  Trial,  Godwin's 
Political  Justice,  Dryden's  Virgil,  Rush's  Inquiry,  Spectator,  8  v. ; 
Lounger,  2  v. ;  Boyer's  Dictionary,  Murray's  Materia  Medica,  2  v. ;  Aris- 
totle, New  Bath  Guide,  Robertson's  Charles  V,  2  v. ;  Pope  Works,  6  v., 
Young's  Dictionary,  Johnston's  do.,  Sheridan's  ditto  improved  by  Jones, 
Webster's  do.,  Walker's  do.,  Burns'  do.,  Gulliver's  Travels,  Hoyle's 
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Denman's  Midwifery,  Domestic  Encyclopedia,  5  v. ;  Logan's  Sermons, 
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Dyer's  Poems,  elegant  edition ;  Anquittel's  Universal  History,  9  v. ; 
Herron's  Junius,  Willich's  Lectures,  Bell  on  Venereal  Diseases,  Hume's 
History  of  England,  8  v. ;  Hutchinson's  Biographia  Medica,  Chemical 
Pocket  Book,  Suspended  Animation,  Fox's  Medical  Dictionary,  Douglas 
on  the  Muscles,  Rollin's  Ancient  History,  8  v. ;  Glass's  Cookery,  Clerical 
Guide,  3  v. ;  M'Ewin  on  the  Types,  Taplin's  Sporting  Dictionary,  2  v. ; 
Osborn's  Midwifery,  Haller's  Physiology,  Dictionary  of  Women, 
Wheatly  on  Ulcers,  Hunter's  Sacred  Biography,  4  v. ;  Court  &  Cabinet 
of  St.  Cloud,  Democracy  Unveiled,  Terrible  Tractoration,  Leonora,  a 
Novel;  Jones'  Biographical  Dictionary,  Ovid's  Art  of  Love,  Moore's 
Anacreon,  Repository  for  Youth,  Johnson's  Poems,  Moore's  Poems, 
Sabbath,  a  poem ;  Ramsay's  Poems,  Untaught  Bard,  Brown's  Poems, 
Farmer's  Boy,  M'Neill's  Poems,  Dramatic  Poems,  Fleury's  Poems, 
Broad  Grins,  Modern  Philosopher,  Franklin's  Works,  3  v.,  gilt;  Gold- 
smith's Animated  Nature,  4  v. ;  Life  of  Sir  Wm.  Jones,  Life  of  Lord 


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Huntly,  3  v. ;  Monk,  2  v. ;  Goldsmith's  History  of  England,  abridged, 

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ferent sizes. 

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.ZEsop's  Fables,  Ruddiman's  Rudiments,  Schrevelii  Lexicon,  Leusden's 
Greek  Testament,  Wettenhall's  Greek  Grammar,  Murphy's  Lucian,  Quin- 
tillian's  Eloquence,  Helsham's  Lectures,  Simpson's  Algebra,  Ewing's 
Synopsis,  Blair's  Lectures,  Paley's  Philosophy,  Moore's  Navigations, 
Scott's  Lessons,  Columbian  Orator,  Pinkerton's  Geography,  Morse's 
Geography,  ditto  Gazetteer,  Brook's  ditto,  Ferguson's  Astronomy,  ditto 
Lectures,  Webster's  Grammar,  Murray's  Spelling  Book,  Reader,  Gram- 
mar, Key,  Introduction,  Gibson's  Surveying,  Simpson's  Euclid,  Conic 
Sections  ditto,  Montesquieu's  Spirit  of  Laws,  Smith's  Longinus,  Burla- 
maque's  Natural  and  Political  Law,  Boyer's  French  Dictionary,  Per- 
rin's  Grammar,  Taplin's  Sporting  Dictionary,  Anecdotes  of  Frederick 
the  Great,  Smith  and  Ogden's  Trial,  Brown's  Bible  Dictionary,  Ewell's 
Modern  Chemistry,  Geographical  Cards,  A  handsome  assortment  of 
Law  and  Medical  Books,  The  Life  of  Mr.  Fox,  The  Miseries  of  Human 
Life,  My  Pocket  Book,  Memoirs  of  Cumberland,  Memoirs  of  Mar- 
montel,  Scott's  Ballads,  Life  of  Beattie,  Margaretta,  a  novel;  Steuben's 
Military  Guide,  Davie's  Cavalry  Instructions,  Glass  Fountain  Ink- 
lings, Wafers,  Quills,  Sealing  Wat. 

— The  Raleigh  Minerva,  October  15,  1807. 

W.  Boylan  SCHOOL  BOOKS. 

W.  Boylan  has  just  received  from  New  York,  the  following  SCHOOL 
BOOKS': 

Young's  Latin  Dictionary,  Mair's  Introduction,  Clark's  Corderii : 
Erasmus,  Selectse  Veteri :  Caesar,  Ovid  and  Horace ;  Selectse  Prof anis ; 
.ZEsop's  Fables;  Rudiman's  Rudiments,  Schreveli's  Lexicon,  Leuf den's 
Greek  Testament,  Wettenhall's  Greek  Grammar,  Murphy's  Lucian,  Quin- 
tillian's  Eloquence,  Helsham's  Lectures,  Simpson's  Algebra,  Ewing's 
Synopsis,  Blair's  Lectures,  Paley's  Philosophy,  Moore's  Navigation, 
Scott's  Lessons,  Columbian  Orator,  Pinkerton's  Geography,  Morse's 
Geography,  Ditto  Gazetteer,  Brooke's  ditto,  Ferguson's  Astronomy, 
Ditto  Lectures,  Webster's  Grammar,  Murray's  Spelling  Book,  Ditto 
Reader,  Ditto  Grammar,  Ditto  Key,  Ditto  Introduction,  Gibson's  Sur- 
veying, Simpson's  Euclid,  Ditto  Conic  Sections,  Montesquieu's  Spirit 
of  Laws,  Smith's  Longinus,  Burlamaque's  National  and  Political  Law, 
Boyer's  French  Dictionary,  Perrin's  Grammar. 

MEDICAL  BOOKS. 

Motherby's  Medical  Dictionary,  Fox's  do.,  Hooper's  do.,  Eliot's  do. 
Pocket  Book,  Quincey's  Lexicon,  Edenburg  New  Dictionary,  Bell's 
Surgery,  4  vol. ;  Ditto  on  Venereal,  Hunter  on  Venereal,  ditto  on 
Blood,  Chesselton's  Anatomy,  Brown's  Elements  of  Medicine,  Denman's 
Midwifery,  Hamilton's  do.,  Aristotle's  Works,  Chaptals  Chemistry, 
Lavoiser's  do.,  Ewell's  Discourses  on  do. ;  Rush's  Works,  4  vol. ;  Under- 
wood on  Diseases  of  Children,  Parkinson's  Admonitions,  Fuller  on  the 
Vessels,  Cullen's  Chemical  Lectures,  Do.  Materia  Medica,  do  Physiol- 
ogy, Langrish's  Practice,  A  Clinical  Guide,  or  a  concise  view  of  the 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  781 

leading  facts  on  the  History,  Nature  and  Cure  of  Diseases,  by  Wm. 
Nisbit,  M.D. ;  A  Practical  Essay  on  the  Art  of  recovering  suspended 
Animation,  by  Augustus  Struve,  M.D.,  etc ;  Murray's  Materia  Medica, 
a  New  and  valuable  work;  Murray's  Anatomy,  Currie  on  Water,  Berr 
on  Respiration,  Glass  Fountain  Inkstands,  Wafers,  Quills,  Sealing  Wax. 
— The  Raleigh  Minerva,  November  19,  1807. 

W.  BOYLAN  BOOKS. 

W.  Boylan  has  just  received  from  JSTew  York,  the  following  BOOKS : 
Quintillian's  Eloquence,  Massillon's  Sermons,  Brown's  Dictionary  of 
the  Bible,  Reid  on  Consumption,  Paley's  Philosophy,  Vattell's  Law  of 
Nations,  Kotzebue's  Spirit  of  Laws,  Perrin's  Elements  of  the  French 
Language;  Salmagundi,  or  the  Whim  Whams  and  Opinions  of  Lance- 
lot Longstaff,  Esq. 

The  Belgian  Traveler,  being  a  tour  through  Holland,  France,  Switzer- 
land during  1804-5 ;  Simple  Tales  by  Mrs.  Opie,  Shakespeare's  Plays, 
Miseries  of  Human  Life,  Foster's  Essays,  Taplin's  Sporting  Dictionary, 
Life  of  Pitt,  Life  of  Fox,  Junius's  Letters,  Democracy  Unveiled,  Mod- 
ern Philosopher,  Young's  Night  Thoughts,  Court  of  St.  Cloud,  Revolu- 
tionary Plutarch,  My  Pocket  Book,  Memoirs  of  Cumberland,  An  Ex- 
position of  Solomon's  Song,  commonly  called  Canticles,  by  Dr.  Gill; 
Carr's  Stranger  in  Ireland,  Life  of  Dr.  Beattie,  Scott's  Ballads,  Steu- 
ben's Military  Guide,  Davie's  Cavalry  Instructions ;  Books  for  Chil- 
dren, viz :  Mother  Hubbard,  Johnny  Gilpin,  and  the  Little  Woman 
and  the  Pedler;  Map  of  the  United  States  in  case,  do.  of  New  York 
in  case,  Loggerheads  or  Inkstands ;  Wafers,  Quills,  Sealing  Wax,  Red 
Inkpowder,  &c. 

LAW  BOOKS. 

Term  Reports,  8  vols. — London ;  East's  Reports,  6  vols. ;  Bacon's 
Abridgment,  7  vol. — London ;  Precedents  of  Demurrers,  Powell  on  Con- 
tracts, do.,  on  Mortgages,  do.,  on  Powers ;  Gilbert  on  Devises,  do.,  on 
Tenures,  do.,  on  Civil  Actions,  do.,  on  Replevin,  do.,  on  Evidence; 
Mitford's  Pleadings,  Kyd  on  Bills,  Chitty  on  Bills,  Vesey  (jun)  Re- 
ports, Harrison's  Chancery  Practice,  Wyatt's  Registery,  Toller's  Execu- 
tor, Impey's  Pleader,  Hales's  Common  Law,  Abbott  on  Shipping, 
Barnes'  Notes,  Comyn's  Digest,  do.,  Reports,  Digest  of  Chancery  Re- 
ports, Fitzherbert's  Natura  Brevium,  Woodison's  Jurisprudence, 
Beawe's  Code  of  Commercial  Law,  Marshall  on  Insurance,  Sir  Wil- 
liam Jones'  Reports,  Sir  Thomas  Jones'  do.,  Beccaria  on  Crimes  and 
Punishments,  East's  Crown  Law,  New  York  Term  Reports,  Constitu- 
tion of  the  States,  Peake's  Evidence,  Cranche's  Reports,  Smith  and 
Ogden's  Trial  on  the  charge  of  aiding  Miranda,  Peake's  Nisi  Prius, 
Kyd  on  Rewards,  Buller's  Nisi  Prius,  Henry  Blackstone's  Reports, 
Dyer's  do.,  Strange's  do.,  Dallas'  do.,  Espinas'  do.,  Bosanquet  &  Puller's 
do.,  Salkeld's  do.,  Lord  Raymond's  do.,  Plowden's  do.,  Ambler's  do., 
Hardress'   do.,   Anstruther's   do.,   Coke's   do.,   Haywood's   do.,    2   vols. ; 


782  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840. 

Taylor's  do.,  Cameron  &  Norwood's  do.,  Graydon's  Digest  of  the  Laws 
of  the  United  States,  Herty's  do.,  Bayard's  Abstract  of  do.,  Foster's 
Crown  Law,  Baron  and  Feme,  Finch's  Chancery,  Tomlin's  Digest, 
Sheridan's  Practice,  Abbott  on  Shipping,  Hawkin's  Pleas  of  the  Crown, 
Richardson  on  Wills,  Lilly's  Entries,  Hullock's  Law  of  Costs,  Doctor  & 
Student,  Fonblanque  on  Equity,  Attorney's  Pocket  Book,  Hillingworth 
on  Forestalling,  Boot's  Suit  at  Law,  Coke  Littleton. 
— The  Raleigh  Minerva,  November  26,  1807. 

W.  Boylan  LAW  BOOKS. 

W.  Boylan  has  just  received  a  number  of  Law  Books,  among  which 
are, 

Term  Reports,  East's  continuance  to  vol.  7 ;  Vesey  jun.  do.,  Espinas's 
do.,  4  vols. ;  Dickens'  do.,  Lord  Raymond's  do.,  Douglas'  Reports,  Dallas 
do.,  Cowper's  do.,  Dye's  do.,  Saunders'  do.,  Peer  Williams'  do.,  Strange's 
do.,  Livinz's  do.,  Bosanquet  and  Puller's  do.,  Burrow's  do.,  Cooke's  do., 
Salkeld's  do.,  Cranch's  do.,  Swinborn  on  Wills,  Lovelace  on  do.,  Richard 
on  do.,  Lilley's  Entries,  Mallory's  do.,  Buller's  Nisi  Prius,  Burns'  Law 
Dictionary,  Coke  on  Littleton,  Montague  on  Set-Off,  East's  Crown  Law, 
Foster's  do.,  M'Nally  on  Evidence,  Gilbert  on  Same,  Fonblanque  on 
Equity,  Porthier  on  Obligations,  Doctor  and  Student,  Powell  on  Mort- 
gages, do.  on  Powers,  do.  on  Contracts,  Impey's  Pleader,  Plowden's 
Reports,  Ambler's  do.,  Anstruther's  do.,  New  York  Term  do.,  Hardress' 
do.,  Edmund's  Solicitor's  Guide,  Grayden's  Digest  of  the  United  States 
Laws,  Bayard's  Abstract  of  do.,  Herty's  Laws  of  do.,  Hale's  Summary, 
do.  Common  Law,  Barnes'  Notes,  Marshall  on  Insurance,  Park  on  do., 
Kyd  on  Bills,  Toler's  Law  of  Executors,  Abbot  on  Shipping,  Marten's 
Law  of  Nations,  Vattel's  do.,  Peake's  Evidence,  2  vols. ;  do.  Nisi  Prius, 
Feaine  on  Remainders,  Woodeson's  Jurisprudence,  Beawes'  Lex  Marca- 
toria,  Fitzeherbert's  Natura  Brevium,  Burns'  Compendium,  Tomlin's 
Digest,  Finch's  Chancery,  Attorney's  Pocket  Book,  Tidd's  Practical 
Forms,  Boot's  Suit  at  Law,  Hillingworth  on  Forestalling,  Old  Vols,  of 
the  Laws  of  the  United  States,  Gilbert's  Practice,  do.  on  Replevin,  do. 
on  Devises.  Woodeson's  Lectures,  elegant;  Harrison's  Chancery. 

He  has  also  received : 

Anecdotes  of  Frederick  the  Great,  The  Belgian  Traveller,  Life  of 
Fox,  do.  of  Pitt,  do.  of  Cumberland,  Wild  Irish  Girl,  Discarded  Son, 
Foster's  Essays,  Marmontel's  Memoirs,  Opie's  Tales,  Mease's  Geo- 
graphical Account  of  the  United  States,  Shakespeare,  12  vols. ;  120 
plates  — 30  dollars;  Junius-elegant  and  cheap  editions;  Brown's  Bible 
Dictionary,  Guthrie's  Quintillian,  Miss's  Magazine. 

Every  book  used  at  the  University  and  the  Academies. 

— The  Raleigh  Minerva,  March  2J+,  1808. 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  783 

W.  Boylan  BOOKS. 

W.  Boylan  has  just  received  from  New  York,  the  following  valuable 
BOOKS : 

Secret  History,  or  the  horrors  of  St.  Domingo,  in  a  series  of  letters, 
written  by  a  lady  at  Cape  Francois,  to  Col.  Burr,  late  Vice  President 
of  the  United  States,  principally  during  the  command  of  Gen.  Rocham- 
beau;  The  Wild  Irish  Girl,  a  national  tale;  The  Lay  of  an  Irish  Harp, 
or  Metrical  Fragments,  A  Digested  Index  to  the  Modern  Reports  in 
Chancery,  containing  the  points  of  equity  determined  in  the  High 
Court  of  Chancery  from  the  year  1689  to  1805;  The  Pantheon,  a  fabu- 
lous history  of  the  Heathen  Gods,  &c,  by  Andrew  Tooks,  A.M. ;  En- 
tick's  Pocket  Dictionary,  75  and  85  cents;  Johnson's  do.  do.,  125  cents; 
Walker's  Pronouncing  do.,  $4;  do.  Pocket  do.,  135  cents;  Greek  Gram- 
mar, English  translation ;  The  Federalist,  plain  and  elegant  editions — 
also,  Glass  fountain  Ink-stands,  Best  Dutch  Quills,  $5  per  100. 

W.  Boylan  BOOKS. 

W.  Boylan  has  just  received  from  New  York,  a  handsome  assortment 
of  books,  among  which  are : 

Tooke's  Pantheon,  Young's  Night  Thoughts,  Ainsworth's  Latin  Dic- 
tionary, Beyer's  French  do.,  Perrin's  French  Grammar,  Schrevelii  on 
Key  and  Exercise,  Ferguson's  Roman  Republic,  Morse's  Geography, 
universal  and  abridged  do.,  Gazetteer,  Davidson's  Virgil,  Telamachus, 
in  French  and  English;  Maire's  Caesar,  translated;  Roberson's  Charles 
V,  Duncan's  Cicero,  do.  Logic,  Simpson's  Algebra,  Horace  Delphini. 

Also  Bridgeman's  Index  and  Suppliment,  Digest  of  Mod.  Chem.  Re- 
ports, Espinas'  Reports,  do.  Digest,  M'Nally  on  Evidence,  Powell  on 
Mortgages,  Vesey's  Reports,  Stubb's  Crown  Law,  East's  do.,  Running- 
ton  on  Ejectments,  Curran's  Speeches,  Wert's  do.,  Salmagundi,  Lang- 
horn's  Plutarch,  Female  Biography,  Martial  do.,  Naval  do.,  Eccentric 
do.,  Perou's,  Boyl's,  Granpree's,  Cooke's,  and  McKenzie's  Voyages, 
Marmontell's  Memoirs,  do.  Simple  Tales,  Mrs.  Opie's  do.,  Kotzbue's 
Exile,  Life  of  Fox,  do.  of  Cumberland,  Shakespeare's  Plays,  12  vols. ; 
superb,  40  dollars;  History  of  England,  13  vols.;  elegant,  50  dollars; 
Massillon's,  Blair's,  Davie's  Sermons,  Lady  Montague's  Letters,  Tap- 
lin's  Farriery,  Glass'  Cookery,  Irish  Harp,  Roberson's  Fraudulent 
Conveyances,  best  Writing  Paper,   Cartridge-Paper. 

— The  Minerva,  Raleigh,  October  13,  1808. 

SCHOOL  BOOKS. 

Adam's  Roman  Antiquities,  Bowditch's  Practical  Navigator,  Aikin's 
Geography,  and  a  supply  of  most  of  the  Books  used  in  our  University, 
and  in  the  Raleigh  Academy.     *     *     * 

— J.  Gales'  Advertisement,  Raleigh  Register,  May  10,  1810. 


784  Books  Advertised,  1800-1S40. 

T.   HENDERSON,  BOOKS. 

T.  Henderson  has  just  received  from  New  York,  and  now  offers  for 
sale  at  the  Star  Store,  Raleigh,  a  small  assortment  of  BOOKS  &  STA- 
TIONARY, which  will  be  sold  unusually  cheap  for  cash. 

DIVINITY. 

Smith's  Sermons,  Petit  Pierce's  Vindication  of  the  Divine  Provi- 
dence, Gospel  Its  Own  Witness,  Empire  of  Christ,  Christian  Panoply, 
Common  Prayer  Book  (large  and  small),  Seneca's  Morals,  Life  of 
Wesley,  Life  of  Joseph,  Fuller's  Gospel,  Bunyan's  minor  works,  Wes- 
ley's Sermons,  Dodridge's  rise  and  progress,  Devotional  Exercises, 
Heathen  Mythology,  Fordyce's  Sermons,  Bossnett's  Sermons,  McEwen 
on  the  Types,  Scougal's  Life  of  God  in  the  soul  of  man,  Science  of 
Sancity,  Campbell's  Lectures,  Whitby's  Discourses,  Defence  of  Episco- 
pacy, Refuge,  Tubervill's  controversy,  New  Methodist  Hymns,  Brown's 
self-interpreting  Bible,  Cary's  quarto  do.,  Pocket  do.,  Massillon's 
charges,  Valler  on  the  Reformation,  Moore's  Sacred  Dramas,  Religion 
of  Nature,  Rowe's  Exercises,  Watts  on  the  passions. 

LAW. 

Chitty's  Pleading,  2  vol. ;  Comyn  on  Contracts,  2  v. ;  13th  and  14th 
vol.  of  Vesey's  Term  Reports,  Roberts  on  Wills,  Tidd's  Practice, 
Saunder's  Reports,  Tidd's  Appendix,  3  v. ;  Coleman  and  Cain's  Cases, 
Bay's  Reports,  Buller's  Nisi  Prius,  Bradley  on  Distresses,  Montague 
on  Set  Offs,  Powell  on  Mortgages,  Bosanquet  and  Buller,  Burrow's 
Reports,  5  v. ;  Bayard's  Abstract,  Fonblanque  on  Equity,  2  v. ;  Azune's 
Maritime  Law,  2  v. ;  Cranch's  Reports,  Toller's  Executors,  Gilbert's 
Replevins,  Sullivan's  Lectures,  Peake's  Evidence,  Amesley  on  Insur- 
ance, Jacob's  Law  Dictionary,  Blackstone's  Commentaries,  do  Reports, 
Comyn's  Digest,  Clerk's  Assistant,  Constitutions  of  the  United  States, 
Cowper's  Reports,  East's  Reports,  East's  Crown  Law,  Espinass's  Nisi 
Prius,  Fearne  on  Remainders,  Gilbert  on  Tenures,  Midford's  Pleadings, 
Peake's  Evidence,  Plowden's  Reports,  Raymond's  Reports,  Roberts  on 
Frauds,  Runnington  on  Ejectments,  Saunders  on  Uses  and  Trusts, 
Vesey's  Reports,  Trial  of  shoe-maker  for  a  conspiracy,  Vade  Mecum, 
Chase's  Trial. 

MEDICINE. 

Haller's  Physiology,  Bell's  Surgery,  Rush  on  Fever,  do.  Lectures, 
Parkinson's  Medical  Admonitions,  Yates  and  M'Clean's  view  of  the 
science  of  life,  Withering  on  Fox  Glove,  Hayes  on  Coughs  and  Colds, 
Saunders  on  the  liver,  Denman's  Ahorisms,  Alibert  on  Intermittents, 
Bell's  Anatomy,  Chapman's  Burns  Midwifery,  Denman's  do.,  Ches- 
selden's  Anatomy,  Cullen's  Practice,  Cullen's  Materia  Medica,  Dar- 
win's Zoonomia,  Townsend's  Guide  to  Health,  Underwood's  Diseases  of 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  785 

Children,  Aikins  on  Cow  Pox,  Bard's  Compendium  of  Acouckery,  Bed- 
does  on  Consumption. 

HISTORY. 

Smollett's  England,  6  v. ;  Robertson's  America,  4  v. ;  Depon's  Car- 
racas,  Moultrie's  Memoirs,  Molini's  History  of  Chili,  Robertson's 
Charles  V,  Cooper's  Histories,  Adam's  Great  Britain,  Gibbon's  Roman 
Empire,  8  v. ;  Hume's  England,  Hubley's  American  War,  Russell's 
Modern  Europe,  5  v. ;  Russell's  Ancient  Europe,  2  v. ;  Fox's  James 
II,  Wars  of  the  Jews. 

VOYAGES  AND  TRAVELS. 

Depon's  Carracas,  Kendall's  Travels  in  the  United  States,  Schult's 
Travels  in  the  Western  Country,  Henry's  Travels,  Belgian  Traveller, 
Austin's  Letters  from  London,  M'Kenzie's  Voyages,  Pelew  Islands, 
Silliman's  Travels,  Volney's  View  of  the  United  States,  Carr's  Stranger 
in  Ireland,  Collin's  Voyages,  Moore's  Travels  in  France  and  Italy,  &c, 
Yakey  in  London. 

BIOGRAPHY. 

Moultrie's  Memoirs,  Ramsey's  Washington,  Franklin's  Life,  Lives 
of  Illustrious  Females,  Life  of  Petrarch,  Life  of  Stephen  Burroughs 
the  Counterfeiter,  Memoirs  of  Frederick  the  Great,  Harriot's  Struggles 
Through  Life,  Roscoe's  Leo  the  Tenth,  Theebault's  Life  of  Frederick, 
Boswell's  Life  of  Johnson,  Burnett's  Life  of  Rochester,  Cumberland's 
Memoirs,  Kotzebue's  Life,  Marmontel's  Memoirs,  Prince  de  Ligue. 

SCIENCE  AND  ARTS. 

E well's  Discourses  on  Chemistry,  Rumford's  Essays,  Steward's 
Philosophy,  Valuable  Secrets  in  Arts,  Trades,  &c,  Fessenden's  Register 
of  Arts,  Young's  Astronomy,  Washington's  Agricultural  Letters,  Liv- 
ingston's Treatise  on  Sheep,  Park's  Rudiments  of  Chemistry,  Bracken's 
Farriery,  Natural  Philosophy,  Ferguson's  Astronomy,  Complete  Far- 
riery. 

POETRY. 

The  Echo,  Humphrey's  Works,  Shakespeare's  Works,  17  vol.,  ele- 
gant; Garland  of  Flowers,  Sotheby's  Georgics,  Reliques  of  Burns, 
Southey's  Poems,  Pleasures  of  Hope,  Hitchcock's  Poems,  The  Borough, 
Scott's  Lady  of  the  Lake.  Sky  Lark,  Songs  of  Petrarch,  Cowper's  Task, 
Virginia  Nightingale,  Pleasures  of  Memory,  Pains  of  Memory,  Art 
of  Health,  Madame  Guion's  Poems,  New  Methodist  Hymns,  Moore's 
Poems,  Beattie's  Minstrel,  Butler's  Hudibras,  Burns'  Poems,  Cabinet 
of  Momus,  Graham's  Poems,  Modern  Songster,  Select  Poems,  Thomp- 
son's Seasons,  Original  Poems,  by  a  citizen  of  Baltimore,  Young's 
Night  Thoughts. 
50 


786  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840. 

NOVELS. 

Saracen,  2  vol.;  Lewis'  Romantic  Tales,  Romance  of  the  Pyrenees 
Henry  Tufts,  "Wieland,  Founding  of  Belgrade,  Du  Broculi,  Glencairn 
Exile  of  Erin,  Comic  Adventures,  Joan  of  Arc,  Paul  and  Virginia 
Scott's  Marmion,  Vicar  of  Wakefield,  Devil  in  Love,  Scottish  Chiefs 
containing  authentic  memoirs  of  Sir  William  Wallace;  Don  Quixote 
Laura,  Lovers  of  La  Vendee,  Perigrine  Pickle,  4  v. ;  Refusal,  2  v 
Rival  Princes,  Robinson  Crusoe,  Romas  in  Greece,  Thaddeus  of  Warsaw. 

MISCELLANY. 

West's  Letters,  Rumford's  Essays,  Practical  Education,  The  Echo, 
Gregories  Enquiry  Concerning  the  Negroes,  Humphrey's  Works,  Fes- 
senden's  Register  of  Arts,  Washington's  Letters,  Austin's  Letters,  Pres- 
ton's Masonry,  Seneca's  Morals,  Adventurer,  Connisseur,  Goldsmith's 
Essays,  Inquirer,  Obi  or  3  Figured  Jack,  Picture  of  New  York,  War 
in  Disguise,  Pam  Loo,  The  Art  of  Tormenting  with  Cutts,  Junius' 
Letters,  Stern's  Sentimental  Journey,  Washington's  Farewell  Address, 
Breckenridge's  Works,  Evenings  at  Home,  Cuckold  Chronicle,  Aesop's 
Fables,  Weem's  Mary  Findley,  Parents  Friend,  Monroe's  View,  Dream 
Books,  Elements  of  Morality,  Beauties  of  Goldsmith,  Hindoo  Philoso- 
pher, Gregory's  Letters,  Idler  by  Johnson,  Juvenile  Letters,  Letter 
Writer,  Mirror,  Moral  Monitor,  Spectator,  8  vol. ;  Voltaire's  Philoso- 
phical Dictionary. 

SCHOOL   BOOKS. 

Stewart's  Philosophy,  Edgeworth's  Practical  Education,  Murray's 
Grammars, — Exercises, — Key, — Spelling  Books;  Fourth  Orator,  Pulpit 
Orator,  French  Grammar,  Walsh's  Arithmetic,  Root's  Arithmetic, 
Guthrie's  Geography,  Geographical  Playing  Cards,  Schoolmaster's  As- 
sistant, Tutor's  Assistant,  Fisher's  Arithmetic,  General  Atlas,  Fergu- 
son's Astronomy,  Lemprie's  Classical  Dictionary,  Schreveli's  Lexicon, 
Walker's  Lexicon,  Walker's  Key,  Cicero  de  Oratore,  Simpson's  Algebra, 
Ovid's  Metamorphosis,  Thompson's  Spirit  of  History,  Rudiman's  Latin 
Grammar  (with  a  prosody  annexed  which  is  taught  at  our  University 
and  at  the  principal  Colleges  in  the  United  States;)  Adams'  Latin 
Grammar,  Ashe's  English  do.,  Erasmus,  Entick's  Dictionary,  Aesop's 
Fables,  Eutropius,  Fisher's  Grammar,  Geographical  Compilations, 
Greek  Testaments,  Locke  on  the  Human  Understanding,  Mental  Im- 
provement, Natural  History,  Morse's  Abridged  Geography,  Rowson's 
Geography,  Reader's  Cabinet,  Selectae  Veteri,  Telemaque,  Virgil, 
Wellbred  Scholar,  Wettenhall's  Grammar. 

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cyphering  do.,  copy  do.,  port  folios,  gilt  and  plain  message  cards,  india 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  787 

rubber  sealing  wax,  wafers,  round  rules,  pen-knives,  sand-boxes,  paint 
boxes,  conversation  cards,  lead  pencils,  quills,  writing  paper  of  all  kinds, 
letter  paper  do.,  drawing  paper,  parchment,  ink  stands,  slates,  pencils, 
&c,  &c,  &c. 

As  the  business  of  Bookselling  by  T.  H.  is  only  made  subservient  to 
his  printing  establishment  (the  greater  part  of  the  books  now  on  hand 
being  received  in  exchange)  he  offers  to  procure  from  Xew  York,  any 
books  ordered  by  a  Subscriber  to  the  Star  (or  any  Public  Library) 
and  furnish  them  at  the  New  York  price,  as  he  has  made  an  arrange- 
ment in  ]\Tew  York  for  the  purpose.  The  Books  if  not  in  Store,  will 
always  be  procured  without  delay. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  January  3,  1811. 

RUDDIMAX'S  LATIN  GRAMMAR, 

"With  a  Prosody  annexed,  printed  by  Thomas  Henderson,  Raleigh, 
and  believed  to  be  as  correct  a  copy  as  was  ever  published — will  be 
kept  constantly  for  sale  at  the  Star  Store,  Raleigh,  at  M'Rae's  Book 
Store,  Fayetteville ;  at  the  same  prices  at  which  the  Grammars  are 
sold  without  the  Prosody — and  that  appendix  is  valuable.  It  is  hoped 
merchants,  teachers,  &c,  will  give  an  edition  of  our  own  state  the 
preference ;  an  edition  too  which  has  a  superiority  over  any  other. 

— The  Star,  March  13,  1812. 

LATIX    GRAMMARS. 

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of 

Ruddiman's  Rudiments, 

With  a  Prosody  Annexed, 

Is  constantly  for  sale  by  the 

Groce,  Dozen  or   Single, 

At  the  Star  Office,  Raleigh,  and  at 

McRae's  Book  Store,  Fayetteville. 

Adv. 

—Raleigh  Star,  May  21,  1813. 

XEW   BOOKS. 

The  Olive  Branch,  4th  edit.,  2  vols. ;  McLeod's  Yiew  of  the  Character, 
Causes  and  Ends  of  War,  do.,  Lectures  on  the  Prophecies  in  Revela- 
tion, 2  vol. ;  The  United  States  and  England ;  A  Calm  Address  to  the 
Eastern  States  on  Slave  Representation,  An  Exposition  of  the  Causes 
and  Character  of  the  Late  War,  Ganilh's  Work  on  Political  Economy, 
Taylor's  Sketch  of  the  Geography,  etc.,  of  France,  Gillies'  History 
of  Greece,  4  vols. ;   3rd  and  4th  vols.,  of  Clarke's  Travels  in  Greece, 


788  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840. 

Egypt  and  the  Holy  Land,  Bigland's  History  of  England,  Davy's  Ele- 
ments of  Agricultural  Chemistry,  Clater's  Cattle  and  Sheep  Doctor, 
The  Artists  Manual,  2  vols. ;  Scott's  Lord  of  the  Isles,  Campbell's 
Poetical  Works,  The  Ass  of  Parnassus,  The  Mountain  Muse,  Mary 
Alexander  Kersey  on  the  Profession,  Ministry,  Worship  and  Faith  of 
the  Society  of  Friends,  Recluse  of  Norway,  Waverly. 
— Raleigh  Register,  July  7,  1815. 

CHILDREN'S    BOOKS. 

Mayor's  Father's  Gift,  2  vols. ;  Edgeworth's  Parents'  Assistant,  3 
vols. ;  Cheap  Repository,  3  vols. ;  Early  Lessons,  2  vols. ;  Barring  Out, 
Prince  Le  Boo,  Trimmer's  Lessons,  Mrs.  Leicester's  School,  Life  of 
Franklin,  Looking  Glass,  Visit  of  a  Week,  Chaperone's  Letters,  Econ- 
omy of  Human  Life,  Dodsley's  Fables,  Ladies'  Preceptor,  Children's 
Friend,  Natural  History,  Life  of  Joseph,  Gay's  Fables,  Sacred  Dramas, 
Book  of  Trades,  3  vols. ;  Domestic  Recreations,  Juvenile  Anecdotes, 
Son  of  a  Genius,  Natural  Philosophy,  Pleasing  Preceptor,  2  vols. ; 
Barbauld's  Lessons,  do.,  Hymns,  Pastoral  Lessons,  Journey  to  Aleppo, 
Love  and  Patriotism,  Naden's  Travels,  Child's  Museum,  Biography 
for  Boys,  do.,  Girls,  A  Premium,  History  of  Bees,  Father's  Gift,  Hier- 
oglyphical  Bible,  Mother's  Gift,  Joseph  and  His  Brethren,  Evening 
Tales,  Franklin's  Way  to  Wealth,  Youth's  Cabinet  of  Nature,  Trifles 
for  Children,  in  3  parts;  Garden  Amusements,  Youthful  Sports,  Riddle 
Book,  Divine  Songs,  Select  Fables,  The  Black  Bird's  Nest,  Two  Boys, 
or  Reward  of  Truth,  Clarissa  Doomer,  Harvest  Home,  Robin  Redbreast, 
Council  of  Dogs,  Instructive  Hints,  Moral  Fables,  Learning  Made 
Pleasant,  Dame  Partlett's  Farm,  Little  Truths,  in  two  parts;  The 
Lottery,  Footsteps,  to  Natural  History,  Present  to  a  Little  Boy,  Gold- 
smith's Africa,  with  Maps;  do.,  View  of  the  Earth,  do.,  West  Indies, 
do.,  View  of  Character  of  North  Americans,  Little  Islanders,  Complete 
Letter  Writer. 

— J.  Gales'  Advertisement,  Raleigh  Register,  November  21+,  1815. 

SCHOOL  BOOKS. 

Wilson's  Introduction  to  Hebrew,  Persian  Vocabulary,  Graeca 
Majora,  Graeca  Minora,  Xenophon,  Clarke's  Homer,  Schrevelins's 
Lexicon,  Pierce's  Longinus,  Neilson's  Greek  Exercises,  Murphey's 
Lucian's  Dialogues,  Greek  Testament,  Moore's  Greek  Grammar,  Wet- 
tenhall's  Greek  Grammar,  Ashl's  Cyropedia,  Cicero  Delphini,  Dun- 
can's Cicero,  Horace  Delphini,  Smart's  Horace,  2  vols. ;  Virgil  Del- 
phini, Staughton's  Virgil,  Davidson's  Virgil,  2  vols. ;  Ovid  Delphini, 
Clarke's  Ovid,  Justinus  Delphini,  Caesar  Delphini,  Mair's  Caesar,  Cor- 
nelius Nepos,  Selectae  Profanis,  Selectae  Veteri,  Hardie's  Veteri, 
Mair's  Introduction,  Clarke's  Erasmus,  Clarke's  Eutropius,  Clarke's 
Corderi,   Hardie's   Corderi,   Latin   Fables,    Latin   Course,    Ruddiman's 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  789 

Grammar,  Adams's  Grammar;  Ainsworth's  Dictionary,  Adams's  Dic- 
tionary, Young's  Dictionary,  Entick's  Dictionary,  all  Latin;  (English) 
Lampriere's  Classical  Dictionary,  Cavallo's  Philosophy,  Bonditch's 
Navigator,  Wallace  on  the  Globe,  Keith  on  the  Globe,  Hutton's  Mathe- 
matics, 2  vols. ;  Simpson's  Euclid,  Simpson's  Algebra,  Witherspoon's 
Lectures,  Playfair's  Geometry,  Gibson's  Surveying,  Gummaire's  Sur- 
veying, O'Neill's  Geography,  Guthrie's  Geography,  Paley's  Philosophy, 
Tooke's  Pantheon,  Casey's  Pocket  Atlas,  Goldsmith's  Geography, 
Blair's  Lectures  on  Rhetoric,  2  vols. ;  Duncan's  Logic,  "Watts' s  Logic, 
Andrews's  Logic,  Condillac's  Logic,  Murray's  English  Reader,  Murray's 
Sequal  to  English  Reader,  Murray's  Introduction,  Murray's  Grammar, 
American  Speaker,  American  Orator,  Dialogues  for  Schools,  "Web- 
ster's Selections,  Columbian  Orator,  Scott's  Lessons,  Beauties  of  the 
Bible,  Hawney's  Mensuration,  Dilworth's  Arithmetic,  AYalkingham's 
Arithmetic,  Mercantile  Arithmetic,  Columbian'  Reader,  Doddsley's 
Fables,  Alexander's  Grammar,  Orthographical  Expositor,  Webster's 
Grammar,  Lowth's  Grammar,  Compendious  Grammar,  Harrison's 
Grammar,  Garretson's  Exercises  in  bad  English,  Blair's  Philosophy, 
Ferguson's  Lectures  on  Natural  Philosophy,  3  vols. ;  Ferguson's  Astron- 
omy, E  wing's  Practical  Astronomy,  Morse's  Geography,  2  vols. ;  John- 
son's Dictionary,  "Walker's  Dictionary,  Allison's  Dictionary,  Barclay's 
Dictionary,  Bailey's  Dictionary,  School  Testaments,  Murray's  Spelling 
Book,  "Webster's  Spelling  Book,  Dilworth's  Spelling  Book,  Fenning's 
Spelling  Book,  Dyche's  Spelling  Book. 
— J.  Gales'  Advertisement,  Raleigh  Register,  November  2Jf,  1815. 

DISSOLUTION. 

The  copartnership  in  the  bookstore  of  Boylan  and  "Wilson,  was  dis- 
solved by  mutual  consent  on  the  10th  instant.  The  business  in  future, 
will  be  carried  on  by  the  subscriber. 

Raleigh,  February  11,  1829.  "William  Boylan. 

— The  Star,  February  11,  1820. 

SCHOOL  BOOKS. 

Butler's  Sketches  of  Universal  History,  Conversations  on  Natural 
Philosophy,  Conversations  on  Chemistry,  Cleveland's  Mineralogy, 
Park's  Chemical  Catechism,  Adams  Geography  and  Atlas,  Adam's 
Arithmetic,  Pickett's  Expositor  and  Spelling  Book,  Walker  on  Elocu- 
tion. 

— J.  Gales'  Advertisement,  Raleigh  Register,  April  H,  1820. 

BOOKS. 

For  Sale  at  the  Post-Office,  CONCORD,  N.  Carolina. 
Hutton's  Mathematics,  2  volumes;  Goldsmith's  Natural  History  Do. 
History  of  Greece,  Do.  Rome,  Do.  England,  Porter's  Lectures  on   St. 


790  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840. 

Mark,  Do.  Practical  Philosophy,  Champions  of  Freedom,  Modern 
Geography,  Bogue's  Essays,  Marmontel's  Translations,  Mentorial 
Tales  for  Ladies,  Mrs.  Hamilton  on  Education,  Blair's  Lectures, 
Hervey's  Meditations,  Murray's  Grammar,  Do.  Sequel,  Do.  English 
Reader,  Juvenile  Expositor,  Evangelical  History,  Columbian  Orator, 
President's  Tour,  Spelling  Books,  Christian  Morals,  Large  Family  Bibles, 
Hymn  Books,  Latin  &  Greek  school  books,  Blank  Books,  Paper,  by 
the  ream,  Baldwin's  Fables,  Warden's  Letters  of  Bonaparte,  Fother- 
gill's  Discourses,  Lady's  Preceptor,  Beauties  of  the  Bible,  Mr.  Bennett's 
Letters,  Wakefield's  Variety,  Law's  Address  to  the  Clergy,  Humphrey 
Clinker,  Almost  Christian,  Gospel  Beauties,  Sass'  Journey,  Philoso- 
phers' Travels,  Milton's  Works,  Fourfold  State  of  Grace,  Martin 
Luther,  Thaddeus  of  Warsaw,  Bernard's  Tour,  Ferguson's  Astronomy, 
Conversations  on  Chemistry,  A  variety  of  German  books,  Tuckey's  Ex- 
pedition, Buchan's  Domestic  Medicine,  Henry's  Travels,  Darwin's  Zoo- 
nomia,  School  Dialogues,  Wilson's  View  of  Russia,  Kendal's  Travels, 
3  vols. ;  Humboldt's  New-Spain,  Marrow  of  the  Church,  Bigland's 
France,  Coelebs  in  search  of  a  Wife,  Felix  Alvarez,  History  of  Popery, 
Pilgrim's  Journal,  Confession  of  Faith,  &c.  &c. 

August  7,  1820. 

— Western  Carolinian,  August  22,  1820. 

J.  Gales  has  received  some  copies  of  Dr.  Mayo's  Rhyming  Spelling 
Book,  adorned  with  plates,  price  25  cents. 
— Raleigh  Register,  October  19,  1821. 

IN  THE  PRESS 

of 

Messrs.  Joseph  Gales  &  Son,  Raleigh : 

and 

SPEEDILY  WILL  BE  PUBLISHED, 

THE  NORTH  CAROLINA 
REGISTER. 

and 

UNITED  STATES  CALENDAR, 

FOR  THE  YEAR  OF  OUR  LORD 

1823, 

Being  the  47th  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States: 

Compied  from  Authentic  Documents: 

BY  THE  REV.  COLIN  M'lVER. 

THIS  Work,  besides  an  accurate  Calendar  with  the  usual  astro- 
nomical calculations,  will  contain  the  names  of  the  several  officers  who 
conduct  the  State  Government,  either  in  a  legislative,  executive,  or 
judicial   capacity;   the  names   of   all  the   magistrates   and   subordinate 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  791 

officers  of  the  several  counties  in  the  state ;  the  names  of  the  several 
incorporated  companies  and  voluntary  associations  for  useful,  bene- 
ficient,  and  pious  purposes,  which  exist  within  the  state,  with  lists  of 
the  principal  officers  employed  in  conducting  the  affairs  of  these  insti- 
tutions; a  list  of  the  Post-offices  in  the  state,  with  the  names  of  the 
several  Post-masters;  and  a  great  variety  of  other  matter,  both  of  a 
civil  and  ecclesiastical  nature,  relating  to  this  state,  and  to  the  United 
States,  a  reference  to  which  must  prove  a  considerable  convenience  to 
all  our  citizens.  The  work  will  be  completed  by  the  time  fixed  for 
the  meeting  of  the  legislature;  and  should  it  meet  with  suitable  patron- 
age from  the  public,  a  similar  work  may  in  future  be  annually  ex- 
pected. 

October  27,   1822. 

— Western  Carolinian,  November  26,  1822. 

LIBEAEY  FOR  SALE. 

THERE  will  be  sold,  at  the  back  Store  Room  of  Messrs.  Allemong 
&  Locke,  Salisbury,  the  LIBRARY  of  the  late  Francis  Locke,  consisting 
of  many  old  and  excellent  authorities  in  Law,  on  the  evening  of  Tues- 
day, 8th  of  April,  being  Tuesday  of  the  Superior  Court. 

All  persons  having  demands  against  said  deceased,  are  requested  to 
present  them  for  payment;  and  all  persons  indebted,  to  make  payment 
immediately.  Jno.  Scott,  Ex'r. 

March  20,  1823. 

1ST.  B.  Any  person  having  books  belonging  to  said  library,  are  re- 
quested to  return  them  to  the  Executor,  or  leave  them  with  Mr.  Alle- 
mong before  said  day  of  sale.  J.  S. 

Western  Carolinian,  March  25,  1823. 

BOOKS. 

ANXIOUS  to  recruit  my  library,  and  having  a  number  of  volumes 
promiscuously  lent,  I  will  be  grateful  for  information  of  their  locality. 
Oct.  16,  1824.  J.  Torrence. 

- — Catawba  Journal,  October  19,  182k- 

BOOKS. 

THE  following  valuable  BOOKS  are  for  sale  at  this  office,  at  re- 
duced prices: 

American  State  Papers,  10  vols. ;  Gillie's  History  of  Greece,  3  do. ; 
Marshall's  Life  of  "Washington,  5  do. ;  Bigland's  View  of  the  "World,  5 
do. ;  Ferguson's  Roman  Republic,  3  do. ;  Hallam's  Middle  Ages,  4  do. ; 
Fox's  Historical  "Work;  Bolingbroke  on  History;  Europe  from  1802 
to  1815 ;  History  of  North  Carolina,  2  vols. ;  Memoirs  of  "William  Pitt ; 
2  do. ;  Court  and  Cabinet  of  James  I.  by  Miss  Aiken,  2  do. ;  Beaujour's 


792  Books  Advertised,  1800-1840. 

Sketches  of  the  IT.  States;  Chateaubriand's  Travels;  Park's  do.; 
Travels  of  Ali  Bey,  2  vols. ;  McKenzie's  Voyages ;  Hobhouse's  Albania, 
2  vols. ;  Italy,  by  Lady  Morgan,  2  do. ;  Life  of  Mary,  Queen  of  Scots, 
2  vols. ;  Madame  Campan's  Memoirs  of  Mary  Antoinette ;  Memoirs 
of  Marchioness  de  Laroche  Jacqueline;  Biographical  Sketches  of 
eminent  Lawyers;  Statesmen  and  men  of  letters;  Capt.  Tuckey's  Ex- 
pedition to  Africa;  O'Riley's  Greenland;  Capt.  Porter's  Journal; 
Journal  of  Las  Casas,  8  vols. ;  Napoleon  in  Exile,  2  vols. ;  Life  of 
Patrick  Henry ;  Life  of  Pulton ;  Life  of  Fennel ;  Memoirs  of  Napoleon ; 
Nichol's  Recollections ;  Herriott's  Struggles ;  do.  Travels,  2  vols. ;  Life 
of  Cowper,  2  vols. ;  Raffle's  Tour ;  Ten  Years'  Exile ;  Resources  of  the 
British  Empire,  Pitkin's  Statistics  of  the  United  States;  Military  and 
Naval  Letters ;  Delaplaine's  Repository,  2  Nos. ;  Police  of  the  City 
of  London ;  do.  of  the  Thames ;  Emporium  of  Arts  and  Sciences ; 
British  Poets,  elegantly  bound,  25  vols.;  British  Prose  Writers,  8  vols.; 
38  Nos.  Percy  Anecdotes;  Clarkson  on  the  Slave  Trade,  2  vols.;  Con- 
versations on  Political  Economy ;  Erskine's  Speeches,  2  vols. ;  Southey's 
Life  of  Wesley,  2  do. ;  Life  of  Calvin ;  do.  of  Knox ;  Bishop  Taylor's 
Sermons,  3  vols. ;  Chalmer's  do. ;  Chalmer's  Commercial  Discourses ; 
Christian  Morals;  Masonic  Minstrel;  Freemason's  Magazine;  Pioneers; 
Echo;  Baltimore  Conspiracy;  Mayo's  Mythology;  Wilson  on  Gram- 
mar ;  Art  of  prolonging  life ;  Cobbet's  Year's  residence  in  America ; 
Maternal  Solicitude ;  Sporting  Anecdotes ;  Caesar  Delphini ;  Horace 
Delphini ;  Bell's  Letters  concerning  the  disease  of  the  Uretura ;  Loves 
of  the  Angels,  Tom  Quib's  Memorial,  No  Fiction,  2  vols.  Velvet 
Cushion,  The  Privateer,  2  vols.  Anastasius,  Death  bed  Confessions  of 
Lady  Guernsey,  Seventy-six,  Bannockburn,  Peveril  of  the  Peak,  King 
of  the  Peak,  Castles  in  the  Air,  Pen  Owen,  Sir  Andrew  Wilie,  The 
Antiquary,  Fortunes  of  Nigel,  Quentin  Durward,  The  Entail,  Konings- 
marke,  or  a  Tale  of  the  New  World,  Tales  of  the  Manor,  Justinia, 
St.  Ronan's  Well,  Spectre  of  the  Forest,  Pirate,  Logan,  Kenilworth, 
The  Cavalier,  The  Wilderness,  Tales  of  My  Landlord,  The  Abbot, 
&c.  &c. 

Also,  English,  Dutch,  and  Opaque  dressed  Quills,  of  a  superior  qual- 
ity, Blank  Cards,  large  and  small,  &c.  &c. 

- — Catawba  Journal,  February,  1,  1825. 

VALUABLE    BOOKS. 

The  following  Books,  among  many  others,  may  be  had  at  this  Office, 
at  reduced  prices : 

Johnson's  Works,  12  v. ;  Smith's  Wealth  of  Nations,  Say's  Political 
Economy,  Modern  Europe,  Ramsay's  United  States,  Memoirs  of  the 
Court  of  Queen  Elizabeth,  Simond's  Switzerland,  Barrington  &  Beau- 
foy  on  the  North  Pole,  Latrobe's  Visit  to  S.  Africa,  Sketches  of 
Florida,  Koster's  Travels,  Watson's  Philip  the  2d  and  3d,  Marshall's 
Life  of  Washington,  Public  Characters,  1805 ;  Moore's  Works,  Byron's 


Books  Advertised,  1800-1840.  793 

do.,  Edwards  on  the  Affections,  Memoirs  of  Rev.  Andrew  Fuller,  Life 
of  Calvin,  Simeon's  Skeletons,  Sourin's  Sermons,  Davies'  do.,  Cunning- 
ham's do.,  Mrs.  Trimmer's  do.,  Meikle's  Traveller,  Book  of  Com'n 
Prayer,  elegantly  bound;  Pocket  Bibles,  Phillipp's  Evidence,  iSTewland 
on  Contracts,  Xew  York  Digest,  Espinasse  on  Evidence,  Philip  ou 
Indigestion,  Ewell's  Medical  Companion,  Bell's  Operative  Surgery, 
Simpson's  Euclid,  Gibson's  Surveying,  Blair's  Lectures,  Ainsworth 
Dictionary,  and  a  variety  of  Latin  and  English  School  Books,  Morse's 
Gazetteer,  Joyce's  Philosophy,  Jamieson's  Logic,  Duncan's  do.,  Small 
Books  for  Children,  Quills,  <vc,  &c,  &c. 
— Catawba  Journal,  April  12,  1825. 

AUCTION    SALE, 

OiST  Tuesday,  the  17th  instant,  at  3  o'clock,  P.  M.  in  front  of  Capt. 
Sloan's  large  building  on  Broad  street. 

A    VALUABLE    COLLECTION    OF 

NEW    BOOKS, 

to  close  a  consignment ;  and  some 
Dry   Goods,   Groceries,   &c.   &c. 

May  4,  1825.  J.  H.  Torment,  Auctioneer. 

— Catawba  Journal,  May  10,  1825. 

BOOKS. 

The  following  books  may  be  had  of  the  subscriber  on  the  most  rea- 
sonable terms : 

Smith's  Wealth  of  Nations,  2  vols. ;  Ward's  Law  of  Xations,  School- 
craft's aSTarrative,  Crabbe's  Synonomyes,  Adams  on  Religious  Denom- 
inations, Preachers  Manual,  Willison  on  the  Assembly's  Catechism, 
Gaston's  Collection  of  Promises,  Shey's  Book  Keeping,  Mair's  do., 
Simpson's  Euclid,  Locke  on  the  Human  Understanding,  do.,  on  the 
Christian  Religion,  Allison  on  Taste,  Bell's  Operative  Surgery,  2  vols. ; 
do.,  on  the  Diseases  of  the  Uretha,  Italy,  by  Lady  Morgan,  2  vols. ; 
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tions from  the  highest  sources,  are  warm  and  numerous.  In  a  report 
made  to  the  Legislature  by  the  Kegents  of  the  University  of  New  York, 
it  is  confidently  asserted,  that  by  this  "very  ingenius  plan,  the  mere 
English  scholar,  in  a  few  iveeks  at  farthest,  learns  most  of  those  for- 
eign parts,  etc.,  which  has  cost  the  classical  scholar  many  years  of 
laborious  study  to  acquire."  Human  Physiology,  for  the  use  of  Ele- 
mentary Schools,  by  Charles  A.  Lee,  M.  D.,  Prof,  of  Materia  Medica, 
in  the  University  of  the  City  of  New  York.  This  book  is  also  warmly 
approved  by  men  of  letters.  It  is  well  suited  to  the  capacity  of  the 
youthful  learners  and  cannot  fail  to  prove  highly  interesting  and  in- 
structive, and  should  be  adopted  as  a  text  book  in  all  our  schools. 

A  Treatise  on  Civil  Polity  and  Political  Economy,  containing  the 
elements  of  political  knowledge,  for  the  use  of  Schools  by  Marcius 
Wilson — a  work  which  has  long  been  needed  in  all  our  schools  and 
academies,  as  a  text  book,  and  we  will  rejoice  to  see  the  day  when  it 
shall  be  in  general  use.  If  any  people  on  earth  ought  to  be  taught  the 
science  of  government,  surely  they  are  those  who  govern  themselves. 
In  this  treatise,  the  principles  and  practical  operation  of  our  Repub- 
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hands  of  every  American  school  boy. 

The  Girl's  Reading  Book,  in  Prose  and  Poetry,  for  Schools,  by 
Mrs.  L.  H.  Sigourney.  This  book  is  composed  of  short,  interesting  and 
instructive  moral  tales  and  essays;  in  which  the  special  duties  of  life 
are  illustrated  and  enforced  with  a  beauty  and  clearness  highly  char- 
acteristic of  the  amiable  and  gifted  authoress.  We  would  it  were  not 
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in  the  country. 

A  Treatise  on  Arithmetic,  for  Common  Schools  and  Academies,  by 
W.  D.  Beattie,  A.  M.,  Principal  of  Cambridge  Washington  Academy. 
We  think  it  an  excellent  work,  well  worthy  the  attention  of  Teachers. 

— Editorial,  Raleigh  Star,  April  10,  1839. 


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DAVIES'  COUKSE  IN  MATHEMATICS, 

For  Schools,  Academies  and  Colleges. 

The  attention  of  Teachers  and  all  others  engaged  in  the  promotion 
of  thorough  education  is  invited  to  the  examination  of  the  following 
text-books  in  mathematics,  by  Professor  Charles  Davies. 

1.  Davies'  Mental  and  Practical  Arithmetics — Key  to  Davies'  Arith- 

metic for  Teachers. 

2.  Davies'  Pirst  Lessons  in  Geometry. 

3.  Davies'  First  Lessons  in  Algebra. 

4.  Davies'  Bourdon's  Algebra. 

5.  Davies'  Legendre's  Geometry  and  Trigonometry. 

6.  Davies'  Elements  of  Surveying. 

7.  Davies'  Analytical  Geometry. 

8.  Davies'  Descriptive  Geometry. 

9.  Davies'  Differential  and  Integral  Calculus. 

10.  Davies'  Shades,  Shadows  and  Linear  Perspective. 
Ealeigh,  December  11,  1839.  Turner  &  Hughes. 

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SCHOOL  DAYS  OF  BRANTLEY  YORK,  1809-1818 

Education  during  my  boyhood  was  at  an  extremely  low  ebb,  there 
being  but  very  few  schools  and  they  of  a  very  low  grade.  The  first 
school  I  attended  I  was  only  about  four  years  old,  and  went  only  one 
day.  I  went  not  so  much  to  learn  as  to  be  with  a  favorite  sister  who 
had  been  my  nurse.  The  schoolmaster  (as  teachers  were  then  called) 
was  a  very  large,  sour  looking  man,  and  seemed  to  appreciate  very 
highly  the  dignity  of  his  position.  And  the  instruments  of  punishment 
lay  thick  around  him,  in  the  form  of  switches,  and  small  paddles  called 
ferrules,  and  among  the  switches  was  one  very  large  one,  kept  for  the 
purpose  of  thrashing  the  floor  in  order  to  frighten  the  urchins  and 
keep  them  in  awe  of  his  authority.  But  one  was  allowed  to  go  out  at 
a  time,  and  in  order  to  prevent  the  violation  of  this  rule,  a  little 
hooked  stick  suspended  to  a  peg  or  nail  driven  in  the  door  facing,  must 
be  taken  by  each  one  going  out  and  when  the  stick  was  absent  no  one 
dared  go  out.  Not  infrequently  confusion  arose  among  the  scholars 
by  a  race  for  the  crooked  stick;  then,  to  restore  order,  the  long  hickory 
was  brought  down  with  great  force  on  the  floor,  accompanied  with  a 
stamp  of  the  foot,  and  a  loud  husky  burst  of  the  voice.  By  this  means 
order  for  awhile  was  restored. 

Sometime  during  the  day,  my  sister  succeeded  in  getting  the  stick,  and 
I  started  to  follow  her,  then  came  the  thrash,  the  stamp,  and  the  squall 
which  so  much  frightened  me  that  I  knew  not  what  to  do,  whether  to  go 
out  or  to  return  to  my  seat — in  fact  I  knew  not  what  he  wanted.  That 
was  the  first  and  last  day  of  my  going  to  school  to  this  pedagogue;  nor 
was  the  effect  for  years  erased  from  my  mind;  for  every  time  I  saw 
him  (which  was  frequent)  a  similar  emotion  was  felt,  mixed  however 
with  hatred  for  his  person. 

I  was  about  six  years  old  before  I  was  sent  to  school  again.  The 
teacher  was  a  very  different  character  from  the  former ;  he  was  clever, 
kind  and  indulgent,  and  the  scholars  loved  him  as  a  father.  When  I 
went  to  say  my  lesson  he  would  take  me  upon  his  knees,  and  speak  very 
kindly  to  me,  and  when  I  succeeded  in  saying  a  good  lesson  he  never 
failed  to  praise  and  encourage  me.  The  school,  however,  was  of  short 
duration;  but  during  the  time  I  learned  to  spell  in  five  syllables,  and 
was  exceedingly  sorry  when  the  school  closed,  for  I  loved  my  books  and' 
was  strongly  attached  to  my  teacher. 

Considering  the  character  of  the  schools  of  Bush  Creek,  the  infer- 
ence would  naturally  follow  that  the  people  were  ignorant.  There  were 
few  or  no  educated  persons  in  that  community,  and  not  only  were  they 
ignorant,  but  exceedingly  superstitious.     *     *     * 

In  the  latter  part  of  the  year  1817,  my  father's  family  left  the  old 
homestead   on  Bush   Creek,   and   removed  some  eighteen  miles  to   the 

51  (801) 


802  School  Days  of  Brantley  York. 

west,  and  settled  on  a  plantation  on  what  was  called  the  Salem  Road, 
some  six  miles  east  or  rather  northeast,  of  what  is  now  Trinity  College. 
This  was  an  exceedingly  scarce  year,  and  those  who  had  large  families 
and  small  means,  found  it  no  easy  task  to  support  their  families.  So 
scarce  were  provisions,  that  the  common  maple  was  tapped  from  the 
juice  of  which,  molasses  of  a  very  inferior  quality  was  made ;  my  father's 
family  made  several  gallons  of  this  kind  of  molasses.  The  follow- 
ing year,  1818,  I  was  sent  to  school  some  two  and  one-half  months,  in 
the  latter  part  of  the  summer  and  fall,  to  a  teacher  by  the  name  of 
John  Short,  generally  known  as  Master  Short;  for  teachers,  in  those 
days,  were  generally  called  Masters.  Master  Short  was  a  periodic 
drunkard,  and  though  he  generally  bound  himself  in  his  articles  to  ab- 
stain from  drink  during  his  school,  yet  he  seldom  failed  to  violate  his 
contract,  by  taking  sprees  of  drinking,  which  generally  lasted  some  ten 
days  or  two  weeks.  His  scholarship  was  very  limited  extending  no 
farther  than  reading,  writing  and  common  arithmetic.  In  fact  the 
higher  branches  such  as  Grammar,  Geography,  Philosophy,  etc.,  were 
seldom  or  never  taught  in  common  neighborhood  schools ;  for  I  never 
saw  an  English  Grammar  in  any  school  I  attended.  The  truth  is,  I 
never  saw  an  English  Grammar,  to  know  it  was  one,  till  I  was  nearly 
twenty-six  years  old.  In  this  school  I  learned  to  write,  but  of  course 
very  imperfectly.  I  very  well  recollect  frequently  writing  the  date 
1818,  being  annexed  to  our  copies.  This  was  the  last  school  I  attended 
(then  in  my  fourteenth  year)  during  my  boyhood  days;  but  I  contin- 
ued to  improve  by  applying  myself  to  my  studies  at  home,  or  where  I 
worked. 

— From  Autobiography  of  Brantley  York.  Trinity  College  Historical 
Papers. 


TEACHERS  WANTED,  1801-1840 

PITTSBOEOUGH  ACADEMY. 

The  Eeverend  Mr.  Bingham  have  signified  his  Intention  of  quit- 
ting his  Situation  as  Principal  Teacher,  the  Beginning  of  July  next, 
the  Trustees,  anxious  to  support  our  Institution  which  has  hitherto 
been  in  such  high  Eeputation,  are  desirous  of  engaging  a  Eerson  whose 
Abilities  and  Character  are  unquestionable,  to  take  charge  of  it.  Any 
Eerson  duly  qualified,  and  wishing  to  engage,  on  producing  proper 
Eecommendations,  will  meet  with  every  Encouragement  by  applying  to 

Eittsborough,  7th  April,  1801.  James  Baker,  Secretary. 

— Raleigh  Register,  April  11$,  1801. 

A  TUTOB  WANTED. 

A  Decent,  sober  and  discreet  Eerson,  that  can  teach  the  Latin  and 
Greek  Languages,  and  the  Mathematics,  willing  to  engage  in  a  private 
Eamily  to  teach  three  or  four  Youths  only,  will  meet  with  encourage- 
ment, by  applying  to  the  Subscriber  at  Eocky  Eoint. 

November  13.  Samuel  Ashe. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  21,  1808. 

TEACHEE  WANTTD. 

A  Subscription  to  the  amount  of  $200  is  actually  subscribed  in  Euth- 
erfordton  and  its  vicinity,  for  the  purpose  of  employing  some  person, 
who  shall  come  well  recommended,  as  an  English  Teacher.  It  is  also 
wished,  that  the  Teacher  should  understand  Vocal  Music. 

The  above  sum  (and  $20  more  which  are  promised)  will  be  paid,  in 
cash,  for  one  year's  tuition.  The  subscription  is  in  the  hands  of  Eich- 
ard  Lewis,  near  Eutherfordton.  Applications  may  be  made  to  E. 
Lewis  by  letter. 

Sep.  20. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  29,  1808. 

AN"  ENGLISH  TEACHER. 

"Wanted,  in  Nash  County,  a  good  English  Teacher,  who  can  come 
well  recommended  for  talents  and  character.  Such  an  one  will  meet 
with  good  encouragement,  on  application  to  Samuel  Westray,  or  George 
Boddie,  near  the  Court  House. 

Nov.  22. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  21^,  1808. 

(803) 


804  Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840. 

NOTICE. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Elizabeth  Town  Academy  wish  to  employ  a 
clergyman  of  distinguished  abilities,  as  a  Principal  Teacher,  whose 
professional  services,  in  all  probability,  will  meet  with  respectful  and 
liberal  encouragement.  Any  communication  on  the  subject  will  be 
duly  attended  to.     By  order  of  the  Board. 

Bladen,  Eeb.  30th.  J.  "Weight,  Sec'ry. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  9,  1809. 

A   TEACHER  WANTED 

Eor  the  Hillsboro  School, 

That  writes  a  good  hand,  and  is  well  qualified  to  teach  Arithmetic, 
Beading,  and  English  Grammar.  Application  may  be  made  to  the 
subscriber  by  letter  or  in  person. 

Hillsborough,  K  C,  Eeb.  27,  1811.  James    Webb. 

— Raleigh  Star,  March  Ik,  1811. 

A    TEACHER 

Of  the  English  Language  who  can  write  a  good  hand,  who  understands 
Arithmetic,  and  whose  habits  and  morals  are  unexceptionable,  may 
find  both  a  profitable  and  an  agreeable  situation  by  applying  to  the 
Printer. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  27,  1811. 

A    TEACHER. 

A  Gentleman  of  liberal  Education,  proposes  to  engage  as  a  Teacher 
in  a  Eamily,  or  undertake  a  School.  He  has  acquired  the  art  of 
Reading  under  Mr.  Eennell,  the  first  Reader  of  the  age,  and  he  Re- 
cites, or  Declaims,  in  the  Theatrical  taste,  from  Shakespeare  and  the 
fashionable  modern  Poets.  He  is  versed  in  the  Classics  of  antiquity, 
and  a  residence  in  Erance  has  made  him  familiar  with  the  French 
Language  and  Literature.  He  possesses  flattering  testimonials  of  his 
attainments  from  the  most  distinguished  literary  characters.  Apply 
at  this  office. 

January  1. 

— Raleigh  Register,  January  3,  1812. 

A    TEACHER. 

A  Gentleman  of  liberal  education,  proposes  to  engage  as  Teacher  in 
a  family,  or  to  undertake  a  school.  He  has  cultivated  reading  under 
Mr.  Fennell,  the  first  reader  of  the  age:  and  he  recites,  or  declaims 
from  Shakespeare  and  the  popular  modern  poets.  He  is  intimately 
acquainted  with  the  ancient  classics,  and  the  theory  and  practice  of 
the  Erench  Language.     There  is  no  English  author  of  taste  with  whom 


Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840.  805 

he  is  not  familiar.     His  Testimonials  from  Men  of  letters  will  serve 
to  fill  up  the  faint  and  imperfect  outline  which  he  has  drawn  of  his 
own  character.     Apply  at  this  office. 
— The  Star,  January  3,  1812. 

VINE  HILL  ACADEMY. 

The  Trustees  of  Vine  Hill  Academy,  wish  to  employ  a  Teacher  for 
the  English  Department.  Any  person  wishing  such  employment  will 
please  apply  to  David  Clark  and  P.  R.  Tunstall,  near  the  Academy. 

The  Lottery  authorised  for  the  Academy  above  mentioned  will  not 
be  drawn.  Those  that  purchased  Tickets  will  apply  for  their  money, 
to  those  of  whom  they  purchased.  David    Clark. 

—Raleigh  Star,  March  6,  1812. 

Teachers  Wanted. — The  citizens  of  Wadesborough  wish  to  engage 
a  Gentleman  qualified  to  teach  the  English,  Latin  and  Greek  Lan- 
guages, Mathematics,  etc.  to  take  charge  of  the  Wadesborough  Acad- 
emy immediately:  Also,  a  Lady  who  is  qualified  to  teach  the  various 
branches  of  English  and  French  Literature,  Music,  plain  and  orna- 
mental Needle  Work. — To  both,  or  either,  liberal  wages  will  be  given. 

Letters  addressed  to  William  Dismukes,  Wadesborough,  Anson 
county,  will  be  punctually  attended  to. 

July  12,  1818. 

— The  Raleigh  Minerva,  Friday,  August  7,  1818. 

WARRENTON   ACADEMY. 

William  Crawford,  the  Principal  Teacher  in  this  Academy,  having 
been  appointed  to  an  office  under  the  Federal  Government,  there  will 
be  a  vacancy  in  that  department  the  ensuing  year  *  *  *.  The 
committee  are  now  ready  to  receive  applications.  The  qualifications 
required  of  an  applicant  will  be  a  thorough  Knowledge  of  the  Latin 
and  Greek  Languages,  Mathematics,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy, 
Astronomy,  Geography,  the  use  of  the  Globes,  Eeading,  Writing  and 
Arithmetic.     The  Salary  will  be,  in  all  probability,  a  handsome  one. 

William  Ruffhst, 
Kemp  Plttmmer, 

Warrenton,  August  2,  1812.  John  Hall. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  Ik,  1812. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  Trustees  of  Hyco  Academy, 
Will  give  a  liberal  salary  to  a  man  of  good  moral  character,  qualified 
to   teach   the  Arts  &   Sciences,   the   Greek   and   Latin   Languages   cor- 
rectly: they  would  prefer  one   capable   of  teaching  the  French  Lan- 
guage, and  would  wish  him  particularly    skilled    in    the    Science    of 


806  Teacheks  Wanted,  1801-1840. 

Mathematics.  Those  wishing  to  be  employed  will  address  their  pro- 
posals to  the  said  Trustees,  or  to  James  Rainey,  Ked  House  Post 
Office,  Caswell  county,  North  Carolina.     *     *     * 

Red  House,  Caswell  county,  N.  C,  Sept.  8th,  1812. 

— Raleigh  Star,  September  25,  1812. 

WILLIAMSBOROUGH  ACADEMY. 

A  Teacher  will  be  wanting    in    this    Academy    the    ensuing    Year. 

*  *  *  The  qualifications  necessary  in  those  who  may  think 
proper  to  apply  are  a  perfect  knowledge  of  Reading,  Writing,  Arith- 
metic, Mathematics,  Geography  and  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages. — 
A  handsome  salary  will  probably  be  given. 

John  Hare, 
Stephen   Sneed, 
William   Roberts, 

Williamsborough,  Sept,  11,  1812.  Jas.  Hamilton. 

—Raleigh  Star,  October  12,  1812. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

A  Man  well  acquainted  with  teaching  the  English  Language  gram- 
matically, writing,  and  Arithmetick,  will  meet  with  liberal  encourage- 
ment by  applying  to  the  subscriber;  provided  he  comes  well  recom- 
mended as  to  his  moral  character  and  abilities:  Without  which  none 
need  apply. 

Should  any  person  undertake  a  school  at  this  place  calculated  to 
please,  he  may  expect  on  a  birth  for  several  years. 

Mount-Prospect,  Edgecomb  County,  1ST.  C.  Exum  Lewis. 

December  5th,  1812. 

— Raleigh  Star,  December  11,  1812. 

WILMINGTON   ACADEMY. 

A  Person  of  decent  manners  and  unimpeached  morals,  capable  of 
teaching  the  English  Language  grammatically,  and  the  Latin  Lan- 
guage in  its  earlier  stages,  also  writing  and  Arithmetic,  is  wanted  in 
this  Academy,  to  commence  his  duties  on  the  first  day  of  the  ensuing 
November,  and  to  continue  until  the  first  day  of  the  subsequent  August 

*  *     *.  James  W.  Walker,  Sec. 
July  15. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  23,  1813. 

At  the  late  commencement  of  Yale  College,  (September  1st)  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  was  conferred  on  66  young  gentlemen, 
among  whom  we  observe  the  name  of  Anderson  W.  Bagley,  of  this 
vicinity. 

— Raleigh  Star,  September  17,  1813. 


Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840.  807 

A    TEACHER    WAITING 

At  the  Union  Academy,  capable  of  teaching  the  Latin  and  Greek 
Languages,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  etc.  Gentlemen  wishing  to 
engage  in  such  business  will  meet  with  encouragement  by  applying  to 
the  Subscribers,  it  is  expected  those  who  may  apply  will  come  recom- 
mended. .  Jno.    Alston, 

Halifax  County,  Nov.  1.  James    Harris. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  9,  181 4. 

Wants  a  Place,  a  Person  capable  of  Teaching  English  Grammar, 
Arithmetic,  Plain  and  Spherical  Trigonometry,  the  projection  of  the 
Sphere  both  Orthographic  and  Stenographic,  Astronomy,  the  use  of 
the  Globes,  Geography,  Land  Surveying,  Navigation,  and  their  de- 
pendant Sciences.  Any  gentleman  desirous  of  employing  such  a  per- 
son, either  as  a  public  or  private  Teacher,  will  please  to  address  a  few 
lines  to  George  Ryan,  Esq.  in  this  town,  to  which  attention  will  be 
given. 

Windsor,  Bertie  County,  N.  C,  November  18. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  9,  181k- 

TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  Goshen  Academy  in  Duplin  County,  is  in  want  of  a  Teacher. 
A  person  competent  to  teach  the  Languages  and  Sciences,  of  good 
character,  will  meet  with  immediate  employment,  on  application  to 
D.  Wright,  Esq.  A  permanent  salary  of  $500  will  be  given,  or  the 
profits  of  the  Academy  which  have  heretofore  produced  a  considerably 
larger  sum. 

June  11,  1819. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  18,  1819. 

A  TEACHER 
WANTED  IN  THE  HYCO  ACADEMY. 

Mr.  John  H.  Hinton,  the  present  Teacher  of  the  Academy,  having 
made  known  to  the  Trustees  his  intention  of  withdrawing  from  the 
Institution  at  the  close  of  the  present  year,  the  Board  wish  to  employ 
as  a  successor  a  well  qualified  Teacher  to  enter  upon  the  duties  of 
Principal,  at  the  beginning  of  the  ensuing  Year.     *     *     * 

For  the  purposes  of  facilitating  the  procurement  of  a  Teacher,  when- 
ever one  may  be  wanted  in  the  Academy,  and  of  rendering  this  situa- 
tion comfortable  and  desirable,  the  Trustees  have,  at  considerable  ex- 
pense and  trouble,  erected  suitable  buildings  upon  a  lot  of  three  or 
four  acres  of  ground,  within  less  than  a  quarter  of  a  mile  of  the  Acad- 
emy, and  very  contiguous  to  as  fine  water  as  any  in  the  upper  country. 
The  use  of  these  buildings  and  the  lot,  together  with  a  great  abundance 


808  Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840. 

of  firewood  on  the  spot  are  now,  and  will  be  allowed  to  the  Teacher 
free  from  expense.     *     *     * 

The  School  has  almost  uniformly  been  large  and  flourishing,  so  as 
to  bring  in  a  handsome  income  to  the  Teacher;  and  it  is  expected  that 
it  will  continue  to  be  so. 

A  Clergyman,  or  at  least  a  pious  man  with  a  family,  would  be 
preferred. 

By  order  of  the  Board.  George  W.  Jeffreys,  Secy. 

Red  House,  Caswell  County,  1ST.  C,  September  1,  1820. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  8,  1820. 

WANTED  AT  HILLIABDSON. 

A  lady  well  recommended  to  the  charge  of  a  Eemale  School,  who  is 
well  qualified  to  teach  the  following  branches,  to-wit:  Beading,  Writ- 
ing, Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Needle  Work,  Draw- 
ing, Bainting,  &c.  &c.  &c.  The  situation  is  healthy  and  the  society 
good. 

Any  person  thus  qualified  would  meet  with  encouragement  on 
application  to  James    Hilliard. 

Nash  county,  Dec.  12,  1820. 

N.  B. — The  exercises  of  the  School  to  commence  in  January  next. 

J.  H. 

—The  Star,  December  15,  1820. 

A  TEACHEB  WANTED. 

AN  unmarried  gentleman,  qualified  to  take  charge  of  a  private 
school,  and  to  teach  the  languages  &c.  preparatory  to  a  Collegiate  course, 
would  meet  with  an  eligible  situation  by  an  early  application  to  the 
subscriber,  or  to  his  neighbor,  Doctor  Thomas  Hunt. — No  person  need 
apply  but  such  as  can  produce  satisfactory  testimonials  of  his  correct 
moral  deportment.  William  J.   Martin. 

Near  Williamsborough,  Granville  County,  N.   C,  Nov.  20,  1820. 

— The  Star,  November  2k,  1820. 

NOTICE. 

THE  Trustees  of  the  Enfield  Academy,  wish  to  employ  for  the  en- 
suing year,  a  Teacher  to  take  charge  of  the  male  department  of  that 
institution  qualified  to  teach  the  different  branches  of  education  com- 
monly taught  at  like  Seminaries  in  this  state;  and  of  unexceptionable 
moral  deportment. 

Applications  must  be  made  to  Gov.  Branch,  one  of  the  trustees,  whom 
they  have  authorised  to  make  an  engagement. 

Wm.  Bradford,  Secy 

Enfield,  N.  C,  2d  Nov.  1820.  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

—The  Star,  November  10,  1820. 


Teacheks  Wanted,  1801-1840.  809 

A  TEACHER  WANTED 

A  TEACHER  is  wanted  at  the  Leaksville  Male  Academy.  A  gen- 
tleman who  can  come  recommended,  will  meet  with  liberal  encourage- 
bent,  by  immediate  application  to  S.  Garland,  Secy 

Leaksville,  Oct.  7,  1820.  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

—The  Star,  October  27,  1820. 

A  TEACHER 
WANTED  IN  THE  HYCO  ACADEMY. 

Mr.  John  H.  Hinton,  the  present  Teacher  of  the  Academy,  having 
made  known  to  the  Trustees  his  intention  of  withdrawing  from  the 
institution  at  the  close  of  the  present  year,  the  Board  wish  to  employ, 
as  a  successor,  a  well  qualified  teacher,  to  enter  upon  the  duties  of 
Principal,  at  the  beginning  of  the  ensuing  year. 

Under  Mr.  Hinton's  care,  the  Academy  has  been  rendered  strictly 
preparatory  to  the  University;  the  Beard  having  ratified  his  adoption 
of  the  course  of  studies  requisite  for  entering  the  three  lower  classes  at 
the  College.  In  the  employment  of  a  Teacher,  therefore,  it  is  their 
object  to  get  one  qualified  to  instruct  according  to  this  system. 

Eor  the  purposes  of  facilitating  the  procurement  of  a  teacher,  when- 
ever one  may  be  wanted  in  the  Academy,  and  of  rendering  this  situa- 
tion comfortable  and  desirable,  the  Trustees  have,  at  considerable  ex- 
pense and  trouble,  erected  suitable  buildings  upon  a  lot  of  three  or 
four  acres  of  ground,  within  less  than  a  quarter  of  a  mile  of  the  Acad- 
emy, and  very  contiguous  to  as  fine  water  as  any  in  the  upper  coun- 
try. The  use  of  these  buildings  and  lot,  together  with  a  great  abund- 
ance of  fire-wood  on  the  spot,  are  now,  and  will  be  allowed  to  the 
teacher  free  from  expense. 

To  a  person  who  can  come  well  recommended  for  correctness  of 
Scholarship  and  morality  of  character,  it  is  believed  that  few  situa- 
tions of  the  kind  in  the  state,  can  be  more  inviting. 

The  School  has  almost  uniformly  been  large  and  flourishing,  so  as 
to  bring  in  a  handsome  income  to  the  teacher;  and  it  is  expected  it 
will  continue  to  be  so. 

A  Clergyman,  or  at  least,  a  pious  man,  with  a  family,  would  be 
preferred. 

By  Order  of  the  Board,  George  W.  Jeffreys,  Secy. 

Red  House,  Caswell   County,  North-Carolina,   Sept.   1,   1820. 

P.    S. — Letters    directed  to  G.   W.   Jeffreys,    Post-Master,    will    be 
punctually  and  promptly  answered. 
— The  "Star,  September  8,  1820. 


810  Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840. 

A  TEAOHEK  WANTED. 

THE  Trustees  of  the  Earmwell-Grove  Academy,  Halifax  county, 
North  Carolina,  are  anxious  to  procure  a  Teacher  to  take  charge  of 
said  institution;  the  branches  required  to  be  taught  in  this  Seminary, 
will  be  such  as  are  preparatory  to  a  collegiate  course;  this  Academy 
is  situated  in  an  elevated  and  healthy  place  with  excellent  spring  water. 
Those  who  may  be  disposed  to  engage  in  this  situation,  will  direct 
their  letters,  post-paid,  to  the  subscriber  at  Enfield,  N.  0. 

Halifax  county,  4th  August,  1820.  James  Grant,  Chairman. 

—The  Star,  August  25,  1820. 

LINCOLNTON   ACADEMY. 

THE  Trustees  of  this  Academy  wish  to  employ  an  assistant  Teacher, 
who  is  a  good  classical  scholar,  capable  of  teaching  the  Latin  and 
Greek  Languages,  and  who  can  produce  satisfactory  certificates  of  his 
moral  character  and  qualifications.  D.  Reinhardt,  Sec'y 

Lincolnton,  August  12,  1820.  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

—The  Star,  August  25,  1820. 

WANTS  A  SITUATION. 

A  YOUNG  Gentleman  who  has  presided  in  an  Academy,  and  who 
can  produce  satisfactory  recommendations.  Letters  Post  paid,  directed 
to  Thos.  L.  Ragsdale,  Raleigh,  will  meet  with  attention. 

June  1,  1820. 

—The  Star,  June  23,  1820. 

WANTED  AT  HILLIARDSTON, 

A  LADY,  well  recommended,  to  take  charge  of  a  female  School, 
who  is  qualified  to  teach  the  following  branches,  to  wit:  Reading, 
Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  needle  work, 
drawing,  Painting,  &c.  &c.  Any  person  thus  qualified,  would  meet  with 
liberal  encouragement,  on  application  to  James  Hilliard. 

N.  B. — The  exercises  of  the  school  to  commence  the  fourth  Monday 
in  June  next. 

Nash  county,  N.  C,  May  6,  1820. 
— The  Star,  May  19,  1820. 

FEMALE   TUITION. 

TWO  Ladies  lately  from  Europe,  will  receive  proposals  for  conduct- 
ing a  Female  School.  The  different  branches  they  propose  teaching, 
are  Reading,  writing,  the  first  rules  of  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar, 
and  Needle  work,  consisting  of  plain  sewing,  marking,  flowering  on 
Muslin,  &c.     A  communication  on  the  subject,  directed  to  the  Post- 


Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840.  811 

Master  at  Enfield,  Halifax  county,  or  to  Henry  Jenkins,  near  Enfield, 
will  be  attended  to  with  punctuality. 

January  16,  1820. 

—The  Star,  February  If,  1820. 

A  TEACHEK  WANTED, 

Who  can  come  well  recommended,  and  can  teach  Reading,  Writing, 
English  Grammar  and  Latin.  Eor  terms,  apply  to  John  Rand,  Drury 
Vinson,  Wm.  Fort,  Hatwell  King,  or  the  Subscriber.  We  wish  to 
employ  the  teacher  by  the  10th  of  next  month  at  farthest. 

June  7.  Johnson  Busbee. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  1821. 

WADESBOROUGH    ACADEMY. 

A  Male  and  Female  Teacher  are  at  present  wanted  in  the  above  In- 
stitution. The  situation,  will  be  a  desirable  one  for  a  Gentleman  and 
Lady  of  Talents,  as  the  Trustees  are  willing  to  give  up  the  whole  pro- 
ceeds of  the  School  to  them,  and  it  has  heretofore  had  from  80  to  110 
Students,  at  from  $20  to  $25,  and  a  like  number  may  be  at  present 
expected  under  properly  qualified  instructors. 

The  local  advantages  of  this  Institution  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
State,  being  considered  the  first  healthy  situation  above  the  low  coun- 
try, and  receives  a  handsome  support  from  South-Carolina.  Board 
can  be  had  in  respectable  families  from  $75  to  $100  per  annum ;  and 
the  Village  alone  furnishes  about  30  Students. 

Applications  may  be  addressed  to  the  Postmaster  at  Wadesborough. 

Nov.  15. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  15,  1822. 

SCHOOLMASTER    WANTED. 

We,  in  the  vicinity  of  the  subscriber,  three  miles  east  of  Salisbury, 
are  desirous  of  establishing  an  English  School,  for  spelling,  reading, 
writing,  and  arithmetic.  We  have  the  opportunity  of  two  vacant 
school-houses.  Any  gentleman  of  steady  habits,  in  whom  we  can  con- 
fide, will  meet  with  good  encouragement. 

Oct.  25,  1823.  H.  C.  Keen,  OaTc  Grove. 

— Western  Carolinian,  October  28,  1823. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED 

In  Farmwell  Grove  Academy,  Halifax  County. 

AS  this  situation,  after  the  present  year  will  be  vacant,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  removal  to  the  west,  of  Mr.  McLean,  the  present  Teacher, 
the  trustees  are  anxious  to  employ  a  suitable  person  to  take  charge 
of  the  Institution.     Satisfactory  testimonials  of  character  and  capacity 


812  Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840. 

will  be  required.  The  tuition  rising  from  this  school,  has  exceeded 
six  hundred  dollars,  and  I  believe,  except  for  a  part  of  the  first  year, 
has  never  fallen  under  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum.  Persons  who 
may  be  desirous  to  contract  for  a  situation  of  this  kind,  will  direct 
their  communications  to  Col.  H.  G.  Burton,  Halifax.  This  Academy 
is  situated  in  a  healthy  part  of  the  county,  has  good  spring  water  and 
excellent  society. 

Halifax,  July  24,  1824.  J.   Grant. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  SO,  1821/.. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

A  GENTLEMAN",  who  can  come  well  recommended  for  morals  and 
capacity,  will  be  employed,  on  liberal  terms,  to  take  charge  of  a  few 
children  in  a  private  family. 

Application  made  to  the  editor  of  this  paper. 

January  18,  1825. 

— Catawba  Journal,  January  25,  1825. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED  IN  FARMVILLE  GROVE  ACADEMY. 

MR.  BRAGG,  the  present  incumbent,  being  about  to  commence  the 
study  of  Law,  the  Trustees  are  desirous  of  employing  some  suitable 
person  to  succeed  him.  To  a  person  of  unexceptionable  moral  character, 
competent  to  the  discharge  of  all  duties  incumbent  on  the  Principal  of 
an  Academy,  a  liberal  salary  may  be  expected.  Proposals  directed  to 
myself  at  Enfield  will  be  promptly  attended  to. 

Halifax  County,  N.  C,  Oct.  1,  1825.  J.   Grant. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  10,  1825. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  Nashville  Male  Academy  is  nearly  completed,  and  will  be  ready 
for  the  reception  of  Students  by  the  1st  January  next. 

Eor  this  institution  a  Principal  is  wanted — one  who  will  come  recom- 
mended as  to  moral  and  literary  attainments,  capable  of  instructing 
young  men  in  all  the  various  branches  of  Arts  and  Sciences  necessary 
for  admission  into  the  higher  classes  of  the  University  of  this  State, 
will  be  employed  at  a  suitable  salary.  A  Minister  of  the  Gospel  would 
be  preferred. 

Nashville,  to  the  natural  amenity  of  the  place,  adds  the  highest 
evidence  of  the  salubrity  of  its  atmosphere,  and  of  the  purity  and  ex- 
cellence of  its  springs.  Indeed,  experience  has  given  to  it  the  highest 
reputation  for  healthiness. 

Candidates  for  the  office,  will  make  application  to  the  subscriber,  at 


Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840.  813 

this  place,  until  the  middle  of  October  next,  by  letter  or  otherwise, 
accompanied  with  suitable  recommendations. 

Nashville,  Nash  county,  1ST.  C.  Henry  Blount,,  Secretary. 

August  10,  1826. 

The  Editor  of  the  Columbia  Star,  at  "Washington,  will  insert  the 
above  once  a  week,  for  six  weeks,  and  forward  his  account  to  the  sub- 
scriber. '  H.  B. 

—The  Star,  September  1,  1826. 

THE    SUBSCRIBER, 

Who  has  Presided  several  years  in  public  Seminaries,  is  desirous  to 
superintend  an  Academy  in  some  healthy  part  of  North-Carolina. 
Satisfactory  testimonials  of  character  and  competency  can  be  produced. 
Letters  (post-paid)  directed  to  Raleigh,  will  be  promptly  noticed. 

Feb.  15,  1827.  Tho.  L.  Ragsdale. 

— Raleigh  Register,  March  16,  1827. 

The  Rev.  Adam  Empie  of  Wilmington,  in  this  State,  has  been  ap- 
pointed President  of  William  and  Mary  College  in  Virginia.  He  was 
formerly  Chaplain  at  West  Point  and  Professor  of  History,  Geography 
and  Ethics  in  that  Institution. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  28,  1827. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

A  GENTLEMAN  qualified  to  teach  the  Greek  and  Latin  Lan- 
guages, is  wanted  immediately  to  take  charge  of  an  Academy  in  John- 
ston county.  Persons  desirous  of  the  situation  will  please  apply  to 
the  Subscriber,  living  11  miles  below  Smithfield. 

Johnston  Co.,  23d  May.  Jesse    Whitley. 

—Raleigh  Register,  May  27,  1828. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED 

to  teach  at  the  School  House  near  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Charles,  nine 
miles  Northwest  of  Raleigh.  He  must  be  competent  to  teach  the 
Languages,  with  the  common  branches  of  English  Education. 

Apply  at  Mrs.  Charles's.  Dec.  8th. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  9,  1828. 

A  FIRST  RATE 
ENGLISH  TEACHER  WANTED 

To  take  charge  of  a  School  in  or  near  Statesville.     Apply  to  Thos. 
A.  Allison  or  James  McKnight,  in  Statesville. 
January  26,  1829. 
— Yadkin  &  Catawba  Journal,  February  3,  1829. 


814  Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840. 

WARRENTON  MALE  ACADEMY. 

A  Principal  is  wanted  to  take  charge  of  this  Institution  immediately. 
He  must  be  a  gentleman  of  high  standing  for  character  and  scholar- 
ship. Such  a  person,  especially  with  a  family,  would  find  a  very  de- 
sirable and  permanent  situation. 

July  3. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  6,  1829. 

TEACHER    WANTED, 

TO  take  charge  of  an  Academy  in  the  neighborhood  of  Raleigh. 
The  situation  is  very  healthy,  the  water  good,  and  the  neighborhood 
agreeable.  It  is  necessary  the  Teacher  should  possess  the  following 
qualifications,  viz; — understand,  the  Latin  and  English  Languages, 
and  have  some  knowledge  of  Mathematics ;  and  be  of  undoubted  moral 
character.  A  salary  to  such  an  one,  would  be  three  or  four  hundred 
dollars  per  annum.  Apply  to  the  Editors  of  this  paper  personally,  or 
by  letter  post  paid. 

Raleigh  Nov.  17. 

— -Raleigh  Register,  November  19,  1829. 

WANTED. 

A  Principal  Teacher  in  the  Oxford  Male  Academy.  A  gentleman 
of  thorough  classical  and  other  tried  literary  attainments  of  higher 
order  has  presented  in  this  institution  a  profitable  and  useful  field  for 
the  full  employment  of  all  his  qualifications  as  Teacher,  in  the  very 
healthful  capital  of  Granville  County,  North-Carolina — society  intel- 
ligent, hospitable  and  moral,  living  cheap,  and  other  things  favorable 
to  the  growth  and  permanent  prosperity  of  an  ably  conducted  Academy. 

Applications  for  this  situation,  post  paid,  from  Teachers  of  ability 
and  experience,  will  be  received  by  Stephen  K.  Sneed,  Oxford,  N.  C, 
until  the  15th  of  December  next,  when  the  vacancy  will  be  filled. 

The  duties  of  the  Principal  to  commence  the  11th  day  of  January, 
1830. 

Oxford,  12th  Nov.,  1829.  Robert  B.  Gilliam,  Sec'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  19,  1829. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  commissioners  of  the  town  of  Hillsborough  wish  to  employ  a 
teacher,  who  can  come  well  recommended,  to  take  charge  of  an  English 
School.  Application  may  be  made  to  William  H.  Phillips,  magistrate 
of  police. 

December  18. 

— The  Star,  December  31,  1829. 


Teachees  Wanted,  1801-1840.  815 

A  TEACHER  WANTED, 

To  take  charge  of  a  school  in  the  neighborhood  of  Raleigh.  The 
situation  is  healthy,  and  the  water  good.  It  is  necessary  the  teacher 
should  understand  the  Latin  and  English  languages,  and  be  of  moral 
character.  Tor  terms,  apply  to  either  of  the  subscribers,  personally 
or  by  letter,  post  paid.  J.    Busbee, 

Wake  county,  Dec.  24,  1829.  P.  Rand. 

—Star,  December  31,  1829. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  undersigned  is  desirous  of  employing  a  young  man  in  the  above 
capacity,  who  can  come  well  recommended  as  amply  qualified  to  im- 
part, with  facility  to  pupils,  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  classics  and 
all  of  the  English  studies  requisite  for  a  scholar  to  be  acquainted  with, 
in  order  to  enter  any  University.  Newton    Wood. 

N.  B. — Every  application  made  in  person,  or  addressed  to  Role's 
Store,  Wake  county,  will  be  immediately  attended  to,  and  a  liberal 
salary  tendered. 

Wake  county,  Nov.  23d,  1829. 

—Star,  December  31,  1829. 

TEACHER  WANTED. 

A  gentleman  qualified  to  act  as  an  assistant  in  the  Bertie  Union 
Academy,  where  the  ancient  languages  and  mathematics  are  taught, 
would  meet  with  employing  by  applying  through  the  mail,  directed,  to 
Turner's  Cross  Roads,  Bertie  county,  North  Carolina. 

James  G.  Mhoon,  Prest. 

April  19,  1830.  Board  Trustees. 

—The  Star,  April  22,  1830. 

WANTED    IMMEDIATELY, 

A  TEACHER,  to  take  charge  of  Pomona  Academy,  14  miles  North 
east  of  Raleigh. — The  situation  is  very  healthy,  the  water  good,  the 
neighborhood  agreeable.  It  is  necessary  the  Teacher  should  possess 
the  following  qualifications,  viz :  understand  the  English  &  Latin  Lan- 
guages, and  have  some  knowledge  of  Mathematics,  and  be  of  undoubted 
moral  character. — To  such  an  one,  a  salary  will  be  given  equal  in 
amount  to  $800. 

Apply  to  the  Editors  of  the  Register,  to  Wm.  Roles,  Esq.  Postmaster 
at  Roles'  Store,  Wake,  one  of  the  Trustees,  or  to  Seth  Jones,  Esq. 
Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Raleigh,  April  29. 

— Raleigh  Register,  May  3,  1830. 


816  Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840. 

TEACHERS  WANTED. 

The  Trustees  of  Vine  Hill  Academy  (Scotland  Neck)  wish  to  em- 
ploy a  teacher,  competent  to  instruct  in  the  Latin  language,  and  in 
the  usual  branches  of  an  English  education.  Undoubted  testimonials 
of  good  moral  character  will  be  required.  A  salary  of  from  $300  to 
$500  will  be  given.  The  situation  of  the  Academy  is  as  healthy  as 
any  in  the  low  country,  and  in  a  very  pleasant  neighborhood. 

The  Academick  year  will  commence  on  the  1st  October  next;  before 
which  time  application  (post  paid)  may  be  made  to  either  of  the  sub- 
scribers. 

The  Trustees  also  wish  to  employ  a  Female  Teacher,  for  the  same 
Academy,  competent  to  instruct  in  all  the  branches  usually  taught  in 
Female  Seminaries.     A  liberal  compensation  will  be  allowed. 

Simmons  J.  Baker,  Palmyra  P.  O. 
Geo.  E.  Sprtjill,  Scotland  Neck  P.  O. 

Scotland  Neck,  Halifax  county,  August  3,  1830. 

— The  Star,  August  12,  1830. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  subscriber  wishes  to  engage  some  person  as  a  private  Teacher 
to  his  children,  who  is  of  moral  habits,  of  gentlemanly  deportment  and 
well  qualified  to  teach  the  Greek  and  Latin  Languages,  Mathematics, 
Geography,  and  all  the  branches  necessary  to  a  good  English  educa- 
tion. Any  gentleman  wishing  the  situation  will  communicate  with  the 
subscriber,  by  directing  his  letters  to  Ballard's  Bridge  Post  Office, 
Chowan  county,  N.  C,  which  will  be  promptly  attended  to. 

August  8,  1830.  Chas.  E.  Johnson. 

— The  Star,  August  19,  1830. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

I  wish  to  employ  a  Teacher,  who  can  come  well  recommended,  to 
take  charge  of  a  School,  ten  miles  south-east  from  Raleigh. 

Aug.  26,  1830.  Ransom  Hinton. 

— The  Star,  September  2,  1830. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Bertie  Union  Academy  wish  to  employ  an  in- 
dividual properly  qualified  to  take  charge  of  the  department  of  assist- 
ant teacher  in  said  institution. 

Apply  to  the  subscriber,  at  Turner's  Cross  Roads,  P.  O.  N.  C. 

James  G.  Mhoon, 

Bertie  County,  April  25,  1831.  Prest.  Board  of  Trustees. 

—The  Star,  April  28,  1831. 


Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840.  817 

WANTED    IMMEDIATELY. 

A  TEACHER  to  take  charge  of  Pomona  Academy,  14  miles  North- 
east of  Raleigh. — -The  situation  is  very  healthy,  the  water  good,  the 
neighborhood  agreeable.  It  is  necessary  that  the  Teacher  should 
possess  the  following  qualifications,  viz :  understand  the  English  and 
Latin  Languages  and  have  some  knowledge  of  Mathematics,  and  be 
of  undoubted  moral  character. — To  such  an  one,  a  salary  will  be  given 
equal  in  amount  to  $300. 

Apply  to  the  Editors  of  the  Register  or  to  Seth  Jones,  Esquire,  Secre- 
tary of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Wake  County,  June  8,  1831. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  1831. 

TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Wadesboro  Academy  wish  to  employ  a  Gentle- 
man qualified  to  take  charge  of  that  Institution.  Three  hundred  dol- 
lars per  annum  will  be  insured,  or  the  avails  of  the  School,  which  has 
heretofore  been   profitable. 

Letters   (post  paid)  will  be  attended  to. 

T.  D.  Park,  President  of  the  Board. 

Wadesborough,  June  1,  1831. 

—Raleigh  Register,  June  8,  1831. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  subscriber  wishes  to  employ  a  person  who  is  well  qualified  to 
teach  the  English  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Geography,  Reading  and 
Writing,  to  take  charge  of  a  small  School,  situated  in  a  healthy  part 
of  Johnston  county.  To  such  an  one  liberal  wages  will  be  given.  A 
female  Teacher  would  be  preferred.  Apply  to  the  subscriber,  residing 
nine  miles  west  of  Smithfield. 

July  7,  1831.  B.  Sanders. 

— The  Star,  July  H,  1831. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

A  Teacher  who  is  qualified  to  prepare  Young  Men  for  the  University 
of  this  State,  and  who  can  produce  credentials  of  his  good  moral  stand- 
ing, may  hear  of  a  situation  in  the  vicinity  of  Raleigh,  on  application 
at  the  office  of  the  Raleigh  Register. 

A  young  man  who  has  been  raised  in  this  or  some  other  of  the 
Southern  States,  would  be  preferred. 

Jan.  1. 

— The  Register,  Friday,  January  1^,  1833. 

52 


818  Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED 

To   Take   Charge  of  the  Wake  Eorest  School  at  Macedonia. 

A  person  who  can  come  well  recommended  as  a  good  English  and 
Latin  Teacher,  would  meet  liberal  encouragement  at  the  above  situa- 
tion, if  application  is  made  soon.     Apply  to  the  subscriber. 

Wake  Forest,  Feb.  1,  1834.  William  M.  Alston,  Sec. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  February  7,  183J+. 

AN   INSTRUCTOR 

Will  hear  of  a  desirable  situation,  on  application  to  the  subscriber, 
personally  or  by  letter,  directed  to  Roles'  Store  Post  Office,  Wake 
county.  It  is  expected  that  applicants  will  bring  testimonials  of  entire 
competency  as  Teachers,  of  moral  character,  etc.  Application  may 
likewise  be  made  to  the  Editor  of  the  Standard. 

January  27,  1835.  William    Jeffreys. 

— The  Standard,  January  30,  1835. 

A  TEACHER  WANTS  A  SITUATION. 

An  English  Gentleman,  well  versed  in  the  Greek  and  Latin  Classics, 
and  accustomed  to  prepare  youth  for  College,  wants  a  situation  in  a 
School  or  Family.  The  advertiser  is  experienced,  of  unblemished 
character,  and  qualified  to  teach  all  the  useful  branches  of  the  Mathe- 
matics, English  Composition,  Geography,  &c.  &c.  And  also,  if  re- 
quired, the  French,  Spanish,  Italian  and  German  Languages.     Address 

A.  Hart,  Windsor,  N.  C. 

—The  Standard,  March  13,  1835. 

TEACHER  WANTED. 

A  Teacher,  well  qualified  to  instruct  the  pupils  in  English  Grammar, 
Arithmetic,  Geography,  Writing,  &c.  will  meet  with  good  encourage- 
ment (if  of  sober  habits)  on  Topsail  Sound,  for  a  considerable  length 
of  time,  by  applying  to  James  Nixon. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  January  29,  1836. 

A  TEACHER  WANTED. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Sunbury  Academy,  wish  to  employ  a  Gentleman 
(competent  to  teach  all  the  branches  usually  taught  in  such  institu- 
tions) to  take  charge  of  that  Institution  on  the  first  Monday  in  Octo- 
ber.    Testimony  of  qualifications  must  be  produced. 

The  sum  of  $400  will  be  guaranteed,  and  all  the  profits  arising  from 
the  School,  which  has  been  worth  the  present  year  upwards  of  $500. 

Rich'd  H.   Parker,   Sect'y 

of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Sunbury,  Gates  Co.,  N.  C,  Aug,  27,  1837. 

— Raleigh  Register,  September  5,  1837. 


Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840.  819 

TO    TEACHERS. 

THE  EEY.  JESSE  RANKIN  having  resigned  as  Principal  of  the 
Oxford  Female  Academy,  the  Trustees  hereby  give  notice  that  the 
PRIlSrCIPAL'S  HOUSE  is  for  rent  the  ensuing  year,  and  that  propo- 
sitions for  a  successor  will  be  received  until  the  14th  November,  (the 
day  preceding  the  close  of  the  present  session)  when  the  election  will 
be  made. 

The  School  is  now  in  a  prosperous  condition,  numbering  60  or  70 
Scholars.  The  Principal's  House  is  a  commodious  one,  well  arranged 
for  the  accommodation  of  a  large  number  of  Boarders,  and  within  a 
short  distance  of  the  Academy.  It  is  presumed,  that  almost  every 
necessary  for  carrying  on  the  establishment  may  be  obtained  from  Mr. 
Rankin,  on  favorable  terms. 

To  persons  wishing  a  permanent  location,  no  place  in  the  Southern 
country  is  known  to  possess  superior  advantages.  As  heretofore,  the 
School  must  be  taken  upon  the  responsibility  of  the  undertaker. 

By  order  of  the  Board, 

Oxford,  Oct.  13,  1837.  Jas.  M.  Wiggins,  Sect'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  23,  1837. 

A  GOOD  SITUATION  FOR  A  TEACHER. 

A  TEACHER  is  wanted  to  take  charge  of  an  Academy  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Raleigh,  which  is  most  desirably  situated  in  every  respect,  and 
which  will  yield  a  salary  of  between  $300  and  $400.  The  Teacher  must 
be  well  qualified  to  give  instruction  in  the  several  branches  of  an  Eng- 
lish Education,  but  no  exceptions  will  be  taken  if  he  be  also  master 
of  the  Languages.  Testimonials  will  be  expected  of  moral  and  literary 
qualifications. 

Applications  may  be  addressed  (post  paid)   to  the  Register  Office. 

Dec.  2,  1837. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  J+,  1837. 

TO  TEACHERS. 

THE  TRUSTEES  of  the  Pittsborough  MALE  ACADEMY,  are  de- 
sirous of  obtaining  the  services  of  an  individual  to  take  charge  of  a 
School,  in  which  all  the  minor  branches  of  Education  are  to  be  at- 
tended to,  as  also,  those  preparatory  for  a  Collegiate  course,  the  Mathe- 
matics, Greek,  and  Latin,  &c.  Applicants  will  please  communicate 
immediately  with  the  President  of  tbe  Board,  and  send  in  references 
as  to  qualifications. 

By  order  of  the  Board,  M.  Q.  Waddell,  Secy. 

Pittsboro',  Dec.  16,  1837. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  23,  1837. 


820  Teachers  Wanted,  1801-1840. 

TEACHEE  WANTED. 

The  Trustees  of  the  Greenville  Male  Academy,  wish  to  employ  a 
Teacher  to  take  charge  of  this  Institution.  The  School,  it  is  supposed, 
will  be  worth  $700  per  annum,  at  least.  None  need  apply  but  those 
who  can  produce  satisfactory  testimonials  of  their  capacity  to  teach, 
nor  none  who  contemplate  studying  either  of  the  professions  while  em- 
ployed. Letters  addressed  to  the  Subscriber,  Greenville,  Pitt  County, 
will  receive  attention. 

July  26,  1838.  Jas.  B.  Hoyle,  Sec'y. 

— Raleigh  Register,  July  30,  1838. 

ADVERTISEMENT. 

Wanted,  a  situation  as  Teacher,  by  a  Gentleman  who  is  qualified  to 
teach  the  Latin,  Greek,  French  and  English  Languages. 

He  is  a  graduate  of  an  European  College,  and  has  considerable  ex- 
perience in  teaching,  both  in  this  and  his  native  Country.  He  is  de- 
sirous of  being  employed  as  Principal  of  an  Academy,  or  as  Teacher 
in  a  respectable  family. 

Satisfactory  testimonials  can  be  produced  as  to  knowledge  and  moral 
character.  No  objection  to  go  South  or  West.  Application  to  be  made 
to  the  Editors  of  the  Register,  Raleigh,  N.  C,  by  Letter  or  otherwise. 

Oct.  19,  1838. 

The  Standard,  National  Intelligencer,  and  Richmond  Enquirer,  will 
insert  the  foregoing — the  first  named  for  six  weeks — the  two  last  named 
twice  a  week  for  three  weeks,  and  charge  Register  Office. 

— Raleigh  Register,  October  15,  1838. 

A  TEACHER. 

A  Gentleman,  a  Graduate  of  Middlebury  College,  Vermont,  qualified 
to  instruct  in  the  Latin,  Greek  and  French  Languages,  and  the  usual 
branches  of  English,  and  who  has  had  some  experience  as  a  teacher, 
wishes  a  situation  in  a  healthy  country,  either  in  an  Academy,  or  in 
a  private  family.  Satisfactory  testimonials  of  character  and  qualifica- 
tions can  be  offered.  Refer  to  the  Editors  of  the  Register,  or  address 
G.  P.,  Warrenton,  N.  C. 

Warren,  June  15,  1839. 

— Raleigh  Register,  June  22,  1839. 

A  TUTORESS  wanted  to  take  charge  of  HANNAH  MORE 
ACADEMY  in  Duplin  County,  to  whom  a  salary  of  $500  per  annum 
will  be  given.  For  particulars,  address  the  undersigned  at  Serecta 
Post  Office. 

December  20,  1839.  Jeke.  Pears  all. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  28,  1839. 


INDEX 


Abernathy,  226. 
Academies — 

Andrews   and   Jones'   North  Caro- 
lina Female  Academy,  151-154. 

Arcadia  Academy,  331-333. 

Asbeborough  Female  Academy, 
338-342. 

Averasborougb  Academy,  192. 

Bertie    Union    Academy,     325-323 
815-816. 

Cbapel  Hill  Academy,  299. 

Charlotte    Female    Academy,    230- 
240. 

Charlotte  Male  Academy,  231-233. 

Clemmonsville  Academy,  83. 

Concord  Academy,  164. 

Donaldson  Academy,  73. 

Ebenezer  Academy,  190. 

Bdenton  Academy,  326-327. 

Elizabeth  Town  Academy,  804. 

Enfield  Academy,  180-181,  808. 

Euphronian  Academy,  327. 

Farmwell  Academy,  179-180. 

Farmwell  Grove  Academy,  810-812. 

Farmville  Grove  Academy,  812. 

Ford  Creek  Academy,  165-166. 

Forest  Hill  Academy,  525-526. 

Franklin  Academy,  84-99. 

Franklin  Female  Academy,  94. 

Fulton's  Academy  Boarding  House, 
365-366. 

Germanton  Academy,  387. 

Goldsboro  Academy,  635. 

Goshen  Academy,  807. 

Grassy  Creek  Academy,  162. 

Greene  Academy,  167. 

Greensboro  Academy,  168-170. 

Greensboro  Female  Academy,  168. 

Greenville  Academy,  334-336. 

Greenville  Male  Academy,  820. 

Grove  Academy,  74-75. 

Hannah  More  Academy,  75-76,  820. 

Hassam's    Private    Academy,    521- 
525. 

Hawfield  Academy,  295-296. 

Haywood  Academy,  47. 

Hemden  Academy,  116-120. 

Hertford  Academy,  328. 


Academies — Continued: 

Hilliardston  Academy,  264-266. 
Hillsboro  Female  Academy,  306-310. 
Hillsborough  Academy,    280-295. 
Hookerton  Academy,  167. 
Hopewell  Academy,  230. 
Hyco  Academy,  805-809. 
Hyde  Park  Academy,  181-182. 
Junto  Academy,  319-320. 
Lawrenceville  Academy,  328. 
Leaksville  Academy,  345. 
Leaksville  Male  Academy,  809. 
Lexington  Academy,  328. 
Lincolnton  Academy,  196-224,  810. 
Louisburg  Academy,  84. 
Louisburg    Female    Academy,    96- 

104. 
Macedonian  Academy,  532. 
Madison  Academy,  345. 
Midway  Academy,  107-114. 
Montpelier  Academy,  328. 
Mount  Clio  Academy,  343. 
Mount  Pleasant  Academy,  317-318. 
Mount  Welcome  Academy,  115. 
Nashville  Male  Academy,   266-267, 

812-813. 
New  Bern  Academy,  50-59. 
Nixonton  Academy,  328. 
North   Carolina  Female  Academy, 

150-154. 
Northampton  Academy,  275-278. 
Oaky  Mount  Academy,  572-573. 
Oxford  Academy,  132-150. 
Oxford  Female  Academy,  819. 
Oxford  Male  Academy,  814. 
Peach  Tree  Academy,  267-268. 
Pitt  Academy,  334. 
Pittsborough  Male  Academy,  819. 
Pleasant  Grove  Academy,  132. 
Pleasant  Hill  Academy,  48. 
Pleasant    Retreat    Academy,    196- 

224. 
Pleasant  Spring  Academy,  560. 
Pomona  Academy,  551-554,  815-817. 
Ragsdale's  Juvenile  Academy,  520- 

521. 
Raleigh  Academy,  388-512. 
Randolph    Female    Academy,    337- 

338. 


822 


Index. 


Academies — Continued  : 

Rocky  River  Academy,  329. 
Rolesville  Academy,  568-569. 
Salem  Male  Academy,  82. 
Salisbury  Academy,  346-382. 
Scotland  Neck  Academy,  816. 
Shady  Grove  Academy,  628-631. 
Shocco  Female  Academy,  604-612. 
Smithfield  Academy,  192-195. 
Sparta  Academy,  79. 
Spencer's  Academy,  272. 
Spring  Grove  Academy,  114-115. 
Statesville  Academy,  187-188. 
Stony  Hill  Academy,  268-269. 
Sunbury  Academy,  818. 
Sugar  Creek  Academy,  241. 
Tarbor  Academy,  77-79. 
Trenton  Female  Academy,  329. 
Union  Academy,  164-165,  172,  178- 

179,  323-324,  807. 
Vine   Hill   Academy,    175-177,    805, 

816. 
Wadesborough  Academy,  1-13,  805, 

811,  817. 
Wadesborough  Act,  1-2. 
Wake  Forest  Academy,  532-534. 
Warrenton  Academy,  574-588,  805. 
Warrenton  Female  Academy,  150- 

151,  612-628. 
Warrenton  Male  Academy,  814. 
Washington  Academy,  330. 
Wayne  Academy,  634-635. 
Westrayviile  Academy,  263. 
Wilkes  Academy,  636. 
Wilkesborough   Academy,    637-639. 
Williamsborough     Academy,     121- 

131,  806. 
Williamsborough  Female  Academy, 

121-131. 
Williamston     Male     and     Female 

Academy,  330. 
Wilmington  Academy,  270,  806. 
Wood's  Female  Academy,  278-279. 
Woodville  Academy,  567-568. 
Acts — 

Lincolnton  Act,  196-197. 
Lincolnton    Act    of    Incorporation, 

196-197. 
Pleasant  Retreat  Academy,  196-197. 
Wadesborough  Academy,  1-2. 
Warrenton  Academy,  574-576. 


Adams,  Daniel,  175. 

Ainger,  Miss,  627. 

Allemons,  Ezra.  794. 

Allen,  Mrs.  Harriet  J.,  627. 

Alexander,  Rev.  Joseph  M.,  229,  689. 

Alexander,  Joab,  689. 

Alexander,  Thomas,  387. 

Allison,  Robert  G.,  510-511. 

Allison,  Thos.  A.,  813. 

Alston,  Jno.,  807. 

Alston,  Thomas,  576. 

Alston,  William,  569,  576. 

Alston,  William  M.,  818. 

Alston,  Samuel,  532. 

Alston,  Whitmel,  604. 

Alston,  Willis  A.,  268. 

Alves,  Walter,  280. 

Anderson,  David,  62. 

Anderson,  Miss  Elizabeth,  312. 

Anderson,  William  E.,  313-314. 

Anderson,  W.,  312-313. 

Anderson's    Female    Boarding    School, 

312-314. 
Anderson,  Rev.,  638. 
Anderson,  John,  620,  624. 
Anderson,  Geo.,  620,  624. 
Anderson,  Daniel,  576. 
Anderson,  S.  A.,  635. 
Andrews,  Jos'h,  613-618. 
Andrews  &  Jones'  North  Carolina  Fe- 
male Academy,  151-154. 
Andrews,  Joseph,  152-154. 
Announcements— 

Fayetteville  Academy,  62-65. 

Kelvin  School,  43-46. 

Pittsborough  Academy,  40-43. 

Raleigh  Academy,  406-407. 

Shocco  Female  Academy,  610-611. 
Anson  County  Schools,  1-13. 
Arcadia  Academy,  331-333. 
Architecture,  769. 
Arrington,  Samuel,  185. 
Arithmetics,  795. 

Armstrong,  John,  695,  697,  698,  700. 
Armstrong,  Rev.  Jno.,  266-267,  713,  750. 
Armstrong,  A.,  323. 
Ashe,  Samuel,  803. 

Asheborough    Female    Academy,    338- 
342. 

Trustees,  339. 
Atkinson,  Wiley  A.,  711. 


Index. 


823 


Atkinson,  Dr.  Thomas  P.,  29. 

Atkinson,  Henry,  18-19. 

Auld,  John,  1. 

Austin,  Henry,  699. 

Avery,  Col.  Isaac  T.,  648,  649,  672. 

Averasborough  Academy,  192. 

Aykroyd,  J.,  529. 


B 


Bagley,  Anderson  W.,  806. 

Baker,  James,  36,  803. 

Baker,  Mr.,  68. 

Baker,  Miss  Emma  J.,  S3,  381. 

Baker,  Simmons  J.,  177,  816. 

Baker,  James  L.  G.,  177. 

Ballantine's  Seminary,  31-32. 

Bane,  John,  323. 

Bank  Stock,  Raleigh  Academy,  449-452. 

Barbour's  Select  School,  561. 

Barbour,  Mr.,  561. 

Barr,  Absalom  K.,  328. 

Barrett,  Wm.  D.,  629. 

Baron,  Thomas,  281. 

Barrows,  Mr.,  68. 

Barry,  P.,  383. 

Barry's  School,  383-384. 

Battle,  Amos  J.,  698-699. 

Battle,  Jeremiah,  523. 

Beckwith,  Dr.,  761. 

Bell,  Rev.  Joseph  E.,  196. 

Beman,  Rev.  Nathan  S.  S.,  678. 

Benade,  Andrew,  82. 

Beeson,  Isaac,  698. 

Benedict,  Ann,  98-99,  491. 

Benners,  Edward  G.,  115. 

Bennett,  Richard  N  .,519. 

Bennett,  John  N.,  266. 

Benson,  James  B.,  175. 

Benson's  English  School,  175. 

Berkeley,  Charles,  518. 

Berkeley,  C,  564. 

Berkeley's  Literary  and  Scientific  In- 
stitute, 563-566. 

Bertie  Union  Academy,  325-326,  815- 
816. 

Bess,  Jos.,  77. 

Bethlehem  School,  312. 

Bevins'  School,  229-230. 

Bevins,  Mrs.  E.,  230. 

Biddle,  Wm.  P.,  698. 


Bids,  Franklin  Female  Academy,  94. 

Bingham,  William,  35,  37-38,  281. 

Bingham,  Rev.,  803. 

Bingham,  Mr.,  673. 

Bingham's  Military  School,  244-361. 
Course  of  study,  245-249. 

Bingham,  D.  H.,  248,  260-261. 

Bingham,  W.  J.,  286-291,  293-295,  297. 

Bingham,  John  A.,  290. 

Bingham,  Wm.,  296-297. 

Bingham's  School,  569-570. 

Biography,  785. 

Birdsall,  S.,  511. 

Bivings,  James,  196. 

Blount,  Henry,  813. 

Bluff's  Refined  Female  College,  562-563. 

Bluff,  Goslin,  563. 

Bobbitt,  John  B.,  94,  103-105. 

Bobbitt,  Mrs.  John  B.,  103-104. 

Bobbitt,  Miss  Eliza  W.,  558-559. 

Bobbitt's  School,  115-116. 

Bobbitt,  John,  263. 

Boddie,  George,  803. 

Boddie,  B.,  M.D.,  552. 

Boggan,  Patrick,  1. 

Bogle,  Dr.  James,  67,  91. 

Books  of  Instruction  and  Entertain- 
ment for  Youth  of  Both  Sexes, 
769. 

Books  Advertised,  772-800. 

Boon,  Daniel,  192,  699. 

Bond,  S.,  417,  427. 

Borden,  A.,  635. 

Bostock,  Miss  S.,  72. 

Bosworth,  Miss  Arabella  M.,  133,  437. 

Bouchelle,  T.  S.,  639. 

Bowden,  Allen,  698. 

Bowen,  Mrs.,  397. 

Bowen's  Private  School,  566-567. 

Bowen,  Mrs.  Francis,  65-68,  566. 

Bowen's  Private  School,  566-567. 
Course  of  Study,  566-567. 

Bowles,  James,  19-20. 

Boyd,  Thomas,  698. 

Boyle,  James,  516. 

Boylan,  William,  789. 

Boylan,  W.,  775-783. 

Bradford,  Wm.,  808. 

Branch,  Gov.,  808. 

Branch,  John,  181. 

Brandon,  John,  525. 


824 


Index. 


Bragg,  Mr.,  812. 

Brainerd,  Rev.  E.,  620-626. 

Brainerd,  Mrs.,  625. 

Brainerd,  Miss  L.,  621,  625. 

Brainerd,  Miss  S.,  621,  625. 

Brainerd,  C.  C,  620-624. 

Brainerd,  Lavinia,  300. 

Brehon,  James  Gloster,  574. 

Brewer,  Elian,  101. 

Brodie,  Charlotte,  B.,  121,  390,  393-395. 

Brodie,  John,  108. 

Brodie,  Dr.  John,  111. 

Brooks,  Wm.  T.,  714. 

Brooks,  Jos.  H.,  716. 

Brooks,  Iveson  L.,  168. 

Broome,  Wm.,  195. 

Brown,  Morgan,  Jr.,  1. 

Brown,  Rev.  John,  2,  3,  637,  346. 

Brown,  M.,  639. 

Brown,  Allen,  323. 

Bryan,  Hardy,  329. 

Bryan,  Jas.  C,  329. 

Bryan,  W.  W.,  192. 

Bryan,  Jos.  H.,  252. 

Bryan,  Hervey  James,  526. 

Bryan's  Private  School,  569. 

Bryan,  Julia  A.,  569. 

Bryant,  John,  637. 

Buffalo  Shoal  School,  227-228. 

Bugbee,  Mr.,  134. 

Buncombe  County  Schools,  14-15. 

Burch,  James  K.,  121,  397. 

Burke  County  Schools,  16-17. 

Burke  County,  674,  679,  682. 

Burrh,  W.  W.,  83. 

Burt,  Alfred,  698. 

Burton,  Robert  H.,  226,  648. 

Burton,  Alfred  M.,  226. 

Burton,  Col.  H.  G.,  812. 

Burton,  John  W.,  124. 

Burton,  Prank  N.  W.,  122. 

Burwell,  Mr.,  320-322. 

Burwell,  Mrs.,  320-322. 

Burwell's  Female  School,  320-322. 

Busbee,  J.,  815. 

Bush  Creek,  802. 

C. 

Cabarrus  County,  674,  679. 
Caermichael,  A.,  639. 


Cain,  William,  280,  309. 
Caldwell,  Jos.,  499. 
Caldwell  Institute,  172-174. 
Caldwell,  John  W.,  20-21,  169. 
Caldwell,  Rev.  Samuel,  648. 
Caldwell,  John  D.,  170. 
Caldwell,  David,  Jr.,  36. 
Cameron,  Dun.,  280. 
Cameron,  Judge,  561. 
Campbell,  Norman,  520. 
Cannaday,  W.,  166. 
Carolina  College,  643. 
Carolinian,  Western,  641-689. 
Carter,  Turner,  699. 
Caruthers,  E.  W.,  173. 
Carter,  Jesse,  18. 
Carlton,  Amb.,  637. 
Cash,  Francis  A.,  13. 
Caswell  County  Schools,  18-33. 
Caswell  Academy,  18. 

Caswell  Academy  Act,  18. 

Course  of  Study,  18. 

Trustees,  18. 
Catawba  School,  224-226. 

Course  of  Study,  225. 
Catlin,  W.  G.,  512. 
Catalogue  of  Books,  771. 
Chadbourne,  J.  B.,  525. 
Chaffin,  Wm.  A.,  764. 
Chambers,  Maxwell,  346. 
Chapel  Hill,  682. 
Chapel  Hill  Academy,  299. 
Chapman's  Classical  School,  191. 
Chapman,  Robert  H.,  191. 
Charles,  Mrs.,  813. 
Charlotte,  674,  688-689. 
Charlotte  Male  Academy,  231-233. 
Charlotte  Female  Academy,  230-240. 

Course  of  Study,  239-240. 

Examinations,  233-239. 
Chatham  County  Schools,  34-49. 
Chatham,  M.,  639. 
Chaves'  School,  515. 
Chaves,  John,  515. 
Cheek,  Robert  T.,  604. 
Childers,  Wm.,  714. 
Clancy,  John  D.,  39,  170,  721. 
Clark,  Elijah,  493. 
Clark,  Lincoln,  387. 
Clark,  Colin  M.,  177. 
Clarke,  James  P.,  323. 


Index. 


82; 


Clark,  David,  805. 

Clarke,  W.  C,  29. 

Clarke,  Miss  L.  E.,  75. 

Clegg,  Baxter,  48-49. 

Clenimonsville  Academy,  S3. 

Cobia's  Select  Female  School,  49. 

Cobia,  Mrs.,  49. 

Cobb,  Nancy,  458. 

Cobbs,  Thos.,  511. 

Cochram,  Robert,  62. 

Cogswell,  Joseph  G.,  537-538,  546. 

Colleges,  Beginnings,  641-764. 

Davidson  College,  690-694. 

Trinity  College,  719-728. 

Wake  Forest  College,  694-718. 

Y^estern  College,  641-690. 
Collier,  James,  576. 
Commissioners,     Smithfield    Academy, 

192. 
Concord  Academy,  164. 
Connor,  Henry,  224. 
Corbin's  School,  271. 
Corbin,  Mrs.  Sarah  Jane,  271. 
Cotten,  S.  D.,  77. 
Cotton,  Lewis,  429. 
Cottrell,  Mrs.  Thomas,  232. 
Cottrell,  Rev.  Thomas,  22,  232,  604-606. 
Cottrell,  Benjamin,  629-630. 
Cottrell,  Mrs.  Susan  L.,  629-630. 
Cottrell,  Dr.  Thomas,  628-631. 
Course  of  Study- — 

Andrews    &   Jones'   N.    C.    Female 
Academy,  151. 

Berkeley's  Literary  and  Scientific 
Institute,  564-565. 

Bingham's    Military    School,    245- 
249. 

Bingham's  School,  245-247. 

Bluff's  Refined  Female  School,  562- 
563. 

Bowen's  Private  School,  566-567. 

Caldwell  Institute,  173. 

Caswell  Academy,  18. 

Catawba  School,  225. 

Charlotte    Female    Academy,    239- 
240. 

Episcopal  School,  541. 

Fayetteville  Academy,  65-66,  69-70. 

Ford  Creek  Academy,  165-166. 

Forest  Hill  Academy,  526. 

Franklin  Academy,  84,  100. 


Course  of   Study — Continued: 

Franklin  Female  Academy,  94. 
Goldsboro  Academy,  635. 
Grant's  Female  School,  185-186. 
Greensborough  Academy,  169-170. 
Greenville  Academy,  334-336. 
Grove  Academy,  75. 
Halifax  Classical  School,  175. 
Hassam's    Private    Academy,    522- 

525. 
Haywood  Academy,  47. 
Hill's  Private  School,  628. 
Hickory  Grove  Seminary,  107. 
Hillsborough      Female      Academy, 

306-307,  309-310. 
Hemdon  Academy,  117. 
Holden's  English  School,  322-323. 
Hyco  Academy,  22-23. 
Jamestown  Female  Seminary,  170- 

172. 
Jones'  Military  School,  261-262. 
Junto  Academy,  319-320. 
Kelvin  School,  44-47. 
Kilpatrick's  School,  382-383. 
La  Vallee  Female  Seminary,   184- 

185. 
Lawrenceville  Academy,  328. 
Lightfoot's  Juvenile  School,  550. 
Lincolnton  Academy,  197-200. 
Louisburg  Female  Academy,  96-98. 
Lumsden's  Private  School,  534-535. 
Milton  Female  Academy,  30-31. 
Mordecai's  Female  Seminary,  597- 

600. 
Mount  Welcome  Academy,  115. 
Morganton  Academy,  16. 
Mulock's  English  School,  273. 
New  Bern  Academy,  50,  55-59. 
Oxford  Female  Seminary,  156-157. 
Peach  Tree  Academy,  267-268. 
Pittsboro  Academy,  30,  43. 
Pleasant  Hill  Academy,  48. 
Raleigh     Academy,     390-391,     394, 

468-469,  494,  501-503,  505. 
Raleigh  Female  Seminary,  555-556. 
Salisbury  Academy,  381-382. 
Scotland   Neck  Female    Seminary, 

183. 
Tarboro  Academy,  77-79. 
Vine  Hill  Academy,  176-177. 
Wadesborough  Academy,  2,  4-10. 


82  G 


Index. 


Course  of  Study — Continued: 

Warrenton  Academy,  581-582. 

Warrenton   Female  Academy,  615, 
621-623. 

Willey's  Select  School,  384. 

Williamsborough     Academy,     123- 
134,  126-127. 
Cowan,  Rev.  James,  635. 
Cowan,  Tho.  L.,  348,  352. 
Craig,  James  A.,  299-300,  635. 
Crawford,  Wm„  580-581. 
Crawford,  William,  598,  805. 
Craven  County  Schools,  50-59. 
Craven,  Rev.  Braxton,  721. 
Craven,  Mrs.,  721. 
Crenshaw,  William,  689-699. 
Crenshaw,  Win.,  526. 
Crocker,  Thos.,  698. 
Crook's  Grammar  School,  273. 
Culpepper,  Rev.  John,  1. 
Culpepper,  John,  698. 
Culpepper,  Hon.,  648. 
Cumberland  County  Schools,  60-73. 
Curtis,  Rev.  M.  A.,  547-549. 
Cushman,  Mrs.  Jane,  241. 
Cushman's  School,  241. 


D. 


Daniel,  J.  R.  J.,  185. 

Daniel,  Beverly,  417. 

Daniel,  Chesley,  391-394,  424,  494. 

Davie,  William  R.,  574. 

Davie   Favors   Military    Instruction   at 

University,  242-243. 
Davie,  General,  242. 
Davies,  Prof.  Charles,  800. 
Davies'  Course  in  Mathematics,  800. 
Davidson,  641-694. 
Davidson,  Hon.  W.,  647. 
Davidson,  Gen.  George  Lee,  648. 
Davidson,  Col.,  648. 
Davidson,  Gen.  W.  L.,  691. 
Davidson  College,  690-694. 
Davidson,  Robert,  230. 
Davidson,  John,  230. 
Davidson,  William,  231. 
Davis,  Dr.  Stephen,  613,  620,  624. 
Davis,  Peter  R.,  620. 
Davis,  T.  H.,  493. 
DeCarteret,  John  H.,  529. 


Defects  of  the  Schools,  722-728. 

Dejarnette,  Mumford,  13. 

Dellay,  Harriet  A.,  277-278. 

Dennis,  Rev.,  713. 

Detargny,  Rev.  Marin,  390,  393. 

Dick,  John  M.,  170. 

Dick,  John  W.,  170. 

Dickinson,  Matthew,  84-91. 

Dickson,  Mr.,  432. 

Dictionaries,  796. 

Dillard,  Josiah,  407. 

Dinkins,  Robert  J.,  231. 

Dismukes,  William,  13,  805. 

Dockery,  Alfred,  698. 

Dockery,  Mr.,  713. 

Dodge,  J.  R.,  639. 

Donaldson,  Robert,  62. 

Donnellan,  M.  D.,  586-587. 

Donoho,  Thomas,  18. 

Donoho,  Sanders,  19. 

Douglas,  James,  1. 

Drake,  J.  M.  A.,  337. 

Drake,  Caswell,  587. 

Duke,  William,  574. 

Dunlap,  David,  2. 

Dunlap,  David  R.,  231. 

Duplin  County,  807. 

Duplin  County  Schools,  74-76. 

Du-val,  F.,  329. 

Dwight,  Timothy  E.,  554-555. 

Dwight's  Select  School,  554-555. 


E. 


Earl,  Mary,  102. 
Easton,  D.,  517-518. 
Eastwood's  School,  559. 
Eastwood,  Margaret,  559. 
Easton,  Thomas,  574. 
Ebenezer  Academy,  190. 
Eddy,  Rev.,  17. 
Edenton  Academy,  326-327. 
Edgecombe  County  Schools,  77-79. 
Edmonds,  Mrs.  Julia  F.,  3. 
Edmonds,  Robert  L.,  A.M.,  3,  349-350. 
Edmonds,  Mrs.  Robert  L.,  10. 
Edmundson,  Mr.,  437-438. 
Education,  Labor  System  of,  750-757. 
Educational  Society,  720-721. 
Edwards,  Charles,  167. 
Ellis,  Ira,  323. 


Index. 


827 


Elizabeth  Town  Academy,  804. 
Erupie,  Rev.  Adam,  813. 
Enfleld  Academy,  180-181,  808. 
Episcopal  School,  535-549. 
Erwiii,  Andrew,  14-15. 
Esculapius,  644. 
Euphronian  Academy,  327. 
Euzelian  Society,  712,  718. 
Evans,  L.,  337. 
Evans'  School,  337. 
Evans,  Richard,  334. 
Examinations — 

Caswell  Academy,  19. 

Charlotte    Female    Academy,    233- 
239. 

Fayetteville  Academy,  60. 

Franklin  Academy,  85-87. 

Lincolnton  Academy,  197-200,  211- 
219. 

Louisburg    Female    Academy,    96- 
98. 

Midway  Academy,  108. 

Mordecai's  Female  Seminary,  597- 
602. 

New  Bern  Academy,  50-51. 

Oxford  Academy,  144-146. 

Raleigh  Academy,  399-403,  471-476. 

Wadesborough  Academy,  4-10. 

Wayne  Academy,  634-635. 

Williamsboro  Academy,  128-129. 
Ezzell,  Robt.  A.,  275-276. 


F. 


Fairfield  School,  323. 

Trustees,  323. 
Falconer,  Alexander,  86-87,  95. 
Falkener,  Win.,  588-595. 
Falkener,  Mrs.  Sarah,  588-595. 
Falkener's  Young  Ladies'  School,  588- 

595. 
Farmville  Grove  Academy,  812. 
Farmwell     Grove     Academy,     179-180, 

810-812. 
Farnan,  Eugene,  77-78. 
Farriery,  769. 
Faulcon,  Jesse  N.,  178. 
Faulcon,  John,  576. 
Fay,  J.  W.,  528-529. 
Fayetteville,  760-787. 
Fayetteville  Military  School,  253-256. 


Fayetteville  Academy,  60-72. 

Announcements,  62-65. 

Bank  Notes,  69. 

Course  of  Study,  65-66. 

Examinations,  60-63. 

Lease,  71-72. 

Trustees,  62. 
Fennell,  Mr.,  804. 
Fenner,  Robert,  175. 
Fenner,  Richard,  87. 
Ferrand,  S.  L.,  348. 
Ferrence,  James  G.,  230. 
Field,  Justin,  170. 
Finch,  Jos.  J.,  716. 
Finley,  J.,  639. 
Finlay,  John,  637. 
Fisher,  Chas.,  34S-349. 
Fletcher,  John,  637. 
Flinn,  Andrew,  61. 
Floyd,  P.,  166. 
Ford  Creek  Academy,  165-166. 

Trustees,  166. 
Forest  Hill  Academy,  525-526. 

Trustees,  526. 
Forrest,  W.  P.,  165-166,  297-298. 
Forney,  Daniel  M.,  684. 
Forney,  Hon.  D.  M.,  648. 
Forster,  Mr.,  432. 
Forsyth  County  Schools,  80-83. 
Fort  Defiance  School,  639-640. 
Fort,  Wm.,  811. 
Fourth  of  July  Celebration — 

Newton  Academy,  14. 

Raleigh  Academy,  435. 

Shady  Grove  Academy,  630. 

Wadesborough  Academy,  2. 

Wake  Forest  Academy,  710-714. 
Fowlkes,  Edward  T.,  558. 
Fowler,  Rev.  Andrew,  A.M.,  11. 
Franklin  County  Schools,  84-120. 
Franklin  Academy,  84-100. 

Course  of  Study,  100. 

Examinations,  85-87. 

Trustees,  86. 
Franklin  Female  Academy,  94. 
Franklin,  Hon.,  648. 
Freeman,  E.  B.,  547. 
Freeman,  George  W.,  133,  522,  536-540, 

546. 
Freeman's  School,  496. 
Freeman,  Rev.,  495-496. 


828 


Index. 


Freeman,  Dr.  Jonathan  Otis,  328,  360- 

370,  485,  492,  607. 
Freeman,  G.  W.,  584-585. 
Freeman,    Robert,  576. 
Frontis,  Rev.  S.,  381. 
Fulton,  John,  349-366. 


G. 


Gales,  Mr.,  645. 

Gales,  Joseph,  790,  794. 

Gales,  W.  R.,  Esq.,  716. 

Gales,  J.,  389,  427,  433. 

Garden,  Alexander,  188-189. 

Garden's  Lancaster  School,  188-190. 

Garland,  S.,  809. 

Garrett,  M.  R.,  269. 

Gasca,  277. 

Gaston,  Rev.  William,  714. 

Gaston,  Will,  493. 

Gault's  School,  513-514. 

Gault,  John  Henry,  513-514. 

Gay,  Rev.  A.  W.,  194,  637,  638. 

Gerock,  Chas.,  329. 

Germanton  Academy,  387. 

Geographies,  795. 

Gill,  Robert,  107. 

Gillet,  Jacob,  38. 

Gillet,  Bezaleel,  523. 

Gilliam,  Robert  B.,  252,  814. 

Gilliam,  Robert,  554. 

Glenn,  Gideon,  107. 

Gloucester  Thomas,  576. 

Glynn,  Anthony  G.,  427-428,  530. 

Goodwin,  S.,  417. 

Goodwin,  Mrs.,  495. 

Goodwin,  Rebecca,  491. 

Goodrich,  James,  1. 

Goldsboro  Academy,  635. 

Goneke's  Music  School,  528. 

Goneke,  Mr.,  528. 

Gordon,  Chap.,  636-637. 

Goshen  Academy,  807. 

Goslin  Bluff's  Refined  Female  School, 

562-563. 
Gould,  Mr.,  749. 
Gould,  Rev.  Daniel,  1. 
Graham,  Abel,  24. 
Graham,  Gen.  Joseph,  649,  689. 
Graham,  Stephen  S.,  699. 
Graham,  Alex.,  348. 


Graham,  Samuel  L.,.  135. 
Graham,  Edw'd,  493. 
Grammars,  795. 
Granberry,  429. 
Grant,  James,  179,  810,  812. 
Grant's  Female  School,  185-186. 
Grant,  Mrs.  E.  C,  185-186. 
Grant,  James,  Jr.,  497-500. 
Granville  County  Schools,  121-166. 
Grassy  Creek  Academy,  162. 
Graves,  Solomon,  18. 
Graves,  Rev.  H.  L.,  715. 
Graves,  Elijah,  132,  298. 
Graves'  Female  School,  298-299. 
Gray,  Gen.  Alexander,  720. 
Gregory's  Boarding  School,  295. 
Green,  William,  87,  574,  576. 
Green,  Robert  G.,  635. 
Green,  Bryan,  569. 
Green,  Rev.  William  M.,  300-308. 
Greene  Academy,  167. 
Greene  County  Schools,  167. 
Greenlee,  Major,  648. 
Greensboro  Female  Academy,  168. 
Greensboro  Academy,  168-170. 

Course  of  Study,  169-170. 

Managers,  170. 
Greenville  Male  Academy,  820. 
Greenville  Academy,  334-336. 
Griggs,  Jacob  C,  700. 
Griswold,  Miss,  134. 
Grove  Academy,  74-75. 
Grove,  W.  B.,  62. 

Guilford  County  Schools,  168-174. 
Guion,  Thomas,  77. 
Gunning,  John  E.,  67. 
Guthrie,  German,  388. 
Guy,  Wm,  408. 
Guy,  Henry,  192. 
Guernsey,  Mr.,  Ill 
Guion,  H.  W.,  222-224. 
Gwinn,  R.  R.,  637. 

H. 

Halbert,  Mr.,  581. 

Halcomb,  Miss,  134. 

Halifax  County,  810. 

Halifax  County  Schools,  175-186. 

Halifax  Classical  School,  175. 

Hall,  Wm.  A.,  190. 


Index. 


829 


Hall,  J.  G.,  386,  695. 

Hall's  School,  386. 

Hall,  Robert,  77. 

Hall,  John,  620,  624,  805. 

Hall,  Mr.,  639. 

Hall,  Mrs.,  639. 

Halsley's  School,  270. 

Halsey,  Joseph,  699. 

Halsey,  B.  W.,  270. 

Hamilton,  James,  122. 

Hamilton,  Moses,  7S-79. 

Hamilton,  Jas.,  806. 

Hancock  County,  678. 

Handcock,  W.,  493. 

Hanks,  Miss  Eugenia,  183. 

Hannah  More  Academy,  75-76,  820. 

Haralson,  Herndon,  22. 

Harden,  William,  45-47. 

Harden's  School,  47. 

Hare,  John,  122,  806. 

Harmon,  Z.,  39. 

Harris,  N.  H.,  168. 

Harriss,  Miss  Maria,  266. 

Harris,  James,  442,  807. 

Harris,  Nathaniel,  39. 

Harris,  John,  Esq.,  647. 

Harris,  Rev.  Franklin,  721. 

Harrison,  Mr.,  636. 

Hassam,  J.  H.,  521-525. 

Hassam's  Private  Academy,  521-525. 

Haskins,  Miss,  10. 

Hart,  A.,  147,  818. 

Hart,  Alban  J.  N.,  554,  632-633. 

Hartsfield,  William,  569. 

Hartsfield,  Rev.  A.,  552. 

Hawks,  Fran's,  493. 

Hawkins,  Philemon,  Jr.,  574. 

Hawkins,  Wyatt,  574. 

Hawkins,  John  D.,  114. 

Hawkins,  John,  574. 

Hawkins,  Benjamin,  574. 

Hawkins,  Joseph,  601. 

Hay,  John,  62-64. 

Hayes,  John,  224. 

Haywood  Academy,  47. 

Haywood,  Tho.  B.,  503-507. 

Haywood,  W.  H.,  417,  427. 

Haywood,  John,  86. 

Hebrew  and  Stenography  School,  527- 

528. 
Helme,  Robert  H.,  192. 


Hemdon  Academy,  116-120. 

Henderson,  L.,  122,  124-125,  162-163. 

Henderson's  Law  School,  162-163. 

Henderson,  Richard,  281. 

Henderson,  A.,  493,  762. 

Henderson,  Thomas,  784-787. 

Henderson,  Lawson,  648-649,  672,  689. 

Henderson,  Wm.,  205. 

Henderson,  C.  C,  223. 

Henderson,  Dr.  Wallace,  329. 

Henry,  Louis  D.,  72. 

Hersey,  Austin  A.,  167. 

Hertford  Academy,  328. 

Hickory  Grove  Seminary,  107. 

Hicks,  John  Y.,  117-120. 

Hicks,  John,  121. 

Higgins,  Mr.,  554. 

Higgins,  T.,  147. 

Hill,  Whitmel  J.,  177. 

Hill,  Green,  Sr.,  86-87. 

Hill,  Daniel  S.,  111. 

Hill,  Rev.  Charles  A.,  107-113,  583,  584, 

613,  628. 
Hill,  M.  Lloyd,  193. 
Hill's  Private  School,  628. 
Hill,  James,  196. 
Hill,  Wm.,  417,  436,  443,  444,  461. 
Hill,  William,  407. 
Hilliard,  James,  808,  810. 
Hilliard,  Isaac,  185. 
Hilliardson,  808. 
Hilliardston  Academy,  264-266. 
Hilliardston,  810. 
Hillman,  Mr.,  92-93. 
Hillman,  Wm.,  123. 
Hillman,  Sam'l,  620. 
Hinton,  Ransom,  816. 
Hinton,  H.,  714. 
Hinton,  John  H.,  25-26,  807. 
Hinton,  Maj.  C.  L.,  552. 
Hillsborough  Academy,  280-295,  814. 

Trustees,  280. 
Hillsborough  Female  Academy,  300-310. 

Course  of  Study,  309-310. 

Trustees,  309. 
Hillsboro  Latin  School,  749. 
Hillsboro  School,  804. 
History  and  Biography,  766-767. 
History  Books,  785-795. 
Hoge,  Mrs.  Susannah,  529. 
Hoke,  Michael,  219. 


830 


Index. 


Hoke,  Daniel,  196. 

Holbrooks,  L.,  25. 

Holden,  Tho.  W.,  323. 

Holden's  English  School,  322-323. 

Holland's  Church  English  School,  570. 

Holland's  English  School,  515. 

Holland,  William,  515. 

Hollister,  Mrs.  E.,  157-159. 

Hollister,  E.,  157-159. 

Holt,  John  R.,  324. 

Hooker,  Nathan,  309. 

Hooker,  Wm,  167. 

Hooker,  J.  B.,  167. 

Hookerton  Academy,  167. 

Trustees,  167. 
Hope,  M.  N.,  328. 
Hopewell  Academy,  230,  720. 
Hopkins,  W.  W.,  192. 
Hopkins,  Maj.  A.  H.,  552. 
Hopkins,  A.  B.  W.,  560. 
Hooper's  Select  Preparatory  School,  48. 
Hooper's  Select  Classical  School,  72. 
Hooper,  W.,  331. 

Hooper,  William,  72,  285,  629,  698. 
Hooper,  J.  D.,  536-537. 
Hooper,  William  H.,  48. 
Hoover,  George,  337,  339. 
Howard,  Benj.,  640. 
Hoyle,  Jas.  B.,  820. 
Hubbill,  Ransom,  134. 
Hughes,  Annie  E.,  161-162. 
Hughes,  A.  G.,  160-162. 
Huggins,  Wm.,  329. 
Hulme,  William,  636-637. 
Humphrey,  Miss  E.,  157-159. 
Hunt,  Thomas,  132,  808. 
Hunt,  Rev.  Thos.  P.,  552. 
Hunter,  Rev.  H.,  648. 
Hunter,  Theo.,  427. 
Huntington's  Geography,  797. 
Hutchison,  Mrs.,  507-509. 
Hyde  Park  Academy,  181-182. 
Hyco  Academy,  21-29,  805-809. 

Act,  Hyco  Academy,  21. 

Announcements,  28-29. 

Course  of  Study,  22-23. 

Fire,  Hyco  Academy,  25. 

Lottery,  Hyco  Academy,  23-24. 

Trustees,  22. 


Imperfections  of  Our  Primary  Schools, 

729-750. 
Ingold,  Isaiah,  721. 
Ingram,  Joseph,  Si\,  1. 
Institutes — 

Berkeley's  Literary  and  Scientific 
Institute,  563-566. 

Caldwell  Institute,  172-174. 

North  Carolina  Literary,  Scientific 
and  Military  Institute,  251-252. 

Roanoke  Institution,  245. 

Union  Institute,  720-721. 

Wake  Forest  Institute,  694-718. 
Insurance    Policy,    Raleigh    Academy, 

451,  457. 
Iredell  County,  674,  679. 
Iredell  County  Schools,  187-191. 
Iredell,  Jas.,  492. 
Irvine,  Capt.  William,  29. 
Irving  Thomas  Pitt,  51-52. 
Irwin,  J.,  231. 
Irwin,  Col.  Wm.,  647,  649. 
Ives,  L.  S.,  539,  541. 


J. 


Jamestown  Female  Seminary,  170-172. 

Jarman's  Cavalry,  3. 

Jeffreys,  Simon  J.,  698. 

Jeffreys,  James  W.,  Esq.,  29. 

Jeffreys,  Wm.,  568. 

Jeffreys,  George  W.,  26,  808-809. 

Jeffreys,  William,  569,  818. 

Jenkins,  Henry,  811. 

Jewett's  School,  270. 

Jinnings,  John,  1. 

Johnson,  Chas.  E.,  816. 

Johnson,  James,  574. 

Johnson,  Mrs.  Ann,  612. 

Johnson,  Robert  R.,  624. 

Johnson,  E.  F.  H.,  711. 

Johnson,  James  D.,  135-136,  143-146. 

Johnson,  L.  B.,  503-509. 

Johnson,  William,  574. 

Johnston  County,  813,  817. 

Johnston  County  Schools,  192-195. 

Johnston,  William  Eaton,  576. 

Johnston,  Marmaduke,  576. 

Johnston,  Robert,  224. 


Index. 


831 


Johnston,  William,  1. 
Johnstone,  Samuel  J.,  313. 
Jones'  Military  School,  261-262. 
Jones,  Col.  Carter,  261-262. 
Jones,  John,  493. 
Jones,  Mr.,  432. 
Jones,  N.,  421. 
Jones,  W.  W.,  175. 
Jones,  Redding,  417. 
Jones,  W.  D.,  108. 
Jones,  James,  107. 
Jones,  Mrs.  Edward,  43-45. 
Jones,  Cad,  Sr.,  309. 
Jones,  Wm.,  714. 
Jones,  Dr.  C,  699. 
Jones,  Edmund,  636-637,  639-640. 
Jones,  Robt.  H.,  620. 
Jones,  Thomas  P.,  152-154,  613-618. 
Jones,  Hill,  604,  629. 
Jones,  Willie,  574. 
Jones,  Edward,  574. 
Jones,  Seth,  551-552,  815,  817. 
Jones,  Calvin,  394,  523,  532-534. 
Jones,  General  Calvin,  762-763. 
Joyner,  Rob't,  77. 

Judgment  Book,  Wadesborough  Acad- 
emy, 12. 
Junto  Academy,  319-320. 
Juvenile  Library,  796. 


K. 


Kearney,  Wm.  K.,  604,  606-608. 
Kelvin  School,  43-47. 

Announcements,  43-46. 
Kendrick,  John,  624-625. 
Kennon,  Charles  R.,  395. 
Kenyon,  Mablon,  27. 
Ker,  Rev.  David,  60. 
Kerr,  James,  168. 
Kerr's  Male  and  Female   School,   561- 

562. 
Kerr,  Mrs.  Daniel  W.,  557. 
Kerr,    Daniel    W.,    318-320,    519,    557- 

558,  562. 
Kerr,  Rev.,  648. 
Kern,  H.  C,  811. 

Kilpatrick,  Rev.  Joseph  D.,  382-383,  648. 
Kilpatrick's  School,  382-383. 
King,  B.  S.,  523. 
King,  Hatwell,  811. 


King,  James,  698. 
Kingsbury,  Russell,  554. 
Kirkland,  Wm.,  280. 


Labarre,  Joseph,  154-157. 

Labarre,  Rev.  Joseph,  145-146. 

Labor  System  of  Education,  750-757. 

Lalor,  Mr.,  39. 

Lancaster,  Wm.,  86-87. 

Lancaster  Methods,  Raleigh  Academy, 

441-446. 
Ladd,  Mrs.,  568. 
Laight,  E.  W.,  457. 
Langley,  Mrs.,  388. 
Lanier,  Burwell,  1. 
Lanier,  William,  1. 
Laurel  Hill  Academy,  343-344. 
La  Vaile  Female  Seminary,  184-185. 

Course  of  Study,  184-185. 

Trustees,  185. 
Lawrence,  William,  763. 
Lawrenceville  Academy,  328. 
Law,  766. 

Law  Books,  770-771,  781-782,  784. 
Law  Schools — 

Murphy's,  314. 

Taylor's  Law  School,  531. 
Lea,  Solomon,  588. 
Leach,  Jabez,  719-720. 
Leach,  Julian  E.,  Esq.,  720. 
Leach,  Miss  Irena,  721. 
Leaksville  Academy,  345. 
Leaksville  Male  Academy,  809. 
Leasburg  Classical  School,  32-33. 
Lease,  Fayetteville  Academy,  71-72. 
Leavenworth,  Miss,  231. 
Lemay,  Thos.  J.,  511. 
LeMessurier,  P.,  567. 
LeMessurier's    Classical    and    English 

School,  567. 
Lenoir,  Thos.,  640. 
Lenoir,  Col.  Thomas,  648. 
Lenoir,  William,  636. 
Lenoir  County  Military  School,  243-244. 
Lewis,  Exum,  806. 
Lewis,  Richard,  803. 
Lewis,  Willis,  132. 
Lexington  Academy,  328. 


832 


Index. 


Libraries — 

Juvenile  Library,  796. . 

Raleigh  Library,  760-764. 
Lightfoot,  Wm„  550. 
Lightfoot's  Juvenile  School,  550. 
Ligon,  John,  51S,  552,  569. 
Lindsay,  David,  171. 
Lindsley,  S.  C,  146,  173. 
Lincoln  County,  679. 
Lincoln  County  Schools,  196-228. 
Lincolnton  Academy,  196-224,  810. 

Act,  Lincolnton  Academy,  196-197. 

Examinations,  197-200,  211-219. 

Trustees,  196,  201-208. 
Lincolnton,  643,  656,  672-673,  683,  688. 
Literary  Society — 

Euzelian  Society,  712,  718. 

Philomathesian  Society,  711,  718. 
Little,  Alexander,  13. 
Little,  William  P.,  631-632. 
Littleton  Select  School,  631-632. 
Littlejohn,  Thomas  B.,  132-133,  554. 
Littlejohn,  Joseph  B.,  133. 
Lloyd  &  Bailey's  School,  274. 
Locke,  Francis,  791. 
Locke,  Moses  A.,  348. 
Lockwood,  J.,  328. 
Logan,  James,  560. 
Long,  Nicholas,  574. 
Long,  Richard,  175. 
Longstreet,  Augustus,  Esq.,  11. 
Lotteries  for  Schools — 

Newton  Academy,  15. 

North  Carolina  State,  371-380. 

North  Carolina,  136-143. 

Oxford  Academy,  136-143. 

Pittsborough  Academy,  34-35. 

Salisbury  Academy,  348,  371-380. 

Smithfield  Academy,  193. 
Louisburg  Academy,  84. 

Trustees,  Louisburg  Academy,  84. 
Louisburg  Female  Academy,  96-104. 

Examinations,  96-98. 
Love,  Wm.  C,  349. 
Lovejoy,  J.  M.,  42. 
Lucas,  Mrs.,  459. 
Lucas,  Mrs.  Mary  J.,  606-612. 
Lumsden,  J.  E.,  534-535. 
Lumsden,  Mrs.  M.  A.,  534-535. 
Lumsden's  Private  School,  534-535. 
Lyne,  Henry,  122. 


M. 


McAden,  John,  18,  22,  29. 

McAllister,  Charles,  698,  701. 

McBee,  Vardry,  196,  684-685. 

McCain,  Hugh,  337,  339. 

McCulloh,  G.,  205. 

McDuffee,  Miss  M.,  75. 

McDaniel,  John,  698. 

McDaniel,  Margaret  Ann,  432. 

McElvie,  Mrs.  Emma,  184. 

McGready,  Aaron  F.,  394-395. 

Mclver,  Rev.  Colin,  67,  790. 

Mclntire,  Dr.,  648. 

Mclntire,  Miss  Jane,  133. 

Mclntyre,  Ann  C,  133. 

Mclntyre,  Miss,  432. 

McKnight,  James,  813. 

McKree,  Dr.,  647-648. 

McLaurin,  A.,  518. 

McLaurin,  D.,  344. 

McLane,  Levi,  133. 

McLean,  Murdoch,  343. 

McLean,  Levi  H.,  179. 

McLean,  Mr.,  811-812. 

McLemore,  107. 

McPheeters,  W.,  555-556. 

McPheeters,  Rev.  William,  418-419,  432, 

437,  483. 
McQueen,  T.,  517. 
McQueen,  James,  343. 
McRee,  James,  656-670,  683-690. 
Macon,  Nathaniel,  574. 
Macon,  John,  574. 
Macedonian  Academy,  532. 

Trustees,  532. 
Mackenzie,  Miss  N.,  40. 
MacFarland,  John,  343. 
Madison  Academy,  345. 
Managers — ■ 

Greensboro  Academy,  170. 

Newton  Academy,  14. 

Wadesborough  Academy,  13. 
Manly's  Private  School,  571. 
Manly,  Chas.,  571. 
Mangum,  P.  H.,  309. 
Mangum,  W.  P.,  432,  435. 
Manson,  Dr.,  625. 
Marling,  J.,  7C2. 
Marling,  Mrs.,  526-527. 
Marsteller,  Col.  L.  H.,  262. 


Index. 


833 


Martin,  John,  526. 

Martin,  James,  639. 

Martin,  William  J.,  808. 

Martin,  James  Franklin,  345. 

Marsh,  A.  H.,  337,  339. 

Marshall,  James,  1. 

Mason,  Timothy,  3. 

Mason,  T.,  527-528. 

Maurice,  Francis,  590. 

May,  Pleasant,  1. 

May,  Pleasant  H.,  Esq.,  11. 

Mayhew,  D.  H.,  88-93. 

Mayo,  Dr.,  790. 

Mecklenburg  County,  67-1,  679,  690. 

Mecklenburg  County  Schools,  229-241. 

Medical  Books,  779-781. 

Medicine,  784-785. 

Mendenhall,  Richard,  171. 

Meredith,  Thomas,  699,  703. 

Meroney,  W.  B.,  62,  65. 

Messurier,  P.  Le,  40. 

Metcalf,  Allen  D.,  200. 

Mexnoll,  Benjamin,  569. 

Mhoon,  James  G.,  816. 

Midway  Academy,  107-114. 

Examinations,  108. 

Fire,  Midway  Academy,  110. 

Trustees,  108. 
Middlebury,  820. 
Military  Schools — 

Bingham's    Military    School,    244- 
261. 

Fayetteville  Military   School,   253- 
256. 

Jones'  Military  School,  261-262. 

Lenoir     County     Military     School, 
243-244. 

Murphey's  Military  Schools,  243. 

North  Carolina  Scientific  and  Mili- 
tary Schools,  253-256. 
Milligan's  School,  229. 
Miller,  James,  574. 
Miller,  Thomas,  576. 
Miller,  A.  C,  590-591,  596-598. 
Miller,  Henry  W.,  Esq.,  718. 
Miller,  Rev.,  648. 
Milton  Female  Academy,  30-31. 
Miscellanies,  767-768,  786. 
Mitchell,  David,  18. 
Mitchell,  M.  Duke,  29. 

53 


Mitchell,  E.,  332. 

Mitchell,  Miss,  134,  349. 

Mitchell,  Susan,  135. 

Mitchner,  Samuel,  192-193. 

Montague,  H.  W.,  552. 

Montford,  Henry,  576. 

Montgomery,  Michael,  18. 

Montgomery,  Rev.  D.  A.,  29. 

Montpelier  Academy,  328. 

Mordecai,  Jacob,  595-603. 

Mordecai's  Female  Seminary,  595-603. 

Examinations,  597-602. 

Fire,  Mordecai's  Female  Seminary, 
600. 
Morgan,  Mr.,  583. 
Morganton  Academy,  16. 
Morganton  Female  Academy,  16. 
Moore,  Thomas  I.,  22. 
Moore,  Thomas  J.,  22. 
Moore,  Stephen,  309. 
Mooring,  C,  170. 
Mooar,  Louisa,  278. 
Morris,  Joseph,  198. 
Morse,  Mr.,  618-619. 
Morse,  Miss,  618-619. 
Mosely,  Alexander,  699. 
Mount  Clio  Academy,  343. 
Mount  Pleasant  Academy,  317-318. 
Mount  Prospect  Academy,  806. 
Mount  Welcome  Academy,  115. 
Mount  Zion,  682. 
Mt.  Repose  School,  296-298. 
Mulock,  J.,  273. 
Mulock's  English  School,  273. 
Mumford's  School,  383. 
Mumford,  Mrs.  George,  383. 
Murphey,  Alexander,  18-20. 
Murphey,  Judge,  725. 
Murphey,  Hon.  Archibald  D.,  722. 
Murphey,  Archibald,  242-243. 
Murphey's  Military  Schools,  243. 
Murphey's  Law  School,  314. 
Murray,  Lemuel,  47. 
Museum  of  North  Carolina,  762-763. 
Mushatt,  Mr.,  647. 
Mushat,  John,  1S7-1S8,  196. 

N. 

Nash  County  Schools,  263-269. 
Nashville  Male  Academy,  266-267,  812- 
813. 


834 


Index. 


Natural  History  and  Geography,  767. 

Nelson,  Jacob,  343. 

Nesbet,  John,  648. 

New  Bern,  760. 

New  Bern  Academy,  50-59. 

Course  of  Study,  55-58. 
New  Books,  771-772. 
New  Hanover  County  Schools,  270-274. 
New  Pamphlets,  765. 
Newton,  George,  14-15. 
Newton  Academy,  14-15. 

Celebration,  14. 

Lottery,  14. 

Lottery  a  Failure,  15. 

Managers,  14. 
Nichols,  B.,  516-517. 
Nicholson,  George,  603. 
Nicholson's  Grammar  School,  603. 
Nixon,  James,  818. 
Nixonton  Academy,  328. 
Norcom,  Jas.,  492. 

Northampton  County  Schools,  275-279. 
Northampton  Academy,  275-278. 
North  Carolina  Female  Academy,  150- 

154. 
North  Carolina  Literary,  Scientific  and 

Military  Institute,  251-253. 
North   Carolina   Lottery,   136-143,   371- 

380. 
North  Carolina  Museum,  762-763. 
Norment,  J.  H.,  793-794. 
Norment,  Miss  A.  M.,  159. 
Norwood,  J.  C,  290. 
Novels,  768-770,  786. 
Nye,  Miss,  444. 
Nye,  Sarah  Louisa,  381. 


O. 


Oaky  Mount  Academy,  572-573. 

O'Brien,  Mrs.  Ann,  127-129. 

Ogilby,  John,  22. 

O'Brien,  Mrs.,  160. 

Orange  County  Schools,  280-324. 

O'Reilly's  School,  226. 

O'Reilly,  Mr.,  226. 

Osborne,  M.,  530. 

Otey,  J.  H.,  585-586. 

Other  County  Schools,  325-330. 

Otis,  Win.  B.,  570-571. 

Otis'  Raleigh  Classical  School,  570-571. 


Outlaw,  David,  185. 
Outlaw,  Joseph  B.,  699,  715. 
Oxford  Academy,  132-150,  814. 

Examinations,  144-146. 

Lottery,  136-143. 

Trustees,  132. 
Oxford  Female  Seminary,  150-151,  156- 
162,  819. 

Course  of  Study,  156-157. 
Oxford  Military  School,  253-256. 


Page,  Anderson,  572-573. 

Paine,  James,  576. 

Paisley,  Miss  Polly,  168-169. 

Paisley,  Rev.  William,  168-169,  295-296. 

Parish,  Charles,  417. 

Parke,  Thomas  D.,  13. 

Park,  T.  D.,  817. 

Parker,  Theo.,  77. 

Parker,  Lem.  L,  183-184. 

Parker,  Rich'd  H.,  818. 

Parr,  Dr.,  749. 

Partridge,  Miss  Harriet,  95. 

Partridge,  Capt,  248-249. 

P  itton,  John,  14-15. 

Patton,  James,  Esq.,  648. 

Paschal,  Mr.,  134. 

Pasteur,  E.,  493. 

Patillo,  Rev.  Henry,  574. 

Patrick,  J.  M.,  167. 

Patterson,  S.  F.,  511,  637,  639. 

Peace,  W.,  394. 

Peace,  J.,  417. 

Peach  Tree  Academy,  267-268. 

Pearce,  Slade,  330. 

Pearsall,  J.,  76,  820. 

Peck,  Win.,  417. 

Peques,  William,  1. 

Perry,  Jeremiah,  Jr.,  86-87. 

Perry,  Jeremiah,  Sr.,  86-87. 

Perry,  Joshua,  86. 

Perry,  George,  99. 

Perry,  George  B.,  109,  583. 

Perry,  J.  H.,  164. 

Perry,  Miss  H.  C,  526. 

Person,  Thomas,  574. 

Person,  H.  K.,  714. 

Person  County  Schools,  331-333. 

Pharr,  Walter  S.,  241. 


Index. 


835 


Phifer,  John,  64S,  684. 

Phifer,  Paul,  699. 

Phifer,  John  F.,  647. 

Phillips,  William  H.,  814. 

Phillips,  James,  314-317. 

Phillips,  William,  532. 

Phillips'  Female  School,  314-317. 

Phillips,  Mrs.  Julia,  315-317. 

Phillips,  Mrs.,  181-182. 

Philomathes    Plan    of   Education,    757- 

759. 
Philomathesian  Society,  711,  718. 
Philomathia  Grammar  School,  636-637. 

Trustees,  636. 
Philosophy,  767. 
Pickard,  John  H.,  31,  296. 
Pickard's  School,  31. 
Pickett,  James,  1. 
Pickett,  Joseph,  11,  648. 
Pitt  County  Schools,  334-336. 
Pitt  Academy,  334. 
Physic  Surgery,  766. 
Pittsborough  Academy,  34-43,  803. 

Course  of  Study,  43. 

Lottery,  34-35. 
Pittsborough  Male  Academy,  819. 
Pittsborough  Female  Academy,  42. 
Plan  of  Education,  757-759. 
Pleasant  Grove  Academy,  132. 
Pleasant  Hill  Academy,  48. 
Pleasant  Retreat  Academy,  196-224. 

Act,    Pleasant    Retreat    Academy, 
196-197. 

Trustees,  196-197. 
Pleasant  Spring  Academy,  560. 
Plummer,  Kemp,  620,  805. 
Plunkett,  Achilles,  618-619. 
Plunkett,  J.  D.,  134,  619-620. 
Plunkett,  Mrs.  Caroline  M.,  626-627. 
Poe,  Mr.,  36. 

Poetry  and  Dramatic  Works,  769. 
Poetry,  785. 
Pointer,  Dr.  David,  29. 
Politics  and  Commerce,  787. 
Political  Pamphlets,  772. 
Polk,  Col.  Thomas  G.,  647-649,  872,  684. 
Polk,  William,  427. 
Polk,  Will,  523. 
Pomona  Academy,  551-554,  815,  817. 

Trustees,  552. 
Poor,  Robert  Brevard,  194. 


Pope,  Philip  C,  620,  624. 

Pope,  Dr.  Philip,  613. 

Pope,  Wm.,  167. 

Portovent,  John,  698. 

Potter,  Henry,  552. 

Powell,  R.  J.,  167. 

Powell,  Jesse,  557. 

Prendergast  School,  29. 

Primary     Schools,     Imperfections     of, 

729-749. 
Pritchard,  Jno.  L.,  716. 
Prout,  Joshua,  1-3. 
Pugh,  Francis,  108. 
Purify,  John,  532,  698. 
Purviance,  S.  D.,  62. 


Q. 


Quack  Doctors,  644. 
Quinn,  Hugh,  698. 


R. 


Raboteau,  John,  417. 
Ragsdale,  Anna  Maria,  78-79. 
Ragsdale,  Thomas  L.,  520-521,  810,  813. 
Ragsdale,  Thomas,  180-181. 
Ragsdale's  Juvenile  Academy,  520-521. 
Rainey,  Dabney,  27-28. 
'Rainey,  James,  22,  806. 
Raleigh  Academy,  388-512. 

Bank  Stock,  449-452. 

Course  of  Study,  390-391,  394,  494. 

Examinations,  399-403,  487-490. 

Fire  Insurance  Policy,  451-457. 

Fourth  of  July  Celebration,  435. 

Honor  Roll,  422-423,  430-431. 

Lancaster  Methods,  441-446. 

Military  Instruction,  415-416. 

Subscribers,  391-392,  398. 

Trustees,  417,  493. 
Raleigh  Female  Seminary,  555-556. 

Course  of  Study,  555-556. 
Raleigh  Infant  School,  560-561. 
Raleigh    Reading   Room,    Library   and 

Theater,  760-764. 
Ramsay,  Miss,  100-102. 
Ramsour,  Jacob,  203. 
Ramsour,  Jacob  A.,  219. 
Rand,  P.,  815. 
Randolph  County  Schools,  337-342. 


836 


Index. 


Randolph  Female  Academy,  337-338. 

Rankin,  Jesse,  160. 

Rankin,  Rev.  Jesse,  819. 

Ravenscroft,  John  S.,  536. 

Rayner,  Mr.,  713. 

Rea,  Miss  Eliza,  338-342. 

Reading  Room,  Raleigh,  760-764. 

Reinhardt,  D.,  196,  810. 

Reinhardt,  David,  219. 

Repiton's  School,  274. 

Rhea,  Prof.  Andrew,  123-124. 

Rice,  Benjamin,  121,  430. 

Rice,  Thomas,  193. 

Rice,  Luther,  704. 

Richardson,  Miss  Martha  R.,  559. 

Roanoke  Institution,  245. 

Robards,  William,  122,  132. 

Robards,  Wm„  252. 

Roberts,  William,  806. 

Roberts,  Perry,  219. 

Robertson,  D.  F.,  148-150. 

Robeson  County  Schools,  343-344. 

Robinson,  Toddy,  1. 

Robinson,  Rev.  John,  648,  688-689. 

Rocky  River  Academy,  329. 

Rockingham  County  Schools,  345. 

Rodgers,  John,  283-286. 

Rogers,  A.  M.,  167. 

Rogers,  Allen,  417,  427,  552. 

Rogers,  A.,  427. 

Roles,  Wm.,  Esq.,  815. 

Roles,  William,  568-569,  714-715. 

Rolesville  Academy,  568-569. 

Trustees,  569. 
Ross,  Jos.,  523. 

Rowan  County  Schools,  346-386. 
Rowan,  Miss  Matilda  B.,  177. 
Ruddiman's  Latin  Grammar,  787. 
Ruffin,  William,  805. 
Rules  of  School,  763-764. 
Rutherford  County,  679,  682. 
Rutherfordton,  803. 
Ryan,  Mrs.,  715. 
Ryan,  George,  714-715,  807. 
Ryckman's  School,  272. 


S. 


Saffrey,  Mrs.,  335. 

Sale  of  Lots,  Wake  Forest,  717-718. 

Salem  Male  Academy,  82. 


Salem  Seminary,  80-81. 
Salisbury  Academy,  346-382. 

Course  of  Study,  381-382. 

Description,  360-361. 

Lottery,  348,  371-380. 
Salmon,  Miss  A.  D.,  194. 
Sambourne,  T.,  410-411. 
Sambourne,  Mrs.,  68,  410-411,  515,  432- 

435. 
Sanders,  Ellick,  192. 
Sanders,  R.  M.,  30. 
Sanders,  Moses,  Esq.,  11. 
Sanders,  B.,  817. 
Sasser,  William,  192. 
Satterwhite,  Horace  B.,  638. 
Saunders,  Rev.  Jos.  H.,  537. 
Saunders,  Gen.,  561. 
Saunders,  Wm.,  698. 
Savage,  John  Y.,  523. 
Scales,  Duke,  345. 
Schenck,  David,  197. 
School  Books,  769-800. 
School  Days  of  Brantley  York,  801-802. 
School    and    Other    Books    Advertised, 

765-800. 
Schools — 

Anderson's  Female  Boarding 
School,  312-314. 

Barbour's  Select  School,  561. 

Barry's  School,  383-384. 

Benson's  English  School,  175. 

Bethlehem  School,  312. 

Bevens'  School,  Mrs.,  229-230. 

Bingham's  School,  Mrs.,  569-570. 

Bobbitt's  School,  Miss,  115-116. 

Bowen's  Private  School,  566-567. 

Bryan's  Private  School,  569. 

Brown's  School,  719. 

Buffalo  Shoal  School,  227-228. 

Burwell's  Female  School,  320-322. 

Catawba  School,  224-226. 

Chapman's  Classical  School,  191. 

Chaves'  School,  John,  515. 

Clemmonsville  High  School,  721. 

Cobia's  Select  Female  School,  49. 

Corbin's  School,  271. 

Crook's  Grammar  School,  273. 

Cushman's  School,  Mrs.,  241. 

Dwight's  Select  School,  554-555. 

Eastwood's  School,  559. 

Episcopal  School,  535-549. 


Index. 


837 


Schools — Continued: 
Evans'  School,  337. 
Falkener's    Young   Ladies    School, 

588-595. 
Fairfield  School,  323. 
Fort  Defiance  School,  639-640. 
Freeman's  School,  Dr.,  496. 
Garden's    Lancaster    School,    188- 

190. 
Gault's  School,  513-514. 
Goneke's  Music  School,  528. 
Grant's  Female  School,  185-186. 
Graves'  Female  School,  298-299. 
Gregory's  Boarding  School,  295. 
Halifax  Classical  School,  175. 
Hall's  School,  386. 
Halsey's  School,  270. 
Harden,  Mr.  and  Mrs.,  47. 
Hebrew   and   Stenography   School, 

527-528. 
Henderson's  Law  School,  162-163. 
Hill's  Private  School,  628. 
Hillsborough  Latin  School,  749. 
Hillsboro'  School,  804. 
Holden's  English  School,  322-323. 
Hooper's    Select  Classical   School, 

72. 
Hooper's   Select  Preparatory 

School,  48. 
Holland's  English  School,  515. 
Holland's  Church  English  School, 

570. 
Jewett's  School,  270. 
Kelvin  School,  43-47. 
Kerr's   Male    and   Female    School, 

561-562. 
Kilpatrick's  School,  382-383. 
Leasburg  Classical  School,  32-33. 
LeMessurier's  Classical  and  Eng- 
lish School,  567. 
Lightfoot's  Juvenile  School,  550. 
Littleton  Select  School,  631-632. 
Lloyd  and  Bailey's  School,  274. 
Lumsden's  Private  School,  534-535. 
Manly's  Private  School,  571. 
Milligan's  School,  Mrs.,  229. 
Mulock's  English  School,  273. 
Mumford's  School,  383. 
Murphey's  Military  School,  243. 
Nicholson's  Grammar  School,  603. 
O'Reilly's  School,  226. 


Schools — Continued: 

Otis'  Raleigh  Classical  School,  570- 
571. 

Phillips'  Female  School,  314-317. 

Philomathia  Grammar  School,  636- 
637. 

Prendergast's  School,  Miss,  29. 

Primary  Schools,  729-750. 

Raleigh  Infant  School,  560-561. 

Repiton's  School,  274. 

Ryckman's  School,  272. 

Shields'  Lancaster  School,  172. 

Shiloh  Classical  Schools,  163-164. 

Shorthand  School,  517. 

Sims'    Latin    and   English    School, 
603. 

Simpson's  School,  274. 

Smith's  Writing  School,  519. 

Sprattsville     Lancastrian     School, 
240. 

Stanlift's  Writing  School,  271. 

Stedman's  Private  School,  570. 

Stone's  Lancaster  School,  515-516. 

Taylor's  Law  School,  531. 

Tousey's  Writing  School,  520. 

Troy's  School,  337. 

Union  School,  298. 

Wake  Forest  School,  818. 

Wetmore's  School,  550. 

Whitaker's  Juvenile  School,  574. 

Whitaker's   Eoarding   School,   571- 
572. 

Whitaker's  Music  School,  550. 

Witherspoon's     Private     Boarding 
School,  310-312. 

Willey's  Select  School,  384-386. 
Science  and  Arts,  785. 
Scott,  John,  791. 
Scott,  Thomas,  65. 
Scotland  Neck  Academy,  816. 
Scotland  Neck  Female  Seminary,  183- 
184. 

Course  of  Study,  183. 
Seawell,  Judge,  561. 
Seminaries — 

Arcadia  Seminary,  331-333. 

Ballantine's  Seminary,  31-32. 

Hickory  Grove  Seminary,  107. 

Hillsborough     Female     Seminary, 
300-310. 


838 


Index. 


Schools — Continued : 

Jamestown  Female  Seminary,  170- 
172. 

LaVallee    Female    Seminary,    184- 
185. 

Mordecai's  Female  Seminary,  595- 
603. 

Oxford  Female  Seminary,  150-151, 
157-162. 

Raleigh  Female  Seminary,  555-556. 

Salem  Seminary,  80-81. 

Scotland  Neck  Female   Seminary, 
183-184. 

Shocco    Classical    Seminary,    632- 
633. 

Southern   Female   Classical   Semi- 
nary, 157-160. 

Stith's  Seminary,  Mrs.,  32. 

Vaiden's  Select  Seminary,  632. 
Shady  Grove  Academy,  628-631. 

Celebration  Fourth  July,  630. 
Shaw,  Hugh,  19,  22,  23. 
Shaw,  W.,  417. 
Shields,  Charles,  177. 
Shields,  William  W.,  172. 
Shields'  Lancaster  School,  172. 
Shiloh  Classical  School,  163-164. 
Shocco  Classical  Seminary,  632-633. 
Shocco  Female  Academy,  604-612. 

Announcements,  610-611. 

Trustees,  604-612. 
Short,  John,  802. 
Sigourney,  L.  H.,  799. 
Silliman,  Prof.,  625. 
Silliman,  John,  345. 
Sims,  John,  603. 

Sims'  Latin  and  English  School,  603. 
Simpson,  Richard,  18. 
Simpson,  Miss  J.,  72. 
Simpson,  Miss  J.  B.,  72. 
Simpson,  Samuel  P.,  200-201. 
Simpson's  School,  274. 
Simpson,  Miss  Jessie  B.,  274. 
Skinner,  Charles  W.,  699. 
Slater,  Miss,  349,  361. 
Sloan,  Capt,  793. 
Small,  Jos.,  39. 
Smith,  John  S.  C,  133. 
Smith,  W.  F.,  3,  10. 
Smith,  Mrs.  Mary,  130. 
Smith,  Wm.  R.,  Jr.,  177. 


Smith,  Wm.  R.,  Sr.,  177. 
Smith,  N.  N.,  225. 
Smith,  A.  D.,  519. 
Smith's  Writing  Shool,  519. 
Smith,  B.  B.,  511. 
Smith,  Gov.  B.,  421. 
Smith,  James  S.,  309. 
Smith,  Prof.,  625. 
Smith,  Samuel,  22. 
Smith,  Nathaniel,  200-201. 
Smith,  Samuel  H.,  526. 
Smithfield  Academy,  192-195. 

Commissioners,  192. 

Lottery,  193. 
Sneed,  Stephen,  121-122,  806. 
Sneed,  Stephen  K.,  814. 
Sneed,  Wm.  N.,  132-133,  252. 
Society — 

Educational  Society,  720-721. 

Thespian  Society,  763. 
Somervilie,  Jas.,  620,  624. 
Southerland,  Jas.,  77. 
Southern   Female  Classical    Seminary, 

157-160. 
Sparta  Academy,  79. 
Sparrow,  Rev.,  694. 
Spencer's  Academy,  272. 
Spencer,  E.  M.  S.,  272. 
Spencer,  Samuel,  1. 
Spencer,  Calvin,  1. 
Spelling  Books,  795. 
Spivey,  Aaron  J.,  698. 
Sprattsville  Lancastrian  School,  240. 
Spring  Grove  Academy,  114-115. 
Springs,  William  P.,  241. 
Springs,  Andrew,  241. 
Springfield  Academy,  29. 
Spruill,  Geo.  E.,  818. 
Spurgeon,  Joseph,  699. 
Stanlift,  J.  W.,  271. 
Stanlift's  Writing  School,  271. 
Stanly,  J.,  493. 
Stanly,  W.  C,  493. 
Stansbury,  Emma,  136. 
Stationary,  786-787. 
Statesville,  813. 
Statesville  Academy,  187-188. 
Stedman,  Mrs.,  570. 
Stedman's  Private  School,  570. 
Steiner,  Rev.  Abraham,  80. 
Stephens,  C.  E.,  639. 


Index. 


839 


Stephens,  M.  C,  493. 

Stewart,  Dugald,  170-724. 

Stith,  Mrs.,  32,  124. 

Stith's  Seminary,  Mrs.,  32. 

Stokes,  M.,  637. 

Stokes  County  Schools,  387. 

Stokes,  Hon.  M.,  648. 

Stokes,  George,  334. 

Stone's  Lancaster  School,  515-516. 

Stone,  Thos.  G.,  115,  264-266. 

Stone,  David,  516. 

Stone,  John,  107. 

Stony  Hill  Academy,  268-269. 

Stork,  Rev.,  648. 

Stradly,  Thos.,  698. 

Strain,  W.  B.,  553. 

Strain,  W.  D.,  48. 

Street,  Miss  M.  C,  556. 

Strickland,  Matthew,  569. 

Stuart,  Prof.,  734. 

Subscribers    Raleigh    Academy    Fund, 

391-392,  398. 
Sugar  Creek  Academy,  241. 
Sumner,  Ben,  331-333. 
Sunbury  Academy,  818. 
Sutton,  William  C,  163,  291. 
Swaine,  Geo.,  14-15. 
Swepson,  Sims,  22. 
Symmes,  Rev.  Robert,  11. 


Tarboro  Academy,  77-79. 

Course  of  Study,  79. 
Tate,  Robert,  634. 
Taylor,  Rev.  William,  1. 
Taylor,  James  F.,  761. 
Taylor,  Prof.  J.  Orville,  798. 
Taylor,  Wm.  P.,  107. 
Taylor,  William  V.,  133,  252. 
Taylor,  Isaac,  493. 
Taylor,  John  Louis,  531. 
Taylor's  Law  School,  531. 
Teachers — 

Adams,  David,  175. 

Alexander,  Thomas,  387. 

Allen,  Mrs.  Harriet  J.,  627. 

Allison,  Robert  G.,  510. 

Alston,  Willis  W.,  268. 

Anderson,  Elizabeth,  42. 

Anderson,  Mr.,  638. 


Teachers — Continued  : 

Anderson,  W.,  312. 

Andrews,  Joseph,  150,  613-618. 

Armstrong,  John,  266. 

Aykroyd,  J.,  529. 

Bailey,  274. 

Baker,  Emma,  152,  381. 

Baker,  Miss  E.  J.  W.,  83. 

Ballantine,  Miss,  31. 

Barlow,  Milton,  460. 

Barbour,  Thomas,  281. 

Barrows,  Mr.,  68. 

Barry,  P.,  383. 

Bell,  Joseph  E.,  196. 

Bennett,  John  M.,  266. 

Benson,  James  B.,  175. 

Bennett,  Richard  N.,  164. 

Benners,  Edward  G.,  115. 

Benedict,  Ann,  98-99. 

Berkeley,  Mrs.  C,  563. 

Berkeley,  C,  563. 

Beven,  Mrs.  E.,  229-230. 

Beze,  Miss,  66. 

Bingham,  John  A.,  290. 

Bingham,  W.  J.,  286. 

Bingham,  D.  H.,  249-250. 

Bingham,  Mrs.,  569. 

Bingham,  William,  35. 

Bluff,  Goslin,  562. 

Bobbitt,  Eliza  W.,  558. 

Bobbitt,  John,  263. 

Bobbitt,  John  B.,  94,  103. 

Bogle,  James,  91. 

Bostock,  Miss  S.,  72. 

Bosworth,  Miss,  69,  437. 

Bosworth,  Arabella  M.,  133. 

Bowen,  Mrs.  Frances,  66,  397,  566. 

Bowles,  James,  19. 

Brandon,  John,  525. 

Brainerd,  Lavinia,  300. 

Brainerd,  Miss  S.,  621,  625. 

Brainerd,  Miss  L.,  621,  625. 

Brainerd,  Mrs.,  621,  625. 

Brainerd,  E.,  621,  625. 

Brainerd,  C.  C,  620-621. 

Brewer,  E.,  101. 

Brodie,  Miss,  394. 

Brodie,  Charlotte  B.,  121. 

Brooks,  Iveson  L.,  168. 

Brown,  John,  2. 

Bruton,  Col.  Simon,  243. 


840 


Index. 


Teachers — Continued: 

Bryan,  Julia  A.,  569. 
Bugbee,  Mr.,  134. 
Burch,  James,  397. 
Burch,  James  K.,  121. 
Burrh,  W.  W.,  83. 
Burton,  John  W.,  124. 
Burton,  Mr.,  122. 
Burton,  Mrs.,  122. 
Burwell,  Mrs.,  320. 
Caldwell,  John  W.,  20,  168. 
Caldwell,  David,  Jr.,  36. 
Caldwell,  Samuel  C,  241. 
Campbell,  Norman,  520. 
Catlin,  W.  G.,  512. 
Chadbourne,  J.  B.,  525. 
Chapman,  Robert  H.,  191. 
Chaves,  John,  515. 
Clancy,  John  D.,  39. 
Clarke,  Miss  L.  E.,  75. 
Clarke,  James  P.,  323. 
Clark,  William  C,  29. 
Clegg,  Baxter,  48. 
Clopton,  Abner  W.,  30. 
Cobia,  Mrs.,  49. 
Cogswell,  Joseph  G.,  537. 
Collins,  Brice,  29. 
Corbin,  Mrs.  Sarah  Jane,  271. 
Cottrell,  Mrs.,  232. 
Cottrell,  Thomas,  22,  232,  604. 
Cowan,  James,  635. 
Craven,  Braxton,  721. 
Crawford,  Wm„  580. 
Crook,  Mr.,  273. 
Crudup,  Josiah,  443. 
Crudup,  Mr.,  93,  428. 
Curtis,  M.  A.,  547. 
Cushman,  Mrs.  Jane,  241. 
Daniel,  Chesley,  391. 
DeBerniere,  Jno.,  537. 
Decarteret,  John  H.,  529. 
Dellay,  Harriet  A.,  277. 
Detargny,  Mr.,  391. 
Detargny,  Mrs.,  391. 
Dickinson,  Matthew,  84. 
Dickson,  Wm.,  74. 
Dickson,  Mr.,  432. 
Dillard,  Josiah,  407. 
Donnellan,  M.  D.,  586. 
Donoho,  Sanders,  19. 
Drake,  Caswell,  587. 


Teachers — Continued: 

Dwight,  Timothy  E.,  554-555. 

Easton,  D.,  517. 

Eastwood,  Margaret,  559. 

Eddy,  Mrs.,  16. 

Eddy,  Chauncey,  16. 

Ed-^ndh'al,  Jean,  291. 

Edmonds,  Julia  P.,  3. 

Edmonds,  Robert  L.,  3,  349. 

Edmundson,  Mr.,  437. 

Empie,  Dr.,  547. 

Erving,  Thomas  P.,  50. 

Evans,  John,  443. 

Evans,  L.,  337. 

Ezzell,  Robert  A.,  275-276. 

Falkener,  Wm.,  593-594. 

Falkener,  Sarah,  588-594. 

Farnan,  Eugene,  77. 

Fay,  J.  W.,  528. 

Flinn,  Andrew,  61,  280. 

Flint,  William,  177. 

Forrest,  Wm.  P.,  165,  297. 

Foster,  Mr.,  428. 

Fowlkes,  Edward  T.,  558. 

Freeman,  J.  O.,  328,  366,  485-486. 

Freeman,  George  W.,  133,  522,  584- 

585. 
Freeman,  Dr.,  326. 
Fulton,  John,  366. 
Garden,  Alexander,  189. 
Gault,  John  Henry,  513-514. 
Gay,  A.  W.,  194,  637-638. 
George,  Marcus,  577. 
Gillet,  Jacob,  38. 
Glynn,  Anthony  G.,  427,  530. 
Goodwin,  Mrs.,  473,  482. 
Goneke,  Mr.,  454,  528. 
Grant,  James,  Jr.,  497. 
Grant,  Mrs.  E.  C,  185. 
Graves,  Elijah,  132,  298. 
Graham,  Abel,  24. 
Graham,  Samuel  L.,  135. 
Gregory,  Mrs.,  295. 
Green,  William  M.,  300. 
Gretter,  John  A.,  173. 
Greville,  Mr.,  415. 
Griswold,  Miss,  134. 
Griswold,  Mr.,  77. 
Guernsey,  Mr.,  114. 
Gunning,  John  E.,  67. 
Guthrie,  German,  36,  888. 


Index. 


841 


Teachers — Continued: 

Halbert,  Mr.,  581. 

Halcomb,  Miss,  134. 

Hall,  J.  G.,  386. 

Hall,  Mr.,  639. 

Hall,  Mrs.,  639. 

Hall,  Robert,  77. 

Halsey,  B.  W.,  270. 

Hamilton,  Moses,  79. 

Hamilton,  Mrs.,  70. 

Hanks,  Miss  Eugenia,  183. 

Harden,  W.  H.,  45. 

Harris,  Nathaniel,  39. 

Hart,  A.,  147. 

Harris,  Nathaniel  H.,  168. 

Harrison,  Mr.,  636. 

Hart,  Alban,  632. 

Haskins,  Miss,  10. 

Hassam,  John  H.,  621. 

Haywood,  Tho.  B.,  501-503. 

Henderson,     Wallace     Alexander, 

329. 
Henderson,  Richard,  281. 
Henderson,  L.,  163. 
Hersey,  Austin  A.,  167. 
Hicks,  John  Y.,  117,  267. 
Higginson,  Samuel,  532. 
Higgins,  Mr.,  554. 
Higgins,  T.,  147. 
Hill,  Mrs.,  484. 
Hill,  William,  407. 
Hill,  Daniel  S.,  111. 
Hill,  C.  A.,  583,  628. 
Hilliard,  Mr.,  326. 
Hill,  Charles  A.,  102. 
Hillman,  Mr.,  92. 
Hillman,  Wm,  123. 
Hinton,  John  H.,  25. 
Hopkins,  A.  B.  W.,  560. 
Hope,  M.  N.,  328. 
Hooper,  J.  D*B.,  536. 
Hooper,  William,  72,  285. 
Hooper,  Wm.  H.,  48. 
Holden,  Tho.  W.,  322-323. 
Holland,  William,  515. 
Hollister,  Mrs.,  157. 
Hollister,  E.,  157. 
Holbrook,  Mr.,  25. 
Holbrooks,  L.,  123. 
Holt,  John  R.,  324. 
Hough,  Jno.  A.,  291. 


Teachers — Continued: 

Hubbill,  Ransom,  134. 
Hughes,  S.  W.,  293. 
Hughes,  A.  G.,  160. 
Humphreys,  Miss  E.,  157. 
Hutcheson,  Mrs.,  504. 
Jewett,  Mrs.,  270. 
Jewett,  Mr.,  270. 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Ann,  612. 
Johnson,  L.  B.,  501-503. 
Johnston,  George,  281. 
Johnson,  James  D.,  135. 
Jones,  Thomas  P.,  613-618. 
Jones,  Calvin,  533. 
Jones,  Mr.,  432. 
Jones,  Carter,  262. 
Jones,  Mr.,  176. 
Jones,  Miss  C,  44. 
Jones,  Mrs.  Edward,  43. 
Kendrick,  John,  624-625. 
Kennedy,  Hannah,  154. 
Kennon,  Charles  R.,  395. 
Kenyon,  Mablon,  27. 
Kerr,  Daniel  W.,  318,  557. 
Kerr,  James,  21,  188,  584. 
Ker,  David,  60. 
Kilpatrick,  Joseph  D.,  382. 
Krauth,  Mr.,  593. 
Labaree,  Jos.,  145,  154. 
Ladd,  Mrs.,  568. 
Lalor,  Mr.,  39. 
Landreth,  Simon,  172. 
Langley,  Mrs.,  388. 
LaTaste,  John,  99. 
Lea,  Solomon,  588. 
Leach,  Miss  Irena,  721. 
Leavenworth,  Miss,  230. 
LeMessurier,  P.,  40,  567. 
Lightfoot,  Wm.,  550. 
Lindsley,  S.  C,  146,  173. 
Lloyd,  Mrs.,  274. 
Lockwood,  J.,  328. 
Logan,  James,  560. 
Love,  William  C,  29. 
Lovejoy,  J.  M.,  42. 
Lucas,  Mrs.  Mary,  606-612. 
Lucas,  Mrs.  Alexander,  459. 
Lumsden,  Mrs.  M.  A.,  534. 
Lumsden,  M.  A.,  534. 
Lumsden,  J.  E.,  471,  482. 
Mangum,  Mr.,  432. 


842 


Index. 


Teachers — Continued: 

Manly,  Chas.,  571. 
Marling,  Mr.,  526. 
Marling,  Mrs.,  486,  526-527. 
Martin,  James  Franklin,  345. 
Mason,  T.,  527. 
Mason,  Timothy,  3. 
Maurice,  Francis,  590. 
Mayhew,  Davis  H.,  88. 
McAllister,  John,  291. 
McDuffee,  Miss  M.,  75. 
McElvie,  Emma,  184. 
McGready,  Aaron,  F.,  394. 
Mclver,  Colin,  67. 
Mclntire,  Jane,  133. 
Mclntyre,  Annie  C,  133. 
McKenzie,  Mary,  39. 
McLaurin,  A.,  518. 
McLaurin,  D.,  344. 
McLane,  Levi,  133. 
McLean,  Levi  H.,  179. 
McLean,  Mr.,  343. 
M'Millan,  M.,  327. 
McMillan,  Peter,  637. 
McPheeters,  William,  418. 
McQueen,  T.,  517. 
Mendenhall,  Mary,  298. 
Mendenhall,  Judith,  170. 
Merroney,  Mr.,  60. 
Metcalf,  Allen  D.,  200,  233. 
Miller,  A.  C,  596-598. 
Milligan,  Mrs.,  229. 
Mitchell,  Susan,  134-135. 
Mitchell,  Miss,  349. 
Mordecai,  Jacob,  595-596. 
Morgan,  Mr.,  582. 
Mooar,  Louisa,  278. 
Morse,  Mr.,  618-619. 
Mulock,  J.,  273. 
Mumford,  Mrs.  George,  383. 
Murphey,  A.  D.,  314. 
Murphy,  Archibald,  242. 
Murray,  Lemuel,  47. 
Mushatt,  John,  187. 
Nelson,  Jacob,  343. 
Nevins,  Wm.  J.,  250. 
Newton,  George,  14. 
Nichols,  B.,  516. 
Nicholson,  George,  603. 
Norwood,  J.  C.,  290. 
Norment,  Miss  A.  M.,  159. 


Teachers — Continued: 

Nye,  Sarah  Louisa,  381. 

Nye,  Mr.,  326. 

O'Brien,  Mrs.  Ann,  127-129. 

O'Reilly,  M.,  226. 

Osborne,  M.,  530. 

Otey,  J.  H.,  585. 

Otis,  Wm.  B.,  571. 

Owen,  Wm.  H.,  33. 

Page,  Anderson,  572. 

Paisley,  William,  168. 

Paisley,  Polly,  168. 

Parker,  Miss,  329. 

Parkman,  Miss,  16. 

Partridge,  Capt.,  244. 

Partridge,  Harriet,  95. 

Perry,  Miss  H.  C.,  526. 

Perry,  J.  H.,  164. 

Perry,  George  B.,  109. 

Perry,  George,  99. 

Phillips,  Mrs.,  181,  315,  533. 

Phillips,  James,  315. 

Pickard,  John  H.,  31,  296. 

Plunkett,  Achilles,  618. 

Plunkett,  Mr.,  602. 

Plunkitt,  J.  D.,  134,  619. 

Poe,  Mr.,  36. 

Poor,  Robert  Brevard,  194. 

Prendergast,  Rachael,  30. 

Rae,  Eliza,  338. 

Ragsdale,  Thos.  L.,  180,  520. 

Ragsdale,  Miss  Anna  Maria,  78. 

Rainey,  Dabney,  27. 

Ramson,  Capt.,  253. 

Ramsey,  Miss,  100. 

Rankin,  Mrs.,  160. 

Rankin,  Jesse,  159. 

Ray,  A.  H.,  293. 

Rhea,  Andrew,  123. 

Rice,  Benjamin,  121. 

Richardson,  Martha  R.,  559. 

Robertson,  David  F.,  148. 

Robinson,  Mr.,  60. 

Rodgers,  John,  283. 

Rogers,  A.  M.,  167. 

Rowan,  Matilda  B.,  177. 

Russell,  Elizabeth,  281. 

Ryckman,  Miss,  272. 

Saffrey,  Mrs.,  335. 

Salmon.  A.  D.,  194. 

Sambourne,  T.,  410. 


Index. 


843 


Teachers — Continued: 

Sanibourne,  Mrs.,  68,  409,  432. 
Saunders,  Jos.  H.,  537. 
Scott,  Thomas,  65. 
Shaw,  Hugh,  18. 
Shields,  YvTiliiarn,  172. 
Silliman,  John,  345. 
Simpson,  Samuel  P.,  200. 
Simpson,  Miss  J.  B.,  72,  274. 
Simpson,  Miss  J.,  72. 
Sims,  John,  603. 
Skelton,  Thomas,  154. 
Slater,  Eliza,  351. 
Slater,  Mary  Ann,  351. 
Slater,  Miss,  349. 
Smith,  A.  D.,  519. 
Smith,  Elizabeth,  308. 
Smith,  Edward,  288. 
Smith,  Nathaniel  X.,  225. 
Smith,  J.,  133. 
Smith,  Mrs.  Mary,  230. 
Sparrow,  P.  J.,  226. 
Spear,  Maria  L.,  308. 
Spencer,  E.  M.  S.,  272. 
Stanlift,  J.  W.,  271. 
Stansbury,  Emma,  136. 
Stedman,  Mrs.,  570. 
Steiner,  Abraham,  80. 
Stith,  Mrs.,  32,  124. 
Stokes,  George,  334. 
Stone,  Tho.  G.,  264-265. 
Stone,  David,  516. 
Strain,  W.  B.,  553. 
Street,  Miss  M.  C.,  556. 
Strong,  Joel,  122. 
Sumner,  Benjamin,  331. 
Sutton,  W.  C,  163,  291. 
Tate,  Robert,  634. 
Tate,  John  D.,  325. 
Taylor,  John  Louis,  531. 
Taylor,  Miss,  60. 
Terrell,  Mrs.,  328. 
Thomas,  Wm,  F.,  639. 
Thompson,  James,  330. 
Tinnin,  Robert,  163. 
Tousey,  Mr.,  520. 
Tracy,  J.  H..  250. 
Troy,  John  B.,  337. 
Turner,  J.  A.,  69. 
Turner,  William  L.,  65. 
Turner,  W.  L.,  396. 


Teachers — Continued: 

Ulrick,  Peter,  189. 

Vaiden,  Cowles  M.,  568. 

Vaiden,  Thomas  J.,  587. 

Wait,  Samuel,  702. 

Walker,  W.  A.,  79,  330. 

Warne,  Mr.,  152. 

Warnock,  J.,  195. 

Watson,  James  J.,  200. 

Watson,  Lotan  G.,  133. 

Webb,  William  E.,  178. 

Weightman,  Eliza  Pugh,  424. 

Wetmore,  Mr.,  478. 

Wetmore,  I.,  550. 

Wheeler,  Fitch,  98-99. 

Whitaker,  Mrs.  E.  H.,  574. 

Whitaker,  Stimson  H.,  572. 

Whitaker,  Mrs.  H.,  551. 

Whitaker,  Eleanor,  550. 

White,  Dr.  Willie  X.,  192. 

White,  Addison  H.,  99-100. 

Wiley,  P.  B.,  45,  ISO. 

Wiley,  Rufus,  606. 

Willey,  Mrs.,  384. 

Wilkes.  J.  H.,  147,  552. 

Wilie,  Thomas  H.,  132,  150,  525. 

Willie,  Philip,  606. 

Williams,  G.  P.,  586. 

Williamson,  John,  230. 

Wilson,  Alexander,  124-125. 

Wilson,  J.  M.,  329. 

Wills,  A.,  512-513. 

Winhler,  Egidius,  321. 

Witherspoon,  J.,  282. 

Worth,  Jonathan,  169. 

Wren,  Mr.,  242. 

Wright,  Levi,  557. 

Wyche,  John  J.,  179. 

Yancey,  Miss,  460. 
Teachers  Wanted,  803-820. 
Terrell,  John  L,  569. 
Theater,  Raleigh,  760-764. 
Theology,  765-766. 
Thespian  Society,  763. 
Thomas,  William,  1. 
Thomas,  Wm.  F.,  639-640. 
Thomas,  James,  701. 
Thompson,  Geo.  W.,  698. 
Thompson,  David,  699. 
Thompson,  George  M.,  699. 
Thompson,  Miss  Amelia,  219. 


844 


Index. 


Thompson,  Rev.  James,  330. 
Thompson,  Rev.,  713. 
Tinnin,  C.  C,  323. 
Tinnin,  David,  323. 
Tillinghast,  P.  J.,  68. 
Topsail  Sound,  818. 
Torrence,  J.,  791. 
Tousey,  Mr.,  520. 
Tousey's  Writing  School,  520. 
Trenton  Female  Academy,  329. 

Trustees,  329. 
Trinity  College,  719-72S. 

Beginnings,    Trinity   College,    719- 
721. 
Troy,  John  B.,  337. 
Troy's  School,  337. 
Troy,  Robert,  1,  3. 
Trustees — 

Asheborough      Female      Academy, 
339. 

Caswell  Academy,  18. 

Fairfield  School,  323. 

Fayetteville  Academy,  62. 

Ford  Creek  Academy,  166. 

Forest  Hill  Academy,  526. 

Franklin  Academy,  86. 

Hyco  Academy,  22. 

Hillsboro'  Female  Academy,  309. 

Hillsboro'  Academy,  280. 

Hookerton  Academy,  167. 

LaVallee  Female  Seminary,  185. 

Lincolnton  Academy,  196,  201-208. 

Louisburg  Academy,  84. 

Macedonian  Academy,  532. 

Midway  Academy,  108. 

Oxford  Academy,  132. 

Philomathia  Grammar  School,  636. 

Pleasant    Retreat    Academy,    196- 
197. 

Pomona  Academy,  552. 

Raleigh  Academy,  417,  493. 

Rolesville  Academy,  569. 

Shocco  Female  Academy,  604-612. 

Trenton  Female  Academy,  329. 

Vine  Hill  Academy,  177. 

Wadesborough  Academy,  1. 

Wake  Forest  Institute,  698-699. 

Warrenton  Academy,  574-576. 

Western  College,  648. 

Wilkesborough  Academy,  637. 

Wilkesboro'  Seminary,  639. 
f 


Trustees — Continued  : 

Williamsborough     Academy,     122- 
123,  125. 
Tunstall,  P.  R.,  805. 
Turner,  Simon,  326,  429. 
Turner,  Rev.  William  L.,  65-68. 
Turner  &  Hughes,  797-798. 
Turner,  James,  576. 
Turner,  Daniel,  620. 
Turner,  David,  192. 
Tunstall,  Geo.,  86-87. 
Turner,  W.  L.,  396,  410,  416. 
Tyson,  Thomas,  327. 


172,  178-179, 


720-721. 

29,  37,  39,  41, 
,  109-112,  114, 

178-179,  190, 
269,  277,  281, 

316,  331-332, 
469,  494,  497- 
553,  554,  570- 

632-633,    641, 


U. 

Union  Academy,  164-165, 
323-324,  807. 

Union  Institute,  720-721. 
Educational  Society, 

Union  School,  298. 

University,  17,  21,  25-27, 
62,  77,  95,  105,  107: 
116,  123,  125,  168, 
225,  242,  263,  267, 
284-289,  294,  299, 
343-345,  421,  455, 
500,  503,  511,  549, 
571,  585-588,  628, 
645,  651-652,  817. 

V. 


Vance,  David,  14-15. 

Vannoy,  J.,  639. 

Vaiden,  Cowles  M.,  568. 

Vaiden,  Thomas  J.,  587-588,  632. 

Vaiden's  Select  Seminary,  632. 

Vine  Hill  Academy,  175-177,  805,  816. 

Course  of  Study,  176-177. 

Trustees,  177. 
Vinson,  Drury,  811. 
Voyages  and  Travels,  768,  785. 


W. 


Wade,  Holden,  1. 
Waddell,  M.  Q.,  819. 
Waddell,  Hugh,  309. 
Wadesborough  Academy,  1-13,  805,  811, 
817. 


Index. 


845 


Wadesborough  Academy — Continued. 

Act,  Wadesborough  Academy,  1-2. 

Course  of  Study,  2,  4-10. 

Judgment  Book,  12. 

July  Celebration,  2. 

Managers,  13. 

Trustees,  1. 
Wadsworth,  T.  EL,  493. 
Wait,  Samuel,  697-699,  702,  710. 
Wait,  Mrs.,  711. 
Wake  County,  703. 
Wake  County  Schools,  388-573. 
Wake  Forest  College,  694-718. 
Wake    Forest    Pleasant    Grove    Acad- 
emy, 557-559. 
Wake  Forest  Academy,  532-533. 
Wake  Forest  School,  818. 
Wake  Forest  Institute,  694-718. 

Fourth  July  Celebration,  710-714. 

Sale  of  Lots,  717-718. 

Trustees,  698-699. 
Walker,  James  W.,  806. 
Walker,  W.  A.,  79,  330,  334. 
Walton,  Col.,  647. 
Warnock,  J.,  195. 
Warren  County  Schools,  574-633. 
Warrenton  Female  Academy,   150-151, 
612-628. 

Course  of  Study,  615,  621-623. 
Warrenton  Male  Academy,  814. 
Warrenton  Academy,  574-588,  805. 

Act,  Warrenton  Academy,  574-576. 

Course  of  Study,  581-582. 

Trustees,  Warrenton,  574,  576. 
Washington,  G.,  714. 
Washington  Academy,  330. 
Watkins,  James,  698. 
Watson,  James  J.,  200. 
Watson,  Lotan  G.,  133,  170. 
Waugh,  W.  P.,  639. 
Wayne  County  Schools,  634-635. 
Wayne  Academy,  634-635. 

Examinations,  634-635. 
Webb,  William  E.,  178. 
Webb,  James,  804. 
Wellborn,  Jas.,  636-637. 
Weller,  Rev.  S.,  185. 
Western  Carolinian,  641-689. 
Western    College    and    Davidson,    641- 

694. 
Western  College,  670-694. 


Westray,  Samuel,  263,  803. 

Westrayville  Academy,  263. 

Wetmore,  I.,  536,  550. 

Wheeler,  Fitch,  98-99. 

Whitaker,  Mrs.  E.  H.,  574. 

Whitaker's  Juvenile  School,  574. 

Whitaker,  Stimson  H.,  571-572. 

Whitaker's  Boarding  School,  571-572. 

Whitaker,  Mrs.  H.,  551. 

Whitaker,  Miss  Eleanor,  550. 

Whitaker's  Music  School,  550. 

White,  Addison,  H.,  99. 

White,  Dr.  Willie  N.,  192. 

White,  William,  394,  404,  414-415. 

White,  Philo,  358,  360. 

White,  John  B.,  716. 

White,  Mr.,  673. 

Whitley,  Jesse,  813. 

Whitted,  Mr.,  280. 

Wiggins,  Mason  L.,  185. 

Wiggins,  Baker,  434. 

Wiggins,  James,  554,  819. 

Wilcox,  Rev.  H.  A.,  715. 

Wilkes,  J.  H.,  147,  552. 

Wilkes  County  Schools,  636-640. 

Wilkes  Academy,  636. 

Wilkesboro  Seminary,  639-640. 

Trustees,  639. 
Wilkesborough  Academy,  637-639. 

Trustees,  637. 
Wilkerson,  John,  323. 
Willey,  Mrs.,  384-385. 
Willey's  Select  School,  384-386. 
Willie,  Thomas  H.,  132-133,  150. 
Wilie,  Philip,  606-607. 
William  and  Mary  College,  813. 
Williams,  H.  G.,  108,  604,  629. 
Williams,  Marmaduke,  18. 
Williams,  Wm.,  86,  108. 
Williams,  Robert,  394,  427. 
Williams,  Geo.  P.,  586. 
Williams,  Sam.,  629. 
Williams,  David  S.,  699. 
Williamsborough      Female      Academy, 

121-131. 
Williamsborough     Academy,     121-131, 
806. 

Course  of  Study,  123-124. 

Examinations,  128-129. 

Trustees,  122-123,  125. 
Williamson,  Robert,  205,  649. 


846 


Index. 


Williamson,  Rev.  John,  230. 
Williamston  Academy,  330. 
Wilmington,  760. 
Wilmington  Academy,  210,  806. 
Wills'  A   Cheap   English    School,    512- 

513. 
Wills,  Archibald,  512-513. 
Wilson,  J.  M.,  329,  647-648,  688. 
Wilson,  Alexander  E.,  17. 
Wilson,  Andrew,  124-127. 
Wilson,  Rev.  A.,  173. 
Wilson,  William  J.,  230. 
Winn,  Allen  S.,  698. 
Winslow,  E.  L.,  718. 
Winslow,  John,  62. 
Wise,  Mr.,  712. 

Witherspoon,  J.,  282-283,  310-312,  640. 
Witherspoon's    Private    Boarding 

School,  310-312. 


Wood,  Newton,  552,  815. 

Wood,  Jas.  H.,  278. 

Wood's  Female  Academy,  278-279. 

Woodville  Academy,  567-568. 

Worth,  Jonathan,  169,  337,  339. 

Wright,  D.,  807. 

Wright,  Dr.  Thomas  H.,  272. 

Wright,  J.,  804. 

Wright,  Jno.  W.,  72. 

Wyche,  Jas.,  166. 

Wyche,  John  J.,  114. 


Yancey,  James,  18. 
Yancy,  B.,  19,  21. 
York,  Brantley,  801-812. 
Young,  Jas.,  252. 


